Category Archives: Excel at Amherst College
Psychology Seminar, Pre College Enrichment Amherst
Carter Carter, an alumni and veteran leader of our high school summer programs abroad, will be teaching Psychology of the Criminal Mind and Psychology of Personality this summer on our Pre College Enrichment program at Amherst College. Carter … Continue reading
Patronus Memory: Essay from Excel Amherst College
Emily, a current junior at Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, New York, participated in our pre-college enrichment program at Amherst College last summer. She recently shared this new writing project of hers, inspired by her wonderful friends and … Continue reading
Pre-College Excel Leader Henk in The Paris Review!
Henk Rossouw taught writing on our Pre-College enrichment program at Amherst College this past summer and will be directing the program in 2013! We recently caught up with Henk, who is a poet and PhD candidate at University of Houston,… Continue reading
Patrick and the Magic of Putney Coffeehouse
Putney Director Patrick Noyes has led Excel Pre-College Enrichment programs at Amherst College, campus-based high school summer programs in Spain, and a summer program in China. While his performance talents have never quite matched the brilliance of … Continue reading
Videos from Excel at Amherst College Coffeehouse
Check out these videos from the 2012 Pre-College enrichment program at Amherst College group! Each Pre-College program for high school students features musical performances, arts showings, poetry readings, and more!
A musical performance of Johnny-Be-Good:
A student reading from the … Continue reading
Amherst Seminar Videos, Fashion and Architecture
Check out these two videos that give you a glimpse of two of our favorite seminars on our Pre-College program at Amherst College! For a full listing of seminars on this campus based summer program for high school students… Continue reading
Pre-College Alumna and Leader Now a Civil Rights Lawyer
Rachel Ray, an alumna of one of our Pre-College summer programs in Cuba and a veteran staff member, reconnected with us recently to give us the scoop on her exciting new career as an immigration and civil rights lawyer.
You’ve … Continue reading
Excel Amherst Staff Member Illustrates New Book
Catherine Rand, herself an alumna of our high school Pre-College program in Spain, was a staff member on our Pre-College Enrichment Program at Amherst College in 2012. Click here to read her full bio. We caught up with … Continue reading