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April 19, 2019: Securing Hampshire’s Future: A Letter from Ken Rosenthal

"This is our chance to secure our future as a College focused on high-impact, lifelong learning."

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Photo Books Become Home for a Divided Family

Student Claudia Hermano used old negatives and new images to register her family’s experience through difficult times

Campus as seen from above

April 11: Update from Interim President Kenneth Rosenthal

“It’ll take everyone’s cooperation and imagination to re-make Hampshire.”

Ericka Hart with pink flowers

Hampshire Names 2019 Commencement Speaker Ericka Hart

Activist, sexuality educator, and “cancer warrior,” Ericka Hart will deliver the keynote at Hampshire’s Commencement on May 18, 2019.

Blue sky over hills

April 6, 2019: Letter from Interim President Kenneth Rosenthal

“The Board of Trustees has asked me to become Interim President to help Hampshire find its way in a difficult time, and I will do my best.”

Hampshire's Seventh President Miriam Nelson

President Miriam Nelson Resigns from Hampshire, Board Names Ken Rosenthal Interim President

Board Votes to Fundraise to Keep Hampshire Independent

Hampshire meadow

April 5, 2019: Letter from Luis Hernandez 70F

The Board met earlier today and voted to appoint Kenneth Rosenthal as interim president

April 5, 2019: Letter from Miriam Nelson

I notified our Interim Board Chair Luis Hernandez and Vice Chair Kim Saal that I am resigning as president of Hampshire

Cover of comic "Goblins!" by Gabriel Horvath

Writing Comics About Monsters and God

In “Tender Creatures,” student Gabriel Horvath tackles gender identity, belonging, care, and religion

Campus landscape sunflare through trees

April 2, 2019: Statement from Trustees Kim Saal 70F and Fraser Beede

Trustees address a breach of confidentiality, done without authorization, and assure the campus the breach has no impact on the review of strategic options by the Board

Crop of painting of God in clouds by William Blake

A Deep Exploration of William Blake's Poetic Genius

Graduating student Bailey Fernandez 15F on designing and writing his sublime and torturous final project

A Hampshire tree backlit by sun

April 1, 2019: Statement from Luis Hernandez 70F and Kim Saal 70F

Trustees assured a smooth transition as Chair Gaye Hill P02 resigned from the Board, and Luis Hernandez 70F, the longest serving current vice chair, took over as chair, as stipulated in the bylaws

Hampshire's mod apartments exterior

March 29, 2019: Housing and Dining 2019-20

A letter from Dean of Students Gloria Lopez about changes to housing and dining services for 2019-20

Hampshire meadow landscape March 2019

March 26, 2019: A Letter from the Options Working Group

A letter from the independent working group advising the Board of Trustees, comprising alumni, parents, and former trustees

Blue sky over hills

March 24, 2019: Update on Board of Trustees Meeting Today

Concerning the Campus Options Committee, the President’s Options Working Group, and the Re-envisioning Hampshire Coalition

Students outside the library on a spring day March 2019

March 20, 2019: The Next Phase of Our Work

President Nelson announces the final committee to assist in examining options for securing Hampshire’s future, comprising alums and parents in the fields of business and education

Tito Mitjans Alayón standing next to Michele Hardesty

Cuban Scholar Reflects on Mutual Benefit of Exchange Program

Tito Mitjans Alayón spent the fall semester at Hampshire, explaining his research and building bridges

Center of Hampshire campus under a blanket of snow

Update from President Nelson: March 8, 2019

As we begin spring break, I wanted to reach out and give you a brief update on our progress

Dorceta Taylor speaking at the Hitchcock Center

Professor Dorceta Taylor Brings Social Justice to Environmental Studies

In a Thursday talk at the Hitchcock Center, she unpacked the whiteness of the U.S. conservation movement

Hampshire alums Ken Burns, Buddy Squires, Roger Sherman filming the documentary Brooklyn Bridge. (Credit Florentine Films)

Ken Burns Recalls His College Thesis as His First History Documentary

Burns discusses Working in Rural New England in a new retrospective interview special premiering on PBS stations nationwide

Blue sky over the Red Barn

Letter in Response to Fortune Magazine Commentary

The College offers Fortune Magazine interviews with President Nelson and Trustees

Rainbow colored circles

Queer Conference Celebrates 10th Anniversary Breaking Barriers and Expanding Accessibility

The free, Five College conference will have a new day of programming for youth, five featured speakers, and 35 workshops

Snowy trees on campus

Hampshire Update On Strategic Options: February 23, 2019

President Nelson reports the College is exploring a number of options that would allow us to deliver on Hampshire’s mission for the long term

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February 19, 2019: A Most Difficult Day

President Nelson reports on today's layoffs

Campus in snow

Letter to HampRiseUp from President Nelson: February 18, 2019

President Miriam Nelson responds to Hamp Rise Up

Unrest Poster

Documentary and Panel Explore the Challenges of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Hampshire’s Culture, Brain, and Development program invites the public to watch and debate the award-winning documentary Unrest

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Board Statement: February 18, 2019

The Board of Trustees of Hampshire College met to discuss progress on the efforts to envision and plan for Hampshire’s future

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Actions Following the Board Meeting: February 18, 2019

President Miriam Nelson reports on yesterday's meeting with the Board of Trustees, including several possible strategic approaches for securing the future of Hampshire College

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Context and Schedule for Layoffs: February 13, 2019

Accepting a significantly smaller incoming class this fall means that Hampshire will become a smaller institution

Middle of Hampshire campus blanketed in snow

Layoffs Update and Ongoing Discussions: February 13, 2019

Updates from President Miriam Nelson

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February 8, 2019: Hampshire Update

A full-on week of meetings and interactions on campus and off, following Friday’s Board announcement

Campus in snow

February 4, 2019: Briefing Documents: Following Board Meeting

A Letter to the Hampshire Community from President Miriam Nelson

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Our Commitment to Student Life and Academics

Campus Resources for Students, Staff, and Faculty

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Hampshire Board Decision on Admitting a Fall 2019 Class

The Board has deliberated and voted on three important issues

Xenogenesis by Candace Hunter

Collage exhibition presents speculative fictions of the future — and an invitation to create your own

Hampshire Harold F. Johnson Library autumn

January 23, 2019: Letter from Hampshire's Board of Trustees

Our Board of Trustees wrote to the wider Hampshire community today regarding the College’s plans to seek a long-term partnership

Hampshire College Campus in the Fall

January 21, 2019: Update from President Nelson

In reference to Hampshire College's partnership announcement on Tuesday, January 15, 2019

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January 21, 2019: Hampshire College Strategic Partnership FAQs

In reference to Hampshire announcing January 15, 2019 its intent to find a long-term partner to achieve a thriving and sustainable future

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January 15, 2019: Letter from President Nelson

I’m announcing today our intent to find a long-term partner that can help us achieve a thriving and sustainable future

Bob McCarthy reading his Div III in the Library

Alum Bob McCarthy Brings Hampshire Mojo to Hedge Fund Management

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

Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon)

Artist Residency Celebrates Freedom and Creativity in Music

Honoring Yusef Lateef’s Legacy and the Art of Improvisation

Alum Jason Cilo Helps Students Focus on Professional Video Production

Jason Cilo 88F knows how to make his company produce

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Kimberly Chang's New Book Earns National Acclaim

In Accomplice to Memory she explores the boundaries of fiction and memoir

Kirk Simon 72F as a first year student

In Memoriam: Kirk Robert Simon 1954-2018

Oscar winner Kirk Simon 72F created films with a social conscience

Hampshire's Division-Free Bell

Ringing the Div-Free Bell: A Resplendent Ritual

Few who know Hampshire will be surprised that the inspiration for the tradition was an act of empathy

Artwork by Hampshire student Emily Gear in the Five College exhibition

Exhibition of Five College Student Artwork To Open at Hampshire College Art Gallery

Exhibition of works from Advanced Studio Seminar will run December 10–13 with a reception Dec. 12

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New Safety and Security Office Seeks Campus Input on Community-Based Model

Hampshire Security staff employees invite campus to community forums this month

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Students Design Escape Room Show To Puzzle Audiences

This superhero-themed immersive theater experience was designed by students as a project-based fall course

Hampshire College Non Satis Scire Fall 2018

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

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

Hampshire College Campus in the Fall

Letter on Historical Harassment Complaint Decision

Hampshire board addresses allegation

Culture, Brain, and Development 15th birthday reception

Culture, Brain, and Development Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Grantee Research Presentations

Program Launches Fifteen & Forward fund-raising initiative to fully endow its student grants program

Professor Roosbelinda Cárdenas and friends in the field

Professor Roosbelinda Cárdenas Wins Woodrow Wilson Fellowship

Grant funds research on book project, Raising Two Fists: Struggles for Black Citizenship in Multicultural Colombia

Professor Blair McLaughlin

Blair McLaughlin Saves Trees One Seed at a Time

Improving the Outlook for Threatened Species

Safia Omari speaking to a crowd at the Eqbal Ahmad Symposium

Ahmad Lecture Features Government Organizers and Activists for Two-Day Event

Panel of city government officials, community organizers, and political strategists focus on turning anger into activism

Earl stands atop camper with arms up and Glenna stands in door with leg out

They Were a Force of Nature: Catching Up with the Unstoppable Aldersons

Long-term experiential outdoor programs leaders leave a legacy of life lessons

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Freedom Sounds: Celebrating Creative Voices in Jazz Today

An Artist Residency at Hampshire College, November 29–December 1, 2018

Tara Bynum smiles over her laptop

Tara Bynum to Publish 'Reading Pleasures'

Eighteenth-century writings by African Americans reveal lives of deep religious belief and activism

Women's Cross Country winners stand with awards

Women's Cross Country Team Wins Conference Championship and Places First-Ever Individual Champion

Men’s team places best-ever second in Yankee Small College Conference championships hosted at Hampshire

Christoph Cox in classroom in front of whiteboard

Christoph Cox Publishes 'Sonic Flux: Sounds, Art, and Metaphysics'

Book launch will be this Saturday evening at NYC arts space The Kitchen

Dr. Amer F. Ahmed from UMass delivers the keynote lunch address

Campus Gathers at Engage! Conference to Learn, Listen, and Build Community

Participants conversed, attended activities, and reflected on campus-wide goals of promoting a deeper understanding of anti-racism and social justice, as well as practicing inclusivity

Luis Hernandez Commencement Speaker

An Alum from Hampshire's First Class, Luis Hernandez Pays It Forward

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

Hampshire College Campus in the Fall

A Message on the Pittsburgh Shooting from Mim Nelson, David Ko, and Ellen Bernstein

The challenge many of us face today is how best to frame our grief, outrage, and fear in response to these horrifying crimes

Hampshire aerial autumn

In Support of Our and All Trans Communities: Statement From President Nelson

As a humanist and college president, I found the news that the administration seeks to roll back federal protections for transgender people abhorrent

Stephen Dillon in the classroom

Stephen Dillon Publishes 'Fugitive Life: The Queer Politics of the Prison State'

Prison is a form of slavery when viewed from the perspective of U.S. history, author says

AgitArte artists

Public Performances To Address U.S. Imperialism from Puerto Rico Viewpoint

Visiting Artists from AgitArte Will Stage Participatory Events at Five-Day Pioneer Valley Residency

Hampshire College Professor Eqbal Ahmad

Symposium To Explore Jackson, Mississippi, as Case Study of Economic Democracy and Community Self-Determination

2018 Eqbal Ahmad Lecture Examines Participatory Democracy, Solidarity Economy, and the Struggle for Racial Justice in Jackson, Mississippi

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Hampshire College Student Theatre Presents Fall 2018 Productions

A staple of the Theatre department at Hampshire is the Slotted season

Vegetables from the Hampshire College Farm

Hampshire and Partner Colleges Win $250,000 Award to Increase Local Food on Campus

Partners Are Selected by Henry P. Kendall Foundation as 2018 Winner of New England Food Vision Prize

President Mim Nelson being Shown one of Hampshire's Greenhouses

President Nelson and Team of Scientists Study Environmental Impact of Dietary Guidelines for Americans

In a study modeling the life cycle of 321 foods, the vegetarian diet had much lower impacts on the environment than did those containing animal proteins

Seeta Sistla

Hampshire Faculty Recognized with Awards, Fellowships, Other Honors

Honors range from a National Science Foundation grant to publication awards and fellowships for research worldwide

President Nelson greets students at Orientation dinner

President Nelson Welcomes Class of 2018, Announces Year of Strategic Visioning

Hampshire students come from 48 states and 20 countries outside the US; 31 percent are students of color and 21 percent are first generation to attend college

Ethan Meyers

Professor Ethan Meyers and UMass Colleagues Win National Science Foundation Grant to Study Brain Function

Meyers will analyze animal brain activity in real time using algorithms he has created

Group photo of students in the Cuba exchange program

Alums Create Student Scholarship Fund To Honor Professor Emerita Bengelsdorf

Grants will support student research and field study of the US impact on countries in Latin America

Kern Center aerial from a drone with Holyoke Mountain range behind

Hampshire Wins International Campus Sustainability Achievement Award for R.W. Kern Center

College is one of three to receive Achievements Awards, from more than 300 entries

Director Pam Stone oversees a CBD student activity

Culture, Brain, and Development Program to Celebrate 15th Anniversary at Family & Friends Weekend

CBD has funded some 100 courses and $368,000 in student grants to 260 awardees

Images from Museum of the Old Colony Exhibition

Exhibition Questions History of U.S. Relationship with Puerto Rico through Ironic “Museum” of Empire

Hampshire College Art Gallery Hosts The Museum of the Old Colony and special events and programs this fall

Professors Sarah Hews and Christina Cianfrani with students in the Collaborative Modeling Center

Professors Earn Whiting Foundation Grants for Research and Teaching

Since 1997, the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation has awarded 46 fellowships to Hampshire faculty

Div II Profile: ANTON KAPLAN 15F

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

Div II Profile: CONNIE CHANG 15F

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

Div II Profile: CLAIRE SHILLINGTON 15F

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

Div II Profile: LAURA HOWARD 15F

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

Div II Profile: JOE NEWLIN 15F

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

Div II Profile: REJJIA CAMPHOR 16F

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

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