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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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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.
Div III Student Forrest Fleur S23 Talks Drag and Environmental Justice
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Nadja Mogilewski 20F Sculpts with “Collaborative” Biological Materials and Exhibits in College Gallery
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Hampshire College Mourns Founder and Second President, Charles R. Longsworth
Chuck — as he was known to the community — was a founder of the College, the first employee of Hampshire, and its president 1971–77, as well as co-author of The Making of a College. He died on January 8, 2025, in Concord, Massachusetts.
Professor Alan Goodman Honored with Biological Anthropology Award for Book on Race
Ken Hoffmhis highly accessible and intellectually rigorous text does the difficult work of engaging with incredibly thorny issues ranging from racialized measures of IQ to DNA ancestry while providing detailed and scientifically grounded answers in a narrative framing.
Alum Jonathan Stevens 81S on Baking, Community, and “The Hungry Ghost Bread Book”
The co-owner of Hungry Ghost Bread in Northampton, is celebrating the release of The Hungry Ghost Bread Book (Chelsea Green Publishing). The book brings together recipes, stories, and reflections from his decades of baking and community-building.
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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