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Eli Plenk 10F Receives 2013 Humanity in Action Fellowship

… The fellowships bring together international groups of college students and recent graduates to explore different national histories of discrimination and resistance to injustice, as well as examples of contemporary issues affecting minority groups. The …

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CommunicateHealth Cofounder Xanthi Scrimgeour 85F

… Posted: October 26, 2012 By Michael Samuels 09F Nine out of ten people have trouble understanding health and medical information. "If nine out of ten people don't understand something," reasons Xanthi … and understandable. The couple had more than 30 years of public health experience between them when they started …

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Alum Filmmaker Shalini Kantayya’s Newest Documentary “Coded Bias” Airs on PBS

… New York Times  Critics’ Pick. The film, about the growth of the solar power industry, aired on Netflix in 2016. Description of   Coded Bias  From PBS : In an increasingly data-driven, automated world, the question of how to protect individuals’ civil liberties in the face of

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Board Member

Jose Fuentes 05F

… Fuentes is a partner at HwC Ventures and was a cofounder of Duolingo, a crowdsourced language-learning and translation … Fuentes is a partner at HWC Ventures and cofounder of Duolingo, a crowdsourced language-learning and translation website. His most recent venture is as partner of the New York-based food delivery company Savory, where he …

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2009 MCC Artist Fellowship

… 2009 MCC Artist Fellowship Abraham Ravett, professor of film and photography at Hampshire College, has been … Fellowship Program recognizes artists for creating work of exceptional quality in a range of disciplines. Fifty recipients were selected in 2009 from …

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Photos from James Baldwin Scholars 20th Anniversary Events

… program celebrated its 20th anniversary with a weekend of events, panels, and celebrations. The James Baldwin Scholars Program provides a full scholarship year of college courses to talented students from underserved … communities who would benefit from a year-long program of a modified course schedule, close academic support, and …

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'Climate change will change everything, including the prospects for war and peace'

… Medeiros “I don’t suggest that climate change is a cause of war,” said Michael Klare, Five College Professor of Peace and World Security Studies. “But climate change will … cause cataclysmic events is to adopt a universal system of carbon-emission reductions, with every country doing its …

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Identity and Culture

… from the 500s CE. Dr. Rubinstein, assistant professor of Jewish American literature and culture, recently finished writing a book on Jewish perspectives of Native American culture in the past two centuries, to be … and these days she brings that knowledge—and plenty of questions for students to consider—to each course she …

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Fay Teaches Students the Work Behind the Games They Play

… Work Behind the Games They Play New assistant professor of computer science and game design Ira Fay has only been on … better, and I'm regularly impressed by the diversity of student interests. I've also been fortunate to have … for me so I can acclimate faster." Professor Fay has years of experience working in the gaming industry, spending time …

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Robyn Smith 11F

… and Nike. She loves cake and cats and holds onto dreams of returning home to the ocean. Robyn worked at the Cultural … three years, and her studies focused on the representation of race, class, and gender in media. Her Div III consisted of an essay and gallery show, titled “Dismantling Imperia: …

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Mike Plenty 01F

… as the contract administration manager for the office of the chief financial officer in the Department of Homeland Security. In his role, Plenty helps business … robotic process automation, and even a little bit of artificial intelligence. Prior to this position, Plenty …

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Staff

Paul Murphy

… Preschool Co-Teacher Paul has been working in the field of early childhood education for over a decade, including a … School in Florence, MA. Paul is excited to be a part of a great co-teaching team at the Early Learning Center and to be a member of the dynamic and inspired teaching staff. Paul believes in …

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Sara Aierstuck, MSN, RN, FNP-BC

… MSN, RN, FNP-BC Sara Aierstuck, MSN, RN, FNP-BC Director of Health and Counseling Services Sara is a nurse … university health centers at Yale University, University of Massachusetts/Amherst, and has been the director of HCHCS since 2009. She earned a B.A. from Franklin and …

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Faculty

Ernest Alleva

… are in moral and political philosophy, the philosophy of education, and the history of philosophy. Professor Alleva's current projects include … regarding work, contemporary controversies about freedom of expression, and recent work on liberal political theory.   …

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A Degree Well Earned

… urged him to think about further study. In the back of his mind, he had always been drawn to film. The only … to look around for a college with a strong program. One of his professors suggested Hampshire, located within driving … aid, I wouldn't be here." Kovalenko has had a number of good days since the one on which his Hampshire acceptance …

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Div III Profile: Julia Rauch on Histamine and Nerve Regeneration

… came under unique circumstances: on a train, in the middle of Austria, watching Captain America . “I was thinking ‘What … developing drugs that can help decrease the buildup of scar tissue. “There’s a whole class of antihistamines that work on different histamine receptors, …

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The Roos-Rohde House: A By-and-for Student Space

… gathering space on campus, and thus spawned the idea of a student-run initiative that plans to connect Mixed Nuts … socially and environmentally friendly space. Embodiments of Hampshire's educational philosophy "to know is not enough" … areas on campus. The Barn Project represents an extension of this philosophy, and the Roos-Rohde House will perhaps be …

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April 4, 2019: Statement on Captive Insurance

… Statement on Captive Insurance Hampshire College is one of four private colleges that founded the Captive insurance … side with our partner institutions to evaluate the impact of Hampshire's plan for a sustainable future on the financial structure of the Captive.  Hampshire appreciates the work and …

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Notable Alumni

Walter Greenleaf 75S

… neuroscientist, is a pioneer in the medical application of virtual-environment technology Greenleaf is a … as an early pioneer in the medical application of virtual environment technology. He is a distinguished … Interaction Lab. Greenleaf also serves as the director of technology strategy at The National Mental Health …

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March 31: Screening by Rhys Ernst 01S

… Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and in Los Angeles at UCLA Hammer Museum, REDCAT, … for Coming Out Stories (LOGO), and adjunct professor of video at Queens College (CUNY). He was named 2010 HBO …

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Eugene Mirman 92F Chosen as 2012 Commencement Speaker

… Mirman 92F has been selected by the graduating class of 2012 to deliver the keynote address at commencement. … . He has had memorable recurring roles on HBO's Flight of the Conchords , Cartoon Network's Home Movies , and Adult … having recently published The Will To Whatevs , a parody of a self-help guide to modern life, for Harper Collins. …

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Drawing Strength and Inspiration from the Hampshire Community

… questions Hampshire is grappling with as we near the end of 2016. And as always, I find myself drawing strength and … community — from the passion, intelligence, and bravery of our students, faculty, staff, and alums. In other words, … You know that the world needs people who are unafraid of the difficult, messy, unpredictable, sometimes contentious …

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Carrie Hennessy, B.A.

… Scholar. Carrie has clinical experience in the areas of interpersonal difficulty, trauma, and anxiety and mood … settings. Her work with students emphasizes the importance of a positive therapeutic relationship in creating experiences of authentic and meaningful connection. StaffStaff … Carrie …

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Div III Tests Boundaries

… was set to do field study in Israel in the northern town of Haifa, where she had briefly lived as a child with her … discovered and fell in love with Jaffa, a town just south of Tel Aviv. She worked as a stagehand with the Arab-Hebrew … to be rooted in quality research," she says. "Jaffa is one of the world's oldest cities, about four thousand to five …

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Alum Jason Cilo Helps Students Focus on Professional Video Production

… know how to make themselves indispensable.” The founder of Meetinghouse Productions , Cilo creates podcasts, Web … series producer, and executive producer at a variety of networks and production companies before founding … dive into getting entry-level work in production. “A lot of people start out working as production assistants on …

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