After Affirmative Action: Paradox and Opportunity
The Editorial Board advocates for the college to rethink the ways it approaches diversity on campus, post-affirmative action.
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After End of Affirmative Action, College Reckons With Diversity
This summer, the Supreme Court ruled that colleges can no longer practice race-conscious admissions. Amherst is grappling with the decision’s implications, which could result in lower racial diversity among future classes.
On the Educational Value of Diversity
In the wake of a Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action, the college’s faculty argue that diversity is crucial for education, in a letter signed by 144 faculty members.
Secretary Lhamon Discusses Enforcement, Future of Civil Rights in Education
Students and faculty gathered for an event on the future of civil rights in education with Catherine Lhamon ’93, the assistant secretary for civil rights at the United States Department of Education, on Thursday, March 23.
AAS E-Board Winners Shed Light on Campaigns and Plans for Office
The Association of Amherst Students (AAS) announced the results of the
2021-2022
AAS Executive Board (E-Board) election
[https://www.amherst.edu/campuslife/aas/elections-2021-22] on April 18 at 12
a.m. EST. Presidential candidate Angelina Han ’22 came out on top with 64
percent of the vote. Basma Azzamok ’22,
We Need More Than Just Diversity Training
Several weeks ago, I wrote an article
[https://www.amherststudent.com/article/smith-college-free-speech-and-the-modern-left]
in response to New York Times coverage
[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/us/smith-college-race.html] of race
relations at Smith College, which argued for a more methodical and nuanced
approach to accountability and investigation of
“Before We Are Scientists, We Are Humans”: Students, Faculty Learn to Navigate Identity in STEM Classrooms
When not teaching introductory chemistry and biochemistry, solving the puzzles
of protein folding or checking in with students, Professor of Chemistry Sheila
Jaswal, affectionately referred to as Dr. J by her students, strives to become a
better human in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Her efforts
coincide with those