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Amherst Faculty Condemns Hampshire Administration in Open Letter

Amherst Faculty Condemns Hampshire Administration in Open Letter

A group of concerned Amherst faculty members published an open letter in The Chronicle of Higher Education [https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/letters/open-letter-from-amherst-faculty-to-hampshire-president/] on Feb. 4 addressed to President Miriam Nelson of Hampshire College concerning the lack of transparency around the college’

Fresh Faculty: George Qiao

Fresh Faculty: George Qiao

George Qiao is an assistant professor of history and Asian languages and civilizations. He attended the Fudan University in China and received both his M.A. and Ph.D. at Stanford University. Q: When did you begin studying the history of China and why did you want to pursue it?

Office of Student Affairs to Reevaluate Party Policy

Office of Student Affairs to Reevaluate Party Policy

The Office of Student Affairs detailed proposed adjustments to the current party policy in an email to students on Dec. 2. The proposals come nearly a year after the administration’s controversial changes to the party policy, which entailed stricter regulations and placed greater responsibility on party hosts. According to

A Flawed System: The Burden of Service Among Faculty of Color

A Flawed System: The Burden of Service Among Faculty of Color

Toward the earlier part of her career at Amherst, Professor of Black studies, Latinx and Latin American studies and English Rhonda Cobham-Sander typically wrote letters of recommendation for her students in the English department office. One day, as she typed, a white senior colleague came up behind her and

Hampshire Seeks Partner After Financial Distress

Correction: A previous version of this article misquoted President Biddy Martin as saying that “[Hampshire] wouldn’t want any help that would sustain them over a longer term.” Martin said that Hampshire wouldn’t want any help that would not sustain them over a longer term. The Student apologizes for

College to Go Carbon Neutral by 2030

College to Go Carbon Neutral by 2030

On Jan. 24, the Board of Trustees voted to approve the Climate Action Plan (CAP), committing the college to carbon neutrality by 2030. Work on the CAP has been ongoing since 2015, when the Office of Sustainability called on Amherst to set a date for carbon neutrality. The decision is

Thoughts on Theses: Kelsey Choi

Thoughts on Theses: Kelsey Choi

Kelsey Choi ’19E is a Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought (LJST) major. Her thesis focuses on the South Korean civil court case on women who were forced into prostitution in camptowns. Her thesis advisor is LJST Professor Michaela Brangan. Q: What is your thesis about?A: I followed a current