Please sign our petition
If you are an Amherst College student, alumnus or alumna, please sign a petition to the board of trustees asking the college to dissociate itself from both the homophobic substance and the intellectual dishonesty of Professor Hadley Arkes’s writings in non-academic publications, in which he regularly chooses to identify himself with the College. (Read more.)Documents about the petition
In chronological order:
- A man walks into a bar... (Nathan email -- June 5, 2010)
- Say ‘no’ to Hadley Arkes (Craige-Mersereau communications with Martin -- April 2013)
- Reject intellectual dishonesty (Greenberg communications with Martin -- April 2013)
- Arkes's defamatory statements are deeply offensive (Patterson testimonial -- June 2013)
- Amherst won't disavow hate speech? I won't contribute (Patterson email declining participation in annual fund -- June 2013)
- Amherst College, it's time to step up (Mersereau statement of September 2013)
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Petition to the Amherst College board of trustees
“We request that the Trustees, acting for Amherst College, explicitly dissociate the institution itself from Professor Hadley Arkes’s divisive and destructive views and his intellectual dishonesty. Further, we request that Professor Arkes be asked either to refrain from citing his association … Continue reading
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Contents of appeal to Amherst College alumni
Letter to alumni: Please sign and share Amherst College Trustee Petition Supporting documents: Say ‘no’ to Hadley Arkes (Craige-Mersereau communications with Martin — April 2013) Reject intellectual dishonesty (Greenberg communications with Martin — April 2013) Arkes’s defamatory statements are deeply offensive … Continue reading
Letter to alumni: Please sign and share
Dear fellow Amherst alum: The attached package of materials is hopefully self-explanatory. After considerable discussion on the Class of 1970 listserv, six of us corresponded with President Biddy Martin and, having first provided her a list of some 60 co-signers … Continue reading
Amherst College, it’s time to step up
By WARREN MERSEREAU, ’70 Introduction What does Amherst College stand for? What does Amherst College stand up for? The answers to these defining questions have evolved over time. And, they will continue to evolve as Amherst College’s leaders make decisions … Continue reading
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Cover letter to President Martin
Cover Letter to President Martin in preparation for Sept. 13 meeting From: etacraige@mindspring.com Sent: Aug 26, 2013 9:01 AM To: bmartin@amherst.edu Cc: sgenglehardt@amherst.edu Subject: September 13, 2013 meeting with members of the Class of ’70 August 25, 2013 Dear President … Continue reading
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Amherst won’t disavow hate speech? I won’t contribute
From: Patterson, Eric Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 11:10 AM To: annualfund@amherst.edu Subject: Why Amherst’s failure to disavow hate speech prevents me from making a financial contribution. Dear Amherst Annual Fund, Although I value my education at Amherst very highly, … Continue reading
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Arkes’s defamatory statements are deeply offensive
Edited version of message sent by Eric Patterson, ’70, to Class of 1970 Listserv on Saturday, June 8, 2013, 1:54 p.m., regarding Hadley Arkes’s published statements about sexual minority and gender minority people. A note on the context of my … Continue reading
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Greenberg: Reject intellectual dishonesty
From: John Greenberg/The Bear Bookshop Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2013 9:35 PM To: bmartin@amherst.edu Subject: Hadley Arkes Dear President Martin: As a participant in the Class of 1970 listserv, I’ve read with interest your letter about Professor Hadley Arkes and … Continue reading
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Craige/Mersereau: Say ‘no’ to Hadley Arkes
From: Warren <warren.mersereau@gmail.com> Date: April 6, 2013 4:25:13 PM EDT To: bmartin@amherst.edu Cc: Tito Craige <etacraige@mindspring.com> Subject: Say “no” to Hadley Arkes Dear President Martin, Thank you for your response to the “outrage” you received concerning Hadley Arkes’ remarks on … Continue reading
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Amherst Against Homophobia 
Shining light on dark words
Tito Craige ’70, commented on the writings of Prof. Hadley Arkes for The Amherst Student. Excerpts below: By TITO CRAIGE As an older alumnus, I guess I should be musing about the good old days at Amherst and making payments … Continue reading →