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Get to Know Amherst Amherst Facts 80% Percentage of Amherst alumni who report that they have attended graduate or professional school 85% Percentage of Amherst courses that have fewer than 30 students See Amherst Amherst Photos Be a Mammoth 2024: Accepted Students’ Day Recently, 119 new Mammoths and their family members visited campus for Amherst’s accepted students’ day of 2024. (As a bonus, they joined current students for the solar eclipse.) Mammoth Spotlight More Spotlights Carrie Palmquist Psychology Carrie Palmquist , associate professor of psychology, co-authored a paper titled Knowledge and source type influence children’s skepticism of misinformation” that was published in the Journal of Cognition and Development. Justin Kimball Art and the History of Art Photographs by Justin Kimball , Conway Professor in New Media, were chosen for inclusion in a European Cultural Council exhibition in Venice, Italy, on display through November. Sara Brenneis Spanish Sara Brenneis , professor of Spanish, has edited a new book titled Yo he estado en Mauthausen: Edición crítica . Latest Videos Reopening The Evergreens at the Emily Dickinson Museum Closed since 2019 for renovations, The Evergreens remains largely unaltered since the time when Emily Dickinson’s family lived there. Learn about the multi-year preservation effort, and hear stories from the people who lived there. The Homestead and The Evergreens are now open to the public. Plan your visit: emilydickinsonmuseum.org/visit Play Video Play Video (new page) Between 2 Mammoths Season 2 Episode 13 Isabelle Anderson ’25 and President Michael Elliott talk about her experience being a Community Advisor in a residence hall, the opportunities she’s had to participate in the arts, and her best advice to the incoming class of 2028. More Between 2 Mammoths ; video by Marcus DeMaio Play Video Play Video (new page) Orientation 2023: Move-in Day Amherst College welcomed the newest set of Mammoths, the class of 2027! [ more Amherst videos ] Play Video Play Video (new page) Architecture: Making Time Visible Follow Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic Blair Kamin ’79 as he takes us on a tour of campus. — Video by Marcus DeMaio [ Learn more] Play Video Play Video (new page) A Window Into the Science Center Take a tour of our Science Center with its state-of-the-art facilities and flexible spaces to support the sciences at Amherst. —Video by Marcus DeMaio. Play Video Play Video (new page) Campus Tour Explore our beautiful campus and learn more about academic and student life in our extraordinary college community. [ more Amherst videos ] Play Video Play Video (new page) Previous Next Exterior of The Evergreens at the Emily Dickinson Museum. (new page) A graphic of two purple adirondack chairs under a Between 2 Mammoths logo. (new page) A crew of cheering students welcome new students and their families on move-in day. (new page) A overhead view of Amherst College campus taken from a drone (new page) Sun setting behind the Science Center at Amherst College (new page) Aerial view of the Amherst College campus (new page) Distinctive Courses Our open curriculum lets you choose among interesting classes taught by exceptional faculty. Arts Humanities Science & Math Social Sciences Our Majors Humanities course in History; Latinx and Latin American Studies; Art & the History of Art Frida and Diego Description Through discussion, lectures, readings, and visual analysis, examine the art, lives and times of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, two of Mexico’s most famous artists. Rick Lopez Course Description Arts course in Art and the History of Art Arts of Japan Description Survey the history of Japanese art from neolithic times to the present, from Buddhist art and its ritual context to contemporary artists and designers such as Ando Tadao and Miyake Issey. Samuel Morse Course Description Humanities course in Environmental Studies; History The Wild and the Cultivated Description Consider human relationships with plants from a global-historical perspective, comparing trends in various regions and time periods, and focusing on the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution, seed-saving practices, medicinal plants, religious rites, food traditions, biopiracy, agribusiness, and biofuels. Edward Melillo Course Description Humanities course in English; Film & Media Studies True Crime: Unlearning Media Description Delve deep into the recent boom in true crime documentary films, series, and podcasts to understand what drives the audience appetite for crime stories, and what narratives are missing. How does media shape what we believe to be true? Pooja Rangan Course Description Social Sciences course in Neuroscience Neurobiology of Appetite Description Explore how neurobiological systems and behavioral processes influence eating and body weight, including metabolism, neural mechanisms of hunger and satiety, metabolic disorders, dieting, pica, starvation, taste preference and aversion, obesity, anxiety and depression, and all eating disorders. John-Paul Baird Course Description Humanities course in Black Studies The Black Radical Tradition Description Explore the history and philosophy of Black resistance to domination and oppression in the new world, beginning with the Haitian Revolution and proceeding to the grand and petty revolts of the nineteenth century. Jared Loggins Course Description Amherst News & Events Outstanding Undergrads 11 Senior Thesis Writers. 3 Minutes Each. 1 Packed Auditorium. All News All Events Image Image Follow Us We’re the Mammoths. Join the herd! Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Nondiscrimination...