Notable Alumni
Doug Plotkin 80F
… including IBM, PA Consulting, and Deloitte Consulting for some 30 years, focusing on IT Strategy and complex … The next day, he met Herb Bernstein in Quantum Mechanics for the Myriad, and was instantly convinced to take up … big, life changing days; that's what Hampshire can do for its students, and why it is so important it continues to …
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Staff
Omar S. Dahi
… Omar S. Dahi Omar S. Dahi Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty / Professor of Economics Omar S. Dahi is interim vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty and associate … of Critical Security Studies within the Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS). Dahi has served as a lead …
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Hampshire College Alums Jenner Furst 02F and Julia Willoughby Nason 01F Codirect New Docuseries, “LulaRich,” on Clothing Company and “Cult” LuLaRoe
… many of whom lost their savings during their time working for the company. While the company is still in operation, … his documentary career in 2008, winning a Peabody Award for Brick City , a docuseries executive produced by Forest … The Cinemart . Nason received an Emmy nomination for Welcome to Leith , which she executive produced. Furst …
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Award-Winning Author Claudia Rankine to Deliver Race Matters Lecture at Hampshire
… was honored with the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry, the LA Times Book Award, the PEN Open Book Award, the NAACP Image Award, and as finalist for the National Book Award. Rankine is the Aerol Arnold … from the Lannan Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Rounding out the event's sponsors from …
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Faculty
Marlene Fried
… Gutiérrez of Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice , November, 2004 (awarded the Myers Outstanding Book Award by the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights), and co-authored … rights activist, and was the founding president and served for 21 years on the board of the National Network of Abortion …
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When Identity Trumps Self-Interest
… When Identity Trumps Self-Interest Abigail Meisel For Olivia Brochu, the political is personal. The first germ for what would be her thesis — White Women for Trump: Rethinking Liberal Understandings of Women’s …
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Sept. 4: Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble to Speak at Convocation
… entering class of Hampshire College—is keynote speaker for Convocation 2012. Convocation will be held Tuesday, … apology in 1997 from then-President Bill Clinton for the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Dr. Gamble is … was director of the Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care. She is the author …
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Staff
Judy Bornstein 82F
… positions include serving as chief financial officer for McCown DeLeeuw & Co., chief financial officer of … technology company), and director of national operations for SmartRoute Systems. In addition to her B.A. from … Simmons College. Term ends 6/30/2017; eligible to renew for second term StaffStaff … San Mateo, California Judy …
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Oct. 6 - 29: Faculty Art Show
… and Daniel Kojo Schrade (painting). The curator for the exhibition is faculty artist S. Billie Mandle. There will be a reception for the artists on Friday, October 18, 5 - 7 pm, in the Main … 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., and Sunday, 2-5 p.m. For further information, please email carnold@hampshire.edu . …
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E-Newsletter: Special Div III Issue
… Her impressive research might well be used as a metaphor for the Division III itself. While outstanding individual … to suggest some rare environmental conditions just right for fostering the organic production of creativity. Here are but a few of this year's topics: For his project, Music as a Rehabilitative Tool for Cochlear …
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Prof. Michael Klare to Speak at APEC CEO Summit
… at the CEO Summit, a forum to exchange ideas and search for solutions. While the United States is a member economy … last resource reserves. His most recent book, The Race for What's Left: The Global Scramble for the World's Last Resources , explores the haunting …
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The Envelope, Please
… behind me.” This was the letter Zaily had been waiting for, announcing she had won the Selenia Vazquez Scholarship. It’s a monetary award for our clients who are actively pursuing a college degree. … to continue their education and create a successful future for themselves and their families. Zaily is a hopeful, …
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Hampshire College Alums Divad Durant and Hira Nabi Featured in "The Nation"
… which he attended while also working as a firefighter for the New York Fire Department. As part of his coursework, … and filmmaker based in Pakistan, also penned an essay for the series in May. Nabi's " News from Home and Other People's Homes ," examines her …
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Alum Jon Krakauer 72F’s True Crime Bestseller "Under the Banner of Heaven" Made into Television Limited Series
… is coming this spring and will be exclusively available for streaming on Hulu. Krakauer was the recipient of an … The New York Times , among others. An article he wrote for Smithsonian about volcanology received the 1997 Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism and his 1996 book, Into …
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Admissions Counselor
Joanna Yas 91F
… Yas has been a literary magazine editor in New York City for over two decades. She is the editor-in-chief of … Joanna was the editor of Open City Magazine & Books for many years, and previously held positions at Ploughshares … cultural studies, and photography. Joanna shares advice for young writers: Admissions Counselor … Joanna Yas has …
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Faculty
Laura Wenk
… and instruction. She is also the curriculum director for the Collaboration for Excellence in Science Education at Hampshire College, an … Wenk taught high school biology and physical science for six years before pursuing her doctorate in curriculum …
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Div II Profile: CONNIE CHANG 15F
… Then I thought I wanted to write fantasy novels again, but for young adults this time. Now, I want to write for television. I’m still interested in sci-fi and fantasy, … reconsolidating them. Questions like these were benchmarks for my Div II: What are the messages I care about enough to …
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After Service In AmeriCorps and Peace Corps, Leanna Pohevitz Earns Fulbright to Brazil
… to serve as an English teaching assistant in Brazil for nine months beginning in early 2018, an opportunity to … to engage with the world became available.” Before leaving for her Fulbright service, Pohevitz 08F is completing her … but the U.S. State Department announced later that year for reasons of safety, it would not send Fulbright recipients …
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Valedictory Letter from Board Chair Luis Hernandez
… Community, With great pride, honor, and joy, I have served for over eight years as a Hampshire Trustee and Board Chair. … relationships validate over and over again the reason for serving and being part of our Hampshire community. We all … is open and welcoming students Encourage financial support for the College via annual giving and the Change in the …
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Announcing Retirement, President Lash Promises Ambitious Agenda and Continued Momentum
… and faculty engage critical social issues and be a force for positive change in the world. And he has motivated record … from serious illness last year — Lash was on medical leave for the 2016 spring semester because of complications from … on Friday that the board is initiating a search process for a new president. ( Read the letters from Jonathan Lash …
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March 31: Screening by Rhys Ernst 01S
… within larger narratives. She Gone Rogue was commissioned for the 2012 "Made in LA" Los Angeles Biennial at the Hammer … , premiered at Sundance 2012. Ernst was a producer/editor for MTV Networks, associate producer for Masterclass (HBO), associate producer for Coming Out …
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Board Member
Eddie Mandhry 97F
… his wife Wendy. He is presently leading the Virtual Center for Advanced Potential, a global network of researchers and … the frontiers of science. He was most recently director for Africa and the Middle East at Yale where he led the … (NYU) Africa House, and the NYU Abu Dhabi Center for Technology and Economic Development supporting …
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Notable Alumni
Jamie Citron 01F
… Foundation. Citron began his career in politics working for then-Senator Obama in early 2007. Over the next decade, … Citron also served as director of the LGBT Vote for Barack Obama’s presidential re-election effort, where he … LGBT and allied Americans. In recent years he has worked for the Barack Obama Foundation and served as a member of the …
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Al-Mutanabbi Street Exhibition in the Hampshire College Art Gallery
… of literary, intellectual, and cultural life in Baghdad for hundreds of years. Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here "is a … into a large and archetypal symbol and spatial metaphor for books. Situated in Baghdad, the city of the Arabian … to learning through writing, al-Mutanabbi Street is a call for all to regain Baghdad's cultural luster instead of …
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Div III Profile: Milo Muise's 'Magic, Exile, and Defiant Miracles'
… Exile, and Defiant Miracles' Brigid Gorry-Hines 11F "For me, poetry is all about rich layers of complexity and … poems make me philosophically dizzy, echo around in me for days after reading." To Muise, poetry isn't about finding … mirror of what it means, to me, to be alive," they say. For Div III, Muise has created a two-part project, consisting …
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