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March 30: ASK for Social Justice Conference (Register now!)

… 30. The conference will be held in Franklin Patterson Hall and is free for members of the Hampshire College community and, with online registration, only $10 for anyone from … ($20 for on-site registration). Students, staff, and faculty are welcome. The 2013 ASK (Attitude, Skills, …

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Professor Monique Roelofs Awarded a 2015 Curriculum Diversification Grant

… Rethinking Curricula in Philosophies of the Arts and Culture . The $5,000 grant was awarded by the American … philosophy, critical philosophy of race, aesthetics, and the theories of art and culture. Awards and GrantsFaculty … The $5,000 grant was …

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Student Receives $5,000 Award at Women's Entrepreneurship Competition

… seven years ago by Smith alum Melissa Parker Draper and her husband, venture capitalist Tim Draper, addresses the … The competition has grown into a highly regarded event and, this year, 75 female-founded startups from more than 50 … to provide professional quality results to both homeowners and contractors. “Think WALL-E the robot, but he’s here to …

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Alum Manny Castro 02F Awarded $200,000 Grant from the David Prize for his Work with New Immigrants

… the David Prize, which supports New Yorkers with the plans and vision to make a difference in the lives of the city’s … New York, with a focus on day laborers, domestic workers, and newly arrived immigrants. NICE offers an extensive set of services, community organizing, and leadership development programs. While at Hampshire …

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Michele Hardesty

… Michele Hardesty Michele Hardesty Dean of Humanities and Arts and Associate Professor of U.S. Literatures and Cultural Studies Staff … Michele Hardesty …

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Finding “Immutable Personality” on Facebook

… positive emotions), agreeableness (tendency for compassion and cooperation), and neuroticism (a tendency to experience unpleasant emotions … collected. (For example, a white male who likes Lady Gaga and has fewer than 500 Facebook friends has a significantly …

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Photograph Inspires Ravett's Latest Film Project

… Latest Film Project A single image led Professor of Film and Photography Abraham Ravett back to his birth country of … the age of three with his teenaged babysitter Ilsa. Ravett and his family left Poland for Israel (before settling in … Brooklyn in 1955) shortly after the photograph was taken, and he never saw or heard from Ilsa again. Through this film, …

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Baldwin Program Receives $150,000 Grant from Kenan Trust

… of the Baldwin program. The program provides scholarships and educational support to students from underserved communities who show academic promise and leadership ability. It offers a transition year of co-curricular guidance, support, and a slightly modified course-load, with all expenses paid, …

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Division III: A Study of Stream Temperatures

… systems. The melting of polar ice caps, rising oceans, and hotter temperatures may be more widely publicized, but … an urban setting, before flowing through agricultural land and ending in a forest. Hofmeister's focus was the effect … use has on the stream's temperature. After doing fieldwork and placing probes to monitor the stream's temperature, the …

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New Exhibit Showcases Young Photographers from Vietnam

… experience of a group of young, urban Vietnamese men and women who documented their surroundings and observations.   The photographers ranged in age from 18 … many of them students in college, with one in high school, and others working in various fields. Their photos premiered …

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Tim O'Neill Embraces the Collaborative Process

… stories tend to be the most artistically rewarding, and create a familial atmosphere." O'Neill is a freelance producer and editor in New York City, having launched his career from … I love getting together with groups of people and collaborating. I need to hear something out loud. I like …

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Feb. 20-March 11: "James Baldwin at Hampshire, 1983-86" Photo Exhibition

… hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The exhibition is free and open to the public. "James Baldwin at Hampshire, 1983-86" … when he was teaching at Hampshire College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts as Five College Visiting …

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Architecture Award for Professor Naomi Darling

… focus on the relationship to the landscape, the structure and space, the way materials come together, every joint, and not worry about the workings of a building, like plumbing and HVAC systems," she said. Darling, who is in her second …

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FY19 Fundraising Update

… Through a grassroots surge led by alums, parents, faculty, and staff, extraordinary things happened. More of you gave … of our campaign committee, asked the community to dig deep and stretch, and that’s just what happened. 45% of your donations this …

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February 4, 2019: Briefing Documents: Following Board Meeting

… delivered last Thursday to an assembly of faculty, staff, and trustees. Titled “ Hampshire’s Fiscal Reality: 1965-2019 … a timeline of developments from 2017 to the present, and concludes with details of our current fiscal and budget realities. A second document, " Board Briefing …

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Photos by Hampshire Students Chosen for Flash Forward Festival

… by Hampshire College students Jamie Feiler, Abby Hanus, and Sara Salazar have been selected for the Flash Forward … celebrates the talents of the best college juniors and seniors enrolled in photography programs throughout New … the current academic year. Inclusion is “a huge honor, and very humbling,” said Hanus, whose selected image is a …

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Gabriela Quiñones-Torres, M.S.

… Massachusetts-Amherst. She conducts research on marriage and close relationships in hopes of cracking the code for … is guided by a deep appreciation of human diversity and culture’s essential role in all aspects of life and psychological functioning.  Specific areas of interest in …

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David Dinerman 72F, Vice Chair

… California David Dinerman is the chief operating and financial officer of Zomazz, a digital decoration company … he holds a J.D. from the University of Oregon Law School and a L.L.M. from Boston University. David played Ultimate … Frisbee at Hampshire, is married with three children, and is involved in a number of community activities, …

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Notable Alumni

Lee Smolin 72F

… theorists. His books include The Trouble with Physics and Time Reborn Theoretical physicist Smolin is one of the world’s leading gravitational theorists. A founding and senior faculty member at Perimeter Institute for … philosophical issues raised by contemporary physics and cosmology: Life of the Cosmos , Three Roads to Quantum …

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Dr. Miriam Cremer 87F

… the fight against cervical cancer Cremer is the president and founder of Basic Health International (BHI). As a medical … women. This motivated her to develop outreach campaigns, and in 2003, she established BHI. Cremer has provided outstanding guidance and leadership to the organization, and has solidified BHI as …

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Lila Menard 16F

… structure for adult students. Lila lives in New York, and is currently enrolled at the CUNY School of Public Health … policy. Their professional interests include health equity and access, especially for trans* communities. Previously, they worked at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston for seven years, most recently …

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Notable Alumni

Ken Burns 71F

… Music, The Civil War , Baseball , Jazz , Prohibition , and The Roosevelts Award-winning documentary filmmaker Burns … Brooklyn Bridge in 1981, he has gone on to direct and produce some of the most acclaimed historical … , The Roosevelts , The Vietnam War , Country Music , Ali , and  Benjamin Franklin . Burns has won 16 Emmys, been the …

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Christopher D. Jarvis

… microbiology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and his Ph.D. in medical sciences from the University of … at the National Cancer Institute at the NIH. His research and teaching interests include T-cell development and signal transduction; he has recently been examining the …

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Quantum Teleportation Theory Pushes Boundaries in Field

… quantum teleportation has proven interesting to NASA and others pushing the boundaries of the field of quantum … the complete basic information about micro-reality," and teleportation of the quantum state has been achieved by … as can currently be sent, using the same number of bits and bytes. The viability of that theory is now being tested …

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Marjorie Dunehew

… is the elected staff trustee. She is purchasing manager and oversees the purchasing card and requisition/purchase order programs, manages the campus fleet vehicles, and supervises the duplication center staff. In addition, she …

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