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Theatre Professor Will MacAdams on Embodying New Possibilities
… to learn a little about what he finds so compelling about the Hampshire experience. What are some of the classes you teach? Do you have a favorite — why? I teach … have been involved in almost every social movement of the past 50 years, which also inspires me greatly. In short, …
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Nicole DelRosso Wins Fulbright for Biophysics Research
… year at Hampshire when she was inspired by a course on the brain and cognition taught by Professor Joanna Morris. … into a desire to design nanoscale objects mimicking the behavior of molecules and cellular components. “Designing … scale allows me to experiment with machines subject to the same forces that govern cellular life,” she wrote. …
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Video of Conferral of Honorary Degrees for Chuck and Polly Longsworth
… Charles R. (Chuck) Longsworth and Polly Longsworth during the May 18 commencement. Chuck and Polly Longsworth were involved from the beginning in the creation and leadership of what was to be a new kind of …
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Choreographer and Performer Mariana Valencia 02F Featured in New York Times
… performer Mariana Valencia 02F was prominently featured in the New York Times . In 2018, Valencia won a Bessie Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Choreographer, one of the industry’s highest honors. Valencia’s current work … to explore larger issues and often uses humor as a foil to the deeper embedded sadness. This emotional journey allows …
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Dance Dept. Presents 'AGAIN: Moving Into a Movement'
… Dance Dept. Presents 'AGAIN: Moving Into a Movement' The Hampshire College Dance Department presents an evening of dance featuring the culminating Division III works of graduating students … performed by Five College students and other members of the community. AGAIN: Moving into a Movement expresses the …
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Creative Interventions Div III Presentations
… Creative Interventions Div III Presentations Organized by the Arts and Social Action Program in the School for Interdisciplinary Arts, Creative Interventions … of creative practice and engagement with social issues. The event is from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Red Barn on Wednesday, …
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January 21, 2019: Update from President Nelson
… an unsettling week for many. I understand how disquieting the news has been, about our seeking a long-term partner and the Board’s upcoming decision about whether or not to admit a … students at two meetings this week, as I did with the fifty or so students who were in Amherst over break. And …
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Exhibit by photographer using 19th century processes opens at Hampshire Model gallery
… on loss, presence and questions of life and death. The objects she creates – through a combination of science, … are compelling both in themselves and as metaphors. The exhibit entitled Two Projects, is on view in the Leo Model Gallery at Hampshire through March 15, 2016. …
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Yash Patankar 06F Receives Dartmouth Graduate Fellowship
… Hampshire College graduate Yash Patankar 06F is one of the recipients of the John H. Cophenhaver and William Thomas Fellowship at Dartmouth College for the 2013 academic year. The fellowship provides a stipend for …
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Faculty
Rebecca Miller
… conducted dissertation research as a Fulbright Fellow on the Caribbean island of Carriacou, Grenada. Professor Miller is the author of Carriacou String Band Serenade: Performing Identity in the Eastern Caribbean (Wesleyan University Press, 2008; 2nd …
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Streaming Knowledge
… school at Arizona State University (ASU), where she is now the Virginia M. Ullman Professor of Ecology and an … expert on urban ecology and sustainability. She studies the interaction of climate variation and change in … achievements were honored when she was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences. ASU’s Grimm Lab studies how …
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Five College Dance Faculty Concert Explores Distance and Intimacy Amidst Upheaval
… that investigate human distance and intimacy. Set against the backdrop of global social and environmental crises, these … other individuals, and with our physical surroundings. The concert invites performers and audiences to consider how embodiment, movement collaboration, and the community inherent to performance can provide not …
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Hampshire College Represents at 2021 Mimesis Documentary Film Festival
… 04F and Emily Drummer 09F, recently exhibited work at the 2021 Mimesis Documentary Film Festival in Boulder, … Richie, documenting decades of correspondence between the friends. Tucker’s Atomkraftwerk Zwentendorf examines the power of public protest through the lens of an Austrian …
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Hampshire Grad Worked on Frozen's Academy Award-winning Animation
… animation. His Division III (senior project) focused on the history of animation, looking at animated films from the 1930s and 1940s in comparison to those of today. After … which he describes as "animating everything moving on the screen besides the characters." He ended up working on …
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Staff
Amanda Saklad
… Senior Support Technician Amanda Saklad (she/her) is the Senior Support Technician. She maintains the campus network, WiFi, and phone infrastructure. Amanda … with projectors. Growing up south of Boston, she is the first in her family to graduate college. She graduated …
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Narratives of Struggle and Hope
… of Struggle and Hope Abigail Meisel What should be the goal of residential drug treatment? Most people would say that sobriety is the only legitimate marker of success. But Clara Wagner, a Div III student, would disagree. “Sobriety is the main goal, but people in treatment have to gain a sense …
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Div III Profile: Suhilah Booker Studies Benefits of Movement to Early Learners
… She wanted to work with children but not teach. The solution? An 85-page, interdisciplinary thesis on … movement in education — and an example of a student making the most of Hampshire’s program of self-designed studies. … came during her second year, while she was volunteering at the College’s Early Learning Center. She noticed that …
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Division III Profile: Nicole DelRosso on DNA Computing
… we read all primary literature on what was going on in the field at that moment. That was really exciting to me.” … Division III project, came about after she was awarded the Four College Biomath Fellowship, which made it possible for her to work in the Smith College labs with Professor Nathan Derr and a team …
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March 30: ASK for Social Justice Conference (Register now!)
… March 30: ASK for Social Justice Conference (Register now!) The Cultural Center's tenth annual ASK Conference is on Saturday, March 30. The conference will be held in Franklin Patterson Hall and is free for members of the Hampshire College community and, with online …
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Notable Alumni
Brett Morgen 87F
… 87F Filmmaker Brett Morgen’s work includes Chicago 10 , The Kid Stays in the Picture , and the Kurt Cobain documentary Montage of Heck Morgen followed …
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April 11: Update from Interim President Kenneth Rosenthal
… I’ve been a part of Hampshire for five decades. I joined the College before it was built, before The Making of a College was published. I’ve been a Hampshire … staff, students, and alums. I’ve started meeting with all the presidents of the Five Colleges, and will meet with our …
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Jonah Taylor Receives Design Award
… American Inhouse Design Award from Graphic Design USA. The awards honor the best design from within companies across a number of categories. Taylor's award recognizes the work he did while interning at PolicyMap, a data and …
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Hampshire Student's Essay on American Chestnut Trees Published
… Student's Essay on American Chestnut Trees Published The American Chestnut Foundation has published an essay by … College student Olivia Biller 12S. Biller wrote about the reintegration of American chestnut trees into forests. … produce large amounts of nuts, so reintegrating them into the American landscape benefits the entire ecosystem. "When …
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Hampshire Team at EcoHackSF
… Team at EcoHackSF Michael Samuels 09F "To our surprise, the event wasn't a competition!" said Zeke Nierenberg 09F, … students. Those Hackathons were competitions, and the Hampshire team won prizes in both . EcoHack brings … find creative solutions to environmental issues. This was the fourth annual event, but the first time that it was held …
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Board Member
Carol Salzman 71F
… Carol Salzman 71F Carol Salzman 71F Secretary to the Board Carol Salzman joined the Board of Trustees in 2014. Carol is a retired physician … at Georgetown University. Her doctoral research was in the role of lingual lipase and lipid digestion in neonates. …
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