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Michael Elliott ’92 is a lifelong scholar in 19th- and 20th-century American literature, a former Dean of Arts and Sciences at Emory University, and has served the Amherst community as the college’s President since 2022, searching for ways to build an Amherst culture on a post-Covid campus.

For Wes Dripps ’92, connecting curiosity with action has shaped a lifelong commitment to sustainability — from childhood “treasure hunts” for rocks to leading the Center for Sustainability at Amherst and inspiring students to become systems thinkers in tackling real-world challenges.

Anthony Chan ’72 has brought his enterprising and curious mind with him from Hawaii to Amherst, starting his own M&A practice, reckoning with history, funding an endowed chair at the college, and successfully pushing for the establishment of the AAPI Studies major.

As a legal scholar, reform drafter, and MacArthur Fellow, Thomas Mitchell ’87 has spent his career securing justice against all odds.