Amherst Political Union

The Amherst Political Union spurs and facilitates open, tolerant bipartisan political discourse on campus. Since its founding, the Political Union has sought to challenge political apathy by engaging members of the Amherst College campus in productive conversations relating to salient political issues. All students are encouraged to participate, regardless of political affiliation or commitment level. The APU was founded in 1939 by Robert Morgenthau '41 and Richard Wilbur '42. It’s original goal of increasing political discourse on Amherst’s campus still holds true today. The APU has grown substantially over the year. It is now an umbrella organization with three main components. The first facet of the APU is our weekly meetings held weekly in the McCaffrey Room located within the Keefe Campus Center. Next, the APU has a prominent speaker series in which politicians, legal scholars, political theorists, and others are invited to speak on Amherst’s campus. Past guests have included: Eleanor Roosevelt, Prime Minister of Pakistan Shaukat Aziz, former RNC Chairman Michael Steele, Georgetown Law Professor Lawrence Lessig, Guatemalan Health Minister Lucrecia Hernández Mack, and many more. Our events are free and are open to all Amherst College students. Check out our new website! https://amherstpoliticalunion.weebly.com/ Follow us on instagram! @amherst.political.union