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.
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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.
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Oscar-winning actress of 12 Years a Slave, model, and writer
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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
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
Film and Video Professor Magda Bermudez 10F Encourages Student to Examine Media and Power
“It’s vital for students to critically reflect on the ways systems of power are inscribed formally in the media they encounter,” Bermudez says. “I’m dedicated to creating courses in which students cultivate their unique cinematic vision and critically engage with the mechanisms behind our media industry toward the development of their own media ethic.”
Hampshire College’s Semester Unbound Creates Campus Climate Action Plan
As part of Hampshire’s recent curricular evolution, which further dissolved the already porous boundaries relating to disciplinary thinking in the College’s academics, a new kind of course, the Semester Unbound, was born. The course, unlike any form of study Hampshire has offered, before gives students the opportunity to tackle a real-world problem from a multitude of angles.
Lorna Hunt Named Chief Information Officer
Hampshire is pleased to announce the appointment of Lorna Hunt, an information technology executive with more than 25 years’ experience in higher education, as chief information officer, a new role at the College. Hunt will report directly to President Ed Wingenbach while serving as the liaison between Hampshire and Ellucian, the College’s IT managed services partner.
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