Amherst College

LJST Professor Lawrence Douglas spoke with PRI’s The World on Oct. 26 about the war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, the precedents set by the late Slobodan Milosevic and the challenges of an international court.

Get your face paint and finest purple pom poms ready--2009 Homecoming’s almost here! The celebration begins this Friday, Oct. 23. Register for the weekend, view the event schedule or check out photos from last year.

This fall, three of the college’s tour guides have volunteered to share their knowledge and perspectives through blogs on the admission Web site. Learn more about each of them and catch up on what life is really like as an Amherst student.

Wondering who, exactly, is the college’s most ardent supporter? Look no further than 95-year-old Jake Yamins ’36.

Amherst’s Center for Community Engagement funded summer public service internships for 150 Amherst students in 22 countries, 17 states and Washington, D.C. Some of the interns—including Saumitra Thakur ’11, pictured with Neil Mehta ’11 in India—sent us photos from their travels.

Dan Saltzstein and Julie Powell--both members of Amherst’s Class of ’95--dish on a number of topics, including the latter’s new film, the dos and don’ts of cooking in a dorm, the universal struggle to find a meaningful career after college and the evolution of the "blog."