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B43 Bus Route Under Examination Following Funding Cuts

B43 Bus Route Under Examination Following Funding Cuts

In an effort to improve traffic flow along Route 9, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has begun a study to determine if changes to the B43 bus line, which a number of people in the Five-College community rely on for transportation, could potentially make travel easier and faster along

Amherst Joins Presidents’ Alliance to Support DACA

President Biddy Martin announced the college’s membership to the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration in an email to the college community on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Her email follows the Alliance’s Dreamer Fly-In, a conference in Washington, D.C. at which college and university presidents urged Congress

Support Skills Training Offered in New Program

Peer Support Skills Training (PSST), a program formerly known as Student Support Network (SSN), was implemented in its new iteration this academic year. The program, created by Associate Director of Health Education/Mental Health Promotion Jessica Gifford, was offered in the fall 2017 term as an extracurricular course and an

Fresh Faculty: Jun Hee Cho

Fresh Faculty: Jun Hee Cho

Jun Hee Cho is an assistant professor of history. He completed his undergraduate study in Western history and Asian history at Seoul National University in South Korea, and he holds a Master of Philosophy and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Q: How did you begin studying your subject? A:

‘Being Human in STEM’ Expands Focus

‘Being Human in STEM’ Expands Focus

The student-led “Being Human in STEM” (HSTEM) program, which was developed to promote discussion and research on inclusiveness as well as the role of personal identities and diversity within the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, will offer a course for students in Spring 2018. The program’s pilot

‘Talk Back’ Series Explores Gender-Related Topics

The Women’s and Gender Center (WGC) has just implemented its “Talk Back” program after a pilot last year. The program is an informal and student-run series of dialogues focusing on contemporary topics in pop culture and current events that are related to gender. WGC staff host one Talk Back

Philosophy Professor Examines Identity in Talk

Philosophy Professor Examines Identity in Talk

Award-winning professor and author Kwame Anthony Appiah gave a talk titled “How to Not Think About Race, Culture and Class” on Thursday, Nov. 2, in Stirn Auditorium, during which he discussed the origins of perceptions of race, culture and class and offered an alternative lens. Appiah is a professor of