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Hampshire To Dedicate R.W. Kern Center with Daylong Community Event
… Gary Hirshberg 72F, who made the first major investment in Hampshire's sustainability initiative launched at the … and built it into the largest maker of organic yogurt in the country, led the growth of the organic food market … centered on the critical issue of our time, reflected in the event title and theme. As Hampshire College President …
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Hampshire College to Launch Leadership and Ethical Engagement Project
… will include new interdisciplinary academic offerings in applied ethics and practice-based leadership initiatives. … the Common Good: What Kind of World Do You Want to Live In? The interactive public presentation featuring author and … Lerman, will be held on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 4:30 p.m. in Franklin Patterson Hall. The event is open to the public …
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100 Percent Local Food Challenge at Hampshire College
… like the Real Food Challenge, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA), Pioneer Valley Grows, and … and ultimately empower our students to be informed leaders in considering the food systems of the future." Building … is also being explored. One of the key long-term projects in the 100% Local Food Challenge is creation of a Center for …
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Hampshire Establishes Merit Scholarships for Transfer Students
… at community colleges, or return to school after years in the workforce, and merit scholarships are a way to make their transition to a four-year college easier. In addition to the merit and need-based scholarships, women, … the College's financial assistance proved essential in making it possible for her to attend. "I thought about …
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New Students at Hampshire Join a Conversation on Race and Justice
… even haunt, the understanding of race, gender, and power in contemporary society? That question will shape Hampshire … Twelve Years a Slave was sent to all incoming students in June to read over the summer. Professor Chris Tinson will … Slavery.” Tinson’s talk is Friday, August 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Robert Crown Center. The recent film 12 Years a Slave, …
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Hampshire College, Hitchcock Center Sign Ground Lease
… remains independent, plans to complete a new building in time for its fall 2016 programming. The Center plans an … on Hampshire’s campus, joining the R. W. Kern Center in seeking certification through the Living Building … are certified, Hampshire is expected to be the only campus in the nation with two living buildings. Negotiations between …
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Stephan Jost appointed Director and CEO of the Art Gallery of Ontario
… work has included serving as director of Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont, and of the Mills College Museum of Art in Oakland, California. Stephan earned a B.A. from Hampshire and a master’s degree in art history from the University of Texas, Austin. His …
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Hampshire’s Christoph Cox to Lead Talk on “The Politics of Listening” at Upcoming Power of Protest Exhibition
… will lead a discussion on the politics of listening in conjunction with the exhibition "The Power of Protest" at The Media Majlis in Doha, Qatar. This event will be held on Tuesday, February … We must therefore understand our agency and position in this process and consider how listening can impact …
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2015 Staff Excellence Awards
… presented May 1. Barrett is the administrative assistant in the School of Natural Sciences and Nelson is an annual giving associate in the advancement office. The awards recognize staff who, … encouragement for staff as they play their essential part in the Hampshire community. Awards and Grants … The awards …
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Hampshire Successfully Implements Campus COVID-19 Testing Program
… and those faculty and staff members working on campus in close proximity with others participated in the testing program. The College also provided symptomatic … daily for symptoms, and follow the practices outlined in our Community Care Agreement . At the end of the semester, …
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Hampshire to Offer Summer Social Justice Institute
… academic credit will take all four weeks. Professionals in the field are welcome to join the Institute for … the right to have children, or not, and to parent children in safe and healthy environments. In addition to exploring the positions of scholars and …
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Roddenberry Big Impact Grants Awarded
… Center, the grant program was established to aid in the testing of solutions to humanitarian, socioeconomic, … youth through the Africulturban community center in Pikine, a suburb of Senegal's capital city Dakar. During travels in Dakar in 2000 as part of his Div III project, Herson saw …
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Statement from President Lash on Title IX
… new federal regulations of campus sexual assault policies. In this moment of uncertainty around what changes may be … providing a fair and impartial process for anyone involved in a sexual misconduct case. Title IX remains in effect, as do the College’s policies, state and federal …
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Slime-Mold Symposium and Reception Presented by Hampshire College Art Gallery
… based at Hampshire, the Plasmodium Consortium, the first in the world to feature policy analysis by non-human … as well as the online, science-based art magazine, SciArt in America . A Hampshire alum, her pioneering artwork h as … been featured in the New York Times , ScientificAmerican.com, and national science publications. A New York Times …
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Minutes of Benefits Advisory Committee (BAC) March 26, 2013
… to pro-rate tuition for dependents of employees hired in the early fall. The committee discussed various … to pro-rate tuition for dependents of employees hired in the early fall. The committee discussed various …
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Carol and Blair Brown Staff Award Recipients
… 2019 All staff granted a half day off on March 15 in lieu of individual staff award 2018 Liza Neal , director … … 2019 All staff granted a half day off on March 15 in lieu of individual staff award 2018 Liza Neal , director …
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Information Technology Help Desk
… on the keyboard? Is anyone else having similar problems in your office or area that you are aware of? Contact Us … on the keyboard? Is anyone else having similar problems in your office or area that you are aware of? Contact Us …
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Digital Signage Policy
… text colors must be of a contrast that affect readability in the short time (~10 seconds) that each slide is displayed. … text colors must be of a contrast that affect readability in the short time (~10 seconds) that each slide is displayed. …
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Massachusetts Officials and Eversource Meet on Hampshire's Groundbreaking Solar Plan
… college 100% powered by on-site solar energy systems. In the spring, Hampshire plans to build on its Amherst campus … is the largest private solar power system of any college in the Northeast and the fifth largest of any college in the Eastern United States (see table below). The power …
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Hampshire College Student Awarded Dance Scholarship
… Holyoke College junior Lila Reid. "Miriam has performed in FCDD faculty concerts annually for the last three years … on people living with Parkinson's disease who are enrolled in dance classes as part of their treatment. The Wagner Scholarship, now in its second year, is made possible through an endowment …
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Dance Professor Deb Goffe Joins New England Foundation of the Arts’ Regional Dance Development Initiative Cohort
… the scope, visibility, and viability of dance activity in and across regions in the United States. Goffe is a performer, dance maker, … the common good broadly construed. Each fellow is engaged in scholarship and artistic work that is vital to the …
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Notable Alumni
Jeff Sharlet 90F
… Sharlet received the National Magazine Award for Reporting in 2015. Among his books are C Street and The Family Jeff … which The Washington Post declared “this book belongs in the tradition of longform, narrative nonfiction best … story “Inside the Iron Closet: What it's Like to be Gay in Putin’s Russia." Sharlet is an associate professor of …
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Faculty
Michael Klare
… security studies, and director of the Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies (PAWSS), holds a B.A. and … Race for What's Left (2012). His articles have appeared in many journals, including Arms Control Today, Bulletin of … Arms Control Association and advises other organizations in the field. Michael Klare 57455 PAWSS Professor Emeritus …
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Notable Alumni
Gary Marcus 86F
… Guitar Zero and Kluge Gary Marcus is a leading voice in artificial intelligence. He is a scientist, best-selling … Reader and the author of numerous science publications in leading journals, such as Science , and Nature . His essays have appeared in forums such as Wired , Discover , The Wall Street Journal …
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February 8, 2019: Hampshire Update
… as I’m sharing office space with those participating in what is now a nine-day sit-in. We support all community members’ right to assemble as … we all recognize that College business must continue, both in those shared spaces and in all offices across campus. We …
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