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Developing the Framework for the Future Student Experience
… Future Student Experience Hampshire is in the final stages of developing a framework for reinventing its future student experience. Building on a foundation of ideas and data gathered the past several years, President … have defined three distinct models to consider. Members of our community are gathering on campus this week to explore …
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Notable Alumni
Chen Chen 07F
… Chen Chen 07F Chen Chen 07F Chen Chen is the author of When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities (BOA Editions, 2017), which was … Thom Gunn Award, among other honors. He is also the author of the forthcoming craft/personal essay collection, In …
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Board Member
Jordan Strauss 96F
… White House National Security Council and in a number of roles at the US Department of Justice, including as senior legal advisor and deputy … justice attache in Kabul, Afghanistan, and as the director of preparedness and response at the National Security …
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Statement on Hampshire Halloween
… Statement on Hampshire Halloween The student organizers of Hampshire Halloween contracted with five bands to play as part of the entertainment line-up on Friday night. On an online event site, some members of our student community questioned the selection of one …
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Martial Arts Instructor Samuel Kanner Receives Award
… in OPRA, has received an award from Shotokan Karate of America—the 2013 Member of the Year, given for "exemplary service to SKA and its … has found it to be a rewarding experience. "The best part of my job is being able to contribute positively to the …
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Blair McLaughlin Saves Trees One Seed at a Time
… Saves Trees One Seed at a Time Abigail Meisel In the era of global warming, climate change could well wipe out entire species of trees. Fortunately, they have a formidable ally. Assistant Professor of Ecology Blair McLaughlin is leading a team dedicated to …
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Hampshire Plans for In-Person Academic Year 2021-22
… While remaining vigilant about the safety needs of our community and aligned with public health guidance and … academic year. Our optimism stems from our proven record of safety during the 2020-21 academic year, as well as steady … in vaccination efforts at the state and national levels. Of course, we will continue to monitor the health and safety …
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"Tour de Hamp" Participates in Will Bike 4 Food Fundraiser
… For every donated dollar, the Food Bank provides $9 worth of food, assisting more than 200,000 people in need. The … by Pam Tinto in the student life office, consisted of Professor Jaime Dávila, students Lucy Hollier and Juliette … staff members Becca Groveman and Tinto, and the wife of a staff member, Theresa Crowley. This is the second year …
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Ravett Films Featured in Retrospective
… Ravett Films Featured in Retrospective Professor of Film and Photography Abraham Ravett’s films were recently … by former student Sandeep Ray 88F. Ray was a member of the jury for the Festival Film Dokumenter, and was asked to curate an out-of-competition section for which he chose to highlight …
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Faculty
Kara Lynch
… in the Bronx, NY, and was born in the auspicious year of 1968. Ambivalent towards hyper-visual culture, she is … (2003-present), excavates the terror and resilient beauty of the Black experience. She is a 2018 MAPFund recipient for "Saved," an installment of "Invisible." Her projects have been presented …
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Collaboration Brings Research Full Circle
… Full Circle Elizabeth Conlisk , associate professor of public health, is an epidemiologist with a Ph.D. in … Control. At the CDC, Conlisk worked primarily in the area of cancer control and prevention, including a breast and … also works with Dr. Cremer on the design and analysis of research into alternatives to the traditional Pap smear …
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Our Thanks to Leslie Cox, Who Grew Community on the Farm
… College's farm manager, Leslie Cox is leaving at the end of March to become farm director for the Trustees of Reservations. "This is an opportunity to do the kind of things I've done at Hampshire on a larger scale. I'm …
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DEAFinitions Conference Draws Hundreds to Celebrate Deaf Culture
… annual Deaf Studies Conference, DEAFintions, the weekend of March 24-25, to celebrate and learn about Deaf culture. … d/Deafness is not easy to see,” Associate Professor of American Sign Language Dana Hoover explains. “Here, they … for Deaf individuals to come together in the exchange of knowledge, 2) to build bridges between the Deaf and …
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Catching Waves in the ERP Lab
… ERP lab software and hardware give Jane Couperus a glimpse of the differing, sometimes dramatic, effects these images have on the test subject. Welcome to the world of developmental cognitive neuroscience. That's the field … normal attention development in children between the ages of 6 and 18. The ERP lab, a small room tucked away in Adele …
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Students and Athletic Staff Launch Hampshire Track and Trail Team as New Spring Sport
… student athletes passionate about track. “This is evidence of a student culture that’s excited and supportive of Hampshire’s involvement in competitive varsity sports,” … Track and Trail brings in students who hadn’t been part of the athletic program, and also enables winter and spring …
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Hampshire Opens Advanced Collaborative Modeling Center
… interested in advanced modeling now have the resources of a dedicated, state-of-the-art center outfitted with lab equipment, modeling … opened this year in Cole Science Center, and already teams of students are using the space for collaborative projects …
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Letter from Ken Rosenthal, Interim President: July 10, 2019
… who believe in Hampshire—who are the heart and soul of Hampshire and have invested their careers here—is one of the College’s top priorities. I’m writing to tell you … in being our next president is a thrilling endorsement of the College’s mission and consequence to U.S. higher …
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Reproductive Realities
… to the Supreme Court, I thought ‘This is it — the end of all the things the people I know have been fighting for.’” … and Legislation: State Responses to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade (1973) — is a painstaking look at how abortion … for example, severely shortening the gestational length of time when abortion is legal. “We’ve entered the most …
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Board Statement: February 18, 2019
… Board Statement: February 18, 2019 Yesterday the Board of Trustees of Hampshire College met to discuss progress on the efforts … that President Miriam E. Nelson has the full support of the Board of Trustees as she guides Hampshire College …
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Alumni Profile: Video game developer Noah Falstein 75F
… them. For over 30 years, Falstein has been in the thick of gaming as it has grown into a multi-billion dollar … and hit titles," such as "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis," among many others. Lately, he has been moving into the emerging field of "serious games." "Some recent games I've worked on have …
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Graphic Novel Merges Art and Psychology
… Division III project is a dark, cerebral exploration of five mental health patients' internal journeys after dark. … she says. The book has no words, leaving a certain amount of interpretation up to the reader. This ambiguity serves … with it," she says. The project is the culmination of Cohen's Division II studies, which combined art and …
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Statement by President Lash on Raising the Flag On Campus This Morning
… discussion period about what the flag means to members of the Hampshire community. College leadership, including the board of trustees, had decided on November 18 to lower the flag for a time to encourage uninhibited expression of deeply held viewpoints. We are alarmed by the overt hate …
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MissBroadwayDork Alex Heinen 02F
… videos, trying to challenge myself to sing in front of people," says Alex Heinen 02F . It turned out to be a lot of people. Started in 2007, Heinen's YouTube Channel has over … reality shows," she says. " America's Got Talent was one of them. I was also offered [an opportunity] to join the …
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Hampshire College Represents at 2021 Mimesis Documentary Film Festival
… Colorado. Ravett’s 24 Cards explores his personal archive of postcards from film critic, writer, and filmmaker Donald Richie, documenting decades of correspondence between the friends. Tucker’s Atomkraftwerk Zwentendorf examines the power of public protest through the lens of an Austrian protest …
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Faculty
Kimberly Chang
… Kimberly Chang Kimberly Chang, associate professor emerita of cultural psychology and creative nonfiction, holds a B.A. … psychology from Syracuse University. She is an alumnus of the Juniper Summer Writing Institute and was a resident … under the name, Q.M. Zhang , and and is the founder of MemoryWorks , a creative research and writing practice for …
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