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Hampshire College will host the NOFA Summer Conference From August 11-13 2017

Hampshire to Host 2017 Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer Conference

Annual celebration of the organic movement returns to campus August 11-13

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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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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

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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

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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 in September

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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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

Hampshire College Professor of Architectural and Art History Karen Koehler

Professor Koehler Named Visiting Senior Fellow at the National Gallery of Art

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

A screen shot of Hampshire College student David Pearl's app, Bystand

Div III Profile: Syrian Refugee Accounts Inspire Student's Emergency Response App

Goal of David Pearl’s Bystand app is to make first-aid info, emergency assistance more responsive and accessible

Hampshire College Alum Elisabeth Carter 82F and student Natalie Murphy Strohm

Hampshire Awards First Ikeda Soka Scholarship for Studies of Peace-Building, Empathy, Ethical Leadership

Natalie Strohm was awarded the first scholarship from the $500,000 endowment established by Hampshire alum Elisabeth Carter to advance “the highest potentials of human beings”

Hampshire alum David Shulkin

Hampshire Alum David Shulkin Appointed US Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Shulkin earned his bachelor's in science in 1982 – Faculty Advisors Nancy Lowry and Ray Coppinger helped him design a personalized premed studies program

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Hampshire to Host 31st Annual CLPP Reproductive Justice Conference

Hampshire alums and students are among those presenting to the 1,000 organizers, students, and community members from across the country gathering on campus

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Faculty Take Learning Outside the Classroom for First-Year Students

New tutorial courses allow more faculty-student interaction and more learning in the community and throughout the Five Colleges

Hampshire College Students Working on their Agirgatr project

$1 Million Seed Fund Offers New Grant Round for Student and Alum Entrepreneurs

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

Hampshire College Professor Abraham Ravett

Professor Ravett's 'Holding Hands With Ilse' To Premiere at Multicultural Film Fest

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

Interdisciplinary Game Design Spring 2016

Hampshire Named Top 10 School to Study Game Design by Princeton Review and PC Gamer

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

Photo by Jim Coleman

Hampshire to Host National Symposium on Black Aesthetics

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

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Campus Exhibit Commemorates Black Panther Party and Young Lords Party

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

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Hampshire College Events: March-May 2017

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

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Dance Dept. Presents 'AGAIN: Moving Into a Movement'

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

panel discussion on Islamophobia and Being Muslim in America

Filmmaker's Panel on Islamophobia, Being Muslim in America

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

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Smithsonian Curator to Speak about 'For Whom It Stands: The Flag and the American People'

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

Geremías Polanco Encarnación

Grant Supports Professor's Return to Dominican Republic to Mentor Math Teachers and Students

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

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Students in Hampshire's American Sign Language Collective Plan Second Deaf Studies Conference

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

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Scholar, Organizer Against Racial Inequality Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor to Deliver 2017 Commencement Address

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

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A Hampshire Education is More Challenging, Independent, Community-Based – National Survey Shows

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

An Image from Hampshire College Professor Michael Lesy's ‘Looking Backward’

Professor Michael Lesy's Historic Stereography Exhibit Presented by California Museum of Photography

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

An image from "The Dancing Room," featuring Hampshire College Professor John Slepian's work

Experimental Dance Show by Dean Slepian and Collaborators To Premiere This Week

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

Students from Hampshire College's Summer Programs

Summer Programs Offer Intensive Experiences Across Disciplines

Students can learn screenwriting, social justice activism, curatorial practice, metalworking, linguistics, biology, and more

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Hampshire a Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars

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

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Endowed Fund for Research on Women Created in Memory of Hampshire Parent, Trustee Helen Astin

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

Hampshire College President Jonathan Lash

Jonathan Lash Announces Retirement in 2018

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

University of California English Professor Fred Moten

University of California Professor To Talk Class Struggle in Black Studies at 2017 Schocket Lecture

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

Hampshire College Professor Seeta Sistla

New Study By 50 World Scientists Warns of More Severe Threat from Global Warming

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

The Young Lords Party, a multiethnic, primarily Puerto Rican organization

NYC Latina Activist to Speak at Hampshire

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

'Made In America' Views Prison Labor Through Contemporary Art Lens

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

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Hampshire College Events: January-March 2017

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

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Aligning Admissions With Mission

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

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National Science Foundation Awards Hampshire Major Grant for New Spectrometer for Student, Faculty Research

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

Hampshire College Alum Gary Hirshberg 72F

A Day To Learn, To Educate, To Influence

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

Hampshire College Parent Dayna Cunningham

Environmentalism and Environmental Justice

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

Hampshire College Student Dante Mena 15F

"It Was A Building That Spoke The Loudest"

Part One Of Three Selections of Speeches From the Kern Center Dedication on September 16

Hampshire College Alum Chrisopher Bergland 84F

Of Blisters and Bliss

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

Hampshire College Alum Sander Thoenes 87F's Bus Stop, Named in His Honor

He Was Frequently Headed Off On a Bus

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

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The Envelope, Please

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

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To Beat The Band

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

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Drawing Strength and Inspiration from the Hampshire Community

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

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Non Satis Scire, Hampshire's Alumni Magazine, Fall 2016

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

Hampshire College Professors Lynn Miller and John Castorino

"That's It," And He Left The Room: Lessons From a Veteran Professor

"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."

An image from 'In each hand I keep each of my eyes,' an exhibition curated by Hampshire College Alum Jocelyn Edens

Alum-Curated Exhibit Features Photographs from Hampshire's Collection

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

A picture from Hampshire College student Claire Sammut's Division III Project

Division III Profile: Claire Sammut's 'Holding/283 Green Avenue' To Be Showcased

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

Hampshire College Professor of Philosophy Marlene Gerber Fried

Five College Program Offers Certificate in Reproductive Justice

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

Medieval Christian Manuscript owned by Hampshire College alum and trustee Bob McCarthy

Campus Events To Explore Medieval Ethiopian Manuscript

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

Poet Ross Gray, Photo by Natasha Komoda

Poet Ross Gay, Winner of National Book Critics Circle Award, To Present Reading

Gay is currently Assistant Professor of English and Associate Director of Creative Writing at Indiana University-Bloomington

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Hampshire Alums D'Aloia and Cantwell Return to Talk Business

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

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Game Design Professor Embeds Hidden Puzzles in R.W. Kern Center

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

Aubriana Mency Baldwin Scholar

Baldwin Scholar's Determination Brings Returns

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

An image from 'Surfacing,' the Hampshire College Library's New Exhibition

Alum Exhibit Explores Humanity, Nature in the Post-Industrial Moment

Hampshire College Art Gallery presents exhibit of immersive video artworks on display until November 10

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Tutorials Initiate Students To Take Initiative Over Their Learning

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

Eqbal Symposium 2016

Community Organizers Page and Carruthers Speak on 'Resisting Racial Violence'

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

Hampshire College Athlete in a Cross Country Race

Women's Cross-Country Team Wins Conference Championship

The Yankee Small College Conference Championship is among several accolades Hampshire athletics received this fall

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Hampshire College Events: October and November 2016

Events include a week dedicated to study, reflection, and discussion about our work on campus and in society to undo racism and support communities of color

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In Its 12th Year, Sandol Stoddard Fund Supports Gifted Undergraduate Writers

Fund offers a stipend for Hampshire writers to focus on summer projects

Nancy Hanson

Hampshire College Farm Celebrates 25th Season of Community Supported Agriculture

The CSA model has helped to support the farm's educational mission and to finance the production of quality food

Lee Spector

Spector Receives NSF Grant To Propel Computer Programs Modeling Biological Evolution

Computer Science Professor receives National Science Foundation grant to develop new technology and involve students in research, development, and publishing

• Khalil Gibran Muhammad, professor of history, race, and public policy at Harvard Kennedy School and the Suzanne Young Murray Professor at the Radcliffe Institute

Talks on Race, Policing, and Racial Violence Part of Week Focused on Undoing Racism

Week of activities aimed at supporting communities of color includes annual Eqbal Lecture and Symposium, open to the public

Dedication of Sander's Stop

Friends of Alum Sander Thoenes, Slain as a Journalist, Dedicate Memorial to Inspire World Citizens

His friends name a bus stop in memory of his frequently exploring the Five Colleges, and as a metaphor for his constantly exploring the world

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Hampshire College Welcomes Hitchcock Center for the Environment to its Cultural Village

To mark the organization's move to campus, the College has designated nature trails for education and recreation adjacent to the Hitchcock Center's new home

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Hampshire Dance Program Announces Annual Fall Performance 'Design and Chance'

Presented by the Hampshire Dance Program with students from Amherst Regional High School, as part of Hampshire College’s Family and Friends Weekend

Majora Carter keynote address at Kern Center Dedication

Hampshire Dedicates Kern Center, Explores Solutions in Environmental Justice, Green Building, Education

Event featured a ceremony, workshops, and keynotes with MacArthur fellow Majora Carter, environmentalist Bill McKibben, and Living Building Challenge-creator Jason McLennan

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Tradition of Environmental Justice Courses Continues This Fall

Class topics include global overpopulation, agriculture, and international relations, connected to themes of justice and equity

Kern Dedication Speakers

Majora Carter, Bill McKibben, and Jason McLennan to Headline Dedication Event for Environmentalism and Environmental Justice

1,000+ expected to hear the panel featuring acclaimed social entrepreneurs, plus Hampshire alum environmentalist Gary Hirshberg and many more

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In Year Two, Hampshire's No-SAT No-ACT Strategy Continues to Align Admissions with Mission

The College is still disqualified from the U.S. News rankings for rejection of standardized testing

Hampshire College Student Josh Minot at work on his Agrigatr project

Division III Profile: Five Students Develop Tech Venture for Assessing Livestock Health

Josh Minot and a team of fellow students combined their skills across disciplines to develop an innovative plan and product for helping farmers

Vivianna Alvarez

Division III Profile: Support Structures for First-Generation College Students

For her Division III thesis, Vivianna Alvarez studied college access and retention for first-generation students, and conducted research and interviews at 10 private liberal arts colleges

Orientation 2016

New Class of Students Urged to Own Their Education, at Orientation Shaped by Students

Hampshire's alternative approach to Orientation recognized by global media outlet The Guardian

Students at the Hampshire College Farm Center

Students in Summer Farm Program Learn Solar Design for Agriculture

Hampshire College Farm hosts NSF grant-funded summer program for second year

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SHIFT Foundation Increases Gift to Hampshire Ethics Program to $4.59 Million

Expanded gift will endow a Professorship in Applied Ethics and the Common Good, and courses and research on morality, ethical behavior, and social institutions

Eric Carle's Red Bird Illustration

Hampshire Welcomes Exhibit Display for 'Brown Bear' Picture Book 50th Anniversary

Classic "Red Bird" illustration is on display in the College's central wildflower meadow; enchanting exhibit extends to 14 sites around Amherst

Hampshire College Student Daniel Joslyn

Division III Profile: Joslyn Studies the Philosophy of Abolitionist Frederick Douglass

Daniel Joslyn's Division III thesis studying Douglass's writings on philosophy and religion helped him earn a prestigious graduate fellowship at NYU

Groundbreaking Ceremony solar arrays August 2016

College Breaks Ground on Solar Arrays, Aims to Drop CO2 Emissions by 3,000 Metric Tons

The most severe impacts of global warming affect people in poor communities, President Lash stressed at the ceremony

R.W. Kern Center

Hampshire To Dedicate R.W. Kern Center with Daylong Community Event

'What Buildings Should Do' event to explore environmentalism and environmental justice with national thought leaders, hands-on workshops

Hampshire College Professors and Dancers Becky Nordstrom and Deborah Goffe

Setbacks, Outtakes, and a Little Gem of Hampshire-ness

Faculty In Conversation: Professors and Dancers Becky Nordstrom and Deborah Goffe

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Hampshire Calls on Accomplished Culinary and Farming Alums for New Cafe

Alums supporting Hampshire's local food and farms initiative include esteemed restaurateur Howard Wein who once interrupted his Div III to chef for the Beastie Boys

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A Bright, Shining Moment

Hampshire alum and trustee Lucy McFadden, a physical scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, serves as co-investigator on the Dawn Mission to the asteroid 4 Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres

Hampshire College Professor of Film and Photography Abraham Ravett

Holding Hands with Ilse

Professor Abraham Ravett was haunted by the photo of the German teenage girl who had taken care of him in Walbrzych in 1950. All he knew was her first name. Ilse

Former Boston Red Sox Pitcher Bill "Spaceman" Lee

Off the Record With the Spaceman: When Bill Lee Pitched for Hampshire

The fabled Red Sox ace reminisces playing pickup ball at Hampshire, "A Bohemian culture, a lot of the guys were long-haired. But they could play, called themselves Division IV National Champs."

Students from Hampshire College's Integrated Sciences tutorial course

Students Win Top Design Prize at National Conference

As the only undergraduate team competing, six Hampshire students won the top prize in the American Ecological Engineering Society’s student design challenge

Hampshire College Students From The Appropriate Technology & Students in Social Enterprise Course Spring 2016

Students in New Social Enterprise Course Learn to Develop Tech Serving Small Farms Worldwide

Students strive to create affordable agricultural products for developing countries and locally, in western Massachusetts

Marie Hershkowitz with her sons Sam and Ben.

Scholarship in Honor of Hampshire Alum, Local Educator Established

Gift will provide aid to Hampshire students interested in childhood learning and education with an emphasis on helping children on the autism spectrum

Hampshire College Professor Emirita Charlene D'Avazno

Hampshire Professor D’Avanzo Writes Eco-Mystery

D'Avanzo's debut novel, Cold Blood, Hot Sea, uses fiction to engage readers in climate-change science and politics

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Collections, Connections, and (at least) One Collision: NSS Summer 2016

Non Satis Scire, Hampshire's Alumni Magazine, Summer 2016

Scenes From the Hampshire College Division IV Weekend

Center for Design Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Hampshire's Center for Design has taught and inspired more than twelve hundred students and alums over two decades

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Hampshire Is Going 100% Solar for Electricity

Partner SolarCity has applied for permits to construct the largest campus solar power system in New England

Hampshire College Commencement 2016

Hampshire College Commencement 2016 Celebrates Student Achievements

Hampshire College Commencement 2016 was held on May 14

Students use the Collaborative Modeling Center

Students, Professors Present Research at National Ecological Conference

The R.W. Kern Center's green 'living building' systems are the focus of a yearlong Integrated Sciences program

Kristina Moss Gunnarsdottir

Three Hampshire Graduates Receive 2016-17 Fulbright Awards

The grants to Eve Allen, Kristina Moss Gunnarsdóttir, and Leanna Pohevitz for the Fulbright US Student Program will enable them to work in Peru, Mexico, and Turkey, respectively

Official Historian of Hampshire College Ken Rosenthal

Hampshire Honors Ken Rosenthal for Fifty Years of Service

Hampshire's first treasurer and retiring trustee is honored and named the official Historian of the College

R.W. Kern Center Ribbon-Cutting

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Honors Hundreds Who Helped Build R.W. Kern Center

Event speakers say new building will help secure the College’s future, address campus space constraints, serve education, and inspire sustainable development broadly

Barry Moser Mad Hatter Self-Portrait

Hampshire Acquires Works by Renowned Artist and Illustrator Barry Moser

Select works will debut as a special exhibit in the Hampshire College Art Gallery the first week of June

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Three Hampshire Professors Receive Grants for Research Abroad

Professors Branner, Darling, and Wallen receive Whiting Foundation grants for research to enrich current courses and develop new ones

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Sports Recap: Three Hampshire Teams Compete in League Playoffs

Soccer, basketball, and cross country teams competed in the playoffs this year in conference league play, while some Hampshire students played for Five Colleges teams

Natane Halasz and Sarah Steely

Steely and Halasz Honored as 2016 Carol and Blair Brown Award Recipients

Award recognizes staff members who make an exceptional contribution to the College

Hampshire College Commencement Flags

Commencement Speaker Is New York Activist, Writer, and Artist Reina Gossett

Gossett is 2014–2016 activist in residence at Barnard College’s Center for Research on Women

Aracelis Girmay

Professor Girmay's New Book Is A National Poetry Month Pick by Oprah.com, NBC News

Girmay's new collection The Black Maria draws praise and recommendations by national media

What is a Dog?

Professor Emeritus Coppinger on 'The Dogs Without Collars'

Ray Coppinger and his wife Lorna's new book, What Is A Dog? was recently featured in The New York Times

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End-Of-Year Events Feature Div III Concerts, Exhibits, More

Events include the release of this year’s edition of the literary and visual arts journal The Reader

Hampshire College Art Gallery

Division III Art Exhibitions Now on Display in Library Gallery

Exhibitions will be rotating in and out of gallery until April 30

Alum Jonathan Wright

How To Build A Non-Toxic Net-Zero Living Building

Built with gifts of $8.9 million from major donors to date, and the efforts of students, employees, and builders over four years, R.W. Kern Center is a model of sustainability

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Professor Ellis Recognized for Blending Social Media in Humanities

Ellis used a Mellon Foundation grant to enable students to practice blended learning of digital tools like Pinterest in her contemporary women's fiction class

A rock climber from Hampshire's OPRA program

Hampshire to Host College Outdoor Festival April 16

All-day event features guided hikes, workshops, and a talk by noted hiker Anish Anderson

Ancient Mummies Studied by Professor of Chemistry Dula Amarasiriwardena

Chemistry Professor Expands Research on Mummies and Toxic Metal Contamination

Professor Amarasiriwardena returned to Chile through a Fulbright Specialist award in environmental science and chemistry

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Div III Profile: Humphrey-Blanco Studies Genocide in Modern Guatemalan Art

Humphrey-Blanco's Division III sheds light on the artists of the Guatemalan Civil War, who transformed violence into art

Hampshire Alum Olivia Masi Biller

Int'l Science Journal Publishes Student's Bee Immunity Research

Research by Olivia Masi Biller for her Division III thesis was recently published by a prestigious scientific journal, PLOS One

Renowned British poet, playwright, and Manchester University Chancellor Lemn Sissay

Renowned British Writer Sissay To Give Public Reading

Official poet for the London 2012 Olympics, Manchester University Chancellor Lemn Sissay to speak at public event on Sunday, March 27

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Hampshire to Host Five College PoetryFest 2016

Festival features two students from each member of the Five College consortium selected by their institution to read their poetry

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Hampshire Joins Launch of National Network for Mission-Driven Investing

College joins 77 founding members seeking globally-responsible investments

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Hampshire College Events March - April 2016

Upcoming events include national conferences, international guest speakers, theatre, exhibits, readings, career panels, and an outdoor festival

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Alums and Students To Gather for Career Dev Panel Events

Events on professional development after college will bring together Hampshire alums and students on campus this month

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New Faculty Q&A with Jennifer Bajorek

Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature Jennifer Bajorek talks photography and decolonization, art and politics, and riding a motorcycle in high heels.

Aurelis Troncoso and friends, Hampshire In Cuba

Troncoso's International Exhibit and Capstone Research Celebrate Blackness in Cuba

Aurelis Troncoso’s second study abroad trip to Cuba unexpectedly paved the way for a third, funded by an Ethics and the Common Good grant, where she curated and premiered an international exhibit.

Daniel Altshuler, Hampshire College Assistant Professor of Linguistics

New Faculty Q&A with Daniel Altshuler

Professor Altshuler talks linguistics, twins, and his dream class.

Googie Daniels

Student Plans Hampshire Deaf Studies Conference To Remove Barriers

Googie Daniels is committed to bridging the hearing and Deaf communities through her Division III project, including launching a new Deaf Studies conference this month.

Hampshire Announces Ribbon-Cutting Opening Ceremony for Kern Center

"A living symbol of Hampshire's values in practice and ideas in action" – R.W. Kern Center to open Friday April 29, 2016, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the campus community at 10:30am

Jim Miller's students are amassing an online archive documenting the history of media, from radios to the Internet to Wi-Fi, that have shaped the evolution of the modern automobile.

From car radios to hotspots: Students in Media In Cars amassing public archive

Professor Miller’s seminar is supported by a Five College Blended Learning grant funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Poet, author, and advocate for the reform of the criminal justice system Dwayne Betts

Poet, Criminal Justice Reformer, Author Betts to Speak at Hampshire

Reginald Dwayne Betts is the featured speaker for this year's Andrew Salkey Memorial Reading

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Hampshire College Events: February and March 2016

Hampshire students are producing a range of events this term, from performances to conferences to exhibits and more

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Students Plan 7th Annual Five College Queer Gender and Sexuality Conference

Student-led conference to offer an accountable and supportive environment and explore a wide range of topics and their intersections.

Students in Hampshire's Culture, Brain, and Development Living Learning Community Meet

First-Year Students Dorm by Shared Interest in Living and Learning Communities

Students from last year's Culture, Brain and Development Community say the arrangement sparked organic conversations, friendships, and project collaborations

Artworks by Kamil Peters

Alumni Artists Use Found Objects in Library Gallery Exhibit

Exhibit by two alumni artists features works linked to contemporary culture, sustainability, and the history of the found object in art.

Summer CMI program at Hampshire College

Summer Programs for High School and College Students Open for 2016

Hampshire's summer math studies for high school students is legendary, now in its 43rd year – just as dynamic are 10 other summer programs for high school, college, and grad students, now open for registration.

Autopsy Photo by Chu Hà Thanh

New Exhibit Showcases Young Photographers from Vietnam

Exhibit of photographs from a workshop led by Hampshire College alum Jamie Maxtone-Graham opens February 17.

Mississippi State University student Kylie Dennis found inspiration at Hampshire's Institute for Social Justice

Hampshire Social Justice Summer Program a Model for MSU Initiative

Mississippi State Univ student Kylie Dennis found inspiration from the Institute for Transforming Social Justice, part of Hampshire's Summer Academic Programs.

Art Questions course presentations

'Art Questions' Course Provides Sweeping, Immersive Arts Experience

Professor Koehler's course was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) “Enduring Questions” grant, awarded to only 11 percent of applicants nationwide and funding only about 20 projects annually

Students of Constance Valis Hill at a Five Colleges dance concert at Hampshire

America's tap dance historian donates life's work to Library of Congress and public

Library of Congress Performing Arts Encyclopedia releases definitive history of American tap dance by Constance Valis Hill, Five College Professor of Dance at Hampshire College

A $200,000 grant from the Roddenberry Foundation will challenge Hampshire College’s teachers and students to find interdisciplinary solutions to climate change, sustainability, resilience, and social justice

Roddenberry Foundation Funds Sustainability Solve-A-Thon

Grant will support innovative approaches to climate change and sustainability at Hampshire.

Grackle on Branch by Mary Frey

Exhibit by photographer using 19th century processes opens at Hampshire Model gallery

Works by Mary Frey look at taxidermied animals and forensic facial reconstructions

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What Does Empathy Look Like?

Non Satis Scire 2016: Empathy Through A Personal Lens

R.W. Kern Center living building at Hampshire College

WGBH Public Radio Boston Reports 'Hampshire College Leads Way in Sustainability'

President Jonathan Lash and Associate Director of Facilities Carl Weber spoke to WGBH about Hampshire's plan to reduce emissions, build a living building, and solar-power the whole campus.

Hampshire Professor Mei Ann Teo

Q&A with Ass't Professor of Theatre Mei Ann Teo

Professor Teo chatted about reinvention, fearlessness, and kung fu–fighting dim sum.

Hamp Hack student committee

Students Launch Hackathon to Cross Disciplines and Engage Non-Techies

New Hamp Hack event extends to those interested in art, design, fabrication and more from across the Five Colleges.

Michael Klare

'Climate change will change everything, including the prospects for war and peace'

Professor Michael Klare explores prospects for war and peace in climate change era.

Michael Klare

Annual Pritzen Lecture to Focus on War in the Age of Climate Change

Author and Five College professor Michael Klare will address the trends facing the global community in his lecture, “World on Edge: War and Peace in the Climate Change Era,” at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Hampshire College.

Nirman Dave

Hampshire Student Nirman Dave Presenting at STUDENTx Showcase on November 19

First-year Hampshire student Nirman Dave will be a presenter at the upcoming STUDENTx Showcase.

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Students across Five Colleges to compete in DataFest

Students from across the Five Colleges will compete to see who can best analyze big data and attract the interest of employers at the 2015 American Statistical Association (ASA) DataFest competition March 27-29.

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Five Colleges Signs Purchase and Sale Agreement for Library Annex Land

The Five College consortium has signed an agreement to purchase 46 acres of land in Hadley, Massachusetts, as the site for a 2.5-million-volume Library Annex.

Ravett Films Featured in Retrospective

Professor of Film and Photography Abraham Ravett’s films were recently featured in a retrospective at the Festival Film Dokumenter in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the oldest documentary-only film festival in Southeast Asia.

Eula Biss

Feb. 16: Writer and Poet Eula Biss 95F

On Immunity: An Inoculation represents a hybrid genre of award-winning author Eula Biss’s own making — personal essay/cultural criticism/journalism.

Professor Baba Hillman's New Film Premieres at the Edinburgh International Film Festival

Professor Baba Hillman's new film, Jacumba Song, premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival this summer in the Black Box "Sonic Spaces" program.

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Five Colleges Receives Grant to Celebrate Taiwanese Arts

The Taiwan Ministry of Culture has awarded Five Colleges, Incorporated a $50,000 grant to celebrate the richness of traditional Taiwanese culture in a project that will bring three renowned performance troupes to the area.

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