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Division III: A Study of Stream Temperatures

… temperature. After doing fieldwork and placing probes to monitor the stream's temperature, the next step was to … temperature. "My question was," she says, "?How important is vegetation, and how much vegetation do we need to offset … education center which plans to relocate to a site on the Hampshire campus in the future. "I love being at …

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Faculty

Kaća Bradonjić

… intersection of physics and philosophy, Kaća’s research is focused on foundational questions of the physical … of paintings based on impressions of academic talks. Prior to coming to Hampshire College, she taught at Wellesley College and …

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Staff

Samantha Bernecker, M.S.

… her M.S. from the University of Massachusetts, where she is currently completing her Ph.D. Her research focuses on … she is interested in integrating a variety of approaches to psychotherapy including insight-oriented, behavioral, and … she is interested in integrating a variety of approaches to psychotherapy including insight-oriented, behavioral, and …

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Hampshire Students'’ Scripts Chosen for WORD! 2012

… College students Gillian Cannon and Sam Congdon. WORD! is an annual presentation of student-written scripts dealing … Marsh Arts House Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public. The productions, written by Five College … College theater chairs and Five Colleges, Inc., has worked to creatively foreground the experiences of people of color. …

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Alum Jon Krakauer 72F’s True Crime Bestseller "Under the Banner of Heaven" Made into Television Limited Series

… Heaven" Made into Television Limited Series Jon Krakauer is a mountaineer and author of such bestselling books as Into … is “tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family’s spiral into the Church of Jesus …

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Bibliography: Volume 2

… Parlett. Ways and Byways Through Hampshire: A Report to the College Community. Amherst, Mass.: Hampshire College, … PR3.S2 #49. Early, David. A Working Paper for the "Is the Experiment Over?" Movement. Amherst, Mass.: Hampshire … May 1982 (collection). HC/Archives VP5.S4 #2. A proposal to establish a New England Farm Center at Hampshire College. …

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Professor Emeritus Raymond Coppinger's book, Fishing Dogs

… tackle and wading a river without a trusted fishing dog is a recipe for disaster, suggests Raymond Coppinger in his … book in February. Its full title is Fishing Dogs: A Guide to the History, Talents, and Training of the Baildale, the … book in February. Its full title is Fishing Dogs: A Guide to the History, Talents, and Training of the Baildale, the …

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Women's Cross-Country Team Wins Conference Championship

… All-Conference individual honors. “It felt fantastic to win,” Matthias says. “We’re a tight-knit group, and it was really good for us to have a championship as a tangible culmination to the … O’Dell Garcia, in seventh place. The third-place finish is the team’s best ever. Although the women’s soccer team …

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Hanson, Pickles receive 2017 Staff Excellence Awards

… Staff Excellence Award at a presentation May 4. Hanson is the Hampshire College Farm CSA program manager; Pickles is … members of a team, have made an exceptional contribution to Hampshire College. Any member of the campus community may … her “work ethic, generosity, warmth, and dedication to the farm. “In many ways, she’s the soul of the farm,” he …

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Concerns for Women's Health

… deaths. In its pre-cancerous stages, the disease is curable, and proper medical screening and care could save … these women. May graduate Juno Obedin-Maliver is committed to that possibility. Her work as a pre-med student at Hampshire College has prepared her well to meet the challenges that lie ahead. An internship funded …

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Nov. 1 – Dec. 2: "“About Face"” by photographer Sage Sohier

… November 1 through December 2. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. For … 14 at 4 p.m. in the Liebling Center. Sohier's work is in collections including the Museum of Modern Art, Museum … At the same time, I hope these pictures bear witness to the incredible courage required to deal with medical …

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Eli Plenk 10F Receives 2013 Humanity in Action Fellowship

… groups of college students and recent graduates to explore different national histories of discrimination and … careers in the field of foreign policy. The fellowship is highly interdisciplinary and features daily lectures and … journalists, politicians, and activists, as well as site visits to government agencies, nonprofit and community …

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Bioregional Wool Clothing Exhibit Organized by Alum

… Fibershed co-founder, Hampshire alum Michelle Parrish 87F, is a natural dyer, weaver, spinner, and blogger living and … designs by ten local craftspeople. From bespoke shoes to flat caps and everything in between, ten expert artisans … and narrative storytelling materials will be on display to educate the public about producing local textile — …

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Board Member

Jesús A. Colmenares 03F

… Jesús Colmenares joined the Board of Trustees in 2017. He is currently a Business Development Manager at HealthCore. In … he leads the development of large, complex proposals to various government agencies (Department of Defense, … statistical, and contract management teams. Prior to his current position he served as Director of Contracts …

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Board Member

Jose Fuentes 05F

… and became Chair of the Board of Trustees in 2019. Jose is an entrepreneur focused on Internet companies. Currently, … at Duolingo, an online language learning platform. Prior to these ventures, he was at Carnegie Mellon University’s … at Duolingo, an online language learning platform. Prior to these ventures, he was at Carnegie Mellon University’s …

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Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble 70F Interviewed on PBS NewsHour Regarding Black Patients’ Struggle for Equal Access

… these issues became magnified during the pandemic. Gamble is a professor of medical humanities at George Washington … bioethics. Throughout her career, Dr. Gamble has worked to promote equity and justice in American medicine and public … Public Health Tuskegee Syphilis Study when it first came to light. That study became the topic of her Hampshire …

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Screening of 'Phantom Tollbooth' Documentary

… created and the deeper themes he addressed through it. It is directed by Brooklyn-based filmmaker Hannah Jayanti and … than a bored little boy who travels through a tollbooth to the Lands Beyond to rescue princesses named Rhyme and … Beyond Expectations , visit www.phantomtollboothdoc.com . … A new documentary on Norton Juster's children's book …

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Hampshire Alum Christina Quarles 04F and Author Maggie Nelson Discuss Creative Life in Artforum

… together luminaries in the fields of art and literature to have the conversations they themselves wish to have. This monthly video series is a joint production of Artforum and Bookforum . In this …

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Five Hampshire Faculty Members Named First Cohort of Ethics and the Common Good Faculty Fellows

… ethics and the common good broadly construed. Each fellow is engaged in scholarship and artistic work that is vital to the intellectual and creative community of Hampshire … a more equitable and resilient world. The project aims to equip students, staff, and faculty with the skills and …

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Writing a Lived Landscape

… one particular piece of land in northern California. It is a collection of neither history nor fiction, but a … archives. "When I first came up with the idea, I wanted to write from the perspective of the land, and it evolved from there. I wanted to blur the distinction between people and the environment," …

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Valentin-Escobar Exhibit Named Top 20 Museum Show of 2015 by Art Media

… beginning in the 1960s.  Ben Davis at Art World on ArtNet.com named it one of the top 20 New York Museum Shows of 2015 , writing about Valentín-Escobar’s work: “Not to be missed: the section of the exhibition at Loisaida Inc. … of the Young Lords.  He explained that she remained and is regarded as the foremost transgender activist not only in …

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Hampshire Alum and Filmmaker Allison A. Waite Receives Directors Guild of America Student Film Award

… announced in February of 2021. Waite’s filmmaking aims to give unresolved stories a voice and spark connections … wrongful death of black youth happens all the time… I hope to make a film that brings greater awareness and … of 2020. Watch a trailer for The Dope Years . Waite is an award-winning director and cinematographer who received …

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Area Of Study

Social Change

… Hampshire has always connected a student's education to the real world, not only through inquiry-based pedagogy, … students in engaging the community around them. Emphasis is placed on continuing to build infrastructures to support community-based learning, …

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IRB Information for Faculty

… (pdf) Information on the Application Process (this page is for students, but is the same process for faculty) Research projects done … (pdf) Information on the Application Process (this page is for students, but is the same process for faculty) …

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Hampshire’s Alan Goodman Coauthors 'RACE: Are We So Different?'

… Alan Goodman Coauthors 'RACE: Are We So Different?' Is race real? What do we really know about race? Race is a … brings together compelling evidence from many disciplines to show that ... the biology of race is a powerful myth. It … brings together compelling evidence from many disciplines to show that ... the biology of race is a powerful myth. It …

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