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Panels, Tailgates, and Barbershops: Black Alumni Weekend Unites Community

Panels, Tailgates, and Barbershops: Black Alumni Weekend Unites Community

Black Alumni Weekend was in the fall rather than spring this year, planned in collaboration between Black Student Union and the Amherst Society of Black Alumni, and featured a wide array of events.

Panels, Tailgates, and Barbershops: Black Alumni Weekend Unites Community

Panels, Tailgates, and Barbershops: Black Alumni Weekend Unites Community

Black Alumni Weekend was in the fall rather than spring this year, planned in collaboration between Black Student Union and the Amherst Society of Black Alumni, and featured a wide array of events.

From Flowers to Forests: Research in Practice — Alumni Profile, Jessica Wright ’94

As a researcher for the US Forest Service, Jessica Wright ’94 now helps make the nation’s forests more resilient. But her path began more humbly, in a greenhouse overlooking Memorial Hill.

From Flowers to Forests: Research in Practice — Alumni Profile, Jessica Wright ’94

As a researcher for the US Forest Service, Jessica Wright ’94 now helps make the nation’s forests more resilient. But her path began more humbly, in a greenhouse overlooking Memorial Hill.

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A 50-Year Journey of Journalism — Alumni Profile, Cullen Murphy ’74

Although Cullen Murphy ’74 is best known for his career at The Atlantic and Vanity Fair, he has also maintained strong ties to Amherst as an alum, serving, among other roles, as Chair of the Board of Trustees.

Photo of Murphy.

A 50-Year Journey of Journalism — Alumni Profile, Cullen Murphy ’74

Although Cullen Murphy ’74 is best known for his career at The Atlantic and Vanity Fair, he has also maintained strong ties to Amherst as an alum, serving, among other roles, as Chair of the Board of Trustees.

What Is Something Only Laurence Can Say? — Alumni Profile, Laurence Pevsner ’14

Even while serving as a speechwriter for ambassadors, celebrities, politicians, and CEOs of big companies, Laurence Pevsner ’14 makes space to exercise his own voice.