Alumni News

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

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

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

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."

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

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

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

Hampshire College Commencement 2016 was held on May 14

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Non Satis Scire 2016: Empathy Through A Personal Lens

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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."

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

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.

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

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

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.  

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

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

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

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.

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

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. 

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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."

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