Reimagining Education. Revolutionizing the Future.
Since 1970, we've been transforming how college works and 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.
Our collaborative approach to learning allows us to urgently tackle our world's most complex challenges. 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.
Student Creates Documentary/Memoir About Experience of Adoption and Trust
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Historian Malcolm Purinton 98F Brews Together the Study of Sociology, Globalization, and Beer
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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
Fall 2022 Covid-19 Information
We will continue to monitor and respond to the most up-to-date CDC guidance, health data in Hampshire and surrounding counties, as well as any changes in state or local public health regulations, and adjust campus policy accordingly. Hampshire College remains committed to providing a vibrant, fully in-person educational and social experience to our new and returning students.
Latest News and Events
Professor Thom Long on Teaching Agility and Unbounded Thinking
Thom Long, architecture and design professor, explains why the world needs thinkers who don't just have expertise in a single discipline, but understand how different disciplines intersect—and in what ways they impact society.
Alum Brett Morgen 87F Directs Kaleidoscopic David Bowie Documentary “Moonage Daydream”
Moonage Daydream, the first ever officially sanctioned film on David Bowie, explores Bowie’s creative journey through sublime, kaleidoscopic, and never-before-seen footage.
Alum Jessie Hendricks 02F Takes Viewers Inside The Getty in YouTube Series “Becoming Artsy”
“I’m a science-y math kind of person and yet I work at the Getty, famous for its art and culture, so I decided to go on a quest to learn about art and discover all I can," says Jessie Hedricks 02F.
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