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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Board Member
Elle Chan 87F
… Elle Chan 87F Elle Chan 87F Chair-Elect of the Board Elle Chan (87F) joined the Board of Trustees in 2019. Having gained deep experience … Trademark Event Productions, Inc. in 1997 to fuse the discipline and artistry of project management to …
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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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Faculty
Kane Stewart
… his B.A. from Hampshire College and his M.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. He is currently facilities director of the film and photography program at Hampshire College. Kane … Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. His photographs …
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Notable Alumni
Leslie Hiebert 73F
… criminal defense litigator in Alaska. After supervising the Criminal Defense Section of the state Office of Public Advocacy for 20 years, she went … private practice for a few years before leaving to help the older generation in the family in their end of life care. …
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Board Member
Wendy Webb Williams 86F
… 86F Chair Academic Affairs Wendy Webb Williams 86F joined the board in February 2021. She currently serves as chief … She has previously held positions as general counsel for the North America and Europe regions at Mead Johnson … general counsel for US Foods. Wendy holds a J.D. from the University of Maryland and an M.B.A. from The University …
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Ailey Picasso Performs at Kennedy Center
… May graduate Ailey Picasso (pictured right) performed in the National College Dance Festival at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on June 6, 2014. She choreographed her …
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Photos from Family & Friends Weekend
… workshops, exhibitions, and other events that showcase the amazing work of Hampshire College students, faculty, and alums. The 2014 Family & Friends Weekend was held October 24-26. Trouble viewing the album? Check out the album on Flickr . AlumniFamily and …
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Fiction Writing Helped Amani Smith 15F Explore Relationships Between Time, Memory, and Generational Trauma
… about Hampshire through a friend of mine who attended the Institute for Collaborative Education and was interested in the prospect of alternative education. After visiting … that got you to your Div III? Were you surprised at all by the journey? I think I was surprised at how much control I …
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Faculty
Serena Himmelfarb
… in Residence at Hampshire College. They hold an M.F.A from the California Institute of the Arts, Post-Bacc Certificate from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago, and a B.A from …
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Staff
Robert Horowitz, M.D.
… and New York Medical College and did his residency at the University of Virginia. He lived and worked for 10 years with Native Americans in Arizona, on the Navajo reservation and with Pueblo tribes in the Santa Fe, NM area. He is American Board of Family …
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Division III Art Exhibitions Now on Display in Library Gallery
… III Art Exhibitions Now on Display in Library Gallery The following Division III art exhibitions will be on display in the Harold F. Johnson Library Gallery in the month of April: Alexandra Wilson, Emma Rentz and Xiaotong …
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Faculty
Myrna Breitbart
… University. Her teaching and research interests focus on the gender, race, and class dimensions of built environments … urban community development, with a current emphasis on the new cultural economy and its role in urban regeneration. She has also explored the spatial dimensions of social change and examined the …
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Notable Alumni
Diana Arce 99F
… TV, radio, press and online about her work and cohosts the monthly radio show about fighting the right wing around the world, Like It Is on reboot.fm . Her ongoing project …
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Faculty
Michael Lesy
… Columbia University, an M.A. in American social history at the University of Wisconsin, and a Ph.D. in American cultural … Professor Lesy's most recent book, Repast: Dining Out at the Dawn of the New American Century, 1900-1910 (2013), written in …
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Faculty
Robert Goodman
… emeritus of architecture, received his B.Arch. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Massachusetts, and the Columbia University …
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Notable Alumni
Melissa Hoffer 84F
… 84F Melissa Hoffer is an environmental lawyer and chief of the Energy and Environment Bureau of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office Melissa Hoffer serves as the Massachusetts Climate Chief in the Office of Climate …
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Devoted Veterinarian
… Control, Njeri Cruse 88F consistently puts in long days. The city-affiliated nonprofit rescues, cares for, and finds … medical care for five shelters, one in each borough, with the two largest in Brooklyn and Manhattan each caring for up … a day. Care is given to all creatures that come through the doors, which means a wide variety of species with diverse …
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