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Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, is approximately 11,923 kilometers away from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, ...

During his military service, Charles Thompson, a Black soldier from Amherst serving in the 54th regiment during the Civil War ...

AMHERST — Amherst’s strong financial position and prudent fiscal management are being recognized by S&P Global Ratings, which ...

Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point av­erage of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President’s List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 ...

AMHERST — Change is a theme common enough at college commencements — a beginning and an end. But for the UMass Amherst class ...