2024/25 Steering Committee

Amherst College in 1821

Co-Chairs: Allen Hart, Special Assistant to the President and The Manwell Family Professor of Life Sciences (Psychology); Martin Garnar, Director of the Library

  • Lisa Brooks, Henry S. Poler ’59 Presidential Teaching Professor of English and American Studies
  • Julia Carroll, Racial History Research Fellow (2023-2025)
  • Pawan Dhingra, Interim Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer/Associate Provost and Associate Dean of the Faculty
  • Michael Elliott, President of Amherst College
  • Elizabeth Herbin-Triant, Associate Professor of Black Studies and History
  • Mike Kelly, Head of Archives & Special Collections; former co-chair
  • Sheree Ohen, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer
  • Kate Salop, Chief Strategy Officer
  • Martha Umphrey, Provost and Dean of the Faculty; former co-chair