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Fall term events include theater performances, film screenings, and innovative art exhibitions across campus

"All the early faculty members gave up good positions to come to Hampshire, some of them very lucrative and well-tenured positions, to take a gamble for a place that wasn't even open."

More than 50 donors have founded the Rosenthal Fund for Faculty to generate grants supporting Hampshire professors for their research, projects, and course development

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

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

Six years ago, Hampshire created one of the first scholarships for undocumented students, and later we applauded the creation of DACA

Poetry-themed exhibition Of Soil and Tongues continues through festival weekend and until October 1

The public is invited to submit comments as Hampshire undergoes a comprehensive evaluation toward reaccreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Rauch's research could help people suffering from an array of conditions, including inflammation and severe nerve injury

Hawkins used found materials to construct large sculptures representative of the intricacies of southern folklore and history

Drawing national coverage by science media, new research promises better understanding of bacteria affecting human health

Fourth-year student Malik Ford and alum Emily Drummer, now in grad school at the University of Iowa, are two of ten US college students to receive the award this year

New studio will help support courses, indie filmmaking, and a new student group inspired by Dillon Markey's teaching

The PVTA received hundreds of comments from students, families, employees, and community members, attesting to the value of the college bus routes

Awards support summer projects and development of new courses by Hampshire faculty members Jennifer Bajorek, Ira Fay, Becky Miller, Rachel Rubinstein, and Wilson Valentín-Escobar

43rd annual celebration of the organic movement returns to campus August 11-13

PVTA is inviting comments to the proposed cuts at public hearings and by email and phone

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Message from Jonathan Lash, President, and Gaye Hill, Chair of the Board

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

President Lash writes in HuffPost.com about new research showing improved learning when students self-evaluate, including a study of Hampshire's practice

With a far-reaching address, keynote speaker Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor calls on Hampshire's 47th graduating class to embrace history, struggle, solidarity, and hope

A committee of students programs the College's theater season each year and oversees operations and budget

Hemler's project seeks to change perceptions of disabled people using large-format photography

New team gives Hampshire student athletes a spring varsity sport for competition and training

The Center for Plasmodial Research will host visiting scholars of the Physarum polycephalum species through 2019

The Carol and Blair Brown Awards recognize staff who, individually or as members of a team, have made an exceptional contribution to Hampshire

The search committee has narrowed the field of search firm applicants, and interviews began the first week of May

Gloria Lopez was dean of students and acting VP at Northampton Community College, Pennsylvania  

Rogers will present slides of art from within psychosis from her book Incandescent Alphabets: Psychosis and the Enigma of Language on Thursday, April 27

Karen Koehler will conduct summer research in Washington, D.C., on the architect Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus School of Art

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

Project combines art, animation, and computer science to create a community animated film built from art made by people recovering from mental illness

Helmed by Hampshire undergrads, The Seed Fund awards funding to support innovative entrepreneurial start-ups led by current students and young alums

Documentary centered on Ravett's family emigration story and a mystery dating back to World War II will debut April 19 at UMass Amherst

Event will examine artistic and social-political themes across disciplines such as African American studies, literature, and philosophy, across media such as architecture, painting, and sound

Curated by Professors Chris Tinson, Wilson Valentín-Escobar, and Research Librarian Alana Kumbier, the exhibit focuses on the organizing efforts of these influential political organizations

All students are expected to treat others with civility and respect and to abide by the Code of Conduct and Norms for Community Living detailed in the Student Handbook

Performances the weekend of April 6-8 will feature Division III works by Hampshire graduating students Narieka Masla, Rikkia Pereira, and Julia Warren

Gottesman and project partner Hank Willis Thomas are honored with the leading award for achievement in photography and the visual arts

Pakistani American filmmaker Mara Ahmed will speak on a panel with Hampshire and Smith faculty and screen her film about the partition of India

Geremías Polanco Encarnación is building on on his doctoral research while mentoring at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo

Last year 300 people attended the inaugural conference to explore the multifaceted experiences of Deaf lives and celebrate Deaf culture, community, and history

Taylor, who teaches African American studies at Princeton, is an organizer of the International Women’s Strike and author of From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation

New exhibit and book are drawn from Lesy’s Guggenheim Fellowship researching the largest surviving archive of stereoscopic photographs

Slepian contributed interactive media and sculpture to the evening-length, multidisciplinary performance by the troupe Adele Myers and Dancers

Rafferty and curator Andrew Ingall will lead a gallery talk at The Dorsky Museum on Saturday, April 1

In the past four years, half a dozen Hampshire employees received Fulbright Scholar awards for international exchange, while 11 Hampshire grads received Fulbright Student awards to teach and lead research overseas

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

The past six years, Hampshire has strengthened its student-centered academic program with advances in access, diversity, giving, sustainability, and infrastructure

Professor Fred Moten, a 2016 Guggenheim Fellow and scholar of black studies, poetics, and literary theory, will present, “Manic Depression: A Poetics of Hesitant Sociology,” on Thursday, March 30

Coauthor Seeta Sistla, assistant professor of ecosystem ecology, says the study raises the urgency to control carbon emissions now

President Lash's statement in response to recent executive orders issued by the White House regarding immigration enforcement and national security

Hampshire College Art Gallery exhibit joins national dialogue on the local histories of incarcerated people and the impacts of mass incarceration

Learning to make a film from conception to completion as his Hampshire capstone prepared him for animating features at the groundbreaking studio

Spring term 2017 begins with a range of campus events produced by students and faculty: plays, exhibits, concerts, lectures, and conferences

Popular Hampshire-style hackathon invites art, design, fabrication students to team with tech students in 24-hour marathon product development

An interview with Jamila Jackson on her Hampshire studies, by Joshua Murray and John Courtmanche

Dean Twombly publishes guest column "Aligning Admissions with Mission" in College Planning & Management magazine

Professor Goodman says Division III research by Hannah Huggins sheds new light on Spanish colonization of Maya in Mesoamerica

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

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

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

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

How does a community create meaningful dialogue about difficult issues? How do we use critical inquiry to address pressing challenges?

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

"Rather than forcing them to do a class project I designed, they choose their own. Get them to teach themselves how to learn, and there will be no problem they can't ever attack." 

We acted solely to facilitate much-needed dialogue on our campus about how to dismantle the bigotry that is prevalent in our society

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

Center offers cutting-edge technology and a conceptual and physical space for students and faculty to collaborate using models—mathematical, physical, computer, and more

Sammut's capstone project explored intersections of geography, urban policy, and public art

Program spans disciplines across the Five Colleges and encompasses reproductive health care, welfare policy, gender justice, and adoption

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

Students learning entrepreneurship hear strategies practiced by Hampshire alums in business – tech venture founder Liz D'Aloia and craft beer brewer Dick Cantwell

Former senior game designer at Electronic Arts sets mystery puzzles into building’s interior framing and design

Aubriana Mency is one of ten students chosen from hundreds of applicants to receive a $10,000 scholarship from GoFundMe

All incoming students chose a tutorial course this fall from some 30 offerings across disciplines – we spoke with three tutorial professors

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

Harvard Kennedy School Professor explores the question, "How did liberals with the best of intentions build prison America?"