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In Conversation With including the president, know the students by participate in top-notch research projects led by name, which is quite hard to do in a comprehensive their professors. At a liberal arts college, profes- university. sors typically have the research projects that they conduct at the same time as teaching and under- Secondly, a liberal arts college does not have a graduates have many opportunities to play a part in graduate school and all courses are given by pro- their high-level research. Their four-year under- fessors. Many professors like liberal arts colleges graduate education at a liberal arts college will because they enjoy teaching and having one-on- substantially improve their research ability, which one communication with students. Amherst College will serve them well in terms of both postgraduate has more than 240 professors and most of them are study or career development. tenured and have spent their career focusing on Amherst College and its students. Many professors Furthermore, a liberal arts college also provides have seen several generations of students graduate. support and opportunities for professors and students to communicate. At Amherst, for example, Thirdly, undergraduates have the opportunity to we have an interesting program called ‘Take Your The Keystone Magazine 75