Staff

Paul Murphy

… Paul Murphy Preschool Co-Teacher Paul has been working in the field of early childhood education for over a decade, including a 12-year run teaching in the preschool classroom at
 Nonotuck Community School in … is excited to be a part of a great co-teaching team at the Early Learning Center and to be a member of the dynamic …

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Professor Emeritus Coppinger on 'The Dogs Without Collars'

… Professor Emeritus Coppinger on 'The Dogs Without Collars' Founding Hampshire professor … look at man’s best friend and their wild counterparts. The couple recently sat down with The New York Times  to discuss the 750 million wild dogs in …

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Atlas, a Short Film by Nadia Lesy 95F

… 95F Nadia Lesy 95F 's new short film, Atlas , showcases the multimedia Parkour performance group Bullettrun in a … climbing, jumping, and other acrobatic movements) from the streets to the stage in several acclaimed performances as well as in …

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President Lash Appoints Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

… Hampshire President Jonathan Lash announced on April 25 the appointment of Gloria Lopez as interim vice president for … two years. Among Lopez's priorities will be to continue the work initiated by Dean Rachel Rubinstein and Associate Dean Pam Tinto to strengthen ties between the academic program and student life and to create a …

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Hampshire Graduate Jacey Shal’e Carrier 17F Awarded Fulbright to Study in South Korea

… a Fulbright scholarship to study in South Korea for the 2021-22 academic year. Jacey, a first-generation college student, graduated from Hampshire in the spring of 2021. She studied education leadership and … Jacey was a member of several student groups including the Culture, Brain, and Development program; the Childhood, …

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Results of Removing Standardized Test Scores from College Admissions

… from College Admissions You won’t find our college in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings … applicants seeking admission. That got us kicked off the rankings, disqualified us, per U.S. News rankings … our new mission-driven admissions strategy, distinct from the “test-optional” policy that hundreds of colleges now …

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Endowed Fund for Research on Women Created in Memory of Hampshire Parent, Trustee Helen Astin

… Hampshire parent Alexander “Sandy” Astin has established The Helen S. Astin Fund for Research on Women at Hampshire College. The Astins are parents of Hampshire alum John A. Astin 82F. The $100,000 fund is dedicated to research that will …

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Division III Profile: Jamila Umi Jackson Builds Community Through Dance

… was so powerful, and brought kids together from all over the Bay Area. We would use dance, theater, martial arts, … to become a professional dancer, to spend my life courting the power of this fantastic spirit that moved me so deeply. But I was being told by the professional concert dance world that to be a dancer, I …

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Architecture Memories, Havana Interiors

… professor Jacqueline Hayden to Cuba, where they completed the first systematic visual documentation of Old Havana in the city's history, an archive they presented to the Office of the Historian. Wadsworth found the vivid colors …

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Hampshire College Welcomed a Diverse Group of New and Transfer Students on Opening Day

… students to campus on August 26. During a steamy day—with the heat index reaching over 100 degrees—156 first-year and … President Ed Wingenbach, who helped students move into the Dakin dorms. The incoming class ranges in age from 16 to 40, and 39% …

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Admissions Counselor

Anthony Thomas 07F

… Anthony Thomas 07F Anthony Thomas 07F Anthony Thomas joined the Board in 2017. He is a Hampshire and Baldwin Scholar … is a Bronx native with over fifteen years of experience in the fields of community organizing and environmental justice and was a key leader in the redevelopment of the South Bronx River waterfront. In …

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March 26: WORD! Festival, Featuring Script by Jorrell Watkins

… of Hampshire College was one of four students from across the Five College consortium to present original scripts for the stage at the annual WORD! Festival on March 26. Watkins’ work is …

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Reeve Thompson 93F: How Hampshire Prepared Me…

… Thompson 93F asked during a recent talk at Hampshire. The talk, titled, "How Hampshire and My Div III Film Prepared … Thompson's work as a videogame producer and cofounder of the software company Department of Behavior and Logic. He also demonstrated Bali, a program created by the company, which allows nonprogrammers to easily make …

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Aligning Admissions With Mission

… and Retention This article originally appeared in the December 2016 issue of College Planning & Management … other college. This became clear in 2013, two years into the term of our president, Jonathan Lash, and the strategic planning he was leading. This planning revealed …

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Oct. 24-25: Scapegoat Garden Dance Theater Company

… interdisciplinary performance that goes in through the eyes, skin, ears and mouth to stir those who witness or … in this interactive dance theater work centered around the notion of giving birth. Scapegoat Garden invites viewers … to join them in celebrating, mourning, and reconciling the dance with societal expectation, biological realities, …

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Hampshire is Sixth on Forbes' List of Most Entrepreneurial Colleges

… on its list of most entrepreneurial colleges, Forbes cited the recent gift to college from Hampshire alum Michael Vlock, F72, that established the student Seed Fund for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The $1 million gift provides funding toward investment in …

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Faculty

Robert Meagher

… professor emeritus of humanities, with degrees from the University of Notre Dame (summa cum laude) and the University of Chicago, joined the Hampshire faculty in 1972. Prior to that, he taught …

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Staff

Kate Nicoloau

… for opportunities to incorporate music and movement into the curriculum. Kate has presented along with colleagues at The National Association for the Education of Young Children on her work with children and …

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Hampshire's Policy on Environmental, Social, and Governance Investing

… within higher education, first adopting an SRI policy in the 1970s. In December 2011, the Board of Trustees voted to approve a new Policy on … Social, and Governance Investing. It is among the most comprehensive and forward-looking investment …

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April 18: Schocket Memorial Lecture by Lisa Henderson

… Lecture by Lisa Henderson Hampshire College invites the public to the Sixth Annual Eric N. Schocket Memorial Lecture on Class … at 4 p.m. in Franklin Patterson Hall (Main Lecture Hall). The 2013 lecturer is Lisa Henderson, whose talk is entitled …

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Hampshire Winter Dance Concert 2020

… Admission; $5 Students & Seniors  Wheelchair Accessible   The Hampshire Dance Program is proud to present the 2020 Winter Dance Concert, an annual concert featuring … and dance artist Deborah Goffe entitled We Owe Each Other the Indeterminate . Performed by an ensemble of nine dancers …

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Hampshire College Works to Develop Anti-Racist Plan of Action

… an anti-racist institution. As part of this process, the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion (IDI) … of how Hampshire has fared in fulfilling this commitment. The result is the College’s first Inventory of Anti-Racist Education, …

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Steely and Halasz Honored as 2016 Carol and Blair Brown Award Recipients

… a presentation May 5. Steely is a laboratory technician in the School of Natural Sciences; Halasz is the administrator for the School for Interdisciplinary Arts. The awards recognize …

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Faculty

Constance Valis Hill

… in Dance Research and Reconstruction from City College of the University of New York; Bronze Certificate from the International Society of Ballroom Dance; Neutral and a Character Mask certificate from Pierre LeFevre at the Juilliard School. Professor Hill has taught at the Alvin …

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Division III Profile: Claire Sammut's 'Holding/283 Green Avenue' To Be Showcased

… that was once a tin-plate ceiling factory. It’s in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of the New York borough, which Sammut says is “an area that’s … she spent a lot of time in municipal archives such as the Brooklyn Historical Society and the New York City …

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