Category Archives: Petition to trustees

Here’s why to sign our alumni petition about Arkes

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Colin Stewart

Students and alumni of Amherst College are invited to sign a petition to the Board of Trustees, urging them to dissociate the college from Professor Hadley Arkes’s divisive and destructive views. Here’s the reason for that appeal: Homophobia based at … Continue reading →

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How Amherst College blocks dissenters

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Colin Stewart

In the following email correspondence, Rob Yamins ’72 protests the multiple ways that Amherst College blocks alumni attempts to communicate with the college community and other alumni about their petition asking the college to distance itself from the homophobic views … Continue reading →

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Amherst president misstates alumni petition about Arkes

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Colin Stewart

This is a letter to the editor of Amherst Magazine from Ron Battocchi, ’70. It was rejected for publication on the grounds that it responds to statements by Amherst College President Biddy Martin that did not appear in the magazine. … Continue reading →

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106 more alumni push back against Arkes’s views

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Colin Stewart

The following letter was sent on Oct. 28, 2013, to Cullen Murphy, chairman of the Amherst College Board of Trustees, and to Biddy Martin, the college president. Dear Cullen Murphy: When we wrote you on September 28, we promised to … Continue reading →

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Petition to the Amherst College board of trustees

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Colin Stewart

“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

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Colin Stewart

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 →

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Letter to alumni: Please sign and share

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Colin Stewart

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 →

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Greenberg: Reject intellectual dishonesty

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Colin Stewart

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

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Colin Stewart

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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A man walks into a bar…

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Colin Stewart

“If you think I have a right to live, you may find that what Mr. Arkes has said will turn your stomach.” From: Robert Nathan Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 4:38 PM To: AMHERST-AMHERST-1970@CHAT.AMHERST.EDU Subject: [AMHERST-AMHERST-1970] A man walks into … Continue reading →

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