Notable Alumni

Leslie Hiebert 73F

… in Alaska. After supervising the Criminal Defense Section of the state Office of Public Advocacy for 20 years, she went into private … to help the older generation in the family in their end of life care. Work as a trial attorney took her to remote …

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Christina Cianfrani

… Christina Cianfrani received her B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania, M.S. from Yale University, and Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Vermont. Her research focuses on watershed processes … perspective. Specifically, she explores the effects of urbanization on stream systems and conducts basic …

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Four Hampshire Alums Awarded Fulbrights in 2017

… lead original research in biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco; and Rebecca Thomas, also a … Teaching assistant, who will serve in Ecuador. Details of their awards are below. Hampshire students, challenged by the College to design their own programs of study and present to faculty committees, have a record of

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Designing for a Purpose

… natural or technical, is rarely a one-step process. Most of the time it's not a one-person process, either. … in Women's Health, which was led by Associate Professor of Public Health Elizabeth Conlisk and Hampshire alum Miriam … Cremer, an obstetrician and gynecologist, is the founder of Basic Health International, a nonprofit focused on …

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Staff

Judy Bornstein 82F

… is a managing director and the chief financial officer of American Infrastructure MLP Funds, which she was … capital to help growth companies in the sectors of infrastructure, natural resources, and real property. Judy has over 15 years of experience in finance and operations: previous positions …

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Serving on United Way Board

… Fernandez has accepted an invitation to serve on the board of directors for the United Way of the Pioneer Valley. Fernandez has been active with the … United Way for several years, including roles as a member of the organization’s community review board, and as a Five …

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Myrna Breitbart

… Myrna Breitbart Myrna Breitbart, professor emerita of geography and urban studies, has an A.B. and Ph.D. from … interests focus on the gender, race, and class dimensions of built environments and planning over time; struggles over … regeneration. She has also explored the spatial dimensions of social change and examined the impact of "creative" …

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Hampshire Students Participating in Massachusetts Poetry Festival

… May 2-4 in Salem. Their session—Young Poets Address Issues of Identity: The Body, Trauma, Empowerment, and … May 4, at 11:45 a.m. Five College student Ashley Amon of Mt. Holyoke College will also be on the panel. The group's … workshop, Band, Cast, Sedge, Bask: Building a Collection of Poems, last fall. "Reading their work, I was glad to know …

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Hampshire Students'’ Scripts Chosen for WORD! 2012

… Cannon and Sam Congdon. WORD! is an annual presentation of student-written scripts dealing with issues of race and diversity. Staged readings will be held Tuesday, … by Five College students, take on themes reflecting issues of race and diversity using playwright August Wilson's idea …

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Eula Biss 95F’s Newest Book Examines the Author’s Uneasy Relationship with Capitalism

… , Biss takes that same personal approach to examine themes of capitalism and privilege. Biss was interviewed by the … the experiences that led her to the subject. An excerpt of the book was also published in Granta . Biss is the author of four books , most recently Having and Being Had . Her book …

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Notable Alumni

Jeff Sharlet 90F

… are C Street and The Family Jeff Sharlet is the author of  Sweet Heaven When I Die  and  The Family , and other … Sharlet is the nationally bestselling author or editor of six books of literary journalism, including The Family , described by …

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Hampshire College Commits to Funding Students Affected by Hurricane Maria

… from Puerto Rico to enroll for the spring semester of 2018. The semester will be fully funded for the two students. Hampshire will cover the cost of tuition, room and board, fees, and health insurance. In … Rico to Massachusetts. A small stipend to cover the cost of living expenses and books will be provided. Hampshire has …

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Congratulations, Lupita Nyong'o 03F on your Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

… III (senior) project, was selected as the opening event of the 2010 touring New York African Film Festival hosted by … the film "asks us to consider how it feels to be a member of one of the most hyper-visible and yet effectively invisible …

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Hampshire College Offers Scholarship to Attend Vermont Law School

… from Vermont Law School (VLS), consistently ranked as one of the country’s top programs in environmental law. … environmental laws for the state. “I’m here because of the scholarship; I wouldn’t have been able to afford a … are: A full one-year  scholarship for the Master of Environmental Law and Policy program, the Master of Farm …

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Whiting Fellowships Will Support International Research

… College professors have been chosen as recipients of 2013 Whiting Foundation Fellowships: human biology … to Thailand and South Africa this summer with a goal of deepening her knowledge of the virus that causes AIDS. "I studied the molecular …

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Hampshire to Host 2017 Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer Conference

… (NOFA) Summer Conference, a three-day celebration of the grassroots organic movement marking its 43rd year, … College August 11–13. The conference had many years of success on Hampshire's campus, from the mid 1980s to 2007. … food, farming, health, activism, and beyond. With an array of workshops, seminars, exhibits, food, and fun, learning …

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Div III Profile: RJ Sakai, Multimedia Designer

… tourism, and cultural authenticity—how the experiences of tourists are designed, and why people travel. For his … small Massachusetts town known for its quirky events. One of the most well known events in Turners Falls is "Suzee's … Found Fashion Show," in which designers create outfits out of discarded clothing and use the washing machines as a …

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Student Innovations Shine at Digital Humanities Showcase

… plans and 3D renderings to document building a house out of salvaged material. Or creating a program that can sift through thousands of proverbs and learn to compose its own. All of this and much more is happening within the Five College …

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Hampshire Brings Choice to an Increasingly Conformist Higher Education Landscape

… rigid institutions; and turn out graduates with the kind of creativity employers want and need,” wrote reporter Jon … is an ethos around Hampshire that attracts a certain kind of student, one that is interested in both experimentation … Wingenbach said. He added that students “don’t see a lot of [other] places like that.” Indeed, Hampshire is organized …

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For Hampshire Alum Allie Thorpe, a “Cathartic” Div III Leads to a Fulfilling Career Path

… design. She became very interested in collecting stories of service members who were also part of the LGBTQ+ community, and, like herself, had been … project and website that housed interviews from a variety of service members. Thorpe still remembers being invited to a …

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Hampshire Policy Institute Releases Research By Non-Human Scholars in Gallery Exhibition, Symposium

… analysis by non-human scholars, slime molds. Results of the institute’s research are currently available for … College faculty and students, who have translated some of the most contentious issues of our time into scenarios that slime molds can confront in …

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Hampshire's Library Checks Out Vegetable Seeds, Just Like Books

… Actually, they check out vegetable seeds. Packets of seeds are checked out just like books. Students can plant … a student and maintained by the library's staff. As part of her Division III (senior) project, May graduate Hannah Haskell 08F researched and catalogued 250 varieties of plants, presenting the library with binders of information …

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

… college student, graduated from Hampshire in the spring of 2021. She studied education leadership and … and plans to become an educator supporting students of all abilities. While at Hampshire, Jacey was a member of several student groups including the Culture, Brain, and …

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Faculty

Margaret Cerullo

… Cerullo has a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania, a B.Phil. in politics from Oxford, and an M.A. in sociology from Brandeis University. Her areas of interest are social and political theory, including feminist theory and queer theory, sociology of culture, and social movements. Margaret Cerullo 21863 …

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Sports Recap: Three Hampshire Teams Compete in League Playoffs

… New Hampshire, New York, and Massachusetts. The YSCC, part of the USCAA, provides students with the chance to compete … riding, and kyudo iba (Japanese archery), and as part of the Five Colleges, Hampshire students are able to try out … ice skating—at the consortium schools. Here are profiles of some of Hampshire’s athletes. Aaron Lindeke-Myers and …

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