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Alum Amy Goldstein 76F Screens Hampshire Documentary on Campus

… students occupied the president’s office in early 2019—and celebrates the power of student activism. Following the … that Hampshire was experiencing a financial shortfall and seeking a strategic partnership, student leaders orchestrated the sit-in and organized the group Hamp Rise Up. Described as “a raucous …

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Akil Gibbons' "Paper City" Screened at Northampton Film Festival

… drug economies, struggling school systems, gang warfare, and unprecedented rates of mass incarceration. In response, a … of teachers, law officers, filmmakers, activists, and politicians created Paper City for students to realize … “We’re trying to educate these kids who are at risk, and the larger community, about these socioeconomic issues,” …

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Language of Environmental Justice

… honed her fluency in Spanish during visits to Costa Rica and other Central American countries, but last semester she … Finkelstein helped provide information for members of HOPE and neighborhood residents, many of them Spanish-speaking, as they challenged the plans at numerous meetings and forums. She is continuing that assistance as she …

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Sept. 2-27: Anchor House Artists

… Tillyer, Anchor House of Artists works to subsidize and promote the interests of artists living with mental … indubitably authentic works that are visually engaging and emotionally evocative. The artwork of many members of … in particular, the paintings of Genevieve Mae Burnett and Kevin Bouricius will be featured. Under the guidance of …

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Professor Andrea Dezsö: “"The Metal is Paper"”

… says Dezsö, "I wanted to do mostly small work, and portable work." "I moved around a lot," she explains, "and I emigrated twice, once from Romania to Hungary and once from Hungary here, so portability was very important …

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Mystery of the Mummies

… Mystery of the Mummies Eight Hampshire students and their professor gather around a table in the Cole Science … a toxic secret. By performing laser analysis on hair and teeth samples taken from village residents, they've … Carolina State University; he received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Sri Lanka. A …

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In Year Two, Hampshire's No-SAT No-ACT Strategy Continues to Align Admissions with Mission

… its second year of results since it stopped accepting SATS and ACTs, and they reveal sustained progress in aligning admissions … cited the bias of these tests against low-income students and the negative influence of standardized testing on …

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Campus Gallery Exhibits Sabino Osuna’s Photographs of the Mexican Revolution

… gallery from September 7 to December 1, with the opening and a panel discussion on October 17. These rarely seen … He enjoyed excellent access to both sides of the conflict and captured many moods of this dramatic period. The Mexican … led to the creation of the Mexican Constitution of 1917 and the Partido Nacional Revolucionario (National …

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Number Theory

… got here," says Engberg. "I thought I would do philosophy, and those were good classes. But the math classes surpassed … a study of the properties of integers (negative and positive numbers and zero, excluding fractions), it's a field that has …

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Folk Music Collective

… Not too much later, everyone clumps together in a circle and the music starts. It's just another Wednesday night for … place where students could just show up on a regular basis and know there would be musicians around willing to play together. So she, Deanna Snow 07F, and Cameron King 07F formed the Folk Music Collective. It …

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CASE Overall Improvement Award for Hampshire Fundraising

… Overall Improvement Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's 2013 Educational Fundraising … A $1 million grant from Gary Hirshberg 72F , chairman and co-founder of Stonyfield Farm, enabled Hampshire to move … the launch of the Undocumented Student Scholarship and support for the James Baldwin Scholars program in its …

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Division III Profile: Illustrating Geological History for Middle-School Education

… take the ideas that kids are reading in a textbook setting and make them visual and easy to understand," he says. Reynolds' Div III combined science and art, in a 160-page illustrated picture book, aimed at …

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Faculty

Sandra Matthews

… Sandra Matthews, associate professor emerita of film and photography, is a graduate of Harvard University (B.A.) and the State University of New York at Buffalo (M.F.A.).  … the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; and the Women In Photography …

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With New Covid-19 Policies in Place, Hampshire’s 50th Anniversary Still Slated for in-Person Celebration October 15-17

… Covid-19 policies for our campus, outlining expectations and requirements for students, employees, and visitors. You can read the full announcement on the … College's Covid-19 information page . With these policies and precautions in place, the College plans to proceed with …

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Admissions Counselor

Brett Martin 89F

… the Scenes of a Creative Revolution, From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad . He is a Correspondent for GQ Magazine , a three-time James Beard Award winner and a seven-time selectee of the annual Best Food Writing …

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Mary James 72F

… Oregon Mary James is A.A. Knowlton Professor of Physics and dean for Institutional Diversity at Reed College. In her teaching and research, Mary specializes in accelerator physics, classical electrodynamics, and physics outreach. After earning her B.A. from Hampshire, …

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Notable Alumni

Eula Biss 95F

… Award–winning On Immunity , Notes from No Man’s Land , and The Balloonists Biss is the author of Having and Being Had , an exploration of capitalism and American home ownership, which was named a New York Times …

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Hampshire Students Participate in School of America Watch Vigil

… SOA Watch was formed in 1990 to work to close the school, and their annual vigil at the gates of Fort Benning, where … regimes. The story of Nieves Ayress, a survivor of torture and imprisonment at the hands of Alberto Pinochet's regime in … in the 1970s, inspired Lifton-Herman, Svenja Schwarz 13F, and others to take part in this year's vigil. Ayress visited …

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Children of Selamta

… themselves, all individual, all with unique stories and takes on life that, despite the common background, can't … Capital Foundation that provides support for children and teens who have lost their parents to HIV/AIDS. When she … she had reservations, unsure how the youths would view her and how she would fit in to the unfamiliar culture. Those …

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Arpita Kumar 03F

… Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, and the Museum of Contemporary Art. Her work has also been distributed by Comcast on Demand, UMC, and PBS. Arpita is one of the three winning writers to work … fellowship . As a part of the fellowship, Arpita wrote and directed a short narrative film, My Dear Americans . The …

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Three Honored by Princess Grace Foundation-USA

… Hampshire College student Allison Waite (pictured right) and alums Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich and Meredith Lackey are winners of 2014 Princess Grace Awards. Waite won an Undergraduate Film Scholarship, and Hunt-Ehrlich won a Graduate School Scholarship. …

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Hampshire Team Bikes for Food Bank

… together hundreds of dedicated individuals, businesses and teams who have raised more than $135,000. “There are some … things that every human being should have access to. Food and shelter are two of those. With this fund raiser, the Food … one of those locally, right in the community that I live and work in,” Dávila says. “It’s also great to be able to do …

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Professor Girmay's New Book Is A National Poetry Month Pick by Oprah.com, NBC News

… including the Los Angeles Times , NBC News, Oprah.com, and Chicago Review of Books . The poetry collection was … by critic Rigoberto González in the Los Angeles Times and NBCNews.com, where the writer dubbed it one of five … describes The Black Maria as "a blessing to the living and the dead, a tribute to lives lost, a song of hope, …

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Div II Profile: JOE NEWLIN 15F

… JOE NEWLIN 15F CONCENTRATION TITLE American Government and Constitutional Law AREAS OF FOCUS U.S. political and philosophical history FACULTY COMMITTEE Will Ryan, … Gov” aspect, which has enabled me to achieve the balance and direction I wanted in my Div.   THE PLAN Extract and

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Invitation for Public Comments for NEASC Reaccreditation

… Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.  The Commission on Institutions of Higher … on a regional basis. Accreditation is voluntary and applies to the institution as a whole. The Commission, … College has been accredited by the Commission since 1974 and was last reviewed in 2007. Its accreditation by the New …

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