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Jonah Taylor Receives Design Award
… the work he did while interning at PolicyMap, a data and mapping tech startup based at the Reinvestment Fund in … work, including user experience, marketing communications, and data visualization." Taylor 11S redesigned the organization's software interface and marketing website, both launched in March. The internship …
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Notable Alumni
Savvy Cornett 15F
… (they/them) studied animal behavior, molecular biology, and neuroendocrinology during their time at Hampshire, while … being an active member of the School of Natural Science, and co-leading Animal Behavior Club and the Culture, Brain, and Development student group. Since …
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Hampshire College Student Awarded Dance Scholarship
… to the Five College Dance Department's (FCDD) programs and productions. Other recipients this year are Smith College … Victoria Gonzalez, Amherst College first year Loren Horn, and Mount Holyoke College junior Lila Reid. "Miriam has … in FCDD faculty concerts annually for the last three years and she choreographed and performed for the Hampshire Winter …
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April 22: A Conversation with DOT EARTH Blogger Andrew C. Revkin
… influential New York Times opinion blog on climate change and environmental policy. On Earth Day, April 22, from 10:30 … in the Prescott Tavern, Revkin will offer a workshop free and open to anyone who would like to attend. In a question-and-answer session, Revkin will share information about his …
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Hacking for Health
… McCoy 09F , Zeke Nierenberg 09F , Jamie Matheson 10F , and Eric Locke , co-founders of the company Trext, hosted the 2nd Annual Health Literacy Hackathon November 2 and 3 at Hampshire. "A hackathon is an event that brings … web developers, designers, advocates, activists, students, and innovators together," McCoy said. She noted that the term …
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Atlas, a Short Film by Nadia Lesy 95F
… Greek mythology. As Bullettrun's artistic director and choreographer, Lesy has helped bring Parkour (a sport … overcoming obstacles through running, climbing, jumping, and other acrobatic movements) from the streets to the stage … acclaimed performances as well as in short documentaries and experimental films. Atlas was shot at Lightspace Studios …
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A. Kim Saal 70F
… elected alumni trustees. In 2014 he was named president and chief executive officer of the Cooley Dickinson Physician … chief of cardiology at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge and a partner at Mount Auburn Cardiology Associates. In … providing clinical care, Kim has been a teacher, mentor, and clinical coach. He held a faculty appointment at Harvard …
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Notable Alumni
Jen Rosenblit 01F
… 01F Jen Rosenblit 01F Bessie Award–winning choreographer and performer Jen Rosenblit has been making performance art … She is a 2015-16 Movement Research artist-in-residence and a recipient of a 2014 New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award for Emerging Choreographer. …
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Susan Wittenberg's 'Nashville 2.0'
… place where country, rock, folk, bluegrass, R&B, gospel, and blues artists go to launch their careers, according to … find a welcoming community." Wittenberg recently directed and produced Nashville 2.0 , a documentary on the burgeoning … title refers to technology such as social media and satellite radio's role in the popularization of the …
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For Appa Salvi, Faculty Mentors led to Dream Internship
… the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, and credits his Hampshire faculty advisors for helping him … help of Hampshire faculty,” he said. “It’s competitive, and they only accept twenty students each summer. I don’t … in without the help of [biology professor] Megan Dobro and [chemistry professor] Dula Amarasiriwardena.” Salvi also …
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Hanson, Pickles receive 2017 Staff Excellence Awards
… Pickles receive 2017 Staff Excellence Awards Nancy Hanson and Jane Pickles each received a 2017 Carol and Blair Brown Staff Excellence Award at a presentation May … repeatedly mentioned her “work ethic, generosity, warmth, and dedication to the farm. “In many ways, she’s the soul of …
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Ronit Ben-Shir
… College of Education. She moved to the U.S. in 1991 and has been an early childhood educator in the Boston area ever since. In 2002, Ronit opened and served as founding director of the JCC Early Learning … My mission is to build relationships, experiences, and intentional environments with fellow educators. Together, …
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Science Internship Gala
… science students remained at Hampshire through the summer and worked with their professors on research that they will … Hospital's cardiology department, Beth Israel Hospital, and the medical office of a general practitioner. These science students shared posters and information about their experiences at a gathering …
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Five College Connections: Three International Students Take MHC Sisters' Recommendation
… to Mount Holyoke. Nadir Khawaja 12F, Nauman Tazeem 12F, and Talha Sabri 12F all heard about Hampshire from their … college. "In March, when I was getting my decisions back and I was deciding where to go, my sister was very keen on me … on, but I was also interested in environmental psychology and how the environment has a real effect on people's …
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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 … SUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE ACTION, CARBON NEUTRALITY Masslive.com Daily Hampshire Gazette Washington Times National …
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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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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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Board Member
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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