Hearts of the Herd: What the Hex is Love?
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Features
Students Demand Clarity on UMass’ Decision to Cut Four-Skilled Arabic language program
The University of Massachusetts Amherst recently announced the termination of its Four-Skilled Arabic program, leaving students to either take less rigorous Arabic courses or commute to Smith College. Contributing Writer Skyla Monroe ’27 highlights the community’s efforts to resist this change.
Insider Interview with Law Professor Cheryl Harris
Staff Writer Rizwan Ayub ’27 interviewed University of California, Los Angeles School of Law’s Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Professor in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Cheryl Harris about her career and how her theory of “Whiteness as Property” can be applied today.
Quick Questions: What Happened to the AAS Shuttles?
Still struggling to figure out Thanksgiving break transportation plans? Contributing Writer Madeline Mandel ’30 investigates the unusual delay in AAS’s Thanksgiving shuttle announcement.
‘It’s The Little Things That Matter’ — Alumni Profile, Michael Elliott ’92
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.
A Rock Obsessive to Systems Thinker — Alumni Profile, Wes Dripps ’92
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.
Catching Waves, Achieving Change — Alumni Profile, Anthony Chan ’72
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.