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Division II students in their own words, from Non Satis Scire magazine

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Division II students in their own words, from Non Satis Scire magazine

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Division II students in their own words, from Non Satis Scire magazine

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Division II students in their own words, from Non Satis Scire magazine

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Division II students in their own words, from Non Satis Scire magazine

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Division II students in their own words, from Non Satis Scire magazine

Hampshire College Non Satis Scire Summer 2018

Non Satis Scire, Hampshire's Alumni Magazine, Summer 2018

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

CBD Student grantees summer 2018

CBD Awards Grants to 12 Student Innovators for Summer Projects and Internships

The grants help students defray the cost of their summer research, including travel, housing, program fees, supplies and equipment

Tim Zimmerman

Hampshire Appoints Timothy Zimmerman to Endowed Professorship Honoring Jonathan Lash

The endowment for the Jonathan Lash Chair in Environmental Education is funded by gifts from more than 100 donors and growing

Students researching ecology of solar-array fields

Hampshire College Earns STARS Gold Rating for Sustainability

The College joins some 135 colleges and universities worldwide that have earned a Gold or Platinum rating

Four Hampshire Student Businesses Win Pioneer Valley Grinspoon Entrepreneurship Awards

The Hampshire Entrepreneurship Program is committed to social entrepreneurship and the development of solutions to challenges facing our world

Puppet Silhouetted Against a Red Moon

Hampshire Alum Antonius Wiriadjaja Receives Fulbright Scholar Award

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

Professor Naomi Darling studies a student's model in the course Designing For Life

Students in Yearlong Course Design Across Cultures, Study in Thailand, Collaborate Across Disciplines

Designing for Life course received grants from the Luce Initiative in Asian Studies and the Environment, and the Roddenberry Foundation led by alum Rod Roddenberry

Student artwork in a new exhibit in Holyoke

Revitalized Holyoke Textile Mill to Host Premiere Exhibition by Hampshire Students and Professor

The show opens with a public reception on Thursday, April 26, 6–9 p.m., and runs for seven days, April 26–May 3

Students researching ecology of solar-array fields

Hampshire and Four New England Colleges Partner on New Solar-Power Facility

Agreement is first collaborative purchase of solar energy in New England higher education

Miriam E. Nelson, incoming president

Miriam Nelson, Prominent U.S. Health Scholar, Educator, and Policy Adviser, Named President of Hampshire

Nelson is an academic and public-scholar activist, earning national recognition for her expertise as a scientist and author of groundbreaking studies

R.W. Kern Center

Hampshire College Earns Living Building Certification for R.W. Kern Center

Designed by architects from Bruner/Cott and built by Hampshire alum Jonathan Wright, the Kern Center is the largest certified higher-education project in the world

Asante goldweight exhibition

Hampshire Students Premiere African Art Exhibition in Their First Semester

Student curators present never-displayed artifacts from the College’s collection of Asante goldweights, crafted centuries ago in Asante, in Ghana

Organizers of the 2018 Deaf Studies Conference

DEAFinitions Conference Draws Hundreds to Celebrate Deaf Culture

Presentations included a panel discussion on Deaf/hearing relationships, American Sign Language 101, a meditation course, performance art, and more

Daniel Baldwin, nephew of James Baldwin

Daniel Baldwin to Speak on Family, Race Relations, and Growing Up Mixed Race

Nephew of iconic writer James Baldwin will deliver a public talk at Hampshire on Tuesday, April 10, at 5:00 p.m.

Madison McDonald using the mass spectrometer in the science lab

Testing the Chemistry of Mummies and Toxic-Metal Pollution

Hampshire undergraduates have rare access to an advanced mass spectrometer bought with an NSF grant

Artist and Title of print: Nancy Diessner, Open Territory, intaglio on Magnani Pescia

Library Exhibition Interweaves Psychoanalysis, Printmaking, and Poetry by Annie G. Rogers

Opening reception is March 21 for exhibition of Zea Mays artists' prints inspired by the poem Traces

Loretta Ross will be Hampshire's 2018 Commencement Speaker

Human Rights Leader Loretta Ross To Be Hampshire College Commencement Speaker

Ross launched the Women of Color Program for the National Organization for Women (NOW) in the 1980s, and led the 2004 March for Women’s Lives, one of the largest protest marches in U.S. history

Movie poster for the movie 'Hannah,' which will be screened at Hampshire College on March 27 as part of the Tashmoo Lecture Series

Alums Pallaoro and Tirado to Present Annual Tashmoo Lecture

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

Activist, teacher, and writer Silvia Federici, who is speaking at Hampshire College March 29

Hofstra Emerita Professor Silvia Federici to Deliver 2018 Schocket Lecture

Speaking on March 29, Federici is an activist, writer, and founder of the International Feminist Collective and the Committee for Academic Freedom in Africa

Director Dan Inglis leads the Hampshire College Chorus

Alum Dan Inglis to Direct Hampshire Chorus

Inglis brings years of experience as an award-winning choral director, multi-instrumentalist, and certified master teacher of Estill Voice Training

Slime-mold experiment photo by Raina Mendel

Slime-Mold Symposium and Reception Presented by Hampshire College Art Gallery

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

An image from ‘Boundaries Between Bodies’ Which Explores The Effects of Mass Incarceration Through Dance

'Boundaries Between Bodies' Explores The Effects of Mass Incarceration Through Dance

Public events are part of a residency with Reggie Daniels and Amie Dowling in Amherst, Greenfield, and Northampton, February 22-26

An image from The Five College Queer Gender and Sexuality Conference hosted by Hampshire College

Five College Queer Gender and Sexuality Conference To Be Held March 2-3

Ninth-annual conference explores a range of topics in a specifically queer context

An image from Hampshire College's Knowledge Commons

Student Use of Academic Services Doubles in Knowledge Commons

Concept of centralizing services in Harold F. Johnson Library was funded by Mellon Foundation grant of $1.2 million

An image from a new policy research institute at Hampshire College known as the Plasmodium Consortium

Hampshire Policy Institute Releases Research By Non-Human Scholars in Gallery Exhibition, Symposium

Slime molds address national and global issues in collaboration with students and faculty

Hampshire College Professor Dr. Tara Bynum

Assistant Professor Bynum Debuts New Course on #BlackJoy

Tara Bynum and her class spent the fall semester studying black joy across disciplines, culminating in a symposium of student presentations

Campus and Holyoke Range

Update from President Lash on Title IX Compliance Review by Office for Civil Rights

Hampshire has entered into a resolution agreement that outlines steps it has taken and will take to address and prevent sexual assault and harassment on campus

Hampshire alum Harry Rosenblum co-founder of The Brooklyn Kitchen

Alum Harry Rosenblum: Directing Theatre, Teaching Cooking, Brewing Vinegar

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

Five College Students Winter Dance Concert 2018

Campus Events January - March 2018

Events include the touring Telluride Film Fest, lectures, the student-run Deaf Studies Conference, exhibits, performances by noted musicians, the annual Winter Dance Concert and more

Foliage on campus at Hampshire College

Hampshire Community Invited to Celebrate the New Year of the Trees

A documentary short video of Hampshire’s annual seder has been published on YouTube

science lab students Dula

Hampshire a Top-40 College for Alums Earning a Doctorate, Federal Data Reveals

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

An image from artist John Keats

Hampshire College Installation Presents GPS For Birds Disoriented by Climate Change

Conventional biomimicry to be bolstered by enlisting slime molds as global decision-makers

Hampshire entrepreneurship students

New Endowment Promotes Women In Business Courses, Programs

Fund created by alum Trustee Judy Bornstein will support, in perpetuity, education promoting women's participation and leadership in business

Hampshire College Alum Arslan Muradi

Escaping the Taliban

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

A mural by Hampshire College Alum Mika Gonzalez

Ethics & the Common Good Project Awards Student Grants

Twelve students received grants for a wide range of projects on issues of the common good and ethical inquiry

summer-course students meet outdoors

Hampshire College Introduces Ten Summer Academic Programs in 2018

American Sign Language, stop-motion animation, making music for media, and the science of food among the new offerings

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Open-Access Education: Students Win When Schools Team Up

Every year, thousands of students from across the five colleges freely cross-register for courses at partner institutions – 4,653 cross-registrations in 2016-17

Students from Hampshire College's Culture, Brain, and Development Program

Culture, Brain, and Development Program Awards Students Over $10,000 in Grants

Seven students will develop projects crossing disciplines and covering topics from prenatal storytelling to sound meditation

Hampshire College Student Maximilian Beauchene

Div III Profile: Maximilian Beauchene Explores U.S. Interventions and Global Conflicts

In collaboration with Professors Michael Klare and Uditi Sen, Beauchene analyzed the relationship between U.S. intervention and the spread of global terror

Hampshire College Campus in the Fall

Statement and Apology to Antonia Okafor on Hampshire College's Decision to Cancel Tonight's Speech

We sincerely apologize to Antonia Okafor for canceling her speech tonight that was to have been held on the Hampshire College campus

Jonathan Lash

Trustees Establish Environmental Professorship to Honor Jonathan Lash Presidency

The trustees set a goal to fund the chair with $2.5 million in private gifts – more than $2.1 million has been raised to date

non satis Scire Fall 2017

Non Satis Scire, Hampshire's Alumni Magazine, Fall 2017

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

Hampshire College Staff Member Maria Cartagena at the College's walkout in support of Puerto Rico

Hampshire College Commits to Funding Students Affected by Hurricane Maria

Two admitted students will receive full funding for the spring 2018 semester

Seeta Sistla tour of campus solar-array field

Hampshire Conducts Final Test for 100% Solar Campus

College set to operate its 19-acre solar-power system

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Hampshire Writing Program To Host Award-Winning Author Helen Benedict for Public Reading

Benedict, whose groundbreaking coverage of sexual assault in the U.S. military inspired the Academy Award-nominated film The Invisible War, will read from her latest novel, Wolf Season

campus and mountains

Students Urged to Vaccinate for Meningococcal Disease Serogroup B

Hampshire is offering vaccinations to students after two UMass Amherst students developed Serogroup B Meningococcal disease, a life-threatening infection that can result in meningitis

Hampshire College Professor Seeta Sistla

Hampshire College Faculty News: Fall 2017

Hampshire professors continue to produce innovative work this year — books, articles for peer-reviewed journals, films, plays, and presentations

Hampshire College Campus in the Fall

Hampshire Welcomes Five New Faculty For Fall Semester 2017

The College appoints new professors to expand the curriculum in new, innovative ways

Hampshire College Alums Samy Schrade and Mae Fuller

Div III Profile: Project Partners Design Natural Haircare Product Venture

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

Hampshire College Campus in the Fall

New Case Study Details Hampshire College’s Mission-Based Endowment Investing

A report revealing the college’s decisions and results is published by Intentional Endowments Network

Hampshire College Student Suhilah Booker

Div III Profile: Suhilah Booker Studies Benefits of Movement to Early Learners

Booker utilized Hampshire’s Early Learning Center for an intensive, interdisciplinary project integrating movement in early childhood ed

UCLA Professor of African American Studies Kelly Lytle Hernández at Hampshire College's 20th Annual Eqbal Ahmad Lecture

20th Annual Eqbal Ahmad Lecture Highlights “The Fight Back”

UCLA Professor of African American Studies Kelly Lytle Hernández and grassroots organizer Fahd Ahmed were featured speakers November 9

Hampshire College Student Flannery Weiss

Div III Profile: Flannery Weiss Drafts Sex Health Education Curriculum

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

Hampshire College Student Lan Phuong “Panda” Nguyen Hoang

Div III Profile: Hampshire’s Phuong Leverages Five Colleges for Advanced Engineering Studies

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

Dineen O'Rourke and Brower Youth Award Winners

Alum Dineen O'Rourke Named Brower Youth Awardee for Leadership in Environmental Movement

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

Leanna Pohevitz

After Service In AmeriCorps and Peace Corps, Leanna Pohevitz Earns Fulbright to Brazil

Pohevitz is also a three-time recipient of the Critical Language Scholarship from the US State Department

Nicole DelRosso Cole Science Lab

Nicole DelRosso Wins Fulbright for Biophysics Research

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

Hampshire College alum Rebecca Thomas 07F

Four Hampshire Alums Awarded Fulbrights in 2017

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

An image from Hampshire College's Knowledge Commons

Library Opens New Academic-Services Facility for Students

A Mellon Foundation grant of $1.2 million helped fund the concept for the new service hub

Hampshire College student April Nugent works with pigs on the Hampshire College Farm Center

Student Research on the Hampshire College Farm: Raising Pigs Outdoors in Natural Settings

Studying animal science and herd management, April Nugent is leading independent research on livestock farming

Eqbal Ahmad 2017 Speaker UCLA Professor Kelly Lytle Hernández

Immigration, Incarceration, State Power: 20th-Annual Eqbal Ahmad Symposium Slated for November

The annual Eqbal Ahmad Lecture honors the teaching, scholarship, and activism of the longtime Hampshire College professor, who died in 1999

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Fall Events: Lectures on Incarceration and Immigration, the History of Tattooing, and More

Special events on campus this semester span art exhibits, theater productions, lectures and talks by guest speakers, and film screenings

Hampshire College alum Barbara Shufro

Hampshire Course on Special Education and Inclusion Receives Endowment Gift

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

Hampshire College Professor Chris Tinson

New Applied Ethics Courses Funded by Ethics & the Common Good Grants

Fourteen faculty were awarded grants to develop new courses and augment existing ones

A sign at Hampshire College

Hampshire College Events: September and October 2017

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

Hampshire College Founding Employees John Boettigor, Charles Longsworth, and Ken Rosenthal

Hampshire Oral History: Ken Rosenthal Remembers The Founding Years

"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."

Hampshire College Founding Employee Ken Rosenthal

Ken Rosenthal and Friends Endow Fund for Hampshire Faculty

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

Campus and Holyoke Range

Statement from President Lash on Title IX

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

Hampshire College Director of Admissions and Financial Aid Kristína Moss Gunnarsdóttir

Kristína Moss Gunnarsdóttir Named Interim Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid

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

Students from Hampshire College's Summer Academic Programs

What We Did This Summer: Students Showcase Their Work in Immersive Summer Programs

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

Students Convene at Tent

Statement by President Lash In Support Of DACA Program and Undocumented Students

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

An image from Mexico at the Hour of Combat, a new exhibition at the Leo Model Gallery at Hampshire College

Campus Gallery Exhibits Sabino Osuna’s Photographs of the Mexican Revolution

Exhibition featuring rarely seen images of Mexican Revolution runs from September 7 to December 1, with an opening event October 17

An image from 'Of Soil and Tongues,' an Art Exhibition at the Hampshire College Main Gallery

Hampshire College Art Gallery and Amherst Poetry Festival Partner for Special Events in September

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

Hampshire aerial autumn

Invitation for Public Comments for NEASC Reaccreditation

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

An image from Hampshire College Alum Julia Rauch's Division III Project

Div III Profile: Julia Rauch on Histamine and Nerve Regeneration

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

campus and mountains

Statement of Support for the University of Virginia and Charlottesville

A Statement issued by President Lash, Vice President Rueschmann, Vice President Lopez, and Vice President McEneany

An image from Hampshire College Student Charlotte Hawkins' Division III

Div III Gallery: Charlotte Hawkins – Vinegar Then Honey

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

Megan Dobro bacteria cell science research

'What Are Those Alien Things In Bacteria?' Professor Dobro and Team of Scientists and Students Publish Discoveries

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

Student Malik Ford

Two from Hampshire Receive 2017 Princess Grace Award Scholarships for Film Theses

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

Grusha Brain Imaging science study

Div III Profile- Grusha Prasad on the Cognition of "They"

Using Hampshire’s ERP brain-imaging lab, Prasad measured how participants responded to the use of “they” as a singular pronoun

Animation class with Dillon Markey

Hollywood Animation Alum Builds Stop-Motion Studio at Hampshire

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

PVTA bus on Accepted Students Day

PVTA Agrees to Five Colleges Bus Route Recommendations

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

campus and mountains

Professors Receive Grants and Fellowships for Summer Research

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

Harold F. Johnson Library at Hampshire College

Hampshire Library Extends Five College Partnerships

The libraries of Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges partner to publish a digital archive, while a new Five College Library Annex will store up to 2.5 million items

NOFA summer conference

Hampshire to Host 2017 Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer Conference

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

bus on campus in snow

Five Colleges Ask PVTA To Reconsider Proposed Cuts to Bus Service

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

Hampshire College Alum Anita Fuentes Gutierrez

Div III Profile: Anita Fuentes Gutierrez On Racism, Reality TV

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

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Suitable for Framing

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

Hampshire College Professor of Psychology Neil Stillings

Neil Stillings Scholarship Fund Created for Cognitive Science Students

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

Hampshire College Alum Gary Marcus 86F

Artificial General Intelligence: Why Aren’t We There Yet?

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

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Alums Return to Campus for Eventful Div IV Weekend

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

Hampshire College alum Rebecca Thomas 07F

Rebecca Thomas Earns Fulbright Award to Teach in Ecuador

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

Hampshire College Professors Mei Ann Teo and L. Brown Kennedy

Enter the Line, See Where it Leads You

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

Hampshire College Alum Mequitta Ahuja 96S

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

Hampshire College Professor Eqbal Ahmad

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

Hampshire College community members at the People's Climate March, April 29, 2017. Photos by Rhys MacArthur

Hampshire College Supports Paris Climate Agreement as Signatory to 'We Are Still In' Campaign

The commitment continues Hampshire’s bold action in support of environmental education and environmental justice

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Non Satis Scire, Hampshire's 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

Commencement Flag 2017

Statement In Support of Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

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

Art Gallery installation May2017

Alumni Artists Invited to 'Install Poetry in 3D Space' in Hampshire College Art Gallery Exhibit

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

Hampshire College Student Sean Seid

Div III Profile: Sean Seid's Interpretations of Colonial American Music

Seid combined music and ethnography to study and perform 18th century music

Hampshire College Students Working on the Agrigatr Project

Student Enterprise In Agricultural Technology Awarded A $20K Venturewell Grant

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

Jonathan Lash with students

When Students Stop and Think About What They're Learning

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

An image from Hampshire College Commencement 2017

Grads Urged to Nurture Community, Work for Justice at 2017 Commencement

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

GlowLime Games collective

Div III Profile: Isaiah Mann, GlowLime Games, and Defender's Light

Mann co-founded the GlowLime gaming collective at the Five Colleges, and helped design a number of original video games

Students in a Theatre Production at Hampshire College

Student-Driven Theatre On Display in Hampshire’s Theatre Board

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

Hampshire College Student May Hemler

Division III Profile: May Hemler's "Be My Body, Read My Books"

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

Hampshire College Student Ander Garcia O’Dell

Students and Athletic Staff Launch Hampshire Track and Trail Team as New Spring Sport

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

Students picking up litter on the Hampshire College campus

Hampshire Places High In National RecycleMania Tournament

The College participated in the annual tournament designed to improve efforts to reduce or eliminate waste on campuses nationwide

The plasmodial slime molds known as Physarum polycephalum, being studied at Hampshire College

Hampshire College Welcomes First Non-Human Scholars-In-Residence

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

Hampshire College Employees Nancy Hanson and Jane Pickles

Hanson, Pickles receive 2017 Staff Excellence Awards

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

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Presidential Search Committee Interviews Executive Search Firms, Surveys Hampshire Community

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

An image from the 2017 HampHack Event

HampHack Students Tackle 21st-Century Problems in 24-Hour Challenge

Hundreds of student hackers representing schools throughout the Northeast attended the second annual event

spring on campus 2017

President Lash Appoints Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

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

Hampshire College Professor Annie Rogers

Professor Annie Rogers on Language and Art by Patients in Psychosis

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

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