Amherst College will increase the campus student population to 1,200 students during the upcoming spring semester. Safety protocols related to the COVID-19 pandemic had capped the number at 970 ...

Amherst College police located an armed individual, who was potentially suicidal, near the campus late Wednesday night, the school said.According to an email sent by campus police, Town of Amherst ...

AMHERST – Amherst College students protested the recent killing of Daunte Wright, a 20-year old black Minnesota man, with some calling for the school to abolish the campus police force.

More than 400 students at Amherst College recently signed an open letter protesting the college’s fall COVID-19 safety protocols. The dispute, which centers on stricter protocols the Massachusetts ...

“For 75 years, the Little Red Schoolhouse program has been an example of Amherst College’s commitment to offer the local community accessible and affordable high-quality early-childhood ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – After students demanded change in Amherst College, the school is now making some adjustments to how campus police operate. The students from Amherst College Black Student ...

Amherst College is hiring a consulting firm to study whether the college should remove armed police officers from its campus. Free community college? Some four-year college presidents aren’t ...

Amherst College President Carolyn "Biddy" Martin, appointed in 2011, has spent much of her tenure reshaping the college's approach to dealing with and preventing sexual assault on campus. A year ...

AMHERST — A geothermal energy project to heat and cool all buildings on the Amherst College campus is underway, with some of the upcoming work of boring holes down 850 feet to be visible for ...

The liberal arts college said it's dropping legacy admissions to create a fairer admissions system and to promote diversity on campus. In the past, children of alumni have made up 11% of incoming ...

The Amherst College chapter of Hillel joined over 50 campus groups in a coalition demanding changes to create a more “inclusive environment” on campus.