Five College News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Schools were ranked by a range of criteria including academics, facilities, career services, and technology

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

Spring term on campus features a range of events produced by students and faculty including conferences, lectures, performances, Div III academic showcases, and more

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

Michelle Joan Wilkinson will highlight flag-related objects from the National Museum of African American History and Culture, where her projects relate to contemporary black life

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

Hampshire compared side by side with 150 peer institutions in annual survey of college students in US, Canada

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

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

In a personal letter to the Hampshire community, President Lash announces he plans to retire next year, and the Board of Trustees initiates a search for a new president

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

Community activist Iris Morales rose to prominence in the Vietnam War era as one of the first female members of the revolutionary Latin@/Latinx organization the Young Lords Party

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

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

Students benefit from mass spectrometry training when applying for grad school, internships, jobs, and research opportunities

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