Amherst Class News Today

The performance includes excerpts from Kennedy's Amherst College speech and Robert Frost's poems.

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s bold program, “Brahms & the American Spirit,” sent me back to the “Report of the National Task Force for the American Orchestra: An Initiative for Change,

In it, JFK praised Robert Frost and spoke about his wishes for art in America. A Boulder resident used that to team with a world-renowned composer for a new work at the Colorado Music Festival.

The series is known for attracting world-renowned classical music composers, conductors and performers and will run from June 29 through Aug. 6 at the Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road in Boulder.

An alumnus who is an innovator and leader in the field of geophysical measurements, a South African human rights leader, and the first woman to lead the UMass Amherst as chancellor will be bestowed honorary degrees at the 2022 Undergraduate Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13, at McGuirk Alumni Stadium.

Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy with student graduate Undergraduate Commencement 2021 student graduates AMHERST, Mass. – At today’s Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, UMass ice hockey Coach Greg Carvel shared with graduates some of his maxims for success with the 2021 national champion men’s hockey team, including daring to make bold decisions, developing a strong identity and treating others with dignity and respect. Carvel delivered the ke...