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NeuroSculpture
… Last spring, Julia Buntaine 06F spent her final semester of Div II making brains out of various materials, a project that culminated in a massive … Buntaine's Div III—titled NeuroSculpture—combines her love of neuroscience and of sculpture to make art based on …
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Hampshire College Professor Chris Perry Receives Technical Achievement Award
… community is definitely excited about the 2014 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards season. Fingers … as alumnus Jonathan Kitzen 86F is a co-producer. But much of the celebrating on campus is for a member of the Hampshire faculty: Media arts and sciences professor …
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Hampshire Students Launch Hands-on Lessons in Building Systems
… was this pragmatic,” says Walden Avery as he scoops a pile of gravel. Avery and the three members of his team, all first-year Hampshire students, are gathered … help treat the building’s wastewater. Avery’s team is one of several adding into their bins soil, gravel, vermiculite, …
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Dance
… might involve choreographing and producing a concert of original work, or undertaking in-depth research and … program for students interested in other applications of dance studies or related fields as well, including such … and Performance Body, Landscape, Language: Investigations of the Internal and External through Performance and Poetry …
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Baldwin Program Receives $150,000 Grant from Kenan Trust
… Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust. The grant was given in honor of Gregory S. Prince, Jr., a past president of Hampshire College, who was instrumental in developing the … achievement. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Baldwin program. The program provides scholarships and …
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Hampshire Grad Worked on Frozen's Academy Award-winning Animation
… Story and TV shows like ReBoot introduced him to a world of 3D animation, which he became eager to learn about. His … His Division III (senior project) focused on the history of animation, looking at animated films from the 1930s and 1940s in comparison to those of today. After college, Fiske pursued a career in effects …
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Daniel Baldwin to Speak on Family, Race Relations, and Growing Up Mixed Race
… Race Artist and sound engineer Daniel Baldwin, a nephew of the iconic writer James Baldwin, will deliver a public … experiences growing up mixed race, “how our shared view of history has changed, not necessarily evolved,” he says, … Baldwin, who taught at Hampshire from 1983 to 1986, is one of the most important writers, intellectuals, and activists …
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Asymptomatic Testing Program for Fall 2020
… closely with others are also tested. At the end of the first round of testing, we do not have any positive cases. We will update … the semester. Hampshire is requiring ongoing testing of the community every other week throughout the semester, …
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Alum Amy Goldstein 76F Screens Hampshire Documentary on Campus
… Goldstein 76F screened her new documentary The Unmaking of a College to a full house in Franklin Patterson Hall. The … president’s office in early 2019—and celebrates the power of student activism. Following the January 2019 announcement … in action,” Goldstein’s film captures the enduring spirit of student involvement and dissent at Hampshire. Using …
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Renowned British Writer Sissay To Give Public Reading
… and international renown for his work in diverse forms of public performative art. The official poet for the London … Breaks in the Elevator, and Listener, and he is editor of The Fire People: Collection of Contemporary Black British Poets. His autobiographical …
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Five College Program Offers Certificate in Reproductive Justice
… – it’s the only undergraduate certificate program of its kind in the country. Established in 2015, the program ties in to courses in a variety of disciplines across the Five College Consortium and … said Marlene Gerber Fried, Hampshire College professor of philosophy. Fried serves alongside Banu Subramaniam , …
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Hampshire Student Is a Victory Congressional Intern
… senator as a Victory Congressional Intern, a program of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Institute, a nonprofit that … time," Carpenter-Winch says, noting the bittersweet nature of her circumstances. "There's a sense that something needs … gender, and sexuality studies. Her committee—Professor of Anthropology and Asian Studies and Dean of the Center for …
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Division III Profile: Illustrating Geological History for Middle-School Education
… the Earth , endeavors to explain the natural history of fossil fuels in the context of the earth's entire geological history. It also "touches on issues of climate change and human impact on the environment," …
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Division III Profile: Jonah Taylor's Tech Project Earns Him an Award and a Job
… on brand identity and interaction design. A key part of his work was an internship at PolicyMap, a data and … in Philadelphia. He describes the internship as "a mixture of design work including user experience, marketing … the shared beliefs, behaviors, and artifacts at the heart of any organizational culture, while identifying …
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Advancement Office Celebrates Successful End-of-Year Fundraiser and Full Staff
… Advancement Office Celebrates Successful End-of-Year Fundraiser and Full Staff During the month of December, more than $2 million was committed to … funds for operating support. This comes on the heels of the official kickoff of Change in the Making: A Campaign …
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Five College Dance Faculty Concert Explores Distance and Intimacy Amidst Upheaval
… human distance and intimacy. Set against the backdrop of global social and environmental crises, these performances … Dance students. Featuring new work by newer members of the Five College Dance community, this concert can be seen as a look into the future of Five College Dance. The choreographers are: Deborah Goffe, …
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Faculty
Carollee Bengelsdorf
… Bengelsdorf Carollee Bengelsdorf, professor emerita of politics, holds an A.B. from Cornell University, studied … in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is the author of The Problem of Democracy in Cuba: Between Vision and …
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The Blacksmith Collective
… will more than likely be found in a tucked-away corner of the Lemelson Center serving their apprenticeship at a trade that goes back thousands of years. These guys, believe it or not, are blacksmiths. … to the trade, and he followed that early start with years of practice. By the time he joined the Lemelson staff at …
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2013 Carol and Blair Brown Award Recipients
… presented May 1. Hart-Agudelo is associate director of alumni and family relations, and Putnam is theatre … recognize staff members who, individually or as members of a team, have made an exceptional contribution to Hampshire College. Nominations can be made by any member of the campus community. Hart-Agudelo was recognized for her …
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Three Honored by Princess Grace Foundation-USA
… Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich and Meredith Lackey are winners of 2014 Princess Grace Awards. Waite won an Undergraduate … School Scholarship. Hunt-Ehrlich, who is the daughter of Hampshire music professor Marty Ehrlich, is a graduate … Lackey, who is a graduate student at the University of Illinois, Chicago, received a film honorarium. In total, …
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Academy Awards
… Thanks to generous financial support from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and to some talented … in the field, giving students a realistic view of the film industry. Five students were awarded $1,500 … with final editing, post-production, and marketing of the documentary film, The Hooping Life . Andrew Davis …
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Feb. 20-March 11: "James Baldwin at Hampshire, 1983-86" Photo Exhibition
… at Hampshire College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts as Five College Visiting Professor of African-American Literature. The show is curated from the … College Archives and also includes a transcription of Baldwin's inaugural address at Hampshire and a display of …
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Luna Goldberg Receives Fulbright Award
… Fulbright Award Luna Goldberg, a May 2015 graduate of Hampshire College, has been offered a Fulbright U.S. … grant to Israel in Interdisciplinary Studies. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, as well as …
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Dance Dept. Presents 'AGAIN: Moving Into a Movement'
… The Hampshire College Dance Department presents an evening of dance featuring the culminating Division III works of graduating students Narieka Masla, Rikkia Pereira, and … performed by Five College students and other members of the community. AGAIN: Moving into a Movement expresses the …
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Evolutionary Robotics
… Isaac Asimov's stories made Bradford Barr 06F dream of designing robots one day. Hampshire College gave him the … I was looking at colleges, I saw that Hampshire was one of the only schools with an artificial intelligence program … and philosophy before transferring here, Barr found all of his prior studies tied in to his investigations at …
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