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AMHERST — He was, by all accounts, a first-rate literary scholar, writer, and editor, an expert in American Jewish and ethnic literatures. He was also a founder of The Massachusetts Review, the Five College literary journal that recently won the 2021...
Support groups, resources and more "> DAN LITTLEMothers Hillary Halpern, from left, Brianna Sloane, and Amanda Lamontagne talk with each other as their children Marlowe Halpern, bottom left, Edwin Roberts, and Will Lamontagne play during the "Over the Hump" class for mother's with infants between ages around 6-12 months at the Cooley Dickinson Center for Midwifery Care Thursday in Northampton. DAN LITTLE—Daily Hampshire Gazette "> DAN LITTLE14-month-old Edwin Roberts, of Sunderland, crawls along among the toys during the "Over the Hump" class for mother's with infants between ages around 6-...
Research & Inquiry February 5, 2021 Challenging Assumptions About North Africa West Asia BY Linnea Duley ’16 Manal Fatima ’23, in the days before masks. Ever a planner, Manal Fatima ’23, a quantitative economics and Middle East studies double major, has always known where her academic interests lie. While she enjoys delving into discussions in class and completing independent research, she also has realized a need to bring a like-minded community together to address a troubling theme that often cropped up in her studies: the many...
Women's History Month Why Women's History? Women's contributions and accomplishments have largely been overlooked and consequently omitted from mainstream culture. The National Women's History Museum helps fill that void. To this end, the Museum serves to place women's history within current historical narratives because inclusive history is good history. About Women's History Month Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to procla...
Amherst College’s LitFest: A virtual weekend of young literary lights Charles Yu, winner of the 2020 National Book Award for fiction, is part of LitFest 2021. Image courtesy LitFest Charles Yu’s “Interior Chinatown” has been described by one critic as a “sharply observed, darkly humorous evocation of the Asian American experience.” Megha Majumbar, a semi-finalist for a 2020 National Book Award, will speak at LitFest 2021. Image courtesy LitFest 2021 Megha Majumbar’s debut novel, “A Burning,” was a bestseller and a New York Times notable book, among other honors, in 2020. C...