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Alum Exhibit Explores Humanity, Nature in the Post-Industrial Moment

… personal significance) along the Concord River, which runs near her home. “What I love about this,” Altmann says, “is … personal significance) along the Concord River, which runs near her home. “What I love about this,” Altmann says, “is …

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January 21, 2019: Update from President Nelson

… As I’ll keep reaching out to you, please reach out to me. We’ve compiled many of your questions in an updated FAQ … . Your feedback and questions are important not only to me, but also to the Board. I’ve been relaying your concerns … As you have questions or concerns, please reach out to me at president@hampshire.edu . Current students and parents …

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Abby Grace Drake's "Significant" Discovery About Dog Evolution

… I got started in all of this,” Drake says. “He introduced me to the idea of studying dogs, and the idea that dogs are … for evolutionary biology. I owe it all to him. He got me set down that path.” For her Division III (senior) … arrested in a juvenile state. Drake’s Div III “taught me to be a good scientist, and a critical thinker,” she says. …

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Marlene Gerber Fried Honored with APHA Advocacy Award

… After taking a course taught by her, “Marlene sent me off to different internships, linked me to other mentors, and pushed me academically, all experiences that have become …

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Sensenich Examines Native American History and its Absence from U.S. Schools

… American school systems, either. It was an aha! moment for me. I decided, This is something I need to bring back to … a non-native person myself. That was really important to me. I did archival research, at Dartmouth College, at the … workshops and speeches. The Sander Thoenes Grant provided me the opportunity to travel, produce quality prints, and …

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Hampshire Student Beau Guenther 23S Balances Competitive Bike Racing, Art, and Photography

… you develop is something that’s been applicable to me through every part of my life. That being said, there was … two-dimensional artworks.  I’ve also carried a camera with me over the course of the season, documenting moments with my … other. Hampshire provides the flexibility necessary for me to even think of pursuing a career as a cyclist, and it’s …

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Tips to Borrowing a Private Alternative Loan

… and payment incentives. If graduate school is in your near future, you may want the loan you choose to have a … and payment incentives. If graduate school is in your near future, you may want the loan you choose to have a …

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Ladder Use Policy

… electrical equipment. Use fiberglass or wooden ladders near power lines or electrical equipment. Cross-bracing on … electrical equipment. Use fiberglass or wooden ladders near power lines or electrical equipment. Cross-bracing on …

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Alum Bill Warren 72F P10 Honored with Vision Science Award

… one's future path from information such as optic flow in order to characterize the functions that the brain must … one's future path from information such as optic flow in order to characterize the functions that the brain must …

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Barbara Yngvesson

… is the author of Virtuous Citizens, Disruptive Subjects: Order and Complaint in a New England Court (Routledge, 1993); … is the author of Virtuous Citizens, Disruptive Subjects: Order and Complaint in a New England Court (Routledge, 1993); …

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Holding Hands with Ilse

… presence of the German teenage girl who had taken care of me while my parents worked. I had a single black-and-white … saw the newsletter  and immediately recognized herself and me. In a few weeks I was on a Lufthansa flight to Ibbenbüren, … gaps about my early life. I learned that she looked after me as much as twelve hours a day, six days a week, for two …

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Former Students Honor Legacy of Longtime Teacher of Martial Arts

… and talk about with students was inspired by and taught to me by Marion and his peers,” says Kanner. “I hope this fund … have opportunities similar to the ones Marion presented to me.” That’s a feeling echoed by many others who were mentored … student with Marion. I’m now passing on what he gave to me.” To learn more about the Marion Taylor Endowment Fund, …

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The Soul Returns to the Land It Knows

… the carpet, his eyes the only parts left, pleading up at me. In my nightmares, it's my eyes on the floor, pleading to … and I don't have to dwell on thoughts of my father and me mixed up in a dance in which I can't remember who was … prisoned souls taken into the Underworld. That stays with me. Sometimes, at points in the story like these, when all …

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Employer Guide to Internships

… else you would like to share?   Supervising an Intern In order for an internship to be a meaningful experience, … share with your intern? Final Meeting and Evaluation In order to complete the internship experience, schedule a final … they will tell you the number of hours they need. In order to get credit for an internship, students will need a …

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Division III Profile: Support Structures for First-Generation College Students

… what being a first-generation college student meant to me until then. In my first two years at Hampshire, it was … an hour or two to get through a week’s reading, but for me it took much longer because I wouldn’t read past a word if … expect. As for many first-gen students, a big issue for me was the financial barrier. With a little more financial …

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Alum Heather McCargo 78F’s Wild Seed Project Brings the Fight for Environmental Diversity to Your Backyard

Alum Heather McCargo 78F’s Wild Seed Project Brings the Fight for Environmental Diversity to Your Backyard She spent nearly 35 years working in sustainable horticulture before founding the Wild Seed Project, an initiative dedicated to building public …

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A Documentary History of Hampshire College, Vol. 2: 1975-1985

… community involvement in these issues, it seems to me, represents a true embodiment of the College's motto, "Non … community involvement in these issues, it seems to me, represents a true embodiment of the College's motto, "Non …

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"Green" Chemistry

… together both in the lab and the field. "Pema worked with me on nanoparticles, which is anything less than one … together both in the lab and the field. "Pema worked with me on nanoparticles, which is anything less than one …

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Jorrell Watkins Is Student Speaker at 2015 Commencement Ceremony

… in his own words: The Black Lives Matter movement inspired me to do this project. You can look at what’s happening now … committee members Amy Jordan and Aracelis Girmay pushed me, and helped me develop my method. Taking Chris Tinson’s course Freedom …

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Definitions

… of goods for more than $500,000) must be in writing in order to be enforceable. Contract Approval or Contracting … of goods for more than $500,000) must be in writing in order to be enforceable. Contract Approval or Contracting …

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Structural Pest Control

… pest conditions to facilities and grounds using the work order system . This includes a specific category for Pest … pest conditions to facilities and grounds using the work order system . This includes a specific category for Pest …

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Intentional Housing Communities

… new members whenever vacancies arise during the year. In order to continue as an Intentional Housing Community, groups … new members whenever vacancies arise during the year. In order to continue as an Intentional Housing Community, groups …

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Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) & Good Academic Standing

… frame of 150% of the published length of the program. In order to be making satisfactory progress, students must meet … frame of 150% of the published length of the program. In order to be making satisfactory progress, students must meet …

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Climate Control

… portable heaters. Facilities must be made aware via a work order so the use of space heaters remains limited. Room … portable heaters. Facilities must be made aware via a work order so the use of space heaters remains limited. Room …

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The Division for Justice, Equity, and Antiracism

… Their goal is to build a critical consciousness in order to create an anti-oppression culture. The Office for … Their goal is to build a critical consciousness in order to create an anti-oppression culture. The Office for …

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