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#OTD The cornerstone of South College, Amherst's first building, was laid.

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Looking, learning, living, laughing, loving... There’s lots to like in the latest literature from Amherst authors. https://t.co/Os98UaAw7W

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“I’m not your usual Amherst story,” says Nancy Wu ’93, an award-winning and prolific audiobook narrator in this Q&A about her life. https://t.co/WGsK9161Tb

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In the debut novel by Jennifer Acker '00, a high-voltage plot is inflected through its protagonist’s struggles with the life of the mind. https://t.co/zh9TxeSZr5

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To win a war, having the world’s most powerful military is not enough, explains John D. Caldwell ’63 in his new book "Anatomy of Victory." https://t.co/oNwIU2B3T9

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Robert Lutz '91 has been promoted to chief financial officer at Strongbridge Biopharma. https://t.co/xc4PEHQzMb

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Laurie Dewan '96 is blazing a new path as the first vice president of Consumer Insights for @Healthline Media. https://t.co/ixanGpLUsR

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Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde '89 has been named Deputy City Manager in Austin, Texas. https://t.co/UCo5hN9PVN

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James F. Manwell '70 has received the European Academy of Wind Energy's 2019 Scientific Award for his lifelong commitment to wind energy. #AmherstProud https://t.co/IQKClLfAzh

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Mark Mahaney '87, RBC’s lead Internet research analyst, talks about top market trends in tech at Fortune Brainstorm Tech. https://t.co/pAAjSLAeXF

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This historical look back at Charles H. Doolittle, class of 1836, describes him as a great mayor who met a tragic end. https://t.co/2rR0Mdhl89

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Gagosian gallery director Sam Orlofsky '98 discusses one of his first jobs—at a paint store in New York. https://t.co/CcI5VO1ww6

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In this Q&A, Renee Antrosio '95 talks about being called to be a pastor. https://t.co/Vd1xJZnI5t

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Natalie J. Ring '90 was inspired to write about Southern history by a course on the history of Mississippi that she took during her freshman year at Amherst. Her new book is on crime in the Jim Crow south. https://t.co/opwPAH28o4

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In this personal essay for @commonmag, Benigno Trigo '84 tells the story of his journey from Puerto Rico to the mainland by way of Amherst College. https://t.co/Zxt4yE45yl

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"Education alone does not erase generations of exclusion."

Author of #ThePrivilegedPoor, @tony_jack calls out the hypocrisy of America's educational system and details what genuine inclusion should look like in higher education.

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In this profile, John Bissell '89 talks about going from English major to bank president. https://t.co/HwQElNDEiV

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For his newest project, conceptual artist Jonathon Keats '94 is using pinhole cameras to take 1,000-year exposures around Lake Tahoe. https://t.co/NIngXJgQCT

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“The first time I came into this chapel, I had a sense of something missing. Someone missing, in particular, and that person was Emily Dickinson,” said Cullen Murphy ’74 during a ceremony that finally corrected the omission. https://t.co/ktPKFQCD7C

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In this preview of an upcoming concert, the Patch describes Luca Antonucci '14 as "an emerging gifted conductor" with "exceptional musicianship, youthful energy and excitement, and his own understated enthusiasm." https://t.co/kwiewha7BG