Volume 152 • Issue 1
The Newspaper of Amherst College Since 1868
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
By Liam Archacki '24
March 22, 2023
The college admitted 9 percent of 12,700 applicants to the class of 2027. A slight drop in application numbers consistent with peer institutions accounts for a 2 percent increase from last year’s acceptance rate, while diversity metrics remained largely unchanged.
By Noor Rahman '25
March 8, 2023
The college hosted a panel discussion on race in admissions on Thursday, March 2. Speakers included Ryan Park ’05 — who argued on behalf of the UNC’s admissions policy in one of the cases before the Supreme Court — and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Matthew McGann.