Revolutionizing Education. Reimagining the Future.
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.
Burning Questions. Bold Solutions.
At Hampshire, you're guided by esteemed and expert faculty members as you pursue your individual questions, generate original research, and prepare to make lasting impact.
Leyla Munist F22 and Hallie Spell F23 Join Forces on the Farm
Learn More
Jacory Martin F24 Took His Passion for Film Studies All the Way to Cannes
Learn MoreLatest News and Events
Jane Marsching 85F Combines a Passion for Sustainability with a Thriving Art Practice
As an artist, teacher, and sustainability activist, alum Jane Marsching 85F has lived out the Hampshire College vision of creating a community known for “creativity as invention that spans and links arts, humanities, and sciences.”
Hampshire Professor Nathan McClain Receives MacDowell Fellowship
McClain is the author of two collections of poetry: Previously Owned, longlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award, and Scale. He teaches at Hampshire and in the Brooklyn Writers Foundry low-residency M.F.A. program and serves as poetry editor of the Massachusetts Review.
Professor Jess Erion Is Narrative Designer of a New Virtual Reality Game
Visiting Assistant Professor of Game Design Jess Erion worked on the immersive game Hotel Infinity, released in November 2025 by Studio Chyr. According to one reviewer, “Hotel Infinity is a standout example of true room-scale VR. . .”
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
Nondiscrimination Statement
Hampshire College does not discriminate in admission, employment, or administration of the rights, privileges, programs, and activities on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, mental or physical disability, political belief or affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression or genetic information, or any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local law.