Alumni News

To date, Ken Burns’s films have been recognized with a host of Emmys, Oscar nominations, and Peabody Awards, and Burns has received more than 25 honorary degrees.

The docuseries includes interviews with the founders as well as past employees, many of whom lost their savings during their time working for the company. 

Attendees will need to show proof of vaccination, masks will be required during all indoor events, and the office of alumni and family relations is working to ensure that all meals will take place outside. 

In July, Edes received a grant to launch a community-based program at the intersection of spirituality, art, and embodiment, using an experiential and discussion-based learning model similar to their Hampshire education.

Nirman Dave 15F and Tapojit (Tapu) Debnath 15F started Obviously AI in 2018. Dave also serves as the chief executive officer and Debnath as the chief technology officer for the company.

Founded in 2014, the goal of the Wild Seed Project is to build awareness of the importance of native plants and to give people the tools to restore biodiversity.

The book was one of five selected by bestselling author Harlan Coben.

Durant’s piece, "Work in Progress," focuses on a film Durant made during the pandemic. Nabi examines her experiences in Pakistan, as well as news cycles received from different parts of the world.

As part of her research, Alkattan will study the specific impact that intermittently-piped drinking water has on microbial drinking water quality.

Hampshire College alum Kanya D'Almeida 06F, a Sri Lankan writer and journalist, is the 2021 winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize.

Hampshire alums Mollie Hartford 01F, Lisa Dana Goding 88F, and Kate Lindroos-Conlin 04F and their nonprofit It Takes a Village were recently awarded a Nonprofit Excellence Award.

"Embracing skill-building in writing and research and new developments in my creative style, I allowed myself room to improvise and discover new things in every project I worked on."

Newly minted Hampshire College graduate Jacey Shal’e Carrier 17F has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study in South Korea for the 2021-22 academic year.

When non-profit activist, film producer, and venture capitalist Artemis Joukowsky III 81F first chose to attend Hampshire, he worried he'd be the black sheep of his family.  

Economist and Hampshire alum Heather Boushey 88F currently serves as a key member of President Joe Biden's Council of Economic Advisers.

The graphic novel Nubia, written by the author L.L. McKinney with art by alum Robyn Smith 11F,  is one of several graphic novels featured in a recent New York Times article.

Her projects involve the work of artists such as Alexander Calder, Georgia O’Keeffe, Isamu Noguchi, and Charles and Ray Eames.  

Story Clark 71F’s company, TravelStorysGPS, enables organizations to create high-quality, mini-podcast-like audio content that tells authentic stories about local places and travel routes.

Since graduating from Hampshire College last May, Ché Williams 16F has been working as a production assistant for a docuseries on the Tulsa Race Massacre that will air on the History Channel later this year.

The film explores the ways biases and discrimination exist within the algorithms and data that drive our increasingly technological world.  

His newest documentary, Hemingway, will premiere April 5 on PBS.

Gamble is an internationally recognized expert on the history of race and American medicine, racial and ethnic disparities in health and healthcare, and bioethics.

Hampshire College added five new members to its Board of Trustees in the last fiscal year, starting July 1, 2020. 

Moore will use the funds for research on geographic and racial disparities in breast cancer diagnoses and treatment.

The article examines a variety of somatic practices individuals can use during the pandemic to improve mental and physical health. 

The $50,000 fellowships seek to “support the creation, development, and production of new works by early career and emerging artists.”

Their multidisciplinary research combines chemistry, analytical chemistry, environmental science, physical anthropology, and archaeological science.

Manny Castro 02F, executive director of the New Immigrant Community Empowerment organization in Queens, NY, was recognized with a $200,000 grant from the David Prize.

Valencia's newest work, "Solo B," premiered in November.

Former Obama White House staff member and longtime director of development strategy at the Obama Foundation, Jamie Citron 01F was recently named to the Biden-Harris administration. 

A Hampshire alum links her work as a civil rights lawyer to her studies in storytelling

An alum reflects on life in Italy during the Covid-19 lockdown 

A Jamaican cartoonist illuminates issues of blackness in a traditionally white medium

Based in Los Angeles, Meara O’Reillly is a composer, artist, and instrument designer, playing music that’s largely of her own creation

When he set out to study science and film, alum Aaron Edell 01F had no idea that he was laying the groundwork for a career.

In a new publication, Hampshire alum and PopDev Director Anne Hendrixson 91F puts population control in its place

"AT HAMPSHIRE I LEARNED HOW TO LEARN," HE SAYS

Jason Cilo 88F knows how to make his company produce

Wherein Steve Nadis 73F pens an autobiography culled from two decades of “Notes from Alums” submissions

Every spring, the Div-Free Bell clangs jubilantly from Hampshire’s campus for days and weeks on end. 

Bells, borders, a Bessie Award winner, and the confessions of a class notes fanatic: what's inside Non Satis Scire, Fall 2018

Hernandez will complete his term as Trustee in the spring and begin to advise the College on its 50th Anniversary celebration

Non Satis Scire, Spring 2018, is a wrap. Science and art (together again), Nellie Greene 70F remembered, and other reflections

Wiriadjaja will teach abroad for the 2018-2019 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.

The duo will also screen the award-winning film ‘Hannah’ at the presentation on March 22

Hampshire alum Julia Buntaine and Amherst alum Jonathon Keats will headline a public special event on Friday, March 2

The co-founder of The Brooklyn Kitchen is having a moment, from The New York Times to an episode of The Untitled Action Bronson Show on Viceland network

The College ranks #39 among US colleges and universities by percentage of grads who earn the most-advanced research degree

Hampshire alum Arslan Muradi and a group of allies at Hampshire and Tufts teamed up to help his family escape the Taliban

Reading Elie Wiesel in Trump Tower (and other acts of Hampshire-ness)

Samy Schrade and Mae Fuller use a study-abroad experience to develop custom products for people with chemical sensitivities

Weiss wrote her thesis utilizing intensive research to draft a national policy she hopes will inform generations of students

Hampshire student Lan Phuong “Panda” Nguyen Hoang collaborated with professors throughout the Five Colleges to study superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

O'Rourke is a youth delegate to the COP23 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Germany this year, her second year in the role

DelRosso has been published by two peer-reviewed science journals and has presented at two global science conferences

Challenged to design their own degree programs and present to faculty committees, Hampshire students and grads have a record of earning national awards equal to those of other top colleges

Gift will fund a course on learning differences and inclusion, internships for students concerned with equitable education for youths with disabilities, and an annual conference

President Lash reaffirms Hampshire’s commitment to addressing and preventing sexual violence, assault, and harassment, and providing a fair, impartial process for anyone involved in a sexual misconduct case

A Hamp alum, Gunnarsdóttir served the past year as a Fulbright Fellow in Mexico City, and was previously Associate Director of Admissions

Hampshire Summer 2017 Program students concluded their studies with a day of presentations modeled after Division III showcases

Fuentes’s project sheds light on anti-Roma sentiment through linguistics and media studies in her native Spain

From Non Satis Scire, The Hampshire College Alumni Magazine, Summer 2017

Fund honors Professor of Psychology Stillings, who began teaching at Hampshire in 1971 and helped shape the field of Cognitive Science

The premiere of the alumni exhibit Of Soil and Tongues opened three days of campus activities, discussions, and tours for Hampshire's returning alums

Award marks the 13th Fulbright received by Hampshire students and young alums the past six years

From Non Satis Scire, The Hampshire College Alumni Magazine, Summer 2017

The origins of a circular diploma, ruminations on Velázquez’s Las Meninas, Eqbal Ahmad’s first campus visit, Division IIIs, and a spirited discussion on theater and literature among faculty

Of Soil and Tongues premieres Thursday June 1 as part of Amherst Arts Night Plus and continues through the Amherst Poetry Fest

The team designed the Health and Environmental Analytics Toolkit (HEAT) to save small farms time and money by alerting them when cattle are in peak fertility

Natalie Strohm receives the first scholarship from the $500,000 endowment established by alum Elisabeth Carter to advance “the highest potential of human beings”. 

Shulkin earned his bachelor's in science in 1982 – Faculty Advisors Nancy Lowry and Ray Coppinger helped him design a personalized premed studies program.

Hampshire alums and students are among those presenting to the 1,000 organizers, students, and community members from across the country gathering on campus

In honor of his late wife, Hampshire parent Alexander “Sandy” Astin has established The Helen S. Astin Fund for Research on Women

Part Three of Three Selections of Speeches From The Kern Center Dedication on September 16

Part One Of Three Selections of Speeches From the Kern Center Dedication on September 16

For his Div III thesis, Sander Thoenes studied abroad in 1991 and authored “Soviet Journalism in the Gorbachev Years,” earning a $10,000 MacArthur Foundation grant. From Non Satis Scire, Hampshire College Alumni Magazine, Fall 2016

From Non Satis Scire, The Hampshire College Alumni Magazine, Fall 2016

From Non Satis Scire, The Hampshire College Alumni Magazine, Fall 2016

Writing book (plates), documenting New Orleans band leaders, talking molecular biology, making a great pair of sideburns, dishing it out at the Red Barn, and more

A series of student Division III shows will lead up to the exhibit 'In each hand I keep each of my eyes' centered on Manuel Álvarez Bravo photographs

Rare manuscript owned by alum Bob McCarthy was analyzed as part of the 2016 Institute for Curatorial Practice Internship Program at Hampshire  

Hampshire College Art Gallery presents exhibit of immersive video artworks on display until November 10

Eqbal Symposium talk was part of a week of events themed 'Looking Back, Moving Forward,' continuing a year of focus on the College’s commitment to undo racism

Events include a week dedicated to study, reflection, and discussion about our work on campus and in society to undo racism and support communities of color

His friends name a bus stop in memory of his frequently exploring the Five Colleges, and as a metaphor for his constantly exploring the world  

Research examines the global medical establishment's false perceptions of the weakness of the female body and the greatest health risks to women during childbirth

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

Daniel Joslyn's Division III thesis studying Douglass's writings on philosophy and religion helped him earn a prestigious graduate fellowship at NYU

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

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