Healing Communities: Pursuing Social Justice Through Public Health — Alumni Profile, Indu Ahluwalia ’84
As a CDC epidemiologist, Indu Ahluwalia ’84 has worked to monitor populations’ health issues with an emphasis on community empowerment.
Features
A Beaver Believer: Into the World of Environmental Journalism — Alumni Profile, Benjamin Goldfarb ’09
Benjamin Goldfarb ’09 is an environmental journalist, award-winning author, and proud beaver fan. His work, published in a wide range of accredited magazines, focuses on wildlife conservation.
Seeing the Human in the Ecosystem — Alumni Profile, Pedro Marques ’99
As Executive Director of the Big Hole Watershed Committee, Pedro Marques ’99 is building coalitions — and getting his hands dirty — to coax the Montana river valley back to life.
The Conversation That Defeated the Profile — Alumni Profile, Thomas Ferraro ’79
Thomas Ferraro ’79 traces, through eccentric and dazzling conversation, the complex web connecting his work as an author and professor of English to his identity, history, and time at Amherst.
Inside the Walls of Tech and Architecture — Alumni Profile, Andrew Blum ’99.
Architecture and technology writer Andrew Blum ’99 may have started his journalism career writing about cookies, but he now answers questions as big as “where is the internet?”
Thoughts on Theses: Jay Lassiter
Jay Lassiter ’23 is a senior double majoring in Black Studies and Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought. His thesis explores the ramifications of oppression within movements, with a specific focus on the Black Panther Party, which he has a familial connection to.
Carless in the Pioneer Valley: A PVTA Cheat Sheet
For many students, riding the PVTA can be a daunting and confusing task. Contributing Writer Neil Kapur ’25 breaks down how to use the public transit system step-by-step, including where the bus goes, when it runs, and tools that can help simplify the experience for riders.