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Majora Carter keynote address at Kern Center Dedication

Hampshire Dedicates R.W. Kern Center

A day of keynotes and a dedication ceremony featured MacArthur "genius" fellow Majora Carter, environmentalist/author Bill McKibben, and architect Jason McLennan, creator of the Living Building Challenge

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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

Sue Darlington

Tradition of Environmental Justice Courses Continues This Fall

Class topics include global overpopulation, agriculture, and international relations, connected to themes of justice and equity

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Majora Carter, Bill McKibben, and Jason McLennan to Headline Dedication Event for Environmentalism and Environmental Justice

1,000+ expected to hear the panel featuring acclaimed social entrepreneurs, plus Hampshire alum environmentalist Gary Hirshberg and many more

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In Year Two, Hampshire's No-SAT No-ACT Strategy Continues to Align Admissions with Mission

The College is still disqualified from the U.S. News rankings for rejection of standardized testing

Hampshire College Student Josh Minot at work on his Agrigatr project

Division III Profile: Five Students Develop Tech Venture for Assessing Livestock Health

Josh Minot and a team of fellow students combined their skills across disciplines to develop an innovative plan and product for helping farmers

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Division III Profile: Support Structures for First-Generation College Students

For her Division III thesis, Vivianna Alvarez studied college access and retention for first-generation students, and conducted research and interviews at 10 private liberal arts colleges

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New Class of Students Urged to Own Their Education, at Orientation Shaped by Students

Hampshire's alternative approach to Orientation recognized by global media outlet The Guardian

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Students in Summer Farm Program Learn Solar Design for Agriculture

Hampshire College Farm hosts NSF grant-funded summer program for second year

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SHIFT Foundation Increases Gift to Hampshire Ethics Program to $4.59 Million

Expanded gift will endow a Professorship in Applied Ethics and the Common Good, and courses and research on morality, ethical behavior, and social institutions

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Hampshire Welcomes Exhibit Display for 'Brown Bear' Picture Book 50th Anniversary

Classic "Red Bird" illustration is on display in the College's central wildflower meadow; enchanting exhibit extends to 14 sites around Amherst

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Chautauqua Institution Features Professor Darlington and Advisor Bernstein in Summer Lecture Series

Professor Susan Darlington and Rabbi Ellen Bernstein were invited to deliver lectures at the esteemed Institution which hosts more than 100,000 guests per summer

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

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Andrea Domingue Is New Director of Multicultural & International Student Services

Domingue will direct the operation of Hampshire’s Lebrón-Wiggins-Pran Cultural Center

Groundbreaking Ceremony solar arrays August 2016

Hampshire breaks ground on solar arrays, aims to drop CO2 emissions by 3,000 metric tons/year

The most severe impacts of global warming affect people in poor communities, President Lash stressed at the ceremony

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Division III Profile: Nicole DelRosso on DNA Computing

DelRosso presented her thesis research on DNA computing in the spring at the 13th Annual Foundations of Nanoscience Conference in Utah

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Hampshire To Dedicate R.W. Kern Center with Daylong Community Event

'What Buildings Should Do' event to explore environmentalism and environmental justice with national thought leaders, hands-on workshops

Hampshire College Professors and Dancers Becky Nordstrom and Deborah Goffe

Setbacks, Outtakes, and a Little Gem of Hampshire-ness

Faculty In Conversation: Professors and Dancers Becky Nordstrom and Deborah Goffe

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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 scene from Hampshire College Professor Polina Barskova's Play, The Living Pictures

Can Art Fight War?

Barskova, associate professor of Russian literature at Hampshire, is one of her country’s most famous poets, and 2015 winner of Russia’s oldest independent literary award, the Andrei Bely Prize

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

Hampshire College Professor of Film and Photography Abraham Ravett

Holding Hands with Ilse

Professor Abraham Ravett was haunted by the photo of the German teenage girl who had taken care of him in Walbrzych in 1950. All he knew was her first name. Ilse

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."

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Students Win Top Design Prize at National Conference

As the only undergraduate team competing, six Hampshire students won the top prize in the American Ecological Engineering Society’s student design challenge

Hampshire College Students From The Appropriate Technology & Students in Social Enterprise Course Spring 2016

Students in New Social Enterprise Course Learn to Develop Tech Serving Small Farms Worldwide

Students strive to create affordable agricultural products for developing countries and locally, in western Massachusetts

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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 Professor Emirita Charlene D'Avazno

Hampshire Professor D’Avanzo Writes Eco-Mystery

D'Avanzo's debut novel, Cold Blood, Hot Sea, uses fiction to engage readers in climate-change science and politics

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

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Hampshire Is Going 100% Solar for Electricity

Partner SolarCity has applied for permits to construct the largest campus solar power system in New England

Hampshire College Commencement 2016

Hampshire College Commencement 2016 Celebrates Student Achievements

Hampshire College Commencement 2016 was held on May 14

Students use the Collaborative Modeling Center

Students, Professors Present Research at National Ecological Conference

The R.W. Kern Center's green 'living building' systems are the focus of a yearlong Integrated Sciences program

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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

Official Historian of Hampshire College Ken Rosenthal

Hampshire Honors Ken Rosenthal for Fifty Years of Service

Hampshire's first treasurer and retiring trustee is honored and named the official Historian of the College

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

Barry Moser Mad Hatter Self-Portrait

Hampshire Acquires Works by Renowned Artist and Illustrator Barry Moser

Select works will debut as a special exhibit in the Hampshire College Art Gallery the first week of June

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Three Hampshire Professors Receive Grants for Research Abroad

Professors Branner, Darling, and Wallen receive Whiting Foundation grants for research to enrich current courses and develop new ones

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Sports Recap: Three Hampshire Teams Compete in League Playoffs

Soccer, basketball, and cross country teams competed in the playoffs this year in conference league play, while some Hampshire students played for Five Colleges teams

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

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

Hampshire College Commencement Flags

Commencement Speaker Is New York Activist, Writer, and Artist Reina Gossett

Gossett is 2014–2016 activist in residence at Barnard College’s Center for Research on Women

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Professor Girmay's New Book Is A National Poetry Month Pick by Oprah.com, NBC News

Girmay's new collection The Black Maria draws praise and recommendations by national media

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Professor Emeritus Coppinger on 'The Dogs Without Collars'

Ray Coppinger and his wife Lorna's new book, What Is A Dog? was recently featured in The New York Times

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End-Of-Year Events Feature Div III Concerts, Exhibits, More

Events include the release of this year’s edition of the literary and visual arts journal The Reader

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Division III Art Exhibitions Now on Display in Library Gallery

Exhibitions will be rotating in and out of gallery until April 30

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Statement on Investment Policy and Fossil Fuel and Private Prison Industries

Hampshire's investment policy, in place since 2011, has opposed such investments as businesses in the fossil fuel and private prison industries

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Coburn's Division III Inspires Public Schools To Act for Conservation and the Environment

Lydia Coburn’s work on her Division III was supported by an Earl Ubell Memorial Science Information Award from Hampshire

Alum Jonathan Wright

How To Build A Non-Toxic Net-Zero Living Building

Built with gifts of $8.9 million from major donors to date, and the efforts of students, employees, and builders over four years, R.W. Kern Center is a model of sustainability

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Professor Ellis Recognized for Blending Social Media in Humanities

Ellis used a Mellon Foundation grant to enable students to practice blended learning of digital tools like Pinterest in her contemporary women's fiction class

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Professor Johnson Publishes Book on China's One-Child Policy

Kay Ann Johnson's book documents the effects of China's one-child policy on the country and its people

A rock climber from Hampshire's OPRA program

Hampshire to Host College Outdoor Festival April 16

All-day event features guided hikes, workshops, and a talk by noted hiker Anish Anderson

Ancient Mummies Studied by Professor of Chemistry Dula Amarasiriwardena

Chemistry Professor Expands Research on Mummies and Toxic Metal Contamination

Professor Amarasiriwardena returned to Chile through a Fulbright Specialist award in environmental science and chemistry

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Hampshire Nominated for Webby Award for Best Mobile Site

College's New Website Is Judged One of Five Best Worldwide in 2015 by The Webbys, in the School/University Category

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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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Univ of Illinois Professor of African American Studies To Deliver Schocket Lecture

Professor Roderick Ferguson, professor of African American studies at the University of Illinois, will deliver this year's Schocket lecture

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CLPP Conference Celebrates 35 Years of Mobilizing for Reproductive Freedom

More than 1,000 students, activists, and community members are expected at the Civil Liberties and Public Policy (CLPP) Program’s 35th-anniversary conference

13th Annual New England Latinx Student Leadership Conference

Hampshire to Host New England Latino Student Leadership Conference

The conference, “Solidarity Through the Decolonization of Ourselves,” to feature presenters and speakers from across US

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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

Interdisciplinary Game Design Spring 2016

Students in Game Course Seek to Publish New Game in Four Months

Interdisciplinary Game Studio class is hard at work developing a new adventure mobile game

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

Renowned British poet, playwright, and Manchester University Chancellor Lemn Sissay

Renowned British Writer Sissay To Give Public Reading

Official poet for the London 2012 Olympics, Manchester University Chancellor Lemn Sissay to speak at public event on Sunday, March 27

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Hampshire to Host Five College PoetryFest 2016

Festival features two students from each member of the Five College consortium selected by their institution to read their poetry

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 Joins Launch of National Network for Mission-Driven Investing

College joins 77 founding members seeking globally-responsible investments

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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

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New Faculty Q&A with Jennifer Bajorek

Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature Jennifer Bajorek talks photography and decolonization, art and politics, and riding a motorcycle in high heels.

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Professors Tinson and Koehler Receive 2016 Gruber Awards for Excellence

The Gruber Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Advising, established by alum David Gruber to showcase faculty excellence, have been awarded to Professors Chris Tinson and Karen Koehler

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.

Aurelis Troncoso and friends, Hampshire In Cuba

Troncoso's International Exhibit and Capstone Research Celebrate Blackness in Cuba

Aurelis Troncoso’s second study abroad trip to Cuba unexpectedly paved the way for a third, funded by an Ethics and the Common Good grant, where she curated and premiered an international exhibit.

Daniel Altshuler, Hampshire College Assistant Professor of Linguistics

New Faculty Q&A with Daniel Altshuler

Professor Altshuler talks linguistics, twins, and his dream class.

Googie Daniels

Student Plans Hampshire Deaf Studies Conference To Remove Barriers

Googie Daniels is committed to bridging the hearing and Deaf communities through her Division III project, including launching a new Deaf Studies conference this month.

Hampshire Announces Ribbon-Cutting Opening Ceremony for Kern Center

"A living symbol of Hampshire's values in practice and ideas in action" – R.W. Kern Center to open Friday April 29, 2016, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the campus community at 10:30am

Jim Miller's students are amassing an online archive documenting the history of media, from radios to the Internet to Wi-Fi, that have shaped the evolution of the modern automobile.

From car radios to hotspots: Students in Media In Cars amassing public archive

Professor Miller’s seminar is supported by a Five College Blended Learning grant funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Poet, author, and advocate for the reform of the criminal justice system Dwayne Betts

Poet, Criminal Justice Reformer, Author Betts to Speak at Hampshire

Reginald Dwayne Betts is the featured speaker for this year's Andrew Salkey Memorial Reading

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Boston Globe Sunday Reports Hampshire's 'Major Leap Forward' Toward Sustainability

A Globe feature article details Hampshire's commitment to be carbon neutral by 2020, and calls the R.W. Kern Center 'a model of sustainability'

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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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Students Plan 7th Annual Five College Queer Gender and Sexuality Conference

Student-led conference to offer an accountable and supportive environment and explore a wide range of topics and their intersections.

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First-Year Students Dorm by Shared Interest in Living and Learning Communities

Students from last year's Culture, Brain and Development Community say the arrangement sparked organic conversations, friendships, and project collaborations

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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.

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Summer Programs for High School and College Students Open for 2016

Hampshire's summer math studies for high school students is legendary, now in its 43rd year – just as dynamic are 10 other summer programs for high school, college, and grad students, now open for registration.

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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.

Mississippi State University student Kylie Dennis found inspiration at Hampshire's Institute for Social Justice

Hampshire Social Justice Summer Program a Model for MSU Initiative

Mississippi State Univ student Kylie Dennis found inspiration from the Institute for Transforming Social Justice, part of Hampshire's Summer Academic Programs.

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Mellon Grant of $1.2 Million Funds Reinvention of Hampshire Library

Hampshire has earned the generous, seven-figure grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in response to the College’s proposal to remake our library and centralize academic support services.

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'Art Questions' Course Provides Sweeping, Immersive Arts Experience

Professor Koehler's course was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) “Enduring Questions” grant, awarded to only 11 percent of applicants nationwide and funding only about 20 projects annually

Students of Constance Valis Hill at a Five Colleges dance concert at Hampshire

America's tap dance historian donates life's work to Library of Congress and public

Library of Congress Performing Arts Encyclopedia releases definitive history of American tap dance by Constance Valis Hill, Five College Professor of Dance at Hampshire College

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.

Grackle on Branch by Mary Frey

Exhibit by photographer using 19th century processes opens at Hampshire Model gallery

Works by Mary Frey look at taxidermied animals and forensic facial reconstructions

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What Does Empathy Look Like?

Non Satis Scire 2016: Empathy Through A Personal Lens

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'This Just Might Be the Greenest College in the World'

Hampshire’s Sustainability Mission Reported by National Media

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WGBH Public Radio Boston Reports 'Hampshire College Leads Way in Sustainability'

President Jonathan Lash and Associate Director of Facilities Carl Weber spoke to WGBH about Hampshire's plan to reduce emissions, build a living building, and solar-power the whole campus.

Hampshire College Student Jennifer Sensenich

Sensenich Examines Native American History and its Absence from U.S. Schools

The overlooked populace of Native Americans was the subject of the Div III project by Jennifer Sensenich

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Q&A with Ass't Professor of Theatre Mei Ann Teo

Professor Teo chatted about reinvention, fearlessness, and kung fu–fighting dim sum.

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Valentin-Escobar Exhibit Named Top 20 Museum Show of 2015 by Art Media

Professor Wilson Valentín-Escobar's exhibit is named among the best of 2015 by prominent critics and publications

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Students Launch Hackathon to Cross Disciplines and Engage Non-Techies

New Hamp Hack event extends to those interested in art, design, fabrication and more from across the Five Colleges.

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Radio Interview with Dean Roof: Students Help Transform Campus Energy Use

Dean of Natural Science Steven Roof talks To WHMP radio about Educational And Environmental Impact Of Sustainability Efforts

Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Ecology Seeta Sistla

Q&A with Seeta Sistla, Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Ecology

Professor Sistla chats on topics ranging from her research and scholarship to her revelation of being face-blind

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Art meets science in alum's artworks, ventures

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

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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

Hampshire College President Jonathan Lash

Hampshire President Jonathan Lash Appears on WNYC with Brian Lehrer

Hampshire College President Jonathan Lash spoke about blazing trails for renewable energy, rejecting standardized testing and letter grades, academic freedom, and activism on campus.

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Student's Venture Matches Hosts and Travelers Worldwide to Promote Peace

El Baggari is leading a team of half a dozen technology entrepreneurs in developing her online platform, branded Voyaj

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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.

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'Climate change will change everything, including the prospects for war and peace'

Professor Michael Klare explores prospects for war and peace in climate change era.

Marion Taylor

Former Students Honor Legacy of Longtime Teacher of Martial Arts

Students are able to apply to new Marion Taylor Endowment Fund to support a variety of research and academic projects integrating mind, body and spirit

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Massachusetts Officials and Eversource Meet on Hampshire's Groundbreaking Solar Plan

Hampshire College's plan to be the first US residential college 100% powered by on-site solar energy systems continues to advance

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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.

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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.

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Annual Pritzen Lecture to Focus on War in the Age of Climate Change

Author and Five College professor Michael Klare will address the trends facing the global community in his lecture, “World on Edge: War and Peace in the Climate Change Era,” at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Hampshire College.

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Hampshire College Amends Investment Policy to Exclude Prison Industry

Hampshire College amended the language of its institutional investment policy this month to include a list of specific examples of industries not favored for investing.

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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.

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Dean of Enrollment Writes for Education Week on Failures of Standardized Testing

Hampshire's Dean of Enrollment and Retention Meredith Twombly writes for Education Week on why standardized test scores do not predict student success.

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Hampshire President Jonathan Lash Writes for Huffington Post on 'Carbon and Values'

Lash writes for the Huffington Post on why students must be the leaders in solving our energy crisis, and how we have the power to make change where we live and work.

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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.

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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.

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Jonathan Lash on How Students Must Lead Massive Changes in Energy Policy

Jonathan Lash writes for the Huffington Post on why students must be the leaders in solving our energy crisis.

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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 Student Nirman Dave Presenting at STUDENTx Showcase on November 19

First-year Hampshire student Nirman Dave will be a presenter at the upcoming STUDENTx Showcase.

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Award-Winning Author Claudia Rankine to Deliver Race Matters Lecture at Hampshire

Author and poet Claudia Rankine will speak at Hampshire's Race Matters Lecture Series on Tuesday, November 17.

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Prof. kara lynch's Work Part of "FAVT: Future Africa Visions in Time" Exhibit

Lynch's work is currently on display at the German Center for Contemporary African Art.

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Acclaimed Comics Journalist Featured as Hampshire Writer in Residence

Award-winning comics journalist Joe Sacco is a writer in residence this fall at Hampshire College.

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Hampshire Art Professor Nominated for "World's Largest Children's Literature Award"

Prof. Andrea Dezsö was recently nominated for the 2016 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA), which describes itself as the “world’s largest children’s literature award.”

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Q&A Interview with Asian Religions Professor Rafal Stepien

Professor Stepien is interviewed on everything from Buddhist literary theory to poetry.

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Hampshire Prof. Kay Ann Johnson on End of China's One-Child Policy

Professor Johnson, professor of Asian studies and politics and director of the Hampshire College China Exchange Program, is interviewed in the Boston Globe regarding China's recent policy shift.

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Hampshire College Offers Scholarship to Attend Vermont Law School

Hampshire offers an annual scholarship for a student or an alum to earn a master’s degree and/or JD from Vermont Law School (VLS).

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Klare Writes for Huffington Post on 'Climate Tipping Points'

Prof. Klare writes on the recent ICPP reports on how close we are to irreversible damage caused by climate change.

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It's On You: Symposium Shows What it Takes to be an Entrepreneur

The recent "Entrepreneurship the Hampshire Way" symposium sparked conversations and highlighted alumni and student work.

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Hampshire Plans to be First U.S. Residential College Supplying 100 Percent of Electricity from On-Site Solar

Large-scale solar project to power Hampshire College begins important impact study.

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Professor Monique Roelofs Awarded a 2015 Curriculum Diversification Grant

Professor Roelofs has been awarded a Curriculum Diversification Grant by the American Society of Aesthetics.

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Hampshire Professors Raymond Coppinger and Mark Feinstein Collaborate on 'How Dogs Work'

Coppinger and Feinstein’s new book examines dog behavior from evolutionary and cognitive science perspectives.

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Photos from Hampshire College Family and Friends Weekend, Oct. 23-25

Family and Friends Weekend is a weekend of lectures, readings, workshops, exhibitions, and other events that showcase the work of students, faculty, and alums.

Film Professor Abraham Ravett on the Unlikely Meeting Behind his Newest Documentary

The Amherst Bulletin reports on Abraham Ravett's newest documentary, Holding Hands with Ilsa, and the unlikely meeting that changed the film's trajectory.

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Mimi Alkattan: Researching Sustainable Water-Treatment Alternatives

For her Division III, Mimi Alkattan performed research around drinking-water resources in developed and developing countries.

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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.

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Karen Marshall's Exhibit 'Between Girls: A Passage to Womanhood 1985-2015' on View at Hampshire

Hampshire alum Karen Marshall's 30-year photographic meditation on friendship on view at Hampshire College.

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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'Anything by Itself, Hitched to Everything Else in the Universe'

Chiara Forrester is leading an ecology Division III research project, studying how plant life is affected by climate change, in the form of the symbiotic relationship between grasses and fungi.

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Wetlands Boxes as Water Filters

Science lab demonstrates wastewater system of campus’s new Kern Center living building.

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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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Jake Schievink on Power, Desire, and the 'Actualized Computer'

Schievink used the form of robotic metal sculpture to explore our relationship with digital technology.

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Getting Off the Grid Through the R.W. Kern Center Solar Challenge Initiative

The Tern Foundation and an anonymous donor set a matching challenge to fund the solar array for Hampshire’s new living building.

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Hampshire College Cuba Exchange Program Marks 15th Anniversary with Eqbal Ahmad Lecture, Colloquium

Two days of events explore U.S.-Cuba relations and celebrate two retiring faculty members key to Hampshire's longstanding ties with the Cuban cultural community.

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Family and Friends Weekend to Feature Alumni Artists

Hampshire College’s annual Family and Friends weekend will take place October 23–25, 2015.

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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."

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Yasmine el Baggari and her Start-up Voyaj are Featured in Forbes

Hampshire College student Yasmine el Baggari and her start-up Voyaj, an online platform that connects travelers to hosts around the world, are featured in Forbes.

David Kelly

Slow Down and Enjoy the 17mph Ride: A Hampshire-style Tribute for Professor Kelly

Hampshire College pays tribute to Mathematics Professor David Kelly’s fascination with the number 17.

Miriam King

'Movement as an Intervention' with Miriam King

At Hampshire, Miriam King combined her two passions, neuroscience and dance, to study movement interventions for people with neurodegenerative diseases.

Hampfest

Become a Wool Person, Sing with the Crazy Pitches: Student Groups Represent at Hampfest

Hampfest is Hampshire College's student activities fair, held at the beginning of each semester.

Kern Center

Hampshire Students Launch Hands-on Lessons in Building Systems

A living laboratory springs to life six months before the R.W. Kern Center's opening.

Hampshire College Professor Omar Dahi

Prof. Omar Dahi's Research on the Transformation of Syrian Society

Research by Economics Professor Omar Dahi and Yasser Munif, a sociologist at Emerson College, focuses on how Syrians are adapting to the transformation of their society.

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Hampshire College Position Statement: U.S. Dept. of Education "College Scorecard"

Government College Scorecard not an accurate picture of the value of our education.

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Exhibition on the 'Young Lords' Curated by Prof. Wilson Valentín-Escobar

"¡Presente! The Young Lords in New York," is curated by Hampshire Prof. Wilson Valentín-Escobar at the Loisaida Inc. as part of a three part series focusing on the Puerto Rican nationalist group the Young Lords.

Opening Day

Results of Removing Standardized Test Scores from College Admissions

One year after Hampshire's decision to stop accepting SAT/ACT scores in admissions, we are seeing remarkable results.

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Hampshire College to be Honored with Legacy Award

Hampshire College will be honored with a Legacy Award by the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce in recognition of decades of stewardship within the community.

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September 18: Hampfest Student Group Fair

Hampfest brings together nearly 100 student groups, showcasing the many activities in which students can participate.

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Hampshire College is Sixth on Forbes' List of Most Entrepreneurial Colleges

More than a quarter of Hampshire graduates start their own enterprises: social ventures, investment firms, advocacy organizations, or creative mashups of those and more.

Chief Diversity Officer to Serve as the Chair of the Board for Lighthouse Holyoke

"Lighthouse, offering individual education for teens, is something much needed in our community. For too long we've underserved too many of our students."

James Baldwin

James Baldwin: The Fire Next Time, and This Time

Thirty years after he taught at Hampshire, his work animates the common reading, tutorial discussions, and a community lecture.

Salman Hameed

Salman Hameed: Producing Science for Muslim Societies

"How do you make sense of the world in the light of modern science?" he asks. For starters, don’t be bound by tradition.

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Donations to Hampshire Set Records for a Second Year

“These gifts reflect the power of Hampshire’s mission and the commitment of our community to invest in educating for change,” says President Lash.

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Experimenting at Hampshire Summer Academic Programs

Summer academic programs provide students with a distillation of Hampshire’s rigorous, hands-on educational approach in weeks-long immersive experiences.

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Preventing HIV: Teaching Thai Teens to Invest in Themselves

On a field-study in Thailand, Human Biology Professor Megan Dobro and her students work with Thai teens to empower them around critical sexual health issues.

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Collaboration and Cooperation Drive Innovative Kern Center Construction

Hampshire's Kern Center aims to place the College at the center of the national discussion around the confluence of design and energy and water conservation.

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Facilities and Grounds Projects Bring New Look to Campus

From the Cole Science Center to the Merrill quadrangle, a variety of facilities and grounds projects are under way this summer to bring important upgrades to academic and social life across campus.

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Exhibition Opening, Hampshire College, Friday, July 10

For their capstone projects, students of Hampshire's Institute for Curatorial Practice produced digital exhibitions for the web and the Projection Gallery at Hampshire College.

Hampshire College Professor Marlene Gerber Fried

NNAF Names Vanguard Award for Marlene Gerber Fried

The honor will recognize those who exemplify the Hampshire College philosophy professor’s “bold stance and brave leadership in abortion funding and advocacy.”

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.

Hampshire College President Jonathan Lash

Hampshire College's Enduring Experiment With Education

Jonathan Lash is interviewed on Northeast Public Radio about Hampshire's continuing role as a leader in transforming higher education through its academic model.

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Hampshire Protects 46 Acres on the Mount Holyoke Range

Western Massachusetts’ landscapes are a treasured resource. A partnership with local and state organizations will conserve vistas and habitats for future generations.

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Al-Mutanabbi Street Exhibition in the Hampshire College Art Gallery

The Hampshire College Art Gallery will host Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here, a traveling exhibition created in response to the 2007 bombing of Al Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad.

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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.

Hampshire College Professor Herb Bernstein

SuperDense Quantum Teleportation Success

Theoretical physicist Herbert J. Bernstein is a member of the research team publishing the first report of successful SuperDense quantum teleportation.

Amber Bonarrigo

For Amber Bonarrigo, Ice Meets Math in Svalbard

"I'm a tinkerer at heart. To understand climate change I need to understand how the Earth works."

Margo Dalal

Margo Dalal: Redevelopment and Entrepreneurship in Detroit

"The contrast between a surreal cityscape and progressive businesses made a big impact on me."

Andrew Figueroa

Andrew Figueroa's "Mixed-Race Mixtape"

Andrew Figueroa 10F is the primary writer and performer of Mixed-Race Mixtape, a piece he first performed as part of his Div III project.

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Photos and Video from the 2015 Commencement Ceremony

View photos and video from Hampshire College's 2015 commencement ceremony.

Sonya Renee Taylor

Video of Sonya Renee Taylor Delivering Commencement Keynote Address

Poet and activist Sonya Renee Taylor, founder and radical executive officer of The Body is Not An Apology, delivered the 2015 commencement keynote address.

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.

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View Photos from the 2015 Commencement Ceremony

Hampshire College's commencement ceremony was held on Saturday, May 16, 2015.

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Four Receive Earl Ubell Grants

The grant program, established by Michael C. Ubell 70F, honors the memory of his father, whose career influenced generations of science writers.

Luna Goldberg

Luna Goldberg Receives Fulbright Award

Along with her 2015 Humanity in Action Fellowship, this is the second prominent honor for academic excellence and leadership for Goldberg.

Hampshrire College 2015 Blair Brown Award Winners

2015 Staff Excellence Awards

Joan Barrett and Debora Nelson received the 2015 Carol and Blair Brown Staff Excellence Awards.

Hampshire College Professor Deb Gorlin

Deborah Gorlin Wins Sarton Poetry Prize

Writing is about “the joy of difficulty in the act of writing itself. In the end, there will be a poem, and it will be a discovery and a surprise.”

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Two Hampshire Students Awarded 2015 Humanity in Action Fellowships

Hampshire College students Luna Goldberg and Sophia Philip are among 43 American recipients of 2015 Humanity in Action Fellowships.

Hampshire College's R.W. Kern Center

Hampshire Highlighted in AASHE's 2014 Sustainability Review

Hampshire is one of 11 institutions worldwide to receive the mention, which highlighted the College's ambitious 100% local food challenge initiative.

Hampshire College Professor Polina Barskova

Professors Barskova, Bernstein Win 2015 Gruber Awards

The awards recognize best practices in teaching and advising at the College and were established in 2011 by Hampshire alum David Gruber 72F.

Aracelis Girmay

Poetry Professor Aracelis Girmay Wins 2015 Whiting Award

The beauty of these poems is always married to a deep, implacable pang. Their consolation is always rooted in the unifying force of remembered loss.

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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Hampshire Honored with Civic Engagement Award

Hampshire cited as "a shining example" of a college incorporating initiatives that teach self-awareness, community engagement, and lifelong leadership skills.

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No to SATs/ACTs: Not Even Optional at Hampshire College

Academic records, history of civic engagement, recommendation letters, and students’ ability to represent themselves in essays trump anything the tests could tell us.

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