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Reopening The Evergreens at the Emily Dickinson Museum
Closed since 2019 for renovations, The Evergreens remains largely unaltered since the time when Emily Dickinson鈥檚 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 (new page)Between 2 Mammoths Season 2 Episode 13
Isabelle Anderson 鈥�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 (new page)Orientation 2023: Move-in Day
小福利导航College welcomed the newest set of Mammoths, the class of 2027!
Play Video (new page)Architecture: Making Time Visible
Follow Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic Blair Kamin 鈥�79 as he takes us on a tour of campus. 鈥�Video by Marcus DeMaio [Learn more]
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. 鈥擵ideo by Marcus DeMaio.
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Explore our beautiful campus and learn more about academic and student life in our extraordinary college community. [more 小福利导航videos]
Play Video (new page)Distinctive Courses
Our open curriculum lets you choose among interesting classes taught by exceptional faculty.
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Humanities course in History; Latinx and Latin American Studies; Art & the History of Art
Frida and Diego
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Through discussion, lectures, readings, and visual analysis, examine the art, lives and times of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, two of Mexico鈥檚 most famous artists.
Arts course in Art and the History of Art
Arts of Japan
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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.
Humanities course in Environmental Studies; History
The Wild and the Cultivated
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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.
Humanities course in English; Film & Media Studies
True Crime: Unlearning Media
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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?
Social Sciences course in Neuroscience
Neurobiology of Appetite
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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.
Humanities course in Black Studies
The Black Radical Tradition
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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.
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