AAS To Consider Defunding Spring Concert in Future After discontent with this year’s spring concert and low turnout at previous concerts, AAS senators are wondering if spring concert funds can be put to better use elsewhere.
Professor Martha M. Umphrey To Start as Provost and Dean of the Faculty Starting July 1, Umphrey will assume the position of Provost and Dean of the Faculty as Catherine A. Epstein ends her tenure.
Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit Against Amherst-Pelham Regional Public Schools Recently Amended Amherst educator Lamikco Magee filed a federal lawsuit against the district and its former and current leaders alleging retaliation and discrimination. The lawsuit comes after a wave of resignations and a district-wide Title IX investigation.
New Dining Director Starts Work in Val Dining Director Bill Connor is already making changes in the dining hall, rolling out a new and expanded seating arrangement this week. He also has his sights set on the college’s new dining hall, which will open in the fall of 2026.
Poet Ilya Kaminsky Discusses His Relationship to Language and Hearing Kaminsky, a poet and professor at Princeton, read from a recent collection before a conversation with Professor Ilan Stavans. He talked about writing in his non-native English, the centrality of silence to language, and poetry’s place in the war in Ukraine.
Dara Horn Speaks On Antisemitism and Israel Dara Horn, author of “People Love Dead Jews,” discussed how people often prefer to talk about historical antisemitism, or dead Jews, over contemporary antisemitism. She argued that it is because others feel more comfortable when Jews have erased parts of their identity or are powerless.
Mammoth Moments in Miniature: April 12 to April 24 Mammoth Moments in Miniature provides quick updates on campus happenings. This week’s edition includes the college’s new interim Title IX director, the return of the three-minute thesis competition, and more.