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   www .amherst .edu. Amherst College ( / ˈæmərst / ⓘ [6] AM-ərst) is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher education in Massachusetts. [7]

   • Campus: Rural, 1,000 acres (4.0 km²)
   • President: Michael A. Elliott

   • Mascot: Mammoths

3. www.amherst.edu › amherst-college-timelineAmherst College Timeline | Bicentennial | Amherst College

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   Songs of Amherst Published. March 1, 1860: After a committee from the class of 1862 is organized to address the matter, the College releases the first issue of Songs of Amherst. This 75-page volume contains lyrics for 62 songs, all but eight written especially for Amherst.

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   An Amherst Timeline. Cornerstone laid for South College, first College building. College is founded as Amherst Collegiate Institution. § Zephaniah Swift Moore, clergyman and former president of Williams College, begins term as first president (1821-23). First College Catalog issued — a single sheet.

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   Why was Amherst College founded?

   • 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 ). 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.

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   Who were Amherst College's Past presidents?

   • The College has published dozens of books about its people and history, including an account of the first half-century of women teaching at Amherst and a collection of historical narratives. Learn about the College’s 18 past presidents, from Zephaniah Swift Moore, who arrived in 1821, to Anthony W. Marx, who served from 2003 to 2011.

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   How many students were at Amherst College?

   • At its opening, Amherst had forty-seven students. Fifteen of these had followed Moore from Williams College. Those fifteen represented about one-third of the total students at Amherst, and about one-fifth of the whole number in the three classes to which they belonged in Williams College.

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   What were Amherst's 'firsts'?

   • Amherst’s historical “firsts” include the world’s first intercollegiate baseball game, and the country’s first undergraduate neuroscience program and first collegiate athletics program. In Amherst’s history, there is no more poignant story than that of Gerald Gilbert Penny, who tragically died in 1973.

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   The Evolution of Our Campus. Amherst College began in 1821 to educate “indigent young men of piety and talents.” From its start, Amherst enrolled students who might not commonly have had access to higher education. Some “Firsts” at Amherst A Place of Learning. Books About Amherst College.

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   Founded in 1821, Amherst College celebrated its bicentennial in 2021. See an interactive timeline, vintage photos, essays, news stories, and more (podcasts, too!).

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   Founded in 1821, Amherst College celebrated its bicentennial in 2021. See an interactive timeline, vintage photos, essays, news stories, and more (podcasts, too!). Bicentennial. An Uncommon Mission from the Start. Amherst College began in 1821 to educate “indigent young men of piety and talents.”

9. archivesspace.amherst.edu › repositories › 2Amherst College Early History Collection

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   The collection brings together from disparate sources the early founding documents of the College from its inception in 1817 to its securing of a Massachusetts charter in 1825 through to its gradual institutional stability in the latter 19th century.