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Beau Guenther 23S Balances Competitive Bike Racing, Art, and Photography

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Leyla Munist F22 and Hallie Spell F23 Join Forces on the Farm

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Jacory Martin, in a tux, smiling from the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival

Jacory Martin F24 Took His Passion for Film Studies All the Way to Cannes

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Latest News and Events

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Hampshire Dance Program Presents “HAZE: The Heightened Liminal Sense”

An evening of new dance works by eight student choreographers. Performances will take place on Thursday, February 12, and Friday, Friday February 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hampshire College Music and Dance Building in the Main Dance Studio; doors open at 7 p.m.

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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.”

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Photos scattered on a concrete floor, an installation by Anthony Discenza

Art Gallery Presents “Dæmonomania,” by Anthony Discenza

Encompassing a diverse range of appropriated materials, the exhibition centers on how operative metaphors drawn from occult and supernatural belief inform our relationship to technology. On view February 6 to March 21, 2026. Opening reception February 13, 5–7 p.m.

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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

Lupita Nyong'o 03F

Oscar-winning actress of 12 Years a Slave, model, and writer

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Jon Krakauer

Jon Krakauer 72F

Mountaineer and bestselling author of Under the Banner of Heaven

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Hampshire College alum Ian Spalter

Ian Spalter 94F

Tech and design pro, currently head of Instagram Japan

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Rhys Ernst

Rhys Ernst 01S

Filmmaker and coproducer of Amazon's Golden Globe-winning show Transparent

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