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Since 1970, we've been transforming how college works and (re)defining how progress is made. Known as the original disruptors of higher education, we've scrapped generic models of learning, empowering you to address urgent issues, be unbounded in your studies, and entrepreneurial in your academic journey.
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Karim Barrett 23F Explores Queer Identity Through Theater and Afrofuturism
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Mia Sullivan F22 Digs Into Hampshire’s Outdoor Past
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John Sanbonmatsu 80F Publishes Book on the Ethics of Eating Meat
The alum discusses how anti-nuke activism at Hampshire set the stage for a lifetime of questioning harmful ideologies and led to his groundbreaking research and scholarship within the field of critical animal studies.

Jennifer Chrisler Appointed Interim President of Hampshire College
The Hampshire College Board of Trustees announced that, beginning July 1, Vice President for Institutional Support Jennifer Chrisler will assume the role of interim president upon President Ed Wingenbach’s departure to serve as president of the American College of Greece.

Stefanie Brendler 00F on Music, History, and Resistance
Brivele, a Seattle-based duo known for their genre-defying fusion of Yiddish song, labor ballads, and folk-punk, has a new album that channels voices of resistance from the past and the present, reimagining old melodies and censored texts with haunting vocal harmony and revolutionary spirit.
Hampshire Changemakers
Hampshire College prepares you comprehensively for the world. And the world looks to our graduates for leadership in hundreds of fields.

Lupita Nyong'o 03F
Oscar-winning actress of 12 Years a Slave, model, and writer

Jon Krakauer 72F
Mountaineer and bestselling author of Under the Banner of Heaven

Ian Spalter 94F
Tech and design pro, currently head of Instagram Japan

Rhys Ernst 01S
Filmmaker and coproducer of Amazon's Golden Globe-winning show Transparent
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