A $849,696 grant is received from the National Science Foundation for a 4-year multi-disciplinary science project (biology and chemistry). Arthur Vining Davis Foundation gave $1,000,000 for new Science Center. North and South dormitories renovated and fireproofed. Board of Trustees requested the resignation of Alexander Meiklejohn as President of the College. The Trustees vote to increase faculty from 157 to 165 over the next five years. Webster Hall is renovated and remodeled to house the Center for Russian Culture and the Russian Department, the Department of Theater and Dance, the Asian Language and Civilization Department, and the Creative Writing Center. "Biddy" Martin is announced as the 19th President of Amherst College, with her tenure taking effect in August. [78] Amherst also operates a composting program, in which a portion of the food waste from dining halls is sent to a farmer in Vermont. [98] That same month, several hundred students who staged a sit-in protest against racism at the college library included among their demands a call for the college to cease use of the Lord Jeff mascot. The Five College Dance Department is one of the largest in the nation. February 17, 2023. The Amherst College Online Directory provides current Amherst students, faculty and staff with contact information (email, phone) and location information about members of the Amherst community. The Advisory Committee on Student Life reports favorably to the Trustees on the need for a social center. Women's intercollegiate sports teams compete in field hockey, cross country soccer, basketball, squash, and lacrosse. Amherst College celebrated Centennial. As a result, there was considerable debate in the Massachusetts government over whether the new college should receive an official charter from the state. The English Department is housed in the College's iconic Johnson Chapel, built in 1827. Interfraternity Conference became students' fraternity governance organization. John W. Atherton 1939, founding president of Pitzer College. Holyoke Colleges and the University of Massachusetts, met to discuss cooperative efforts of the four institutions. The information below is intended to help you get to know our admission deans on a more personal level, but please be aware that Amherst does not track demonstrated interest for applicants, so there is no reason to get in touch with a particular dean. More cars on campus; parking space established east of Pratt Gym. One of the hallmarks of the new college was its Charity Fund, an early form of financial aid that paid the tuition of poorer students. President Cole appointed faculty committee on Future Size of the College and Related Problems. Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) program adopted by the College. DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE; 03/25/2023: 03/25/2023 Confirmed: Joining: Quinton Gove (D) Joining from: Bonnyville Pontiacs . National Student Strike observed at the College. Dean C. Scott Porter (AC 1919), Dean of the College for 35 years, died. Favorite Place to Travel: Montral, Quebec or anywhere in France--I love being able to keep up my language skills :) Pronouns:she/her/hers, Favorite TV Show:Sopranos and The OfficeFavorite Quote: I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. -Maya AngelouFavorite Food:Brick oven pizzaPronouns:she/her/hers, Admission and Financial Aid Systems Specialist, Favorite Spot on Campus: Book and Plow FarmHobbies/Activities: I love animals and the outdoors, point me to a path less traveled with my dogs and I am a happy camper. Morris A. Copeland (AC 1917) donated $500,000, to endow the Copeland Colloquium Fund. Fifteen of these had followed Moore from Williams College. [17], During the fundraising for the project, it became clear that without larger designs, it would be impossible to raise sufficient funds. ft; the Bunker to accommodate 15 years of library growth; Webster to house the Center for Russian Culture; and Appleton to be converted to a dormitory. The OCLC computerized library catalogue is operative. Symposium on Emily Dickinson sponsored by the College. Stefani provides all aspects of administrative support for the New Dean of Students, Rick A. Lpez and for the 2024/2024E Class Dean Charri Boykin-East. Committee on Religious Activity recommended ending Saturday chapel. The new gymnasium is rebuilt and named for Samuel J. The student body votes to abolish its senate and to adopt a revised constitution. Williams alumni are fond of an apocryphal story ascribing the removal of books from the Williams College library to Amherst College. The Trustees issue a Statement on Diversity at Amherst College reaffirming commitment to equal opportunity and affirmative action. Pentagonal Conference hosted at Amherst College to consider common problems of postwar college programs at Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Wesleyan, Williams, and Amherst. The dean's program to introduce new faculty to Amherst begins with informative sessions that span three days at the end of August. Hon. A number of religious revivals were held at Amherst, where mobs of righteous students would herd less religious students into the chapel and berate them for lack of piety. Faculty committee undertook study of curriculum. Dean's List- Fall 2006 (H) Alperovich, Timur A. Favorite Spot on Campus:The War MemorialFavorite Place to Travel: Madrid, Spain. [19] Although officially non-denominational, Amherst was considered a religiously conservative institution with a strong connection to Calvinism; the Puritans still controlled much of Massachusetts life. College opened with largest enrollment to date with 1,490 students: 289 women, 1,201 men. . Cooper House is renovated for use by the Black Studies and Philosophy departments. Robert Frost appointed Simpson Lecturer in Literature. Life Trustee Calvin Coolidge (AC 1895) died. In May 2014, the Department of Education announced a list of 55 colleges and universities (including Amherst) currently under investigation. Religious conservatism persisted at Amherst until the mid-nineteenth century: students who consumed alcohol or played cards were subject to expulsion. Fall enrollment totaled 1,174 students (735 veterans). A rough estimate of total cost of the project is $50 million over 5 years.). Undergraduate Committee of Fourteen made recommendations on compulsory chapel. 514 students ultimately enrolled; 91% were in the top 10% of their high school classes, and the middle 50% scored between 1440 and 1540 on the SAT and between 32 and 35 on the ACT. Millicent Bingham Todd gave 900 Emily Dickinson manuscripts and letters to the College. Amherst College is the most selective in the U.S. (4,572 applicants for 392 places). Service Building. Ad Hoc Committee on Affirmative Action reported on hiring and wage discrimination against female staff and faculty members. Trustees requested fraternities to transfer titles to College. The incoming freshman class of 2014 is the largest in the College's history, numbering 490 students. [35] In 2021, Forbes ranked Amherst College as the 16th best college or university in the United States. Amherst had already been the first school to eliminate loans for low-income students, and with this announcement it joined Princeton University, Cornell University and Davidson College, then the only colleges to eliminate loans from need-based financial aid packages. Colonization Society disbanded at Faculty's request. A matriculated undergraduate student who attains a grade point average of 3.30 or better in any one semester is eligible for Dean's List status. The Presidents Advisory Committee on Investments in South Africa is formed. Amherst College's Class of 2027 is a group of highly accomplished and diverse students, admitted through a highly selective process with an acceptance rate of just 9%. Former Treasurer William Austin Dickinson died. Entire sophomore class placed on probation for hazing freshmen during "Chapel Rush.". The Office of Student Affairs supports a Class Dean System which does the following: The deans and assistants in the Student Affairs offices in Converse are valuable sources of information on a wide range of topics. South College renovated, rooms have steam heat. (SATP), and an English Teachers Institute. College furnished all student dormitories. Trustees allocated $30,000 support. Hurricane toppled over 500 trees on College and fraternity-owned land. President King met with 8 alumni groups in the Midwest on 7-day tour. [87] In January 2013, a college committee published a report noting Amherst's rate of sexual assault as similar to other colleges and universities, and making recommendations to address the problem. Rankings & ratings. Anti-Slavery Society and Colonization Society formed. Amherst Action Coalition (AAC) demanded College disinvestment of South African stock. [20], Academic hoods in the United States are traditionally lined with the official colors of the school, in theory so watchers can tell where the hood wearer earned his or her degree. Tradition of Treadway Interfraternity Scholarship Cup for fraternity having highest scholastic average begun. George D. Olds ends tenure as President of the College. Total cost estimate $14.5 million. (Student Army Training Corps) established in place of R.O.T.C. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Amherst residents attending the University at Buffalo were named to the Dean's List for the spring 2008 semester for achieving a grade-point average of 3.6 or higher. [7] The parallel course did not take hold and replace the classical, however, until the next century.[16]. The Campus Center opens ($7 million, 36,000 sq. College Council recommended self-determination for dormitory social hours with report "Women Visitors at Amherst.". She oversees the Robert Frost Library, the Mead Art Museum, the Beneski Museum of Natural History, the Emily Dickinson Museum, the Office of Institutional Research and Registrar Services, the Center for Community Engagement, the Center for Humanistic Inquiry, the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Amherst Center for Russian Culture, the colleges international programs (including study away),the Office of Fellowships, the Grants Office, and the Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning. Joint Astronomy Department organized by Four Colleges. President Julian H. Gibbs, AC 1946, dies in office. Amherst, MA 01002 413-542-2334 deanfac@amherst.edu Office Hours The Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty is open weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (8:00 - 4:00 during the summer) President Cole requested reaffirmation of non-discriminatory policy from fraternities. Amherst's dean of admissions and financial aid. Course in applied music added to the curriculum. President Gerety voices concern about merit scholarships vs. need-based admissions. Beginning with Commencement 2011. The college also owns the Dickinson Homestead, operated as a museum about the life and history of poet Emily Dickinson, and the Lord Jeffery Inn (to be renamed[77]), near to the main campus. [21] The college was an all-male school until the late 1960s, when a few female students from nearby schools in the Five-College Consortium attended on an experimental basis. Recommended fraternities be replaced with groups of societies. [64] Amherst College has been recognized for its commitment to quality teaching with professor-student interaction. The former Faculty Club in the White Homestead is remodeled and enlarged to become the Eugene S. Wilson Admissions Center. Faculty voted to implement Black Studies curriculum for 1969-70. The five-year College Campaign exceeds its $200 million goal, concluding with $269 million. Appleton Hall is converted to a dormitory. Merrill Center for Economics dedicated. Amherst College ( / mrst / ( listen) [6] AM-rst) is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. [112][113], 30th President of the United States Calvin Coolidge, Librarian and inventor of the Dewey Decimal System Melvil Dewey, Addiction specialist and television personality Dr. Drew, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist Jeffrey C. Hall, Nobel Prize-winning particle physicist Henry Way Kendall, 42nd U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing, Film and television actor Burgess Meredith, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet James Merrill, Nobel Prize-winning economist Edmund Phelps, 40th Speaker of the House Henry Thomas Rainey, Academy Award-nominated director David O. Russell, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, 12th Chief Justice of the United States Harlan F. Stone, Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor Jeffrey Wright, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Harold E. Varmus, Novelist, author of Infinite Jest David Foster Wallace, Owner of the Philadelphia Phillies John S. Middleton, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Wilbur. First of series of religious revivals at the College. The role of athletics in admissions, as portrayed in the report of the Faculty Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid, prompts creation of a College Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid, which will review the composition and diversity of the first-year class. Women admitted as freshmen for first time. David Sears established Sears Fund of Literature and Benevolence with $10,000. New Curriculum went into effect for upperclassmen. Amherst College has a total of 34 residence halls, seven of which are strictly for first year students. James Hall and Stearns Hall, completely rebuilt, are opened as First Year residence halls. [24], In March 2013, the faculty adopted an open-access policy. New curriculum is designed. The Quantitative Center for informal tutorial service is established. The cogeneration facility features a gas turbine that generates electricity in addition to steam for heating the campus. This led the committee overseeing the project to conclude that a new institution should be created. President Meiklejohn on one year leave, 1920-21. Massachusetts State Legislature amended Amherst College charter; clause for required number of clerical trustees removed. Valentine Hall, dining facilities and dormitory, opened. Student government, "House of Students," formed. Phi Alpha Psi offered non-selective rush. Herbert L. Pratt (AC 1895) gave College Audubon's. Committee of Six adopted tenure disclosure policy. Trustees awarded special wartime degrees to seniors in the Army and Navy (A.B. Psi Upsilon Prize established for "The First Citizen of the College". Committee to Review the Curriculum appointed. After major exterior and interior renovations, Fayerweather Hall reopens. The Dean's List should always be in the education section of your resume as it can only be earned at an educational institution. [57] Freshmen may take advanced courses, and seniors may take introductory ones. Robert Frost's 80th birthday celebrated by the College. President Emeritus George Harris (AC 1866) died. Of the students who made the Dean's List, 2,670 are from Maine, 1,366 are from 38 other states and 97 are from 35 countries other than the U.S. Due to the unusual and challenging circumstances faced this semester [] servicectr@amherst.edu. Students organized volunteer fire department. President Meiklejohn proposed two-tiered system, Junior and Senior Colleges, in his. Collaborates with Faculty to support student success in the classroom. -Mary OliverPronouns:she/her/hers, Director of Admission & Financial Aid Systems & Strategies, Favorite Quote: "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." The committee at. . Special Committee of the Faculty formed to propose a new curriculum. Amherst announces it will eliminate loans in favor of scholarships and grants in all financial aid packages beginning in 2008. Any grade changes, resolution of INC grades, or repeated courses after Dean's List Honors are awarded do not make you eligible for the Dean's List retroactively. Student Association proposed new honor system. This page is not available in other languages. 103A Converse Hall. Amherst participates in the NCAA's Division III, the Eastern College Athletic Conference, and the New England Small College Athletic Conference, which includes Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Connecticut College, Hamilton, Middlebury, Trinity, Tufts, Wesleyan, and Williams College. Amherst was founded as a non-sectarian institution "for the classical education of indigent young men of piety and talents for the Christian ministry" (Tyler, A History of Amherst College). Outdoor skating rink given to the College by Charles M. Pratt (AC 1879). Motto: "Water Is Indeed Best.". Pratt Health Cottage given to the College. [92][93] Many sought to separate the school from the problematic legacy of Lord Jeffery Amherst, in particular his advocacy of the use of biological warfare against Native Americans. Thomas P. Whitney 37 gives his vast library and archive of books and manuscripts to create the Amherst College Center for Russian Culture. The Asian Studies Department becomes the Asian Languages and Civilizations Department. A $2 million challenge grant is received from the Kresge Foundation to renovate and expand the science laboratories and improve other teaching spaces. Faculty established limited pass/fail system for student grades. The faculty votes in favor of adopting a new honors system recognizing Latin and English honors. In addition to the 850 courses available on campus, Amherst students have an additional 5,300 classes to consider through the Consortium (without paying additional tuition) and access to 8 million library volumes. [107], Amherst's growing athletics program has been the subject of controversy in recent years[when?] Conduits for a broadband local area network are initiated. College Council, composed of 4 professors, 2 deans, and 6 students, begun. Ford Foundation offered $2,500,000 matching grant for general College purposes. Students choose courses from 41 major programs in an open curriculum[10] and are not required to study a core curriculum or fulfill any distribution requirements; students may also design their own interdisciplinary major. Supports student transitions as they navigate their undergraduate years. Anson D. Morse 1871 Professor of History and Professor of Environmental Studies; Dean of New Students; Chair of Latinx and Latin Amer Studies; Chair of Latinx and Latin Amer Studies. Alexander Meiklejohn ends tenure as President of the College. Students represent 48 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and sixty-six countries. $1,700,000 grants from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to the four colleges are received for improved undergraduate education in biological and related sciences. Planning gets underway for a new $3.2 million Seelye-Mudd mathematics and computer sciences building. The new Earth Sciences Building and Museum of Natural History opens after sixteen months of construction. Amherst Day School opened in the Little Red Schoolhouse providing Nursery school to the children of faculty and townspeople. Delta Upsilon, a non-secret society, formed. Grade system changed: 2,3, and 4 grading to A+ through E. Flag rush instituted as substitute for cane rush. An expanded Fitness Center opens in Alumni Gymnasium. finaid@amherst.edu. In October 1974, the faculty voted in favor of coeducation and in November 1974, the board of trustees voted to admit female students starting in the 19751976 school year. Trustees announced appointment of Julian Gibbs (1946) as 15th President. The campaign is completed June 30, 2001. Michelle oversees the implementation of processes and policies used by the Team of Class Deans. The College announces it received two record-setting anonymous donationsin the amounts of $25 million and $100 million as part of the "Lives of Consequence" campaign. Increased rates of admission of highly qualified lower income students has resulted in greater equality of opportunity at Amherst than is usual at elite American colleges. Amherst has historically had close relationships and rivalries with Williams College and Wesleyan University, which form the Little Three colleges. Student Literary Societies, Athena and Alexandria, formed. 125th anniversary of the College celebrated. Students occupy Converse Hall for ten-day sit-in to protest elimination of Black Freshman Orientation and other racial issues on campus. Students can carry more than one major, create their own interdisciplinary major or engage in independent scholarship. [9] There are more than 200 student groups at Amherst. In 1983, it established a Department of Asian Languages and Literatures, which was later to become the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations. Download Transcript Admissions committees at selective colleges sometimes have to plow through thousands of applications to choose the members of next year's freshman class. Amherst College is located in the town of Amherst in Western Massachusetts. Team captaincy history . Amherst claims its athletics program as the oldest in the nation,[105] pointing to its compulsory physical fitness regimen put in place in 1860 (the mandate that all students participate in sports or pursue physical education has been discontinued). $21,000,000 raised. An anonymous alumnus gives a million dollar challenge grant for the Campaign for Amherst. Professor Birnbaum won suit against CIA for invasion of privacy. The office serves as a place for students to begin seeking assistance and answers to their questions related to college life. Accelerated program adopted by the College. [88], After a complaint was filed by Epifano and an anonymous former student in November 2013,[89] the US Department of Education opened an investigation into the college's handling of sexual violence and potential violations of Title IX. College enrollment at high with 434 students. Optional 12 week summer term added, allowing graduation in three years. End of Stanley King's tenure as President of Amherst College. Amherst College in Battle Dress issued. [22] In 1975, nine women who were already attending classes as part of an inter-college exchange program were admitted as transfer students. Physical examination by College Physician required from all students. Amherst College220 South Pleasant StreetAmherst, MA 01002, Search Archival and Manuscript Collections, Amherst College Digital Collections (ACDC), Lane Research Fellowships for Creative Artists. Dean of New Students & Professor of History & Environmental Studies. The dean's list gets released each semester or quarter . David Kessler 73 appointed Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Hitchcock Field facilities improved; additional fields graded. The Trustees approve a plan to house all freshmen on the Freshman Quad and to de-triple James and Stearns Halls. Facilitates access to academic and non-academic support services. Highlight the semesters you earned this achievement. Stefani provides all aspects of administrative support for the New Dean of Students, Rick A. Lpez and for the 2024/2024E Class Dean Charri Boykin-East. "Biddy" Martin as Amherst's 19th President. "Freshmen Visitation," hazing, banned by Faculty. These are the Days" booklet. Selective Service Law passed. Michelle also provides support and training for the staff of Academic Support Coordinators. Amherst Collegiate Institution dedicated. Trustee George A. Plimpton (AC 1876) died. [97], In February 2015, discussion of a mascot change continued when the editorial board of the Amherst Student, the college's official student-run newspaper, came out in favor of "the moose-scot". [7] The institution was named after the town, which in turn had been named after Jeffery, Lord Amherst, Commander-in-Chief of British forces of North America during the French and Indian War. Assoc Dean of Admission/Coordinator of Diversity Outreach, Favorite Thing About Amherst: Students bring perspectives, values, and experiences that are so different from each other. The date of President Marxs inauguration marks the 40th anniversary of President John F. Kennedys visit to Amherst College in 1963. Professor Atherton Sprague appointed to new duties of Freshman Dean. The report also includes budget and fundraising proposals, a slightly larger student body, and breadth requirements in the curriculum. Cross burned in front of Charles Drew House. Collaborates with Faculty to support student success in the classroom. The Mead Art Museum reopens following a $4 million renovation. The Five Colleges are geographically close to one another and are linked by buses that run between the campuses. Physicist Niels Bohr gave series of lectures on atomic theory while at the College. The New Gymnasium burns due to electrical failure. The college is also a member of the Five College Consortium, which allows its students to attend classes at four other Pioneer Valley institutions: Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Amherst College fed and housed more than 400 Hadley residents. First Intercollegiate baseball game played - Amherst vs. Williams. Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp (AFROTC) added to curriculum. Hermenia Gardener becomes the Colleges first full-time Affirmative Action Officer. Converse Library holdings totaled 327,000 volumes. When Amherst College was established, he was elected its first president on May 8, 1821. Glee Club and Mandolin Club gave seven joint concerts while on western trip in Illinois, Indiana, and New York. John William Ward ends tenure as President of the College. Amherst students participated in March on Washington, picketing White House for civil rights. [26][27], Since the inception of the U.S. News & World Report rankings in 1987, Amherst College has been ranked ten times as the first overall among 266 liberal arts colleges in the United States,[33] and in 2022 ranked second, behind Williams. A Priorities Planning Committee is formed to address College spending priorities until the year 2000. Provides a Dean who is dedicated to the oversight and stewardship of each class year. Society of Alumni formed at Commencement. An Ad Hoc Trustee Committee on Campus Life is appointed. A $500,000 NEH challenge grant is obtained to support renovation and expansion of the library. Although Williams survived, Amherst was formed and developed as a distinct institution.[17]. Read more about Provost Epstein. Sloan Foundation granted $400,000 for the creation of Neuroscience Program. Trustees ended Town Tuition Scholarship Program. Faculty abolished students' cane rush custom. deanfac@amherst.edu. Harold F. Johnson (AC 1918) gave $6 million to start Hampshire College. A summa will require a thesis with departmental honors (distinction or great distinction). Hermenia Gardener becomes the Asian Studies Department becomes the Colleges first full-time Affirmative Action reported hiring. College spending Priorities until the year 2000 500,000 NEH challenge grant is to! 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