Faculty News and Notes

Art and technology professor John Slepian's humorous conceptual performance/installation/video work, inspired by early conceptual art, makes the thinking of the artist visible.

Hampshire College Professor Sara Greenberger Rafferty is featured on ArtSpace's list of "10 Artists to Watch This October." Works by Rafferty were recently shown in the 2014 Whitney Biennial.

The Daily Hampshire Gazette on how a single image led Professor of Film and Photography Abraham Ravett back to his birth country of Poland for his newest film project, Holding Hands with Ilsa.

Hampshire College Professor of Humanities Robert Emmet Meagher will celebrate the release of his book Killing From the Inside Out: Moral Injury and Just War on Wednesday, October 1, at 4:30 p.m. at the Red Barn at Hampshire College.      

Watch video of Prof. Sarah Hews talking about Hampshire College's approach to bringing graduate level concepts into first- and second-year math classes.

Professor of Development Studies Betsy Hartmann received a Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Chair award to spend four months in India during spring semester 2015.

A grand opening of the Robert Seydel Reading Room will showcase one of Hampshire’s most exciting new spaces on Friday, September 12, from 4 to 6 p.m.

Salman Hameed, associate professor of integrated science and humanities, writes for the Express Tribune on the idea behind Mars One, and what it means to travel to Mars on a one-way mission.

Professor Robert Meagher writes on "Francis’ mixed message on war with the Islamic State" in the Boston Globe.

Professor Salman Hameed was awarded a $199,656 one-year grant from the John Templeton Foundation to create a website that collects and evaluates the intellectual content of videos on Islam and science that are available online.

How does the legacy of slavery continue to shape, and even haunt, the understanding of race, gender, and power in contemporary society?

A single image led Professor of Film and Photography Abraham Ravett back to his birth country of Poland for his newest film project, Holding Hands with Ilsa.

Professor of Humanities Robert Meagher writes for Cicero magazine on "Just Killers, Moral Injuries."

Professor of Computer Science Lee Spector is interviewed on New England Public Radio about the implications surrounding a computer recently passing the Turing test.

Professor of Chemistry Dulasiri Amarasiriwardena and Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry Rayane Moreira were recipients of the 2014 David Gruber Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Advising.