… her new documentary at theaters and film festivals around the country, she considered how audiences would react to the emotional subject matter. States of Grace , which screens … Amherst Cinema on Thursday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. , tells the story of Grace Dammann, an HIV/AIDS physician whose life …

… Writer, and Artist Reina Gossett Responding to requests by the Hampshire community to identify a commencement speaker who could directly address student concerns, the College has selected Reina Gossett. Commencement will be held on Saturday, May 14, at 11 a.m. on the Harold F. Johnson Library Lawn. Faculty, in consultation …

… This year's theme, Culture, Mind, and Body, celebrated the College's 43 years of interdisciplinary explorations across the College, as well as 10 years of the Culture, Brain, and Development program. The goal of Div …

… Novel Merges Art and Psychology A graphic novel called The Listening Cone , Jeane Cohen's Division III project is a … internal journeys after dark. For Cohen, talking about the project is problematic. "I have trouble talking about the work, because it's supposed to be experienced visually," …

… Todd continues, "which is what I'm doing now." Todd is the director and co-founder of We Happy Few Productions , a theatre company in Washington DC "with the mission of presenting stripped down, small cast, ensemble … texts," she says. We Happy Few is currently performing The Tempest at Capital Fringe . Shakespeare's last play, The …

… Hampshire’s Creative Writing Program, South Asian Studies, the Eqbal Ahmad Initiative, and their cosponsors announce … a panel discussion, on Wednesday April 5, at 6 p.m. in the West Lecture Hall, Franklin Patterson Hall. It will … Smith College, who will speak on Islamophobia in France. The next day, Thursday, April 6, at 5:30 p.m., also in the …

… in human rights issues, and outstanding recommendations. The fellowships bring together international groups of … examples of contemporary issues affecting minority groups. The programs are also intended to instill in Fellows a responsibility to recognize the need to protect minorities and promote human rights in …

… 54 transfers, and 18 visiting and non-degree students. The new students include 12 James Baldwin Scholars, the largest-ever entering group in this program for talented … Named for novelist James Baldwin, who taught at Hampshire, the Baldwin Scholars program is celebrating its 20th …

… 11F "Tour de Hamp," a Hampshire College team, rode in the Western Massachusetts Food Bank’s fourth annual Will Bike … event on September 28. Participants bike through the Pioneer Valley for donations. For every donated dollar, the Food Bank provides $9 worth of food, assisting more than …

… Kara Lynch kara lynch is a time-based artist living in the Bronx, NY, and was born in the auspicious year of 1968. Ambivalent towards hyper-visual … culture, she is curious about duration, embodiment, and the aural. Through collective practice and social …

… College Program Offers Certificate in Reproductive Justice The Five College Program in Reproductive Health, Rights, and … an academic opportunity they can’t get elsewhere – it’s the only undergraduate certificate program of its kind in the country. Established in 2015, the program ties in to …

… Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer Conference The Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Summer Conference, a three-day celebration of the grassroots organic movement marking its 43rd year, will be hosted by Hampshire College August 11–13. The conference had many years of success on Hampshire's …

… her first year of college. Her top priority was to find the right fit. providing stability for the next four years. So as a senior she visited Hampshire for the Baldwin program’s recruiting event called HOME, for …

… Craig ’08F has begun her law career as a clerk to the legislative council in the Vermont State House, where she’ll be writing … Law. A highlight of her studies, she says, was attending the United Nations 2014 Climate Conference, which was held in …

… Debating for Democracy Raul Matta has been associated with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker group engaged in addressing the root causes of poverty, injustice, and war, for more than a decade. In 2005 he was chosen to be a leader in the group's military counter-recruitment program, which goes …

… Marjorie Dunehew Holyoke, Massachusetts Marge Dunehew is the elected staff trustee. She is purchasing manager and oversees the purchasing card and requisition/purchase order programs, manages the campus fleet vehicles, and supervises the duplication …

… Hart-Agudelo (pictured right) and Amy Putnam received the 2013 Carol and Blair Brown Staff Excellence Awards, … relations, and Putnam is theatre technical director. The awards recognize staff members who, individually or as … College. Nominations can be made by any member of the campus community. Hart-Agudelo was recognized for her …

… recently received a Fulbright Award to conduct research on the drinking water quality supplied to Indian cities. “Cities … drinking water only intermittently to their households. The infrequent delivery of drinking water to these homes impacts the water quality, which in turn impacts the health of the …

… Hampshire College is a top-producing institution for the 2014-2015 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational …

… Oprah.com, NBC News Professor Aracelis Girmay's new book The Black Maria , published this month, is being recognized … by a number of prominent national media including the Los Angeles Times , NBC News, Oprah.com, and Chicago Review of Books . The poetry collection was recognized by critic Rigoberto …

… Prize Professor Uzma Aslam Khan has been nominated for the Man Asian Literary Prize, Asia's top literary award, for … Than Skin is Professor Khan's fourth novel. It tells the story of Nadir, a photographer from Karachi who lives in … who is Pakistani-American. "He is hoping to be inspired by the landscape. She's hoping to connect to a country she never …

… annually to students for their valuable contributions to the Five College Dance Department's (FCDD) programs and … has performed in FCDD faculty concerts annually for the last three years and she choreographed and performed for the Hampshire Winter Dance Concert 2014," said Jim Coleman, …

… of then Board Chair Gaye Hill. Trust is essential to the integrity and functioning of any Board. The Board expects the highest level of conduct and confidentiality from …

… He continued his research on nitrogen fixation at the Harvard Forest of Harvard University, where he investigated the energy cost of nitrogen fixation by nodulated woody … alders. His recent research and teaching interests include the biophysics of gas diffusion into and out of root nodules …

… mission-driven admissions strategy was presented at the national conference of the Consortium for Innovative Environments in Learning … new recruitment and enrollment approaches, including the recent decision to go “test-blind” and no longer consider …