2024: Summer

A person reaches underwater to hold a baby shark.

Senior Editor  
Katharine Whittemore

Alumni Editor  
Betsy Cannon Smith 鈥�84

Print Design Director  
Ronn Campisi

Assistant Editor  
Katherine Duke 鈥�05

Communications Coordinator
Madeline Levine


 

 

An illustration of a woman writing on a piece of paper

First Words & Voices

Creativity flows like a river, says Professor Ingrid Nelson; and readers respond to past issues鈥� features, reviews and illustrations.

First Words Voices

Feature Articles

A young Asian man leaning against a mirror showing his reflection

Milky Day Is On His Way

Sung-Woo Baek 鈥�20 began producing music in his Amherst dorm room. Now his songs are streaming around the world.

Read the Story >>

A young woman with red hair sitting on a wooden dock at the sea

Sea Change

Catherine Macdonald 鈥�07E explains why she took the plunge into shark research鈥攁nd how she鈥檚 guiding others out onto the water.

Read the Story >>

A smiling woman with long brown hair

鈥淎 Marvelous 
Little Anarchy鈥�

A former resident of the Z眉 invites us to gather around the table for Group Living and Other Recipes.

Read the Story >>

A young woman on a couch wearing crossword puzzle socks

Amherst Creates

Q&A with a crossword creator nonfiction; David L. Roll 鈥�62 on Harry S. Truman; The Winter House, by Keith Boynton 鈥�05E; stories for kids

Read the Stories

Amherst Magazine Accolades

A woman in a brightly-colored jacket in front of a signboard with flyers attached to it

鈥淎 Glorious Woman,鈥� an article written by Amherst magazine senior editor Katharine Whittemore, won a 2023 gold award in the profile writing category from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Amherst magazine won a 2021 CASE silver award for best general interest magazine, and Amherst magazine contributing writer Naomi Shulman鈥檚 article 鈥淗is Biggest Fear Is We鈥檒l Go Back to Normal鈥� won a 2021 CASE silver award in the profile writing category. 

Let Us Hear From You

Send a letter to the editor. Letters must be 300 words or fewer; may be edited for length, clarity and style; and need to address the content of the magazine. E-mail magazine@amherst.edu.

Tell us about your new book. Submit your new book (or CD or film) for inclusion in our Short Takes listing.