Terras Irradient: The Endowment Episode Host Andrew Rosin ’25 discusses two ongoing endowment-related initiatives: the current calls for divestment in light of the war in Gaza, and a Massachusetts state tax on private colleges’ endowments.
People’s Places: Atlanta with Noah Turbes ’27 Host Rizwan Ayub ’27 is joined by Atlanta native Noah Turbes ’27 to discuss the architectural, cultural, and culinary differences between Atlanta and Amherst.
Office Hours: Birth Rate Policies with Professor Alex Jingwei He Host Priscilla Lee ’25 is joined by Visiting Associate Professor of Political Science Alex Jingwei He to discuss what public policy can (and cannot) do to slow the declining birth rate in Hong Kong and East Asia.
Terras Irradient: The Faculty Hiring Process Host Andrew Rosin ’25 breaks down everything you’ve ever wanted to know — but didn’t think to ask — about how new professors are hired.
People’s Places: From Beijing to Washington D.C. with Carys Shepard ’27 Introducing “People’s Places,” the podcast that answers that classic orientation icebreaker question: Where are you from? In the first episode, Carys Shepard ’27 talks culture shock from a life moving between continents.
Office Hours: Grafting Trees with Professor Matthew Westermayer Host Priscilla Lee ’25 is joined by Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion Matthew Westermayer to discuss one of his favorite, and surprisingly profound, interests: trees.
Terras Irradient: The Catacombs Historian Host Andrew Rosin ’25 is joined by a frequent visitor of the Frost Library Catacombs — Amherst College alumnus and historian George H. Nash ’67.