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Aqiil Gopee: Scholar, Writer, Future Teacher

Aqiil Gopee: Scholar, Writer, Future Teacher

Known for his contributions to religious studies, multilingualism and Francophone culture on campus, Gopee is also a world-renowned creative writer and thinker. Photo Courtesy of Aqiil Gopee ’20.In his home country of Mauritius, Aqiil Gopee ’20 is celebrated as something of a celebrity for his creative writing. But when

Ryan McMillan: Trying and Failing Upwards, A Biophysicist’s Journey

Ryan McMillan: Trying and Failing Upwards, A Biophysicist’s Journey

McMillan initially wanted to study biology but decided to explore more quantitative routes after taking a calculus class. Photo courtesy of Ryan McMillan ’20.Ryan McMillan ’20 is not a loud person. Ask him, and he’ll tell you that he has, for most of his life, been varying degrees

Chimaway Lopez: Bridging Home Wherever He Goes

Chimaway Lopez: Bridging Home Wherever He Goes

If there’s one word that comes to mind when talking to Chimaway Lopez ’20, it’s welcoming. Sure, thoughtful, passionate and kind will all be at the tip of the tongue, but they don’t paint a full picture “welcoming” does. Hailing from California, Lopez found a home through

Charlotte Blackman: The Pragmatic Idealist

Charlotte Blackman: The Pragmatic Idealist

Blackman has used her drive and idealism to improve Amherst for survivors of sexual violence and other oppressed groups, and she hopes to do the same for the world at large. Photo Courtesy of Charlotte Blackman ’20. When talking with Charlotte Blackman ’20, one thing that becomes immediately clear is

Thoughts on Theses: Rana Barghout

Rana Barghout is a neuroscience major writing a thesis on the lateral line system and startle responses in zebrafish. Her advisor is Professor of Biology Josef Trapani. Q: What’s your thesis about? A: For survival, it’s important to be able to respond to sudden stimuli, along with avoiding

Faculty Hiring Disrupted by COVID-19

Among other changes to the college’s daily operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the college’s academic departments have announced hiring freezes for the 2020-2021 academic year. The move comes amid the college’s economic difficulties as a result of the pandemic as well as the inability to

Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz ’64 Addresses Failures in U.S. Economic Response to Coronavirus

Joseph Stiglitz ’64, a Nobel Prize-winning economist and Columbia Business School professor, joined trustee David Novak ’91 on April 28 in a virtual panel on the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, via a live-stream open to the college community [https://www.amherst.edu/news/covid-19/videos-covid-conversations-thinking-through-the-pandemic] . Stiglitz considered the