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Hampshire Dance Program Announces Annual Fall Performance 'Design and Chance'

Presented by the Hampshire Dance Program with students from Amherst Regional High School, as part of Hampshire College’s Family and Friends Weekend

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'Defying The Nazis' Film by Hampshire Alums Burns and Joukowsky Premieres on PBS

Burns recognized Joukowsky's groundbreaking film as “diamond in the rough” and the friends became creative collaborators for more than three years

Hampshire College Student Daniel Joslyn

Division III Profile: Joslyn Studies the Philosophy of Abolitionist Frederick Douglass

For His Division III Thesis, Daniel Joslyn Focused on Frederick Douglass's Speeches and Writings on Philosophy and Religion

Howard Wein

Hampshire Calls on Accomplished Culinary and Farming Alums for New Cafe

Alums supporting Hampshire's local food and farms initiative include esteemed restaurateur Howard Wein who once interrupted his Div III to chef for the Beastie Boys

A Bright, Shining Moment

Hampshire alum and trustee Lucy McFadden, a physical scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, serves as co-investigator on the Dawn Mission to the asteroid 4 Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres

Former Boston Red Sox Pitcher Bill "Spaceman" Lee

Off the Record With the Spaceman: When Bill Lee Pitched for Hampshire

The fabled Red Sox ace reminisces playing pickup ball at Hampshire, "A Bohemian culture, a lot of the guys were long-haired. But they could play, called themselves Division IV National Champs."

Marie Hershkowitz with her sons Sam and Ben.

Scholarship in Honor of Hampshire Alum, Local Educator Established

Gift will provide aid to Hampshire students interested in childhood learning and education with an emphasis on helping children on the autism spectrum

Hampshire College Student Emma Pici-D'Ottavio

Division III Profile: Emma Pici-D'Ottavio On Art Therapy

Pici-D'Ottavio combined psychology and art for an innovative project that could have implications for the treatment of depression

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Collections, Connections, and (at least) One Collision: NSS Summer 2016

Non Satis Scire, Hampshire's Alumni Magazine, Summer 2016

Scenes From the Hampshire College Division IV Weekend

Center for Design Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Hampshire's Center for Design has taught and inspired more than twelve hundred students and alums over two decades

Hampshire College Commencement 2016

Hampshire College Commencement 2016 Celebrates Student Achievements

Hampshire College Commencement 2016 was held on May 14

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Three Hampshire Graduates Receive 2016-17 Fulbright Awards

The grants to Eve Allen, Kristina Moss Gunnarsdóttir, and Leanna Pohevitz for the Fulbright US Student Program will enable them to work in Peru, Mexico, and Turkey, respectively

R.W. Kern Center Ribbon-Cutting

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Honors Hundreds Who Helped Build R.W. Kern Center

Event speakers say new building will help secure the College’s future, address campus space constraints, serve education, and inspire sustainable development broadly

Natane Halasz and Sarah Steely

Steely and Halasz Honored as 2016 Carol and Blair Brown Award Recipients

Award recognizes staff members who make an exceptional contribution to the College

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Center for Design 20th Anniv Sets the Theme of Div IV Weekend

The college's Division IV alum weekend theme 'Build, Create, Design' marks the Center for Design's anniversary

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Div III Profile: Humphrey-Blanco Studies Genocide in Modern Guatemalan Art

Humphrey-Blanco's Division III sheds light on the artists of the Guatemalan Civil War, who transformed violence into art

Hampshire Alum Olivia Masi Biller

Int'l Science Journal Publishes Student's Bee Immunity Research

Research by Olivia Masi Biller for her Division III thesis was recently published by a prestigious scientific journal, PLOS One

Hampshire Ranks Among Top U.S. Colleges for Alums Earning Doctorates

The federal Survey of Earned Doctorates places Hampshire in the top 1.4% of colleges nationwide by the percentage of alums who earn the most advanced degree in their field

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Hampshire College Events March - April 2016

Upcoming events include national conferences, international guest speakers, theatre, exhibits, readings, career panels, and an outdoor festival

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Alumni Panel Event To Focus On Immigration, Anti-Immigrant Policy

Professor Valentín-Escobar, event organizer, says the panel will take a hard look at the evolving dynamics and realities of anti-immigrant policy

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Alums and Students To Gather for Career Dev Panel Events

Events on professional development after college will bring together Hampshire alums and students on campus this month

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Matthews Retirement Exhibit Reflects on Her Time at Hampshire

Sandra Matthews's retirement exhibit will be presented in the Leo Model Gallery from March 22 to April 15 with an opening reception on March 24

SXSW Director Pierson Developed Critical Eye as Hampshire Student

While studying film as a Hampshire student, SXSW festival director Janet (Perlberg) Pierson frequented the nightly screenings on campus and delved into critical film theory.

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Hampshire College Events: February and March 2016

Hampshire students are producing a range of events this term, from performances to conferences to exhibits and more

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Alumni Artists Use Found Objects in Library Gallery Exhibit

Exhibit by two alumni artists features works linked to contemporary culture, sustainability, and the history of the found object in art.

Culture of Radical Engagement

Hampshire Invites Campus Community to Radically Engage

Ethics and the Common Good Project hosts free 'Culture of Radical Engagement' workshops and events the week of Feb. 21

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New Exhibit Showcases Young Photographers from Vietnam

Exhibit of photographs from a workshop led by Hampshire College alum Jamie Maxtone-Graham opens February 17.

Hampshire alum and Board Member Stephan Jost has been appointed Director and CEO of the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO).

Stephan Jost appointed Director and CEO of the Art Gallery of Ontario

Jost will oversee the Gallery’s collections, exhibitions and programs, human resources, facilities, and the institution’s further growth and development.

A $200,000 grant from the Roddenberry Foundation will challenge Hampshire College’s teachers and students to find interdisciplinary solutions to climate change, sustainability, resilience, and social justice

Roddenberry Foundation Funds Sustainability Solve-A-Thon

Grant will support innovative approaches to climate change and sustainability at Hampshire.

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What Does Empathy Look Like?

Non Satis Scire 2016: Empathy Through A Personal Lens

Julia Buntaine

Art meets science in alum's artworks, ventures

Artist Julia Buntaine has launched nonprofit ventures cultivating partnerships between science and art communities

Jake Schievink

Soundin' Like Weself: Jacob Hochberger's radio documentary featured on Afropop Worldwide

Hochberger’s Division III project highlights raspo, a form of rhythmic poetry that came out of the black power movement in the 1970s and ’80s.

Todos En Bici photo by Quyen Luu

Meo wins Mexican Cities Initiative fellowship from Harvard School of Design

Hampshire alum Mike Meo has won a research grant to study in Mexico City

Catherine Craig

Alum Craig Sees Law Degree as Tool Kit for Social Change

Alum Catherine Craig works at the intersection of law and social justice, in public-interest environmental work.

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Carol Varney Elected Alumni Trustee

Carol Varney has been voted in as one of the College’s two elected alumni trustees.

Earth Day event produced by Lindsay Cope

Alum's Peace Corps Service and Master's Program Focused on International Environmental Policy

Lindsay Cope is in her final year of a 27-month service assignment as a Peace Corps volunteer, while earning her master’s degree

Praise for Alum Liev Schreiber in "Spotlight"

Hampshire alum Liev Schreiber is receiving rave reviews for his part in the film Spotlight.

Claire Hawley-Crews

Alum Hawley-Crews Opens Florence Pie Bar

Hampshire graduate Claire Hawley-Crews ‘11F and owner Maura Glennon recently opened The Florence Pie Bar.

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Theatre Students Travel to NYC to See Alum Lupita Nyong'o in Eclipsed

Theatre students and faculty recently traveled to NYC to see alumna and Academy-Award winning actress Lupita Nyong’o perform off-Broadway in Eclipsed, which is set to have its Broadway debut in February.

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Alum Lisa Trivedi to Give Lecture in Honor of Professor's Retirement

Lisa Trivedi 86F to give lecture in honor of Prof. Susan Tracy's retirement.

Ken Burns

Ken Burns Selected as 2016 Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal

Hampshire alum and award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns was recently announced as the 2016 Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal.

Music

Alum Musician Daniel Lopatin Interviewed in Vanity Fair

Hampshire College alum Daniel Lopatin, known as Oneohtrix Point Never, is interviewed in the October issue of Vanity Fair.

Robin Coste Lewis

Alum Robin Coste Lewis Wins National Book Award for Poetry

Hampshire alum and former faculty member Robin Coste Lewis has won the 2015 National Book Award for Poetry.

Kate P. Freedberg Pinhole

Experimental Pinhole Photo Exhibit by Hampshire Alum to Debut at Campus Gallery

An exhibition of pinhole photographs captured by Hampshire College alum Kate P. Freedberg opens in the Leo Model Gallery on November 18.

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Hampshire Alum Poet, a National Book Award Finalist, Returned to Campus for Reading

Robin Coste Lewis is a finalist for the 2015 National Book Award for Poetry.

Hampshire's Tribute to Mathematics Professor Garners International Recognition

Professor David Kelly insisted he didn't want a retirement party, but he's getting a virtual party instead as his retirement story has now been shared by hundreds of media outlets.

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Hampshire Alum's Music Documentary Embraced on Global Festival Circuit

As part of the ongoing promotional tour for his newest documentary Danny Says, Hampshire alum Brendan Toller will hold a special screening at Amherst Cinema.

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Dick Cantwell 74F Profiled on the 'Soul of Seattle Beer'

Hampshire Alum Dick Cantwell 74F, cofounder of Elysian Brewing, was the sole nay vote in Elysian Brewing’s recent sale to Anheuser-Busch. Seattle Met profiles Cantwell on his crusade to "save the soul of Seattle beer."

Hampshire College 45th Anniversary

Hampshire College at 45: The Making of an Anniversary

“Each year at Hampshire was so different, a year-long adventure. You never knew what to expect,” says Suyeon Min 11F. “This weekend reminded me of that.”

Cassidy Rappaport

Cassidy Rappaport 12F Wins Charley Richardson Award

After classmates establish a prize to remember the union activist and educator, its first recipient will deepen her work in refugee resettlement in Chicago.

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Alum Josh Goldman and the Piscivore's Dilemma

Josh Goldman, CEO of Australis Aquaculture, is featured in "The Piscivore's Dilemma," an article on how to ethically and sustainability consume fish, in the May issue of Outside magazine.

Interpreting the Wake

Interpreting the Wake

A contingent of Hampshire alums, students, and other contributors debut an audio version of Finnegans Wake, which they collaboratively read and set to music.

Brett Morgen's Newest Documentary Featured in the New York Times

Filmmaker and Hampshire alum Brett Morgen’s new documentary Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck was recently featured in the New York Times.

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Choreographer Stephen Petronio 74F Named 2015 Doris Duke Artist

Hampshire College alum and choreographer Stephen Petronio 74F has been named as a 2015 Doris Duke Artist.

Howard Wein

Hospitality Developer and Operator Howard Wein 93F Inteviewed on WRSI

Howard Wein 93F is interviewed on WRSI about his jet-setting journey from chef for the Beastie Boys to becoming a renowned hospitality developer and operator.

April 6: Rhys Ernst and Faith Soloway from Transparent's Creative Team

Hampshire College hosted filmmaker and artist Rhys Ernst and writer and musician Faith Soloway on Monday, April 6.

Justin Baldwin

Research Begun in Div III Featured on Journal Cover

Justin Baldwin 08F’s research expanding on his Division III project was recently featured on the cover of acclaimed ecology journal Oecologia.

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Helen Cohen's New Film Chronicles Physician's Recovery after Devastating Injury

"Much to our delight, the film has been very moving and inspiring for so many people," says filmmaker Helen Cohen 77S.

Hampshire College Alum Abby Grace Drake

Abby Grace Drake's "Significant" Discovery About Dog Evolution

In a "blockbuster" of a research paper, Drake theorizes that wolves essentially domesticated themselves at the perimeter of human developments.

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Dana Pollan's Family Cookbook Encourages Healthy Eating

The Pollan Family Table, a cookbook coauthored by alumna Dana Pollan 80F, her sisters Lori and Tracy, and her mother Corky, was recently featured in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.

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Jeff Sharlet 90F Wins National Magazine Award

Hampshire alum Jeff Sharlet 90F recently received the National Magazine Award for his reporting for GQ on the challenges that the LGBTQ community faces in Putin's Russia.

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Feb. 16: Writer and Poet Eula Biss 95F

On Immunity: An Inoculation represents a hybrid genre of award-winning author Eula Biss’s own making — personal essay/cultural criticism/journalism.

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Matt Lorenz 00F Makes New Sounds Out of Old Objects

Matt Lorenz 00F, the architect and sole member of The Suitcase Junket, sings, strums and plays up to four instruments with his feet, creating a sound that is not easily forgotten.

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Hampshire Alum Evan Viera Animates Coldplay's Interactive Video "Ink"

Coldplay’s new interactive video features the animation work of Hampshire College alum Evan Viera 02F.

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'From physics research to human rights advocacy'

Physics Today interviews alum Hadi Ghaemi. Ghaemi, cofounder and executive director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.

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Alum Gabrielle Hamilton 83F Interviewed in Sunday Book Review

Alum Gabrielle Hamilton 83F, chef and author of Prune and Blood, Bones and Butter was recently interviewed in the New York Times’ Sunday Book Review.

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Ground Broken for R. W. Kern Center

The groundbreaking for the R. W. Kern Center on November 14 marked the official beginning of Hampshire College’s most ambitious building project in decades.

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Photos from Family & Friends Weekend

The 2014 Family & Friends Weekend was held October 24-26 at Hampshire College.

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Jeffrey Hollender 74S and Daughter Team Up to Create Fair-Trade Condoms

Jeffrey Hollender 74S, founder of Seventh Generation, and his daughter Meika Hollender are co-founders of Sustain Condoms. They are interviewed in Grist about their company.

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Alum Jos Truitt 04F in the Guardian on Transgender Equality

Alum Jos Truitt 04F writes for the Guardian in the recent article, "Trans people need more than beloved celebrity spokespeople. We need equality."

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Sanhattan: Antonia Colodro's Work as Part of XPat Nation Series

As part of Xpat Nation's series“America, through the lens of an expatriate,” alum Antonia Colodro compares life in New York with Santiago Chile.

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Alum Tanja Hollander's "Are You Really My Friend?" Featured in Slate Magazine

On New Year's Eve 2010, while composing a handwritten letter to a friend in Afghanistan and writing on Facebook to a friend in Jakarta (Sandeep Ray 88F), Tanja Hollander 90F started thinking seriously about the many forms friendship can take.

Alum Erica Huggins, President of Imagine Entertainment, featured in 'Variety'

Alum Erica Huggins 83F, president of Imagine Entertainment, is featured in Variety magazine as part of their 2014 Women's Impact Report about women in the entertainment industry.

Akil Gibbons

Akil Gibbons' "Paper City" Screened at Northampton Film Festival

Paper City, a documentary film by Akil Gibbons 08F, follows Hampshire alum Iesha Ramos 09F, a Holyoke native who mentors students in her afterschool program, the Teen Resource Project.

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Alum Faith Okpotor 01F Recognized for Outstanding Research and Writing

Alum Faith Okpotor 01F has been recognized for her outstanding research and writing focused on post-election violence in Africa.

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Essayist Eula Biss 95F 'On Immunity'

In On Immunity, award-winning essayist Eula Biss 95F explores the history and science of vaccination. Learn more

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Colosceum Names Siddharth Anand Kumar 94F as Creative Head of Fiction

Siddharth Anand Kumar 94F has been named Creative Head of Fiction by Colosceum Media, a television production company. Kumar will be responsible for all creative operations including scripting, casting, and writing.

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Adam Krellenstein 07F's Counterparty Ready to take on Wall Street

Adam Krellenstein 07F is featured in Upstart Business Journal for the creation of Counterparty, a peer-to-peer financial trading model now being used by Overstock.com.

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Jen Rosenblit 01F Receives Bessie Award for Emerging Choreographer

Alum Jen Rosenblit 01F has received a Bessie Award for emerging choreographer. Rosenblit won the award for her work “Natural Dance.”

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Martial Arts Instructor Samuel Kanner Receives Award

Samuel Kanner 03F, a martial arts instructor in OPRA, has received an award from Shotokan Karate of America—the 2013 Member of the Year, given for "exemplary service to SKA and its members in the East region."

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Hampshire of Color Builds Community, Connections

The Hampshire of Color weekend March 28-30 was more than a reunion.

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Hampshire Grad Worked on Frozen's Academy Award-winning Animation

From an early age, Benjamin Fiske 02F knew he wanted to be an animator.

Reeve Thompson 93F: How Hampshire Prepared Me

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