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From London to D.C.: A Perspective on Leading the Folger Shakespeare Library
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (817+ words) What do Shakespeare, public humanities, and children's books about the Bard have in common? Editor-in-Chief Edwyn Choi '27 spoke with Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper, director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, about her journey to institutional leadership and relationship between Folger and the…...
School Ends Student Organization Recognition in Spring Semester
4+ hour, 43+ min ago (384+ words) Student Engagement and Leadership plans to implement a series of changes that concern student organizations, including only recognizing RSOs during the fall term, a new rubric with explicit criteria for an organization's recognition, and expanded resources for onboarding organizations. In…...
Faculty Discuss Responses to Grade Inflation
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (744+ words) In response to national conversations about grade inflation, Amherst faculty in STEM and humanities departments are taking different approaches to re-evaluate what grades mean at the college. As discussions about grade inflation in higher education continue across the nation, various…...
The Indicator x The Student: “How I Want To Die”
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (197+ words) Published in the Fall 2025 issue of The Indicator, "How I Want To Die" by Aidan Cooper "26 writes about how asparagus season evolves into a meditation on mystery, ripeness, and time. Accompanied by artwork by Ana Martinez "29, Cooper conveys the importance…...
Robert Barnes ’21 — Racial History Project
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (8+ words) Robert Barnes "21 " Racial History Project'The Amherst Student...
Hues on First? — Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (14+ words) Hues on First? " Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026The Amherst Student Try out the new puzzle!...
Quick Question: What’s Happening in the East Lot?
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (529+ words) Quick Question: What's Happening in the East Lot?The Amherst Student For much of this school year, the East Parking Lot (East Lot) has looked less like a student parking area and more like a construction site. Fencing, equipment, and…...
Bathroom Bulletin: Flushing Through Johnson Chapel
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (656+ words) Editor-in-Chief Edwyn Choi "27 and Staff Writers Jenny Chan "28 and Hailey Yoon "28 explore the bathrooms of Johnson Chapel, unpacking how even the most venerated spaces at Amherst College contain pockets of unexpected character. But among all that red and white, we…...
Introducing Our Newest Masthead: Who are We?
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (464+ words) In this edition of The Student, the Editorial Board seeks to give its readers the opportunity to get to know its editors beyond their official capacities as producers of the newspaper. As Amherst College's sole student-run newspaper, The Student's Editorial…...
Mavis Campbell — Racial History Project
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (7+ words) Mavis Campbell " Racial History Project'The Amherst Student...