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For Our Alumni

There are so many ways to connect with the college and our 23,000 alumni.  Connect, give, volunteer, learn, mentor, keep up with class news, learn about regional programming, and much more.

For Alumni

Meet Our Alumni

The Amherst environment fosters lifelong friendships and sparks a deep and persistent desire to learn. Alumni are present in almost every walk of life. Some alumni are or have been prominent on the world scene and many others contribute to society in equally important though less public ways. A liberal arts education prepares students for careers, volunteer activities and individual interests and pursuits that are personally meaningful.

It’s not about what you have done since Amherst, but who you have become. 

Read our alumni profiles.

Sustainability at Amherst

Director of Sustainability Weston Dripps '92

Weston Dripps discusses the relationship between environmental, racial and socio-economic injustices and the need to approach these issues from a systems perspective.

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Bill Herz ’79

When Russia invaded Ukraine last winter, Bill Herz ’79—a professional magician with a long and glittering career—found himself musing aloud: How about doing magic shows?

Read Bill’s story
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Nichelle Carr ’98

Nichelle Carr ’98, producer at WC1 Studios and chief content officer at AudPop, hosts a podcast series illuminating the accomplishments and wisdom of the Black women of Amherst College.

Listen to the podcast
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Mark Vanhoenacker ’96

As a professional pilot of long-haul airliners such as the iconic Boeing 747, Mark Vanhoenacker ’96 is surely one of the most well-traveled human beings who has ever lived.

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Chloe McKenzie ’14

Chloe McKenzie ’14, Founder of the nonprofit BlackFem, set out to study her contentious relationship with wealth. In doing so, she created a term that’s gaining traction.

Read Chloe’s story