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Professors Tinson and Koehler Receive 2016 Gruber Awards for Excellence
… for Excellence in Teaching and Advising have been awarded to Professors Chris Tinson and Karen Koehler, respectively, … him of his award for Excellence in Teaching, he had to read the email three or four times. “This is one of the high points of my career. My family and I are …
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Notable Alumni
Naomi Wallace 78F
… 78F Obie Award–winner and MacArthur Fellow Naomi Wallace is a playwright and screenwriter whose work includes … Only two American playwrights have been added to La Comédie’s repertoire in 300 years. Films: Lawn Dogs, … Only two American playwrights have been added to La Comédie’s repertoire in 300 years. Films: Lawn Dogs, …
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A Div III that Includes Up-close Exploration of Shark Conservation
… Includes Up-close Exploration of Shark Conservation "It is this surreal experience, asking yourself, 'What are you … livelihoods are put in peril by stringent laws intended to protect sharks. "There are a lot of conservation films out … changing for everyone on earth. And a lot of it comes down to what happens with the oceans." Phytoplankton, microscopic …
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Exploring the Huntington's Family
… extended family, piqued her interest. Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting one in 10,000 Americans. The symptoms are similar to Parkinson's disease (involuntary movements, lack of … out he has the Huntington's gene. The other chose not to be tested. The ramifications of both situations loom large …
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A Year of Events Celebrating 50 Years
… safety and well-being of our students and guests, we had to postpone the in-person portion of our celebration to October 15–17, 2021, but we’ve been honoring the impact … organizing and police and prison abolition. “The movement is not just about this summer,” said Vitale. “It’s been …
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Notable Alumni
Jacob Reider 83F P10
… Reider 83F P10 Jacob Reider 83F P10 Jacob Reider MD, FAAFP is a family physician who wants the world to be more healthy. He has worked for decades to improve the health of our communities through the …
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Alum Craig Sees Law Degree as Tool Kit for Social Change
… Catherine Craig ’08F has begun her law career as a clerk to the legislative council in the Vermont State House, where … had received a scholarship, through Hampshire College, to help fund her education at Vermont Law. A highlight of her … that what’s most important about environmental problems is the social-justice concern,” she said. “The reality is …
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Campus Exhibit Commemorates Black Panther Party and Young Lords Party
… Young Lords Party A new exhibit on campus brings new focus to the work of two of the most important grassroots political … 50 Years of Struggle, Shared Legacies of Resistance, is an assemblage of images, texts, publications, visuals, audio material, and other ephemera collected to commemorate 50 years since the founding of the Black …
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Admissions Counselor
Brett Martin 89F
… Brett Martin 89F Brett Martin 89F Brett Martin is the author of Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution, From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad . He is a Correspondent for GQ … of a Creative Revolution, From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad . He is a Correspondent for GQ …
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Hampshire College’s Michael Klare Discusses Geopolitics in a Post Fossil-fuel World with ABC Radio National
… National on their podcast Future Tense . Michael Klare is a Five College professor emeritus of peace and world … D.C. and advises other organizations in the field. Listen to the full Future Tense podcast . Faculty Global Studies and … D.C. and advises other organizations in the field. Listen to the full Future Tense podcast . … Hampshire College’s …
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Alumni Profile: Gerald Warburg 74S
… Alumni Profile: Gerald Warburg 74S When Gerald Warburg 74S is asked about his new position at the University of … Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, he refers to college founder Thomas Jefferson. "Jefferson's vision of the university was to train the men and women who are going to run our …
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Faculty
Betsy Hartmann
… director of the Population and Development Program. She is the author of The America Syndrome: Apocalypse, War and Our Call to Greatness and the feminist classic Reproductive Rights and … of The America Syndrome: Apocalypse, War and Our Call to Greatness and the feminist classic Reproductive Rights and …
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Dance Dept. Presents 'AGAIN: Moving Into a Movement'
… Studio Theater. ReMembering the Body , by Rikkia Pereira, is a personal narrative that addresses the importance of … Your Nose? is a performance piece created by Narieka Masla to inspire connection. Through movement and red nose clown, … call 413.559.5889 or e-mail hampdancereservations@gmail.com . General admission: $5; students and seniors: $3 For …
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Tashal Brown 03F
… Tashal Brown 03F Tashal is an alumna of Hampshire’s James Baldwin Scholar program. … environment at Democracy Prep Harlem Middle School. Tashal is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in education with a focus on … teacher education at Michigan State University. … Tashal is an alumna of Hampshire’s James Baldwin Scholar program. …
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Campus Gallery Exhibits Sabino Osuna’s Photographs of the Mexican Revolution
… will be on display at the gallery from September 7 to December 1, with the opening and a panel discussion on … its early years, 1910–14. He enjoyed excellent access to both sides of the conflict and captured many moods of this … against longtime dictator Porfirio Díaz. The revolution is generally considered to have lasted until 1920, although …
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Hampshire COVID-19 Update
… Our community has been working responsibly and creatively to respond to the continuing spread of the COVID-19 virus. We are taking … of our students. Hampshire’s unique educational model is complex, demanding, and cooperative. Our Division III …
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SXSW Director Pierson Developed Critical Eye as Hampshire Student
… Pierson says she follows the same instincts that drew her to the cinema as a student at Hampshire. “I've always … and a hundred and ten shorts. I’m looking for something to surprise me.” This year's festival, which runs March … and fun, event for filmmakers. Helming the festival is a logical continuation of a career that can trace its …
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Roddenberry Big Impact Grants Awarded
… Creativity Center, the grant program was established to aid in the testing of solutions to humanitarian, socioeconomic, or environmental problems … and accessible construction system. Steel tubing is cheap and widely available worldwide, said Wieler, but …
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Research Explores How Microorganisms May Help Form Minerals
… received a $40,000 grant from the Keck Geology Consortium to investigate just that. The funding will support the group, … of six students, in field and laboratory research aimed to determine whether or not microorganisms play a role in … there's some debate on how it's formed. One thing we think is that microorganisms might be playing a role in the …
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Hampshire Alum Evan Viera Animates Coldplay's Interactive Video "Ink"
… “One of the cool things about working with other artists is that they know the artistic process. They know when to let you do what you do.” Viera was connected with Blind, … studio space in downtown Los Angeles that Viera compares to Hampshire’s “Nerdodrome,” the Adele Simmons Hall-based …
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Unfinished Tom Joslin Film Completed at Hampshire College
… filmmaker Joslin taught at Hampshire College from 1977 to 1980. He is well known for his 1977 film Blackstar: Autobiography of a … of the relationship of two gay men as both struggled to deal with AIDS. When Joslin died of AIDS in 1990 he left …
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HIV-Prevention Education
… and uses the prisms of culture and gender politics to develop insights into the spread of the epidemic. Lewis … recalls. "All my antennae went out and I thought, 'What is this, that students are at risk of dying before us?' It … in the time of HIV and AIDS at www.protectionthefilm.com. … More Engaged For more than two decades Jill Lewis, …
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Alum Robin Coste Lewis Wins National Book Award for Poetry
… the greatest poets of our time….Their exquisite generosity is one of the primary reasons I am standing here tonight.” … of the faculty from 1999-2002. Last month, Lewis returned to Hampshire to give a reading from Voyage of the Sable Venus . Lewis is a …
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Board Member
Jordan Strauss 96F
… Strauss 96F Jordan Strauss joined the Board in 2019. He is a managing director at Kroll | Duff & Phelps, a global … management. He is one of two outside counsel (pro bono) to a grammy-award winning new music chorale ensemble. He spends his spare time providing pro bono counsel to people who cannot afford their own lawyer, with a focus on …
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Four Hampshire Student Businesses Win Pioneer Valley Grinspoon Entrepreneurship Awards
… from across the Pioneer Valley received awards of up to $1,500 in recognition of their Entrepreneurial Spirit. … visiting assistant professor of social entrepreneurship, is Hampshire’s Grinspoon faculty advisor. The Hampshire … by a range of participants, from first-year students to recent alums, as well as an alum enterprise featured …
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