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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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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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Notable Alumni
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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Faculty
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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Video of Commencement Keynote Address by Laverne Cox
… Keynote Address by Laverne Cox Actress, writer, producer, and transgender advocate Laverne Cox delivered the keynote … She lends her voice to the cause of transgender visibility and equality, and is committed to telling diverse and three-dimensional …
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Staff
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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Hampshire College to be Honored with Legacy Award
… creating a cultural district, commitment to green building and sustainability, and creation of the village center,” according to the Amherst … Boyden & Perron, the Amherst Garden Club, Energia Fitness, and John Thibbitts of Atkins Farms Country Market. The awards …
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Become a Wool Person, Sing with the Crazy Pitches: Student Groups Represent at Hampfest
… a cappella group attracts broad interest beyond theater and arts students. “We have mathematicians, architects, … groups on campus, all organized by student “signers” and supported by the Campus Leadership and Activities office. The start of a semester for these …
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Professor Baba Hillman's New Film Premieres at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
… Spaces" program. Jacumba Song combines legend, cartoon, and dream in an exploration of mythologies and performative languages of romantic love and illusion. The film has also been selected for the …
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Art Auction for Hampshire
… in Queens, New York, will bring together Hampshire’s past and future. A total of 25 Hampshire alums and former faculty artists have donated their work to benefit … The auction is being held in partnership with Paddle8 and bidding will begin on Wednesday, June 12, at noon. A …
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Harris-Veit Artists' Grant Fund Will Support Student Work
… Support Student Work A $200,000 gift from Joan A Harris and Steven W. Veit to Hampshire College has established an … with funding to buy materials for their projects and to host gallery shows that exhibit their Div III work. … we came to appreciate how the requirement for devising and completing a Div III project served to focus his artistic …
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April 3, 2019: Response to Endowment Question
… from the endowment are approved by the Board of Trustees, and are disclosed in the College's annual financial reports . … are details of Hampshire's endowment investment returns and draws on endowment that were distributed for College … 13 in the College's Financial Report 2017-18 : For 2018 and 2017, the percentage distributed from the endowment for …
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The Division Free Bell
… bell (formerly belonging to a ship named the Olinda), and donated it to the college in 1981 with the request that it be hung outside the library and rung to celebrate the passing of divisional exams. After some fundraising and installation, the bell was first rung in 1982. Although …
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Stargazing with Samuel Singer 00F
… free public stargazing events, private stargazing events, and astronomy lectures. Singer, who recently earned a … raising enough money to build a large public observatory and planetarium. Launching Wyoming Stargazing allows Singer … his passion for teaching astronomy. "I get really excited and animated when I start talking about astronomy with …
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Alum Dineen O'Rourke Named Brower Youth Awardee for Leadership in Environmental Movement
… grads -- along with Varshini Prakash, UMass Class of ‘15; and Andrea Schmid, Smith College ’17 -- to join 13 other … in Germany. She said the delegates are prepared to address and counter the decision by President Donald Trump to remove … by a former fossil-fuel CEO, ExxonMobil’s Rex Tillerson, and the first since the United States announced it will …
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Notable Alumni
Eliot O'Connell 18F
… 18F I'm a Div II here at Hampshire. I study art history and writing with a focus in censorship. I never imagined that … this. I'm a Div II here at Hampshire. I study art history 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 …
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President Ed Wingenbach Interviewed in Boston Business Journal on Hampshire’s Untraditional Path Back to Success
… effort, reinvigorated its admissions recruitment, and worked with its faculty to reimagine Hampshire’s already … what the future of undergraduate liberal arts should be and pilot it and inspire other people to follow along and change. Our …
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Board Member
Jose Fuentes 05F
… Chair of the Board Jose Fuentes joined the Board in 2015 and became Chair of the Board of Trustees in 2019. Jose is an … company that helps community colleges better retain and graduate more students. Previously, he was a managing partner at Savory, a software and food company that operates virtual kitchens all around …
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