Area Of Study
Communications and Media Studies
… and theoretical approaches to studying diverse streams of media (e.g. television, video, film, radio, print, sound, … screening and collaborative learning space, as well as green screen and in-house lighting grid, television studio … screening and collaborative learning space, as well as green screen and in-house lighting grid, television studio …
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Directions to Hampshire College
… Visits The admissions office is located on the first floor of the R.W. Kern Center and admissions parking is located … Turn right onto Route 9 east and follow it to the center of Amherst. At the town center, turn right on Route 116 and … south Hampshire College is a 3.5-hour drive from New York City. Follow Route 95 to New Haven, Connecticut, and then …
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Hampshire Alumna Kate Browne 78F Builds Community Art
… community in the Mississippi Delta. The cocoon is part of a larger collaborative arts project that Browne created … she builds giant cocoons with artists and townsfolk out of local materials. Each cocoon stands alone in reflecting … far, three have been built: in Cragsmoor, New York; Mexico City; and most recently, Greenwood, Mississippi. "I look at a …
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To Beat The Band
… 3 a.m., then gets up at 6 to go to meetings for The Roots of Music, then teaches the kids every afternoon. That’s why … on the job or on call at all times, why he takes money out of his own teacher’s salary if he has to, to make sure his … Treme, Sunday, September 30, 2012," The Whole Gritty City Blog That’s Richard Barber explaining in an interview …
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Chapter 9: Increasing Diversity
… 9: Increasing Diversity * Change Team (1988) * In Pursuit of Multicultural Diversity (1988) * Making a Difference: the … organizational development." The initial phase of our work involved the collection of College employment and … The Learning Tree, agrees with Frye. He says, "More inner-city youths are likely to drop out than graduate." He …
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Admissions Counselor
Anthony Thomas 07F
… alum. Anthony is a Bronx native with over fifteen years of experience in the fields of community organizing and environmental justice and was a … to strengthen family/school partnerships for the New York City Department of Education. Meet the rest of the Board . …
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Notable Alumni
Manny Castro 02F
… 02F Manny Castro 02F Manny Castro 02F, executive director of the New Immigrant Community Empowerment organization in … Mexican-American and first DREAMer to hold the position of New York City commissioner of the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant …
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Student and Afghan Journalist Fatima Faizi F22 was Born Into War
… in Kabul to protest the beheading , by the Taliban, of seven Hazara hostages. Fatima was there taking photos. Her … The New York Times for the next four years, becoming one of their most trusted Afghan journalists. When reflecting on … again that she was a brave and determined reporter. Some of my best work in Afghanistan was reported by Fatima. Slight …
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Alumni Profile: Maud Daudon 73F's "Triple Bottom Line"
… hard to beat. She has been the chief financial officer of the Port of Seattle, the president and CEO of an employee-owned … bank, and the deputy mayor and chief of staff for the city of Seattle. She co-chairs Washington State's Department …
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Art meets science in alum's artworks, ventures
… with a Division III thesis project creating sculptures of neurobiological forms such as brains, cells, and neurons. … film screenings, workshops, and speaker series—in New York City and Baltimore. She also founded the online, … the New York Times , ScientificAmerican.com, and a couple of dozen national science publications. A recent New York …
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Dana Pollan's Family Cookbook Encourages Healthy Eating
… Pollans have written together. The process involved a lot of hard work, including writing, editing, and testing … over 100 recipes, which inspire healthy eating and the use of fresh, local ingredients. Dana cites the Supreme Crispy … the Pollan-Austen Fitness Center in New York City—and with writing The Pollan Family Table . Dana is a …
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Chapter 7: Planning and Governance
… The Hampshire College Constitution, 1998 Note: The text of the 1998 Hampshire College Constitution is available on … environment, said Larry [Archey], was to create a "little city" of residential units surrounding the academic core of … arrival and information commons, infill buildings around green, new paths and sculpture --Energy & Resource …
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April 22: Earth Day – Regional Food System Strategies Panel
… will join President Jonathan Lash for a panel discussion of regional food system strategies when Hampshire College … . He organized efforts to design the first substantially green building at a U.S. college, and in his writings … . He organized efforts to design the first substantially green building at a U.S. college, and in his writings …
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Algae as Biofuel?
… to Energy with Scenedesmus dimorphus , explores the use of homegrown algae as a biofuel. "I've tried to design an … On tap next, Spencer has been talking with the Simply Green Biofuels company and a research fellow with the … On tap next, Spencer has been talking with the Simply Green Biofuels company and a research fellow with the …
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Alum-Curated Exhibit Features Photographs from Hampshire's Collection
… Gallery is pleased to present In each hand I keep each of my eyes , running from December 15, 2016-January 15, 2017, … Una Mujer y Sus Medallas Claire Sammut, Holding/283 Green Avenue Reception: December 1, 5-9 p.m. Talia Halpern … Una Mujer y Sus Medallas Claire Sammut, Holding/283 Green Avenue Reception: December 1, 5-9 p.m. Talia Halpern …
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Hampshire College Recognized for Challenging Status Quo in Higher Education
… Status Quo in Higher Education When the U.S. Dept of Education announced recently it was reversing course and … Business MassLive.com WAMC Green Building News Building Energy Modern … Business MassLive.com WAMC Green Building News Building Energy Modern …
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Sustainable Revolving Fund Lights Up Hampshire Performances
… mind is how much electricity those lights use. A week of performances on Hampshire's main stage uses "the amount of … project. In 2011, Hampshire joined the Billion Dollar Green Challenge , committing the College to setting up a … project. In 2011, Hampshire joined the Billion Dollar Green Challenge , committing the College to setting up a …
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Alumni Artists Invited to 'Install Poetry in 3D Space' in Hampshire College Art Gallery Exhibit
… in three-dimensional space, considering the transmission of their work as a heard, performed, read, graphic, and embodied medium. Of Soil and Tongues debuts Thursday, June 1 with a public … Liberian mother and a Kenyan father. Now based in New York City, she has exhibited and/or performed her work in Mexico, …
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Collaboration and Cooperation Drive Innovative Kern Center Construction
… Center is quickly taking shape as the most visible symbol of the College's commitment to sustainable building … and by August the structure will be enclosed, allowing interior work to begin in earnest. It's been a long process, … and by August the structure will be enclosed, allowing interior work to begin in earnest. It's been a long process, …
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20th Annual Eqbal Ahmad Lecture Highlights “The Fight Back”
… against immigrants in the United States were the subject of talks by the two speakers at the 20th-annual Eqbal Ahmad lecture on November 9. The event, Enemies of the State: Immigration Control, Mass Incarceration, and … this and other studies of mass incarceration in her book City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human …
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Two Hampshire Students Awarded 2015 Humanity in Action Fellowships
… Action supports all Fellows financially for the duration of their programs, allowing for the merit-based selection of diverse applicants. These young leaders are dynamic, … has worked on various educational initiatives in New York City, facilitated anti-racism and leadership training with …
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Chapter 8: Student Life and the Houses
… and the Houses Task Force on the Houses, 1976 Observations of Squashed Cockroach Testes, 1981 John Dwork, Degree in … from the original model set forth in The Making of a College. Within the last couple of years especially … No slouch with a Frisbee, the 22-year-old from New York City won the world Frisbee Freestyle championship in 1978 and …
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Hampshire College Art Gallery and Amherst Poetry Festival Partner for Special Events in September
… Hampshire College Art Gallery, whose current exhibition, Of Soil and Tongues , features “poetry presented in … 15–17 at the Emily Dickinson Museum and Hampshire College. Of Soil and Tongues , which premiered in June, features a … Liberian mother and a Kenyan father. Now based in New York City, she has exhibited and/or performed her work in Mexico, …
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Hampshire Alum Justin Lowe 96S and Jonah Freeman’s COLONY SOUND at ARoS Aarhus Art Museum
… is currently on exhibit at AroS Aarhus Art Museum, one of the largest art museums in Northern Europe. Freeman and … San Diego and San Francisco will merge into one huge city complex called San San. Freeman and Lowe imagine San San … San Diego and San Francisco will merge into one huge city complex called San San. Freeman and Lowe imagine San San …
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A Recent Graduate Turns Their Attention to Environmental Justice through Urban Farming and Affordable Housing
… I’ve never been one to follow conventional lines of thinking. I prefer to ask questions that interest me, no … I studied philosophy with a focus on the history of Western social-political economic thought, as well as a … lowest-income and highest-diversity neighborhood in the city, with a dense population of urban Indigenous people. …
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