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Hampshire College to Launch Leadership and Ethical Engagement Project
… focus on ethics within the academics and culture of an educational institution, with a distinctive focus on … that guide their own actions as well as the actions of organizations and institutions, and who want to develop … will also be a resource for exploring new ideas and models of communities, organizations and institutions that have …
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Students in Summer Farm Program Learn Solar Design for Agriculture
… real-world application to everything we learned.” Dean of Natural Science Steve Roof, one of the professors who taught the summer course at Hampshire, … this time as a teaching assistant. Last year she was part of a group that designed a movable solar canopy to provide …
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Playwright and Scientist
… efforts will help educate young people about the nature of eating disorders — and help prevent them for developing … program." Spero's quest was to discover the cause of eating disorders, and to try and determine a way in which … there might be a genetic component in the development of them. One thing she is sure of: "They're about coping with …
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Apple TVs and Wireless Projecting
… Instructions will display on the screen about the name of the Apple TV for that room and what password to use to … Instructions will display on the screen about the name of the Apple TV for that room and what password to use to …
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Professor Baba Hillman's New Film Premieres at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
… Song combines legend, cartoon, and dream in an exploration of mythologies and performative languages of romantic love and illusion. The film has also been … "Metamorphosis" 16mm film program at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.. The film centers on her return to …
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April 6, 2019: Letter from Interim President Kenneth Rosenthal
… Community, I believe in Hampshire College. The Board of Trustees has asked me to become Interim President to help … itself from time to time. It will take the cooperation of the entire Hampshire community to create the model that … the next Hampshire College. As someone who has been a part of Hampshire College for more than 52 years, I know how …
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NNAF Names Vanguard Award for Marlene Gerber Fried
… health care they need, and grew it into a movement of people all around the country who step up every day to … funding and advocacy.” Gerber Fried is faculty director of the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program (CLPP) at … founding president and continues to serve on the board of the Abortion Rights Fund of Western Massachusetts. She …
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Spector Receives Google CS Engagement Award
… Engagement Award. The CS Engagement Awards are part of Google’s growing efforts to support various educational … and serve students who intend to concentrate in any of a wide range of areas of the cognitive or natural sciences (for example, …
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SEARCH: Students and Social Entrepreneurship
… The social entrepreneurship ethic has always been part of some students' Hampshire educations, stretching into … Center at Hampshire, SEARCH for short. It's the brainchild of students Asa Hyde 07F, Sam Judelson 07F, Ananda Valenzuela … 07F, Henry Hyde 06F, and Brendan Sweeney 07F, the focus of an independent study that, starting in spring semester …
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Admissions Counselor
Natasha Doherty 13S
… Doherty 13S Natasha Doherty 13S Senior Associate Director of Admissions First year and transfer students from Arizona, … at Hampshire: I love being able to share with others some of the gifts Hampshire has given me as an alum. There is so … across this community which I'm grateful to be a part of! Random fact about me: I have always had a serious …
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Grinspoon Entrepreneurial Spirit Award for Hampshire Students' Voyaj
… to date and encourages them to move forward in pursuit of their entrepreneurial dreams." "Hopefully the award will … to have an immersive travel experience for a fraction of the cost of traditional travel agencies. They want their company to …
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Letter to Campus: Hampshire College to Admit a Spring 2020 Class
… that Hampshire will move to admit a spring 2020 class of new and transfer students in January. With this move, … team has been coordinating closely with the Board of Trustees through the summer on restoring full admissions, … our goal is to have four full classes again and enrollment of over 1,000. If you know students who may thrive at …
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Hampshire College, Hitchcock Center Sign Ground Lease
… Sign Ground Lease It’s official: With the April 17 signing of a 95-year ground lease, the Hitchcock Center for the … on May 1 at 4:30 p.m. at its new site, located northwest of Hampshire’s Human Resources building. The new building … people to explore the interconnections between the health of humans and ecosystems. Education outside the classroom is …
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Hampshire Professor D’Avanzo Writes Eco-Mystery
… Professor D’Avanzo Writes Eco-Mystery Professor Emerita of Ecology Charlene D’Avanzo’s debut novel, Cold Blood, Hot … the real crime is the backdrop here: the endless heating of a fragile planet.” In the book, Mara Tusconi is studying … talk about the harassment he had to deal with at the hands of climate-change doubters. Realizing the critical role of …
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Alumni Profile: An Education with Teeth
… filling cavities. Allison is enrolled in her second year of dental school at Midwestern University in Arizona. This is … and religion," she said. However, after taking one of Hampshire Professor Jason Tor's microbiology classes, she … Van der Velden graduated from Hampshire with an array of options for her future. She considered medical school, …
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Creative Interventions Div III Presentations
… Arts, Creative Interventions presents a selection of arts and social action Div IIIs combining forms of creative practice and engagement with social issues. The … 4 to 6 p.m. in the Red Barn on Wednesday, May 7. In order of presentation: Nicole Daniels Kids on Bikes: Race and …
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January 21, 2019: Update from President Nelson
… not to admit a fall 2019 class. I’ve heard from hundreds of community members and will continue to be present to … out to you, please reach out to me. We’ve compiled many of your questions in an updated FAQ document, which you can … those, as well. If you’re not familiar with the makeup of Hampshire’s board, the majority, 21 of 29, are alums from …
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Johnson Library to be Transformed into Library Learning Commons
… plays in the academic program.” A primary objective of the grant is to develop a model for how academic resources … can come together in the library, taking advantage of the central location and visibility. In recent years, a number of resources have found their way into the library. Among …
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Hampshire College Prof's Uplifting Performance Art Merges Mind, Technology
… performance piece "Transcendence," the associate professor of art and technology uses his brainwaves, and a few essential pieces of equipment, to levitate off the ground. The premiere, at … myself. But people there were super quiet, and kind of meditating along with me." "Transcendence" grew partly …
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Alum Ché Williams Uses Filmmaking to Tell Stories From the Inside Looking Out
… about his Division III film project on the commodification of youth basketball, why who we film and how we film matters, … film program at Hampshire the summer before my senior year of high school that I loved. During the program, we met Doug … that was a real game changer for me. What was the focus of your Division III project? While at Hampshire, I focused …
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March 7-8: Five College Queer Gender and Sexuality Conference
… and supportive environment to further explore a wide range of topics, and their intersections, such as race, genders, … and class in a specifically queer context," says one of the event's student organizers, Abigail Carpenter-Winch … says that the conference has an increasing amount of diversity every year, with a broad array of attendees …
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Faculty
Jill Lewis
… Jill Lewis Jill Lewis, professor emerita of literature and gender studies, holds a B.A. and a Ph.D. in … culture and politics - with specific focus on questions of gender and sexual identities, militarism, post … performance, educational processes and the politics of gender have linked importantly for her with HIV/AIDS …
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Faune Albert 02F
… 02F Faune Albert 02F, faculty associate and co-director of the Writing Program, received her B.A. from Hampshire … Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research and writing interests … She is particularly interested in the intersections of writing, mindfulness, and social justice. Faune Albert 02F …
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Laura Wenk
… Laura Wenk Laura Wenk, professor of cognition and education and dean of curriculum and assessment, is a founding faculty member of the Childhood, Youth, and Education Program at Hampshire …
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Second HampHack Hackathon Invites Students Beyond Tech, Across Disciplines
… Tech, Across Disciplines John Courtmanche When a team of Hampshire students launched their HampHack event last February and invited students of art, design, and fabrication to partner with tech students … his second year at the College, are working with a range of name-brand tech-company partners and lining up event …
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