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Amherst College, at Amherst, Mass.; founded 1821 as a college for men, coeducational since 1975. A liberal arts institution, Amherst maintains a cooperative program with Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, Hampshire College, and the Univ. of Massachusetts. Amherst CollegePrivate liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S., chartered in 1825. Noah Webster was one of its founders. Consistently ranked as one of the finest colleges in the U.S., it offers a wide range of courses in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Originally a men's college, it became coeducational in 1975. It participates in an exchange program with nearby Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith colleges and the University of Massachusetts. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Starring the
award-winning actress Julie Harris as the fabled poetess and directed by
Jean Mudge, "Emily Dickson: A Certain Slant Of Light"
faithfully recreates Emily's personality and literary genius by
reciting poetry in various settings that include Amherst College, Mount
Holyoke Seminary, the town cemetery next door to Emily's childhood
home, and on beautiful grounds providing a commanding views from the
shores of the Connecticut River. Barclay, Denison (OH)
1997 Mel Lorback, West Chester (PA)
1998 Marvin Zuidema, Calvin College (OH)
1999 Peter Gooding, Amherst College (MA)
2000 Horst Richardson, Colorado College
2001 Stephen Negoesco, San Francisco
2002 Aliceann Wilbur, William Smith College
2003 Al Albert, College of William and Mary
2004 Bud Lewis, Wilmington College (OH)
ROBERT W. In 2002, Amherst College acquired Ulli and Georgina Beier's
substantial collection of Yoruba textiles, along with their field
photographs, video footage, unpublished research papers, and some
unspecified "artifacts. |
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