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Sep 11, 2024 · Antwone Pollard ’28, a pre-med student from Newark, NJ, has come to Amherst at a time when Black students like him make up only 3% of their class. Last fall, that same statistic was 11%, according to federal reporting guidelines.
Explore Amherst College diversity statistics including racial demographics, ethnicity, gender ratio, undergrad enrollment, average ages of students and other Amherst student population stats.
Jun 1, 2016 · This essay extends the scholarship by telling the story of African American male student activists who led the fight for curricular reform at Amherst College, then an all-male liberal arts college in Massachusetts.
- Kabria Baumgartner
- 2016
Apr 11, 2023 · What is Amherst College’s historical relationship to slavery and racism? How have Black people in Amherst and Holyoke resisted oppression and built communities and vibrant cultures? Watch the panel discussion and learn more about the event.
Mar 2, 2023 · In her forthcoming book, “,” Amherst College discovered a disturbing dual reality for Black students going to the small, private liberal arts college where she teaches. On the one hand,...
- Elizabeth Aries
“Be Your Own Man”: Student Activism and the Birth of Black Studies at Amherst College, 1965–1972
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May 6, 2024 · Amherst College Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty. Amherst College employs 209 full-time instructors, with the composition of the faculty showing that 79% are White, 5% are Asian, 4% are Black or African American, and 1% identify as Multi-Ethnic.