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Amherst College
2008-09 Catalog
DIRECTIONS FOR CORRESPONDENCE
The post office address of the College is Amherst, Massachusetts, 01002-5000. The
telephone number for all departments is [phone].
General information about Amherst College is available upon request from
the Public Affairs Office, Amherst College, AC #2202, P.O. Box 5000, Amherst,
MA 01002-5000.
Specific inquiries on the following subjects should be addressed to the officers
named below:
Admission of students Office of Admission
and catalog requests
Alumni Elizabeth Cannon Smith, Alumni Secretary
and Executive Director of Alumni and
Parent Programs
Business matters Peter J. Shea, Treasurer
Development Megan E. Morey, Chief Advancement Officer
Financial aid Joe Paul Case, Dean of Financial Aid
Public Affairs Peter Rooney, Director of Public Affairs
Student affairs Benson Lieber, Dean of Students
Title IX Coordinator Frances E. Tuleja, Associate Dean of Students
Transcripts and records Kathleen Goff, Registrar
Catalog preparation by Elizabeth J. Rolander
Amherst College does not discriminate in its admission or employment policies and
practices on the basis of factors such as race, sex, sexual orientation, age, color, religion,
national origin, disability, or status as a veteran of the Vietnam War era or as a disabled
veteran. The College complies with federal and state legislation and regulations regarding
non-discrimination. Inquiries should be addressed to the Affirmative Action Officer,
Amherst College, P.O. Box 5000, Amherst, Mass. 01002-5000.
Contents
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MISSION STATEMENT 5
CALENDAR 6
THE CORPORATION 8
FACULTY 10
ADMINISTRATIVE AND
PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS 29
II
AMHERST COLLEGE 41
III
ADMISSION 49
TUITION AND FEES 52
FINANCIAL AID 53
IV
GENERAL REGULATIONS 61
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS 69
V
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 79
VI
PROFESSORSHIPS AND READERSHIPS 393
LECTURESHIPS 398
HONORS 400
FELLOWSHIPS 402
FELLOWS 407
PRIZES AND AWARDS 414
ENROLLMENT 425
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MISSION STATEMENT
CALENDAR
THE CORPORATION
FACULTY
ADMINISTRATIVE AND
PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS
The Mission of Amherst College
Terras irradient
“Let them give light to the world.”
1821
Amherst College educates men and women of exceptional potential from all
backgrounds so that they may seek, value, and advance knowledge, engage
the world around them, and lead principled lives of consequence.
Amherst brings together the most promising students, whatever their
financial need, in order to promote diversity of experience and ideas within a
purposefully small residential community. Working with faculty, staff, and
administrators dedicated to intellectual freedom and the highest standards of
instruction in the liberal arts, Amherst undergraduates assume substantial
responsibility for undertaking inquiry and for shaping their education within and
beyond the curriculum.
Amherst College is committed to learning through close colloquy and to
expanding the realm of knowledge through scholarly research and artistic
creation at the highest level. Its graduates link learning with leadership—in
service to the College, to their communities, and to the world beyond.
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AMHERST COLLEGE
College Calendar
2008
August 24, Sunday. New student orientation begins; first-year residences open.
August 28, Thursday. Residences open for upperclass students at 9 a.m.
September 2, Tuesday. Fall semester classes begin.
September 3, Wednesday. Monday classes will be held.
September 12, Friday. Last day for fall semester course changes.
October 11-14, Saturday-Tuesday. Midsemester break.
October 24-26, Friday-Sunday.Family Weekend.
October 29, Wednesday. Last day for first-year students and first-semester
transfer students to obtain permission to withdraw from a course
without penalty.
November 1, Saturday. Deadline for students to submit spring 2009 withdrawal
requests, readmission applications, and off-campus housing applications.
November 7-9, Friday-Sunday. Homecoming Weekend.
November 13-19, Thursday-Wednesday.Preregistration for spring semester.
November 22-30, Saturday-Sunday.Thanksgiving vacation.
December 1,Monday.Deadline for students to request housing extensions after
December 20. (Moore Dormitory will remain open.)
December 10, Wednesday.Last day of fall semester classes.
December 15-19, Monday-Friday.Fall semester examination period.
December 20, Saturday. Residences (except Moore Dormitory) close at 5 p.m.
2009
January 4, Sunday. Residences reopen at 9 a.m.
January 5, Monday. Fall semester grades due.
Dining Services resume with breakfast.
January 5-23, Monday-Friday. Interterm.
January 9, Friday. Students leaving campus for spring semester must vacate
residences by 5 p.m.
January 16, Friday. Students returning to campus after being away fall semester
may access housing at 9 a.m.
January 26, Monday.Spring semester classes begin.
February 6, Friday. Last day for spring semester course changes.
March 13, Friday.Deadline for students to submit fall 2009 special program
proposals, readmission applications, room draw applications, and fall and
full-year study abroad and other leave requests. Deadline for off-campus
housing applications for fall semester.
March 14-22, Saturday-Sunday. Spring recess.
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COLLEGE CALENDAR
March 20, Friday.Last day for first-year and first-semester transfer students
to obtain permission to withdraw from a course without penalty.
April 6-10, Monday-Friday. Preregistration for fall semester 2009.
April 15, Wednesday. Deadline for students to submit spring 2010 study abroad
and other leave requests.
April 30, Thursday. Deadline for students to submit commencement/reunion
housing applications, and for upperclass students to apply for financial aid.
May 1, Friday. Deadline for students to request housing extensions after
May 16.
May 7, Thursday.Deadline for students to submit summer housing applications.
May 8, Friday. Last day of spring semester classes.
May 11-15, Monday-Friday. Spring semester examination period.
May 16, Saturday. Residences close for non-graduating students at 5 p.m.
May 18, Monday. Senior grades due, 9 a.m.
May 20, Wednesday. Underclass grades due.
May 24, Sunday. Commencement.
Residences close for seniors at 5 p.m.
This calendar is available online at www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/calendar.html
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AMHERST COLLEGE
The Corporation
CHAIRMAN OF THE CORPORATION
Jide J. Zeitlin ’85, M.B.A., New York, New York
PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE
Anthony W. Marx, Ph.D., Amherst, Massachusetts
TRUSTEES
Danielle S. Allen, Ph.D., Princeton, New Jersey
Alan S. Bernstein ’63, M.B.A., Coral Gables, Florida
Brian J. Conway ’80, M.B.A., Boston, Massachusetts
Colin S. Diver ’65, LL.B., Portland, Oregon
William E. Ford ’83, M.B.A., New York, New York
Steven M. Gluckstern ’72, Ed.D., New York, New York
David A. Kessler ’73, M.D., San Francisco, California
Jonathan I. Landman ’74, M.S., New York, New York
Richard S. LeFrak ’67, J.D., New York, New York
Christopher S. Lehane ’90, J.D., San Francisco, California
Cullen Murphy ’74, A.B., Medfield, Massachusetts
Hope E. Pascucci ’90, A.B., Needham, Massachusetts
Paula K. Rauch ’77, M.D., Boston, Massachusetts
Joseph E. Stiglitz ’64, Ph.D., New York, New York
Blair H. Taylor ’85, Los Angeles, California
Scott F. Turow ’70, J.D., Chicago, Illinois
Diana Chapman Walsh, Ph.D., Brookline, Massachusetts
Karen Hastie Williams, J.D., Washington, D.C.
Laura J. Yerkovich ’80, M.B.A., Riverside, Connecticut
LIFE TRUSTEES
K. Frank Austen ’50, M.D., Boston, Massachusetts
George B. Beitzel ’50*, M.B.A., Ridgefield, Connecticut
Martha L. Byorum, M.B.A., New York, New York
Theodore L. Cross ’46, J.D., Princeton, New Jersey
Rosanne M. Haggerty ’82, A.B., New York, New York
Amos B. Hostetter, Jr. ’58*, M.B.A., Boston, Massachusetts
Charles A. Lewis ’64, M.B.A., Evanston, Illinois
Charles R. Longsworth ’51*, M.B.A., Royalston, Massachusetts
Robert J. McKean, Jr. ’50, LL.B., Lantana, Florida
Mary Patterson McPherson, Ph.D., Rosemont, Pennsylvania
Peter A. Nadosy, M.B.A., New York, New York
Edward N. Ney ’46, A.B., New York, New York
Edward E. Phillips ’52, LL.B., Weston, Massachusetts
H. Axel Schupf ’57, M.B.A., New York, New York
George L. Shinn ’45*, Ph.D., Scarborough, Maine
John I. Williams, Jr. ’75, J.D., Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Philip S. Winterer ’53, LL.B., New York, New York
*Chair Emeritus
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THE CORPORATION
TRUSTEES EMERITI
John E. Abele ’59, A.B., Natick, Massachusetts
Kenneth H. Bacon ’66, M.B.A., Washington, D.C.
Margaret A. Bangser ’81, M.P.P.M., Tanzania
Paul E. Bragdon ’50, LL.B., Portland, Oregon
Robert W. Carington ’53, M.Arch., Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Katherine K. Chia ’88, M.Arch., New York, New York
William A. Davis, Jr. ’63, J.D., Washington, D.C.
Michele Y. Deitch ’82, J.D., Austin, Texas
Anne Melissa Dowling ’80, M.B.A., West Hartford, Connecticut
Charles C. Eldredge ’66, Ph.D., Lawrence, Kansas
Willie J. Epps, Jr. ’92, J.D., Kansas City, Missouri
John C. Esty, Jr. ’50, M.A., Concord, Massachusetts
Nicholas M. Evans ’52, M.B.A., Vero Beach, Florida
Frederick E. Hoxie ’69, Ph.D., Evanston, Illinois
Richard F. Hubert ’60, A.B., Rye Brook, New York
George R. Johnson, Jr. ’73, J.D., Greensboro, Georgia
Woodward Kingman ’49, M.B.A., Belvedere, California
David L. Kirp ’65, LL.B., San Francisco, California
Thai-Hi T. Lee ’80, M.B.A., Somerset, New Jersey
Van Doorn Ooms ’56, Ph.D., Bethesda, Maryland
Stephen B. Oresman ’54, M.B.A., Darien, Connecticut
George E. Peterson ’63, Ph.D., Washington, D.C.
Mark J. Sandler ’64, LL.B., New York, New York
W. Lloyd Snyder III ’66, M.B.A., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joan E. Spero, Ph.D., New York, New York
Richard R. Spies ’67, Ph.D., Providence, Rhode Island
Bradley A. Stirn ’72, M.B.A., Woodside, California
Louis B. Thalheimer ’66, J.D., Towson, Maryland
Jane D. Weinberger, B.S., Washington, D.C.
Gail T. Wickes, Ph.D., Dallas, Texas
W. Willard Wirtz , LL.B., Washington, D.C.
David S. Wolff ’62, M.B.A., Houston, Texas
Kimba M. Wood, J.D., New York, New York
Robert L. Woodbury ’60, Ph.D., Harpswell, Maine
SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION
Susan Pikor, A.B., Amherst, Massachusetts
CORPORATE NAME
The Trustees of Amherst College
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AMHERST COLLEGE
Faculty and Administrators
EMERITI
Tom Gerety,President andProfessor of Philosophy, Emeritus.B.A. (1969), M.Phil.
(1974), J.D. (1976), Ph.D. (1976) Yale University; A.M. (hon. 1995) Amherst Col-
lege; L.H.D. (hon.1996) Doshisha University; LL.D. (hon. 1995) Williams College,
(hon. 2001) Wesleyan University, (hon. 2003) Amherst College.
Peter R. Pouncey, President and Edwin F. and Jessie Burnell Fobes Professor in
Greek (Classics), Emeritus. B.A. (1964), M.A. (1967) Oxford University; Ph.D.
(1969) Columbia University; A.M. (hon. 1985) Amherst College; L.H.D. (hon.
1987) Doshisha University, (hon. 1990) Trinity College; LL.D. (hon. 1985) Williams
College, (hon. 1989) Wesleyan University, (hon. 1995) Amherst College.
Ralph E. Beals,Clarence Francis Professor of Economics, Emeritus. B.S. (1958) Uni-
versity of Kentucky; M.A. (1959) Northwestern University; Ph.D. (1970) Mass-
achusetts Institute of Technology; A.M. (hon. 1971) Amherst College.
Edward S. Belt,Samuel A. Hitchcock Professor in Mineralogy and Geology, Emeri-
tus. B.A. (1955) Williams College; M.A. (1957) Harvard University; Ph.D. (1963)
Yale University; A.M. (hon. 1978) Amherst College.
Michael Birtwistle, Stanley King ’03 Professor of Dramatic Arts (Theater and
Dance), Emeritus. B.A. (1960) Wesleyan University; M.F.A. (1962), Ph.D. (1967)
Tulane University; A.M. (hon. 1985) Amherst College.
Willis E. Bridegam, Jr.,Librarian of the College, Emeritus.B. Mus. (1957) Eastman
School of Music; M.S. (1964) Syracuse University; A.M. (hon. 1985) Amherst
College.
Gerald P. Brophy,Samuel A. Hitchcock Professor of Mineralogy and Geology, Emer-
itus. B.A. (1951), M.A. (1953), Ph.D. (1954) Columbia University; A.M. (hon.
1968) Amherst College.
Mavis C. Campbell,Professor of History, Emerita. B.S. (1958), M.S. (1960), Ph.D.
(1971) University of London; A.M. (hon. 1983) Amherst College.
Fredric L. Cheyette, Professor of History, Emeritus. A.B. (1953) Princeton Uni-
versity; M.A. (1954), Ph.D. (1959) Harvard University; A.M. (hon. 1974) Amherst
College.
Richard J. Cody,Eliza J. Clark Folger Professor of English, Emeritus.B.A. (1952) Uni-
versity of London (University College, Southampton); M.A. (1958), Ph.D. (1961)
University of Minnesota; A.M. (hon. 1968) Amherst College.
Peter Czap, Jr.,Henry Winkley Professor of History, Emeritus.B.A. (1953) Rutgers
University; Ph.D. (1959) Cornell University; A.M. (hon. 1973) Amherst College.
James Q. Denton,Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus. B.S. (1951) California Insti-
tute of Technology; M.S. (1958), Ph.D. (1962) University of Oregon; A.M. (hon.
1974) Amherst College.
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