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BSU — In Response to the Decline in Diversity

The Black Student Union criticizes the administration for not taking sufficient measures to prevent the decline in Black student enrollment, urging immediate action to address the issue in future admissions cycles.

Confusion, Anxiety: Students React to 2028 Demographics

Confusion, Anxiety: Students React to 2028 Demographics

Assistant Features Editor Nife Joshua ’26 gathered student reactions to demographic shifts in the class of 2028. Many were concerned about the decrease in diversity and its threat to communities of color.

Editorial: Concerns on a Post-Affirmative Action Amherst

The Editorial Board discusses its concerns about the future of campus life and culture following the stark drop in Black student enrollment in the class of 2028.

Students and Administrators Reckon with a Less Racially Diverse First-Year Class

Students and Administrators Reckon with a Less Racially Diverse First-Year Class

The class of 2028 was the first to be admitted following last summer’s Supreme Court ruling banning the use of race-based affirmative action in admissions. The Student spoke to students and administrators about the large demographic change.

Differing Definitions: Making Sense of the Demographic Data

Differing Definitions: Making Sense of the Demographic Data

Following the collapse of affirmative action, selective colleges have released racial statistics for their first-year classes — how are these demographics collected and reported?

Admissions Process Adapts Post-Affirmative Action

Admissions Process Adapts Post-Affirmative Action

Months after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning the legality of affirmative action, Staff Writers Dohyeon Kim ’26 and Nathan Lee ’26 spoke with President Michael Elliott and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Matthew McGann about how the college is adapting its admissions process.

Amherst For All: The Nature of The Injustice

In the second installment of “Amherst For All,” Columnists Zane Khiry ’25 and Tim Carroll ’25 examine the socioeconomically inequitable aspects of Amherst’s admissions policy and consider why they are important to rectify.