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.
Israel-Palestine
Proposing a Socially Responsible Investment Committee at Amherst College
Contributing Writers Amelia Cogan ’26, Vanessa Glass ’26, and Noa Costom ’26, representing Amherst College Jews for Ceasefire, present a summary of their proposal for a Socially Responsible Investment Committee in response to calls for divestment.
President and Chair of the Board of Trustees Respond to Alumni Divestment Letter
The President and Chair of the Board of Trustees respond to calls for divestment and reaffirm Amherst College’s commitment to open dialogue and intellectual responsibility.
Letter to the Editor: Call for a Faculty Meeting on Divestment
Amherst College faculty call for a motion on divestment to be presented for discussion and voting.
Alumni Letter to the President and Board of Trustees
Alumni of Amherst College condemn Amherst’s refusal to divest from companies that support Israel’s military operations in Gaza.
Amherst for Palestine Calls for Divestment from Israel
As part of its Israeli Apartheid Week, Amherst for Palestine launches a petition calling on the Board of Trustees to publicly call for a ceasefire in Gaza and start the process of divesting from the Israeli occupation.
Letter to the President: OICR Student Staff Statement on Palestine/Israel
Students from the Office of Cultural Identities and Resources urge President Elliott to call for a permanent ceasefire in Palestine and support student activism on campus.