The Amherst Student : Homecoming edition

This year’s Homecoming edition of the The Amherst Student profiles a number of outstanding alumni in arts and communication. Learn more about these alum’s personal and professional pathways at the links below. In the process, you’ll also see some of the stellar writing being done by current Amherst students.

Jacob Ribicoff ’86

Emmy-award winning sound designer of Severance.

Emily Botein ’91

Long-time radio/podcast producer and head of programming at WNYC

Mary Coleman ’86

Leader of creative teams at Pixar and Locksmith Animation.

Zully Barrientos ’11

Producer at Riot Games

Bill Wasik ’96

Editorial Director of The New York Times Magazine

Karen Fox ’91

Senior Science Communications Officer at NASA

Jonathan Appel ’16

Award-winning writer on “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”

Lauren Groff ’01

One of the most well-regarded contemporary novelists in the U.S.

By The Loeb Center
The Loeb Center