Amherst College prepares students to make a difference in the world. Our financial aid program is among the most substantial in the nation, and our student body is among the most diverse. At Amherst, you are part of a lively, inquisitive, devoted community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni who inspire and support one another.
AMHERST – A good-sized homecoming crowd on a beautiful day, but still a disappointing result for the UMass football team on Saturday. The Minutemen (0-5, 0-1 MAC) fell to Western Michigan, 21-3, in ...
MassLive: New Amherst schools resignation is 3rd high-profile departure in a week
Amherst Regional School Committee member Allison McDonald announced her resignation from the board amid a high-profile, high-tension controversy around treatment of transgender students at the ...
Lamikco Magee, former president of the Amherst-Pelham Education Association, claims district officials discriminated and retaliated against her after she raised concerns that the district was racially ...
An Amherst Education Prepares You for the World Our rigorous liberal-arts education empowers you to explore ideas freely, create novel connections, and advance knowledge for the greater good. Amherst fosters innovative and critical thinking and prizes curiosity, a foundation that prepares our students for fulfilling careers, service to society, and a lifetime of intellectual engagement ...
Amherst College welcomes first-year and transfer applications from international students, including those under DACA, undocumented individuals, those with fragile citizenship, and non-citizen permanent residents.
Amherst participates in a variety of Five College programs, including 11 certificate programs, supervised independent and mentored language programs, and two shared departments.
Five College Consortium Amherst students can choose among more than 6,000 courses for credit at four nearby schools: Smith, Mount Holyoke, and Hampshire Colleges, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.