Chapter 1: Academic Program and Planning, 1978-1981

… but for which no credit was given, involved a whole new set of teaching skills for most faculty, even the most … members in the School of Language and Communication, who set up their courses in such a way that satisfactory … and fast rules concerning sufficient progress have been set out, the Deans' Office has defined the "average" rate of …

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A Director of Photography Reflects on How Hampshire Primed Him for Success

… so artfully, is such a gift.”     Below: 1) Pessah on the set of his Div III, 2) Still from his Div III film, 3) Still … so artfully, is such a gift.”     Below: 1) Pessah on the set of his Div III, 2) Still from his Div III film, 3) Still …

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Margo Dalal: Redevelopment and Entrepreneurship in Detroit

… helping people who wanted to start small businesses. They set up in an old auto body shop that they had rehabbed into … helping people who wanted to start small businesses. They set up in an old auto body shop that they had rehabbed into …

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Hampshire College at 45: The Making of an Anniversary

… "to honor a remarkable past, celebrate the present, and set our sights on the future." His predecessors Charles … "to honor a remarkable past, celebrate the present, and set our sights on the future." His predecessors Charles …

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Design, Art, Technology Grants for Innovative Student Projects

… (left) creates animal and human forms through a diverse set of techniques ranging from blacksmithing to … (left) creates animal and human forms through a diverse set of techniques ranging from blacksmithing to …

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Hampshire Alum Curates Exhibit by Professor Sara Greenberger Rafferty at SUNY New Paltz

… and prints that evoke the theme of damage. To create one set of black and white images, Rafferty paints on paper, … and prints that evoke the theme of damage. To create one set of black and white images, Rafferty paints on paper, …

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Area Of Study

Biological and Life Sciences

… Biological and Life Sciences The natural sciences form a set of theories, methods, and data for understanding the …

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Agricultural Studies and Rural Life

… and Society   This course looks at agriculture as a set of ecological systems and issues. It refers to ecology in … and Society   This course looks at agriculture as a set of ecological systems and issues. It refers to ecology in …

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Chapter 6: Divestment

… basis. Instead they believe that the College should first set up an overall policy on corporate investment that would … press conference. 3. That a general investment policy be set up with moral and political guidelines. These guidelines … subcommittee of the finance committee that a task force be set up "to examine, in consultation with members of the …

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Chapter 3: Some Presidential Initiatives

… part of a young person's education. It can provide a set of goals; it can impart a sense of shared concern more … non-profit or entrepreneurial organizations that would set up shop in buildings of their own on the Hampshire … then quietly, behind the scenes, one person at a time, he set about persuading his Board. It took several years, but in …

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Hampshire College Summer Internship Grants

… to submit) Organization Support Form How to Apply Set up a summer internship or project. You can find an … to submit) Organization Support Form How to Apply Set up a summer internship or project. You can find an …

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An Alum from Hampshire's First Class, Luis Hernandez Pays It Forward

… at the 2015 commencement. And 48 years after he first set foot on campus, he’s looking ahead to the College’s 50th … at the 2015 commencement. And 48 years after he first set foot on campus, he’s looking ahead to the College’s 50th …

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April 19, 2019: Securing Hampshire’s Future: A Letter from Ken Rosenthal

… . We can use the support now more than ever. We’ve set ambitious goals and we’ll move quickly. At the same time, … . We can use the support now more than ever. We’ve set ambitious goals and we’ll move quickly. At the same time, …

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Recent Graduate and Documentary Filmmaker Mecca Lewis on How Investigation and Play Infuse her Work

… and II, I joined the NDC Improv troupe at Hampshire which set the tone for my first three years. Improvisation and play … and II, I joined the NDC Improv troupe at Hampshire which set the tone for my first three years. Improvisation and play …

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Animated Film Takes Owen Neuburger from Div III to Pixar

… computer programming background, gave him a diverse skill set that proved a good fit at Pixar. “Those two fields go … computer programming background, gave him a diverse skill set that proved a good fit at Pixar. “Those two fields go …

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Student-Driven Theatre On Display in Hampshire’s Theatre Board

… They said, “and beyond the workshop where props and set pieces are built, to the boardroom where budgets are … They said, “and beyond the workshop where props and set pieces are built, to the boardroom where budgets are …

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Architecture and Environmental Design

… challenge the difference between utopia and dystopia will set up our discussions of displacement and chaos, as we … challenge the difference between utopia and dystopia will set up our discussions of displacement and chaos, as we …

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Chemistry

… a process and way of thinking. The natural sciences form a set of theories, methods, and data for understanding the …

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Theatre

… rooms. Our stock collections of props, costumes, and set pieces are augmented by the open borrowing system among … rooms. Our stock collections of props, costumes, and set pieces are augmented by the open borrowing system among …

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Artificial General Intelligence: Why Aren’t We There Yet?

… in noisy rooms. And image recognition works with a limited set of objects, but not when it’s open-ended. (You can get … better and better on these benchmarks, like recognizing a set of a thousand objects. We also might be getting close to … outputs. But you don’t know if when you get to the next set of data it’s going to be like the data you’ve seen …

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Michael Beggs 07F Is Passionate About Doing For the Sake of Doing

… me to be more responsible for my own learning really set me up well for that work.   In typical Hampshire fashion, … it felt very familiar to have that freedom to identify a set of questions that interested me and then try to find some … me to be more responsible for my own learning really set me up well for that work.   In typical Hampshire fashion, …

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Prominent Activist Loretta Ross to Deliver Commencement Address

… in the Making campaign goal, as admissions efforts are set to result in the largest incoming class in years, and as … in the Making campaign goal, as admissions efforts are set to result in the largest incoming class in years, and as …

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Hampshire Student Levi Ebnit F22 on Trans Studies, Inclusive Weightlifting, and His Band

… to help me study here. The kindness and magnanimity set the College apart from other institutions.   What did you … to help me study here. The kindness and magnanimity set the College apart from other institutions.   What did you …

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Alum Gary Marcus 86F Addresses AI’s Blurred Lines Between Fact and Fiction

Alum Gary Marcus 86F Addresses AI’s Blurred Lines Between Fact and Fiction A leading voice on the topic of artificial intelligence (AI), Marcus is passionate about discussing this rapidly evolving technology. With large tech companies, such as Meta, …

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Professor Alan Goodman Honored with Biological Anthropology Award for Book

Professor Alan Goodman Honored with Biological Anthropology Award for Book The Biological Anthropology Section of the American Anthropological Association presented the 2024 W. W. Howells Book Award to Drs. Joseph Graves and Alan Goodman for Racism Not …

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