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Wednesday, June 01, 2022
Announcing the 20th President of Amherst College
AMHERST, MA - Amherst College announced today that Michael A. Elliott ’92, a professor of English and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Emory University, has been named its 20th president. Elliott will begin his tenure at Amherst on Aug. 1. He succeeds Biddy Martin, who has served as Amherst’s president since 2011 and who announced last year that she would conclude her term in 2022.
The announcement was made in an email to the College community by Andrew J. Nussbaum ’85, chair of the Board of
Wednesday, June 01, 2022
Announcing the 20th President of Amherst College
AMHERST, MA - Amherst College announced today that Michael A. Elliott ’92, a professor of English and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Emory University, has been named its 20th president. Elliott will begin his tenure at Amherst on Aug. 1. He succeeds Biddy Martin, who has served as Amherst’s president since 2011 and who announced last year that she would conclude her term in 2022. The announcement was made in an email to the College community by Andrew J. Nussbaum ’85, chair of the Board of