Opinion: There Are Plenty of Reasons for Accreditors to Continue to Support Hampshire College
In early 2019, Hampshire College’s then-president Miriam Nelson decided that Hampshire could not afford to...
Ken Rosenthal
Opinion: About the Presidential Search at Hampshire College – A Response to Jonathon Podolsky
Jonathon Podolsky says that Hampshire College is at a crossroads, and finds problems with its...
Letter: Expanded Jones Is Way Out of Step With The Future
I have written in your pages that the demolition and rebuilding of Amherst’s Jones Library...
Letter: It’s Time to Embrace an Alternative to the Increasingly Unaffordable Jones Library Expansion
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council, Amherst Town Manager and Jones...
Letter: New Amherst College Dorm Violates Town’s Zoning Bylaw
The following letter was sent to the Town Council, Town Manager and Planning Board on...
Letter: In Amherst, Can Good People Agree to Disagree?
A version of this letter was also submitted to the Daily Hampshire Gazette and the...
Letter: The Jones Library – How Much Is Too Much?
Amherst resident Roman Handlen, in a Guest Column in the August 8 edition of the Daily...
Letter: Jones Library Expansion Project – It’s Time to Move On
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and the Jones Library Trustees...
Here Are Some of the Challenges Facing Jones Expansion Bidders
The Jones Library in Amherst received just one, unaffordably high bid for its renovation plans....
Letter: Time to Change Direction on the Jones Library
The following letter appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. The Jones Library in Amherst...
Letter: An Alternative Ceasefire Resolution
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on February 19, 2024. The...
Letter: Jones Leadership Lacks the Vision to Build a Library for the 21st Century
Some time ago, in my criticism of the plans to demolish and then rebuild parts...