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David Dinerman 72F, Vice Chair

… 72F, Vice Chair Lafayette, California David Dinerman is the chief operating and financial officer of Zomazz, a … addition to his B.A. from Hampshire, he holds a J.D. from the University of Oregon Law School and a L.L.M. from Boston … is involved in a number of community activities, including the Association for Corporate Growth, the Komen Breast Cancer …

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Notable Alumni

Lucy-Ann McFadden 70F

… Goddard Space Flight Center, Lucy McFadden investigates the surface composition of the solar system's small bodies McFadden was a senior … Center. During her career, she conducted research on the formation and evolution of comets and asteroids in our …

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Faculty

L. Brown Kennedy

… Additional teaching and research interests include the literature and culture of the Southern U.S.; women's writing and the representation of gender; the representation of childhood …

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Notable Alumni

Nexus Hope 24S

… inspired by stories like Alice in Wonderland and Castle in the Sky, they came to love storytelling and craft. They find comfort in the sweet spot of reality and unreality. They studied … College and Hampshire College in Amherst. Their piece, "The Thing That Lives in the House" can be found in Spectrum: …

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February 4, 2019: Briefing Documents: Following Board Meeting

… I’m writing to share with you some briefs that detail the factors weighed by the Board in reaching its decision Friday to admit only a small class of students this fall. The first document is a presentation I delivered last …

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CommunicateHealth Cofounder Xanthi Scrimgeour 85F

… 85F , "it says a lot more about who is designing the information than it does about the people struggling to read it." That's why Scrimgeour and … to make health information accessible and understandable. The couple had more than 30 years of public health experience …

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Admissions Counselor

Unique Mical Robinson 05F

… her teens, individually and with collectives throughout the U.S. and Havana, Cuba. Prior to working in the sphere of arts education, Unique worked in a number of … leadership roles for Baltimore nonprofits, and received the Emerging Teaching Artist award from Arts Every Day in …

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Nirman Dave 15F

… scientist and entrepreneur who launched Hack Hamp for the Five Colleges Computer scientist and entreprenuer Dave started HampHack for the Five Colleges while a student. He launched his tech … they raised nearly $5 million in seed funding to support the company’s research and development work for their …

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Radio Interview with Dean Roof: Students Help Transform Campus Energy Use

… Dean Dr. Steven Roof was interviewed by WHMP radio about the efforts of students partnered with campus leaders and others to take responsibility for the energy we use on campus. Their results include a plan for the campus to go solar this year, and the construction of a …

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Intelligent.com Names Hampshire College “Best in Northeast” for Game Design

… faculty, course strength, cost, and reputation” as the key metrics. Hampshire was also named #27 overall in the country.  Game design at Hampshire takes on many forms … peers and advisors to craft games of their own design. The courses are project-based and offer ample opportunities …

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Faculty

Annie Rogers

… Studies Program, she is analyst member and faculty at the Lacanian School of San Francisco and associate member of the Association for Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy in … College; and an Erikson Scholar at Austen Riggs. She is the author of three books: A Shining Affliction (Penguin …

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Will Ryan

… Ryan William Ryan, emeritus senior faculty associate in the School of Social Science, has been at Hampshire since … history and English teacher. He has a B.A. and M.Ed. from the University of Vermont, and an M.A. in American history from the University of Massachusetts. A freelance writer with an …

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Carollee Bengelsdorf

… at Harvard, and received a Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is the author of  The Problem of Democracy in Cuba: Between Vision and Reality …

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“MissBroadwayDork” Alex Heinen 02F

… suggests, Heinen sings Broadway hits from 1920 through the present. As her popularity on YouTube might also hint, her voice is spectacular. "Over the years my audience just seemed to grow and grow," Heinen … one of them. I was also offered [an opportunity] to join the chorus of a musical workshop with Wayne Brady. That was …

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Best Use of External Data for Hampshire Team at Five College Datafest

… 13F, Adam Blaustein Rejto 13F, and Grusha Prasad 13F won the Best Use of External Data award at the inaugural Five College Datafest, held on March 28, 2014. … problem supported by a unique data set. Wang said the event provided participants with a supportive, …

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Statement In Response To Incident at Hampshire Basketball Game

… College has an obligation under Federal law to protect the privacy of our students that bars us from commenting on … to treat others with civility and respect and to abide by the Code of Conduct and Norms for Community Living detailed in the Student Handbook. Hampshire College explicitly prohibits …

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Board Member

Erik Benau 03F

… 03F Erik Benau 03F Chair of Enrollment Erik Benau joined the Board in 2020. He is presently an assistant professor of … at Hampshire. Erik earned an M.S. in health psychology at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA, and a Ph.D. in clinical …

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Feb. 20-22: Hampshire College Winter Dance Concert

… Winter Dance Concert on February 20-22, 2014 at 8 p.m. in the Main Dance Studio of the Music and Dance Building. Guest artist and Hampshire … ensemble work. Ailey Picasso's  improvised solo considers the effects of habitual movement; first time contributor …

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Faculty

Eva Rueschmann

… B.A. in English and French languages and literatures at the Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg in Germany, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she also worked as a research and administrative assistant in the Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies. Her research …

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Alumni Profile: An Education with Teeth

… Jason Tor's microbiology classes, she took an interest in the field. A subsequent independent study with him blossomed into a three-year project. "For the whole project I had samples that Jason had taken from … lake. I isolated whatever bacteria I could," she said. The result was a previously undiscovered bacterium, …

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Notable Alumni

Eliot O'Connell 18F

… and writing with a focus in censorship. I also work at the Writing Center as a faculty assistant and at the Center for Feminisms, where I help plan events. On … Hampshire's totally creative, unique education model and the support of my amazing committee gives me the freedom to …

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Admissions Counselor

Joanna Yas 91F

… editor in New York City for over two decades. She is the editor-in-chief of Washington Square Review , executive … Don 91F is co-founder and editor-in-chief). Joanna was the editor of Open City Magazine & Books for many years, and … All-Story . She is readings & special programs manager of the NYU Creative Writing Program, where she also teaches and …

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Hampshire Mathematics Professor Sarah Hews Published in PLOS ONE on Behavioral Thermoregulation

… mathematics professor Sarah Hews was recently published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE . Hews’ research article, … reveal behavioral thermoregulation strategies of the Atlantic marsh fiddler crab,” examines how warmer average … use thermoregulation to regulate their body temperatures.  The article was in collaboration with Renae Brodie, a …

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Board Member

Alice Petty 89F

… currently works as an undergraduate advising director in the office of the vice provost for undergraduate education at Stanford … Petty went on to earn a Ph.D. in near eastern studies from the Johns Hopkins University. Her first career was in …

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Faculty

Faune Albert 02F

… 02F Faune Albert 02F, faculty associate and co-director of the Writing Program, received her B.A. from Hampshire College … certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research and … and gender studies. She is particularly interested in the intersections of writing, mindfulness, and social …

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