Bernadette Burke (she/her)
Senior Associate Director of Admissions
Territories: Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota
Why I love working at Hampshire: I love speaking with Hampshire students and learning about the questions that carry them along their path while witnessing their process of solving real-world problems. I am fortunate to work in an environment where the educational philosophy of asking “What questions drive you?” transcends the classroom and guides our daily vision in admissions.
Best-kept secret at Hampshire: The Div III archives demonstrate the amazing array of projects created by Hampshire students and the varied expertise they have brought forth into the world.
A random fact about me: I have driven coast to coast across the U.S. several times as well as having driven almost the complete north to south routes on both U.S. coasts. I love the wide range of landscapes and people that encompass this continent!
Favorite spot in the Pioneer Valley: I have too many favorites to list all of them but here are a few: Mt. Pollux, Barton Cove, Sojourner Truth Memorial, Leverett Peace Pagoda, Long Mountain, Lilaclands, Quabbin Reservoir (Gates 5 and 11 are great hikes!), and the Swift River.
If I could teach classes they would be called: The History of Inequity in Education Based on the Property Tax Model of Funding: Researching the Links Between Healthy Micro-Economies and Societal Infrastructure in Rural and Urban Settings.