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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]
- Rural, 1,000 acres (4.0 km²)
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In Amherst’s history, there is no more poignant story than that of Gerald Gilbert Penny, who tragically died in 1973. Join us for a Ceremony of Remembrance on September 12, 2023, and learn more about this accomplished young man.
Life Family and early childhood The Dickinson Children (Emily on the left), c. 1840. From the Dickinson Room at Houghton Library, Harvard University. Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born at the family's homestead in Amherst, Massachusetts, on December 10, 1830, into a prominent, but not wealthy, family. Her father Edward Dickinson was a lawyer in Amherst and a trustee of Amherst College. Two ...
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Reverend Daniel Bliss 1852, founder and president of American University of Beirut (1866–1902) James Griswold Merrill, president of Fisk University (1901–1908) [1] Francis Amasa Walker 1860, third president of MIT (1881–1897) George Harris 1866, seventh president of Amherst College. William Jacob Holland 1869, fifth Chancellor, University ...
Austin Sarat (born November 2, 1947) is an American political scientist who is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. He is also a Five College Fortieth Anniversary Professor. He has written, co-written, or edited more than fifty books in the fields of law and ...
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.
David C. Ward) Alma mater. Harvard College BA. University of Minnesota PhD [1] John William Ward (1922–1985), was the 14th President of Amherst College, a veteran of World War II, Professor of English and History at Princeton University, and Chairman of the Ward Commission .
