Novelist Lauren Groff, Artist Jason Moran and Four Others To Be Honored at Amherst College’s Commencement
(AMHERST, Mass., April 26, 2024) — A groundbreaking mathematician and physicist, an award-winning novelist, a pioneering Asian American studies scholar, a renowned environmental activist, an acclaimed musician and a fearless civil rights advocate will each receive an honorary degree from Amherst College during Commencement on Sunday, May 26, at 10 a.m. on the school’s main quad. Amherst President Michael A. Elliott will deliver the traditional Commencement address during the ceremony, and the honorees will speak in a series of conversations that are free and open to the public on Saturday, May 25. The schedule for the weekend is on the Commencement website and will be updated as more details become available.