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Hampshire Alum Daniel José Older to Join Disney’s Rick Riordan Imprint With Two New Young Adult Novels
Best-selling author and alum Daniel José Older 99F will pen the upcoming two-book Outlaw Saints series as part of Disney Publishing Worldwide imprint Rick Riordan Presents.
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Hampshire’s Christoph Cox to Lead Talk on “The Politics of Listening” at Upcoming Power of Protest Exhibition
Christoph Cox, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty, and professor of philosophy, will lead a discussion on the politics of listening in conjunction with the exhibition "The Power of Protest" at The Media Majlis in Doha, Qatar.
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Upcoming Virtual Events Help Celebrate Hampshire’s 50th Anniversary
As part of the ongoing celebration of its 50th anniversary, Hampshire College is hosting several upcoming events showcasing the work of alumni in a variety of fields.
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Five Hampshire Faculty Members Named First Cohort of Ethics and the Common Good Faculty Fellows
Ethics and the Common Good Project, in partnership with the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, announced the first cohort of Ethics and the Common Good faculty fellows.
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Hampshire College’s Michael Klare Discusses Geopolitics in a Post Fossil-fuel World with ABC Radio National
Klare is currently a visiting fellow at the Arms Control Association in Washington, D.C. and advises other organizations in the field.
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Hampshire Mathematics Professor Sarah Hews Published in PLOS ONE on Behavioral Thermoregulation
The article was in collaboration with Renae Brodie, a professor of biological sciences at Mount Holyoke College, and part of Hews’ larger work on energy budget modeling.
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Alum Makes $2 Million Donation, Second Seven-Figure Contribution This Month
100% Trustee Participation in Change in the Making Campaign led by retired NASA scientist and College Trustee Dr. Lucy McFadden.
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Letter from the President on Plans for Spring 2021
The spring semester will include even more Covid-19 testing as well as additional opportunities for safe, in-person instruction and socializing
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Fall 2020 Update from the President
We have given ourselves the opportunity to make Hampshire work under unexpected conditions, and, with continuing vigilance and creativity, we will continue this success
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Statement Regarding the Department of Education’s Princeton Investigation
Hampshire President Ed Wingenbach has signed on to a statement co-authored by Amherst College and Wesleyan University Presidents
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Hamp Forward: 2020–21
We are confident that, with regular virus testing combined with community adherence to health and safety protocols and behavioral expectations, our faculty and staff can deliver a genuinely Hampshire education, safely.
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Classes to Begin August 25: Planning for Fall at Hampshire
Fall classes will now begin on August 25 and end on November 20, the Friday prior to Thanksgiving
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President’s Update on the Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic
“I am confident in Hampshire's future. I know that getting there will require both hard work and real costs.”
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Building Solutions to Climate Change: Celebrate Earth Day from Home with the R.W. Kern Center and NESEA
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Hampshire Well-Equipped to Pivot During Crisis, Extends Deposit Deadline
Deposit deadline for accepted students extended to June 1, virtual tours and Accepted Student days now available
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Christoph Cox Named Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty
Dr. Cox will serve as chief academic officer, responsible for Hampshire’s academic mission, budget, and governance for academic affairs
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NOTICE: Covid-19 Case in the Hampshire Community
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Appointment of Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
Fumio Sugihara will join us on March 30 from Marlboro College
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Hampshire COVID-19 Update
Most important, Hampshire College will temporarily adopt remote instruction after spring break in order to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and allow time to assess whether students can return to campus in April.
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Historic Havana Digital Photo Archive Published by Hampshire College Library
The digital archive is hosted for public and research use at the Five College Compass: Digital Collections and the Center for Research Libraries
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Five College Dance Faculty Concert Explores Distance and Intimacy Amidst Upheaval
Five faculty and guest artists from each campus to perform works that investigate human distance and intimacy
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Five College Consortium Awarded $2.5 Million for Native and Indigenous Studies
The effort will allow the campuses to develop and establish a set of new academic pathways for students interested in Native American and Indigenous Studies
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Hampshire Invites 50th Anniversary Class to Engage in Complex Questions of the 21st Century
College reorganizes around modern themes empowering students to explore freely and innovate across fields
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Planning for Urban Farming
Students create a vertical aquaponics system for growing greens sustainably indoors
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Hampshire College Maintains Accreditation, Advances Ambitious Plan for its Future
Hampshire Actively Recruits New Students for Its 50th Anniversary Class of 2020
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Sonic Boom: A New Album with a Hampshire Twist
Based in Los Angeles, Meara O’Reillly is a composer, artist, and instrument designer, playing music that’s largely of her own creation
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President’s Letter on Plans for Hampshire’s Future
I hope you will join us in shaping and supporting our work to launch Hampshire into our next 50 years
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Third Annual Engage! Day Focused on Anti-racism, Social Justice, and Inclusion
A powerful community performance rounded out the day’s events
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How a Personalized Curriculum Drove Successful Entrepreneurship
Darleane Torres Parlays a Robotics Idea into Reality
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Mellon Foundation Awards Five Colleges $800,000 for Online Museum Collections
The major award re-imagines the way museums including the Hampshire College Art Gallery can share their online collections with each other and the world
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Hampshire College to Transform Curriculum and Student Experience Around Contemporary Challenges
Hampshire leads innovation in higher education with new framework reshaping the liberal arts
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Board of Trustees Statement on a New Model for the Hampshire College Student Experience
Hampshire College will adopt a bold, distinctive vision to reestablish Hampshire as the leader in higher education innovation
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Hampshire College to Admit a Spring 2020 Class in January
Hampshire’s Application is Now Live on the Common App for Spring and Fall 2020
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A Letter from Past Presidents in Support of Hampshire
"All students can and should be partners in defining the essential questions they wish to explore. This remains the approach most likely to create transformational outcomes."
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April 11: Update from Interim President Kenneth Rosenthal
“It’ll take everyone’s cooperation and imagination to re-make Hampshire.”
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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.
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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.”
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President Miriam Nelson Resigns from Hampshire, Board Names Ken Rosenthal Interim President
Board Votes to Fundraise to Keep Hampshire Independent
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April 5, 2019: Letter from Luis Hernandez 70F
The Board met earlier today and voted to appoint Kenneth Rosenthal as interim president
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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
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A Deep Exploration of William Blake's Poetic Genius
Graduating student Bailey Fernandez 15F on designing and writing his sublime and torturous final project
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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
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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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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
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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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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
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Hampshire Faculty Recognized with Awards, Fellowships, Other Honors
Honors range from a National Science Foundation grant to publication awards and fellowships for research worldwide
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Testing the Chemistry of Mummies and Toxic-Metal Pollution
Hampshire undergraduates have rare access to an advanced mass spectrometer bought with an NSF grant
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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'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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Hampshire College Installation Presents GPS For Birds Disoriented by Climate Change
Conventional biomimicry to be bolstered by enlisting slime molds as global decision-makers
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Non Satis Scire, Hampshire's Alumni Magazine, Fall 2017
Reading Elie Wiesel in Trump Tower (and other acts of Hampshire-ness)
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Hampshire College Commits to Funding Students Affected by Hurricane Maria
Two admitted students will receive full funding for the spring 2018 semester
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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
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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
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Hampshire Welcomes Five New Faculty For Fall Semester 2017
The College appoints new professors to expand the curriculum in new, innovative ways
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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New Applied Ethics Courses Funded by Ethics & the Common Good Grants
Fourteen faculty were awarded grants to develop new courses and augment existing ones
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Hampshire College Events: September and October 2017
Fall term events include theater performances, film screenings, and innovative art exhibitions across campus
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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."
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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
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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
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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
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What We Did This Summer: Students Showcase Their Work in Immersive Summer Programs
Hampshire Summer 2017 Program students concluded their studies with a day of presentations modeled after Division III showcases
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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
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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
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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
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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
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'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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Hampshire to Host 2017 Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer Conference
43rd 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
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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
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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
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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
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Enter the Line, See Where it Leads You
From Non Satis Scire, The Hampshire College Alumni Magazine, Summer 2017
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Depicted Space
From Non Satis Scire, The Hampshire College Alumni Magazine, Summer 2017
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