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Muhammad Delivers Eqbal Lecture on Race and Policing
… not," said Professor Muhammad. “I was motivated by calls for radical criminal-justice reform." How to enact that reform, though, has been a challenge for more than a century. It’s a challenge exacerbated, he … right up to present-day documents. A census from 1890, for example, found that blacks made up 30 percent of the …
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Christoph Cox
… Christoph Cox Christoph Cox Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty …
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Wm. Josiah Erikson 97F P13
… 97F P13 Wm. Josiah Erikson 97F P13 Associate IT Director for Infrastructure and Communications Systems …
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Jenna Bitar Receives Sander Thoenes Research Award
… III, the yearlong final project required of all students for graduation from Hampshire College. Bitar's Division III … to become independent. Thoenes was Jakarta correspondent for the Financial Times of London. His reporting also … III, the yearlong final project required of all students for graduation from Hampshire College. Bitar's Division III …
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Hampshire Alumna Christina Salway 00F on NBC's 'American Dream Builders'
… RV. With her Div III committee - design and innovation for social change instructor Colin Twitchell and professors … College, Salway converted the RV into a cozy guest-cabin for her first clients. "When I was in high school, I … RV. With her Div III committee - design and innovation for social change instructor Colin Twitchell and professors …
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Nov. 1 Dec. 2: "About Face" by photographer Sage Sohier
… to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. For the "About Face" project, which was published in December … Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and Massachusetts Artists Foundation. Artist's … to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. For the "About Face" project, which was published in December …
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In Support of Our and All Trans Communities: Statement From President Nelson
… the administration seeks to roll back federal protections for transgender people abhorrent. Classifying a human being … with “science,” look only to the historical justifications for slavery, eugenics, and forced sterilizations. This is a … the administration seeks to roll back federal protections for transgender people abhorrent. Classifying a human being …
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Exhibition of Five College Student Artwork To Open at Hampshire College Art Gallery
… made up of top art students from each Five College campus. For this year’s course—titled “Committed to the Idea: … that suggest divergent narratives and open up ‘s p a c e’ for new interpretation and exploration.” Details of the … made up of top art students from each Five College campus. For this year’s course—titled “Committed to the Idea: …
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March 24, 2019: Update on Board of Trustees Meeting Today
… agenda today was to 1) affirm our principles and framework for assessing options, 2) review Hampshire’s finances and … to support their further development of their proposal for presenting to the Campus Options Committee and the new … agenda today was to 1) affirm our principles and framework for assessing options, 2) review Hampshire’s finances and …
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Hampshire Professor Blair McLaughlin Awarded Whiting Foundation Grant to Study Tree Conservation Genetics
… Island Ecology and Conservation; and laying the groundwork for a new 300-level co-taught field course with Associate … Tropical Botanical Garden and developing opportunities for Hampshire students to explore tropical ecosystems—the … Island Ecology and Conservation; and laying the groundwork for a new 300-level co-taught field course with Associate …
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Announcing the Reappointment of President Ed Wingenbach
… Hampshire College. On behalf of the board, we are grateful for his leadership and look forward to partnering with Ed to ensure a vibrant future for our College, one that will allow us to make an outsized … Hampshire College. On behalf of the board, we are grateful for his leadership and look forward to partnering with Ed to …
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Architecture Memories, Havana Interiors
… perhaps the only, U.S. study abroad program that allows for study with Cuban artists and intellectuals in settings … Cuba feels ambiguous. I wanted people to draw conclusions for themselves from details as simple as a bicycle propped in … reading, both nonfiction and fiction, about Cuba. For her show, she is creating Palmer Plate prints of selected …
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Getting Off the Grid Through the R.W. Kern Center Solar Challenge Initiative
… visionary spotlight and an important learning model for rigorous sustainable-building standards. Our support of … Living Building Challenge (LBC) certification, which calls for the creation of a net‑zero energy, waste-disposal, and … environmental initiative, providing funding assistance for solar panel installations within Massachusetts, offered …
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The Blacksmith Collective
… way his dad did, and the way blacksmiths have been doing for centuries. "It's still an ancient way of teaching. It's … first day of college (it was something he'd wanted to try for years), while Smith and Eareckson's training had begun in … also a more primitive aspect that Smith says is a draw for some. "I use it to cut stress. It's great, you come in …
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The Soul Returns to the Land It Knows
… The Soul Returns to the Land It Knows For her Division III, Taliesin Nyala 07F examined the … want to remember that I stood up to Dad. That I hurt him for what he did to Ben. In my mind, I have picked up the rifle and used it to search for his brains until his head was spread thin, sticking to …
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Professors' Paper Explores Dynamics of Wolf Pack Behavior
… and Cristina Muro of AEPA-Euskadi in Bilbao, Spain, for the research explained in the paper "Group size, … size limited to four or five wolves is the most effective for surrounding prey. "If a pack is too big, all hell breaks … to make observations in a little different way," he said. "For years and years, wolves have been this magical animal, …
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$400,000 Luce Grant Funds Research, Cultural Connections
… and the Environment (LIASE) will provide new opportunities for Hampshire College faculty and students to build cultural … the bulk of a total of $616,000 the College is allocating for the initiative over the next four years. It will fund … so they live beyond the grant, creating networks in China for Hampshire students and faculty related to farming and the …
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"That's It," And He Left The Room: Lessons From a Veteran Professor
… molecular biology, and evolution. The description he wrote for his recent "Natural History of Infectious Disease" … Cloning." Interviewer: Was this a shared area of research for you? Lynn: John’s a molecular biologist and I’m a pretend … January term, three weeks long and the perfect opportunity for a lab course. In the first week our students would learn …
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Nov. 22: Screening of 'Our Nixon'
… the Watergate investigation, then filed away and forgotten for almost 40 years. Our Nixon is an all-archival documentary presenting those home movies for the first time, along with other rare footage, creating … the Watergate investigation, then filed away and forgotten for almost 40 years. Our Nixon is an all-archival documentary …
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Five College Dance Faculty Concert Explores Distance and Intimacy Amidst Upheaval
… 20-22, 2020, 8pm; February 22, 2020, 3pm Tickets: $5 for students/seniors, $10 for general admission / Available online: … 20-22, 2020, 8pm; February 22, 2020, 3pm Tickets: $5 for students/seniors, $10 for general admission / Available …
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Poetry Professor Aracelis Girmay Wins 2015 Whiting Award
… won the Isabella Gardner Poetry Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. In announcing … on TheParisReview.org . No submissions are accepted for the Whiting Awards. Nominators and judges are invited by … won the Isabella Gardner Poetry Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. In announcing …
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Grant Supports Professor's Return to Dominican Republic to Mentor Math Teachers and Students
… the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Dan Shechtman for his discovery of quasicrystals using a model related to … sequences he first created in the 1950's. “He found a use for it thirty years later,” says Professor Encarnación. “Any … the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Dan Shechtman for his discovery of quasicrystals using a model related to …
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Course Guides 2000-2009
… Course Guides 2000-2009 Note: For the years 2000 through 2003, the Spring Supplements were … and what are their stories of hope and loss? … Note: For the years 2000 through 2003, the Spring Supplements were …
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Hampshire Div IV Weekend Explores the Humanities
… fight. They're not going to stop." In asserting the need for the humanities in a digitized society, Elizabeth Brundage … Hampshire's summer Creative Media Institute, and the need for people involved in the humanities and the liberal … in many ways it promoted the ideals the humanities stood for. "Google's data centers are in a very real way the …
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Professor Dorceta Taylor Brings Social Justice to Environmental Studies
… Dorceta Taylor, who visited the Hitchcock Center for the Environment on Thursday evening to deliver a talk … she said. Taylor is hopeful that things are changing for the better. Gradually, people of color are “claiming … legacy and philosophy of inclusion, diversity, and respect for life to drive social change and meaningfully improve the …
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