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An invitation to do things differently
… students with a method to self-actualize, now and for the rest of their lives. Students co-design their … meaningful feedback in the form of narrative evaluations, and they have the expanse of the Five College Consortium to … is not for everyone- the structure is very different, and it takes a lot of self-motivation to make a major from …
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Hampshire College Recognized for Challenging Status Quo in Higher Education
… of Education announced recently it was reversing course and calling for limits to standardized testing in grade … over-testing can do to a student's love of learning. And we know there’s a better way, in the model we’ve developed and refined over half-a-century, enabling a student’s …
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Notable Alumni
Eugene Mirman 92F
… Eugene Mirman 92F Eugene Mirman 92F Actor, comedian, and writer Mirman is the voice of Gene Belcher on the Fox … , cohosts StarTalk Live! with Neil deGrasse Tyson, and authored The Will to Whatevs . It Started As a Joke , which chronicles his relationship with his wife and the comedy festival he hosted for a decade, received …
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Devoted Veterinarian
… As chief veterinarian for New York City Animal Care and Control, Njeri Cruse 88F consistently puts in long days. The city-affiliated nonprofit rescues, cares for, and finds homes for some 50,000 homeless and abandoned animals each year. Dr. Cruse heads a team of …
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Neural Connections: Research into the Brain Shapes Student's Research
… Whitmore. "I knew I probably wanted to do neuroscience and computer science, but I discovered I was a lot more … cognitive science professor Joanna Morris called Brain and Cognition. Now in his fourth year, he can still recall … Whitmore's focus was split between artificial intelligence and psychology. After that course, neuroscience took the …
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Holding Hands with Ilse
… who survived Auschwitz but lost their previous spouses and children there. They met and married after the war, hoping to build a new life in the … tried unsuccessfully to emigrate to America, and wound up in the newly formed state of Israel. I was just …
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Ravett Recordings Preserve "A Certain Kind of Life"
… Ravett Recordings Preserve "A Certain Kind of Life" Film and photography professor Abraham Ravett takes on projects … is a constant urge, a process of "resurrecting, archiving, and bringing a certain kind of life" to the images and sounds he records. It's a link that ties together the …
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Local Food Challenge
… night burrito. Chicken wings downtown? They're out, too. And never mind stocking up on soda. Heck, even bananas are … to only eat local." During spring semester last year, they and seven other Hampshire students, Ella Harris Field, Graham … Leah Mawhinney, Jon Strieff, Justin Mest, Noah Kellerman, and Pesha Wasserstrom, collaborated in an independent study …
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Hampshire Ranks #8 Among Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the U.S.
… intelligence technology to search massive databases and measure the impact of work by individuals who’ve been affiliated with colleges and universities throughout the world.” At Hampshire, students work across, between, and without disciplines—and they combine fields to curate …
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Ananda Valenzuela 07F
… leadership, facilitates organizational transformation, and coaches values-aligned leaders. He is passionate about … cultures, supporting equitable self-management, and building liberatory practices. They have served as … support to nonprofits for over ten years, and currently sit on the boards of Change Elemental and …
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Hampshire College’s Michael Klare Discusses Geopolitics in a Post Fossil-fuel World with ABC Radio National
… with ABC Radio National Hampshire College’s Michael Klare and several other experts discuss geopolitics in a post … Klare is a Five College professor emeritus of peace and world security studies and director of the Five College Program in Peace and World …
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Carnegie Foundation Recognizes Hampshire for Community Engagement
… Classification. The classification is awarded to colleges and universities that demonstrate significant engagement with and contribute to important community agendas. Hampshire … of the country’s more than 4,000 degree-granting colleges and universities. The classification is awarded through a …
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Notable Alumni
Rhys Ernst 01S
… Rhys Ernst, a coproducer of Transparent , is a filmmaker and artist who seeks to develop and expand the portrayal of trans lives in media Ernst is a filmmaker and artist who seeks to develop and expand upon the portrayal …
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Hampshire College Receives Historic $5 Million Gift Honoring Alum Ken Burns
… President Ed Wingenbach, who joined the College in 2019 and is leading its transformation. “We’re reinventing the … relevant questions at the center of our curriculum and challenging students to become agents of momentous … that higher education requires radical change and that Hampshire is best suited to lead that disruption. We …
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Division III Profile: Sally Monroe Studies Renaissance Hospital Art
… about having an object that bridges the gap between you and a historically-distant person. You can't even begin to imagine who they were or what their lives were like, and yet you share the experience provided by a given … , Rogier van der Weyden's The Last Judgment Altarpiece , and Hans Memling's The Altarpiece of the Two Saint Johns . …
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Eugene Mirman 92F Chosen as 2012 Commencement Speaker
… Posted: December 09, 2011 Comedian, writer, filmmaker, and Hampshire College alumnus Eugene Mirman 92F has been … Mirman has his own half-hour special on Comedy Central and has appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien , Last Call … with Carson Daly , John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show , and Comedy Central's Premium Blend . He has had memorable …
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Alum Presenting at National Professional Conference
… with Professor Ben Mardell of Lesley University and, through the Poppins Corporation, representatives of … Co-Constructing Powerful Learning Experiences With Infants and Toddlers." The group studied the interactions of the Early Learning Center's toddlers and infants. Toddlers were observed arranging the school's …
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Student Presents at Middle East Studies Conference
… El Baggari presented research on women's empowerment and the education system in her native Morocco, and the implications of a multilingual education system, as Moroccans typically speak French and Arabic. "As a Moroccan who has been educated under a …
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Flower Growing in Kenya
… flower farms. The daughter of a prominent politician and a journalist, Nyong'o is well educated and urbane, but had never heard about this problem before. … interviewed women who work on the Naivasha flower farms and in greenhouses. "All sixty-three women interviewed …
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Division III Profile: Katie Kramer Finds 'Connections'
… Hampshire, Katie Kramer knew she wanted to combine music and community engagement in her Division III capstone project. To that end, she designed and facilitated a curriculum in singing, musical theatre, and expressive writing, working through the CONNECTIONS …
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Thoenes Research Awards for Alissa Graff, Marleigh Higgins
… Awards for Alissa Graff, Marleigh Higgins Alissa Graff 10F and Marleigh Higgins 10F have been awarded Sander Thoenes … Research Awards. The Thoenes Awards support fieldwork and research costs involved in completion of recipients' … by fracking technologies, impacts communities' health and the environment. Higgins conducted interviews and took …
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Feb. 27: Announcement of the new Concentration in Psychoanalytic Studies at Hampshire College
… education to explore psychoanalysis in relation to society and culture. Keynote speaker for the event will be Dr. … Riggs Center, talking on "The Future of Psychoanalysis and the Next Generation." A panel of Hampshire students and alumni will respond. Faculty from across the College are …
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Notable Alumni
Jeff Ritter 78F P14
… Ritter 78F P14 I have been in education for a long time and a part of ‘alternative education’ since the first time I … studies (Everglades, Big Bend, New England), folklore, and more led directly to Hampshire. Growing enamored of … Miller, Margaret Cerullo, Jan Tallman, Laurie Nisonoff, and more inspired me to go towards a PhD in the hopes of …
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Hampshire College Commencement Celebrated Grads After a Challenging Year
… Grads After a Challenging Year After a year of remote and in-person learning, COVID-19 restrictions and required weekly testing for all students, Hampshire … year. Although the college operated with hybrid in-person and remote activities this semester, the commencement …
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Hampshire Alum Elizabeth Brundage’s Newest Book Named a Must-Read for July by “The Today Show”
… for July by “The Today Show” Amy Diehl Hampshire alum and author Elizabeth Brundage 78F’s newest book, The … , which was a Wall Street Journal best mystery of 2016, and was the basis for the Netflix film Things Heard and Seen . Brundage received a B.A. from Hampshire College …
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