Faculty

Amy Jordan

… American history, received her doctorate in history from the University of Michigan in 2003. Amy has conducted oral … farmers in Mississippi, and has conducted workshops on the history of anti-poverty and welfare rights activism. Her essay, "Fighting for the Child Development Group of Mississippi: Poor People, …

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John Slepian

… from New York University and an M.F.A. in new genres from the San Francisco Art Institute. His interactive … other living beings. Slepian's artwork has been shown at the Exploratorium and Catharine Clark Gallery in San Francisco, the Art Gallery at Siggraph06 in Boston, and P.S.1/MoMA and …

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Photos from TEDxHampshireCollege

… and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka; executive director of the National Priorities Project Jo Comerford; Hampshire alums … 06F and Brian Van Slyke 06F, co-creators of Co-opoly: The Game of Cooperatives, and founding members of the worker-owned cooperative The Toolbox for Education and …

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Project Changes Paper Purchasing Policy

… Paper To support her Hampshire College senior thesis, "The Effect of Post-Consumer Content on Paper Jamming and … is a good example of student work having an impact beyond the classroom, with results that also fit well with the college's Sustainable Campus Plan. The project, with its …

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Division III: Computer Programmer, Hackathon Winner, and Business Founder

… more than just a degree: His Division III project paved the way for establishing his own business. "It started out as a normal Div III, a research project studying the timing of chemical reactions, with [computer science … different hackathons, or programming competitions. "We got the sense that we were pretty good at this stuff, so we …

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Grant Supports Professor's Return to Dominican Republic to Mentor Math Teachers and Students

… with colleagues and students in his home country, the Dominican Republic.  The grant to Assistant Professor of Mathematics Geremías … enabled him to mentor professors and master’s students at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo in 2016 and again …

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Faculty

Gregory S. Kline

… University of Pennsylvania and an M.F.A. in sculpture from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.  Kline teaches … object and environment and mold making and casting for the artist and designer. He has also taught bronze casting and welded steel sculpture courses at the University of Massachusetts over the years. In addition …

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Admissions Counselor

Michael Montgomery (he/him)

… Why I love working at Hampshire: Hampshire leans into the best of what higher ed can be, and for the right reasons: student-centered and -owned education, … A random fact about me: My hometown is literally the "Lobster Capital of the World," but I don't eat them. …

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Photos of Div III Showcase and Roos-Rohde House Groundbreaking

… Sig Roos 73F and family and friends broke ground for the Roos-Rohde House on Thursday, May 16. The Rehamping the Barn project is a student design project that involves …

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Photos by Hampshire Students Chosen for Flash Forward Festival

… Abby Hanus, and Sara Salazar have been selected for the Flash Forward Festival’s undergraduate exhibit in Boston during May. The festival celebrates the talents of the best college juniors and seniors enrolled …

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Notable Alumni

Lupita Nyong'o 03F

… Slave . Other credits include Black Panther ,  Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Us , and the Broadway play Eclipsed Actress Nyong’o has received many … a Daytime Emmy Award. Other credits include Black Panther, the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Jordan Peele’s horror film Us , …

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As Part of Hampshire’s New Educational Model, Narrative Evaluations to be Replaced with Sea Shanties

… will soon be replaced with transdisciplinary sea shanties. The President’s announcement, itself delivered in shanty … a resounding rush of excited, shanty-like choruses from the campus community.  “We still believe that letter grades … Sea Shanties (NESS) will be recorded by faculty in the Hampshire Yurt and delivered to students as vinyl records …

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Notable Alumni

Doug Plotkin 80F

… negotiations. After this long stint of traveling 80% of the time, landing in three different cities a week and … forgetting where he was he was when he woke up in the morning, he is now looking forward to new adventures … willing to travel to London, Paris, Rome, Tel Aviv, and the like. Doug came to Hampshire in the fall of 1980 and, on …

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2014 CBD Fall Grant Awards Announced

… Disorders .  Zoe Schact-Levine, Division III, Exploring the Validity of Reiki in Stress-Reduction Practice . Breonna … Division II, Computational Modeling and Analysis of the Vasculature . Xiang (Elaine) Wang, Division III, Ethnographic Study on the Life of Teens in Zhenxiong County . CBD offers two …

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Students Plan 7th Annual Five College Queer Gender and Sexuality Conference

… Annual Five College Queer Gender and Sexuality Conference The Queer Conference strives to provide a safer space for … educators, and nationally-known performers and speakers. The conference takes place Friday March 4 th & 5 th 2016 at Hampshire College  The Conference is student-led, and aims to offer an …

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Harris-Veit Artists'’ Grant Fund Will Support Student Work

… projects for students concentrating in studio arts. The goal of the Harris-Veit Artists' Grant Fund is to help students from … our son's years at Hampshire, we came to appreciate how the requirement for devising and completing a Div III project …

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Notable Alumni

Lila Menard 16F

… at 25 years old. As an AAG member, they plan to highlight the unique opportunities of the College's nontraditional educational structure for adult … Lila lives in New York, and is currently enrolled at the CUNY School of Public Health focusing on health policy. …

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Faculty

Jane Couperus

… in child development with a minor in neuroscience from the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. Her primary research interests are in the development of attention, learning, memory, and their …

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Faculty

Cynthia Gill

… professor of physiology, received her B.S. in biology from the University of North Carolina and her Ph.D. in neuroendocrinology from the University of Virginia. Professor Gill did postdoctoral research at the University of Texas examining the development of brain …

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Appointment of Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid

… us on March 30 from Marlboro College where he serves in the same role. Fumio has more than 20 years of experience … experience, he brings a demonstrated commitment to the mission of progressive, student-directed education. … an expedited search assisted by senior leadership and the admissions and financial aid team (including students …

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Hampshire has Four Connections to 2014 Academy Awards

… Hampshire College have received recognition recently from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences: Lupita Nyong'o … 12 Years a Slave. More » Jonathan Kitzen 86F co-produced The Lady in Number 6 , which won an Academy Award for Best Short Documentary. More » Ben Fiske 02F is on the Disney team of animators that created Frozen , which won …

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Ibis Evidence in Activism Award for Marlene Gerber Fried

… an Evidence in Activism Award, presented November 29 at the Harvard Faculty Club in Cambridge, MA. Left to right in … Public Policy (CLPP) director; Sigmund Roos 73F , chair of the Hampshire College Board of Trustees; Diana Fernandez, … for reproductive rights education and activism. She is the founding president and a current board member of the

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March 9: Malika Redmond to Speak on Black Women Led Voter Engagement Efforts in Georgia

… Victory in Georgia.” Redmond is a founding director of the Georgia-based Women Engaged , an organization that … involved in voter engagement and advocacy. Redmond is also the board chair of ProGeorgia , a non-profit coalition of more than 30 voter engagement groups throughout the state working to ensure access to the vote for …

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Hampshire College Joins Massachusetts Independent College Transfer Guarantee Program

… As part of Hampshire’s continuing commitment to making the College more accessible to transfer students, Hampshire recently signed on to the Massachusetts Independent College Transfer Guarantee … of 2.50. Students who transfer to Hampshire through the Massachusetts Guarantee Program will be offered a merit …

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Hampshire Alums Show Independent Spirits

… 50/50 , is a mix of comedy and drama, with a focus on the importance of friendship. 50/50 is loosely inspired by … online issue of Non Satis Scire >> Also a winner at the Independent Spirit Awards, the John Cassavetes Award went to the film Pariah , which was …

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