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MRC Hosts Sex Talk

This discussion was the latest in the MRC’s Elephant in the Room Dialogues, a continuing series of events designed to raise healthy intercultural dialogue among students at the College by creating safe, open spaces in which such dialogue can take place. “As an institution, we often speak about the

Fresh Faculty of the Week: Christopher van den Berg

How did you begin studying classics and what made you decide to pursue it? Initially I was interested in 19th and 20th century philosophy and literary theory. It seemed like after I studied these, especially the French and German traditions, it then became necessary to study Greek and Latin. The

Stiglitz and Johnson Visit Campus To Share Economic Viewpoints

Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate and member of the College Board of Trustees, and Johnson, the executive director of INET, spent much of their time roundly criticizing what Johnson called the “quality of economic stewardship in our society” in the aftermath of the financial crisis. Citing fundamental failures on the parts

Trustees divest holdings in the Sudan

The Board chose the companies based on the review of research completed by various external institutions. For example, College staff explored company lists created by non-governmental organizations who support divestment, such as other divesting universities, in conjunction with reports produced by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Amherst is one of

Abdallah recounts life as Arab in Israel

Abdallah’s childhood in Haifa defied many preconceptions about interactions between Jews and Arabs in Israel. She said that her Jewish neighbor, a Holocaust survivor, was “more motherly to me than my mother.” This woman played an important part in Abdallah’s childhood, constantly looking out for her and her

Kegan discusses stages of consciousness

discussed stages in the development of consciousness. Kegan spoke specifically about human psychology and its ability to cope with society’s demands. Kegan began the lecture with a classic psychological experiment, showing a slide that, depending on one’s point of view, could be seen as either the profile of

College Visit: Hurricane Katrina forces Dillard University to lay off 59 percent of its faculty and

As is the case with the rest of Louisiana, poor individuals and minorities were most severely affected by Katrina. Although Louisiana State University (LSU) was forced to lay off up to 5,000 employees at its New Orleans campus, Dillard and comparable institutions, like Southern University of New Orleans, were