AMHERST, Mass. — Amherst College will no longer give admissions preference to the children of alumni, the school announced Wednesday, ending a practice that has been criticized for giving an ...

Amherst College announced on Wednesday that it would no longer give the children of alumni a boost in the admissions process, becoming one of the first highly selective colleges in the country to ...

Amherst College will no longer give children of alumni preference in admissions, ending a longstanding policy criticized for primarily benefiting white, wealthy students and undercutting efforts ...

AMHERST — Alumni Weekend at Amherst College, typically a celebratory occasion for members of classes marking milestone anniversaries, featured two pro-Palestinian demonstrations, including one ...

Amherst College announced today that it is ending its practice of giving admissions preference to legacies - the children of the college’s alumni. By Michael T. Nietzel Senior Contributor Oct 8 ...

AMHERST — UMass Amherst has once again been named to the Princeton Review’s guide of the nation’s Best Value Colleges, placing in the top 50 ranking for public schools for […] ...

This is the first year in which they did not receive a preference. Amherst College this year expects to enroll a class that is made up of 6 percent legacy students—those with an Amherst graduate ...

The best college in Massachusetts and the hardest one to get into are not the same, according to Niche rankings.

According to Amherst College, this new retail establishment in the former A.J. Hastings space at 45 South Pleasant Street in Amherst is operated by campus retailer Follett. The new store sells ...

The morning Amherst College announced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed it was ending admission preferences for legacy students, alumni group chats lit up. As one Amherst grad characterized it at the ...

The Amherst Exempted Village Schools and Marion L. Steele High Student Council will introduce its Distinguished Alumni 2024 Gallery of Success inductees, according to a news release. The Gallery of… ...

AMHERST — Federal agents, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, took two people into custody Wednesday in two separate incidents here, the town said in a statement. The ICE ...