Letter from the Hillel Executive Board
Amherst College Hillel’s executive board voices concern about antisemitic rhetoric silencing part of the campus community and thereby limiting the allowable discourse about the Palestine-Israel conflict.
Israel-Palestine
Alumni Respond to Professor’s Letter Against Faculty Divestment Motion
Dear Faculty of Amherst College,
We will begin by sharing with you some of the facts that are easily available online, should you choose to search for them. Facts can be comforting in a time of crisis. They make us feel like we have something concrete to hold onto.
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AAS Calls on Trustees to Divest from Israel’s War and Occupation
The resolution proposes creating a committee that would determine the list of companies to divest from. Its passage came amid nationwide student protests over colleges and universities’ financial ties to Israel’s war in Gaza.
Editorial: A Call for Divestment
The Editorial Board expresses support for the recently passed resolution by the Association of Amherst Students and addresses arguments against divestment.
UMass Encampment Joins Nationwide Student Protests
An encampment of roughly 40 tents and over 100 people was constructed on the UMass campus on Monday.
Open Letter to Faculty on Divestment
Cole Warren ‘24 and Phoebe Neilsen ‘25 implore faculty to vote for divestment at the upcoming faculty meeting.
Response to the President and Chair of the Board of Trustees on Divestment
Vanessa Glass ’26 responds to a letter from President Elliott and Chair of the Board of Trustees Andrew Nussbaum, offering counterarguments to several points from the letter.