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Mystery of the Mummies
… for centuries. The discovery culminates a long, intense project for the team, led by Dula Amarasiriwardena , an … One of his students based a 2008 Division III (senior) project on an analysis conducted on a mummy hair sample from … research has frequently taken him to Latin America. One project—a four-year, interdisciplinary effort—involved a …
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Community Organizers Page and Carruthers Speak on 'Resisting Racial Violence'
… alum Cara Page 88F, executive director of the Audre Lorde Project, an LGBTQ organizing center in New York City. She was … by Charlene Carruthers, national director of Black Youth Project 100, a Chicago organization of 18- to 35-year-olds. … she said. Page described the work of the Audre Lorde Project as an intergenerational organizing center dedicated …
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Professors Receive Grants and Fellowships for Summer Research
… Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University, and Project Pericles. These awards will aid the professors in … received a $5,900 Whiting Foundation grant for her project “Translating Cuba: Yiddish Literature in Cuba Between … from the Whiting Foundation for her “Sanctuary Cities” project. Bajorek plans to look at concepts and practices of …
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I Am My Div III and My Div III Is Me.
… office, I've added countless parenthetical "(senior project)"s after the words Division III, but that doesn't … reveals the depth of the relationship between student and project. Both project and student are called "Div III," maybe to reflect …
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How a Personalized Curriculum Drove Successful Entrepreneurship
… was the one school to tell me ‘Yes.’ The seed for the project began with a high school friend, Joseph Mendoza, who … Hampshire, he called her to discuss working on a potential project together. “He had the idea, and I had the experience … the design process. I created an executive summary of the project, a business model, and a financial model.” During the …
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Pivoting from Film to Tech
… human bodies on display.) “When you do a Div III project at Hampshire, you’re essentially your own CEO,” Edell … have to learn how to get stakeholders on board with your project, how to get feedback and implement changes, how to … learn how to get things done, how to start and finish a project.” After graduating, Edell moved to New York City and …
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Following New Directions
… she says. Elderhood was Henderson's Div III (senior) project, and after graduating in 2006 she sent it to several … she says. Elderhood was Henderson's Div III (senior) project, and after graduating in 2006 she sent it to several …
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Elora Pindell
… Ryan and Arnold are co-chairs of her Division III (senior) project, a collection of short stories that comment upon the … Ryan and Arnold are co-chairs of her Division III (senior) project, a collection of short stories that comment upon the …
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Division I
… Students are supported to develop skills for engaging in project-based learning, deepening their ability to pose and …
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IRB for Research with Human Subjects
… ethics of scholarship that may apply to your research or project. For example, if your research involves animals, … ethics of scholarship that may apply to your research or project. For example, if your research involves animals, …
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The Center for Design
… including three evenings. Whether you have a specific project in mind or would simply like to learn how to use some … including three evenings. Whether you have a specific project in mind or would simply like to learn how to use some …
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Intelligent.com Names Hampshire College “Best in Northeast” for Game Design
… game design, audio design, entrepreneurship, and project management. Because students at Hampshire have a … to craft games of their own design. The courses are project-based and offer ample opportunities for students to … game design, audio design, entrepreneurship, and project management. Because students at Hampshire have a …
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New Graduate’s Div III Uses Her Own Poetry to Address the Western Literary Canon
… texts that embrace critical voices and perspectives. This project, as a whole, aims not to condense canonical … was crucial for me to be able to undertake an ambitious project that’s multifaceted in form. Using poetry and graphic … I worked with. The experience of completing a capstone project under the guidance and review of experts has been …
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R. W. Kern Center Groundbreaking Ceremony on Nov. 14
… to addressing sustainability issues. Construction of the project is supported by a lead gift from the Kern family, and … part of discussions and planning. Architects for the project are Bruner/Cott & Associates of Boston. The two-story … and rainwater collection systems. The contractor for the project is Wright Builders, Inc., of Northampton, MA; …
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Faculty
Jacqueline Hayden
… the old city of Havana, Cuba. This was a community service project for the Office of the Historian in Havana by … and in March 2010 Anti Barbie, a collaborative photography project exhibited at the National Museum of Bellas Artes in … "Gender, (Trans) Gender and the (De)Generates," A Special Project of the 10th Edition of the Havana Art Biennial on …
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NSF awards $300,000 to Five Collegeled collaboration
… Pioneer Valley. The Western Massachusetts Mathematics Project (WMMP) is the latest project of the 27-year-old Five College Schools Partnership. … year, the working groups will develop an evidence-based project design for improving mathematics education and …
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Div III Gallery: Charlotte Hawkins – Vinegar Then Honey
… Hawkins – Vinegar Then Honey For her Division III project, Charlotte Hawkins created original works of art … to see what’s going on. I grew up in Athens, Georgia. My project is an effort to reconcile a complicated history of … structures and systems of powers are built. I think the project is successful. For students considering studying the …
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May 16: A Celebration of Board Chair Sigmund Roos 73F
… today and promise for the future. The Rehamping the Barn project is a student design project that involves repurposing and relocating a building … today and promise for the future. The Rehamping the Barn project is a student design project that involves repurposing …
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Notable Alumni
Jeff Ritter 78F P14
… the first time I was exposed to outdoor education with Project Use in NJ at age 14. A year with the Trailside … of opportunity to figure out what to do next. My current project is a WorldlyXP, creating a virtual global gap year …
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CBD Awards Grants to 12 Student Innovators for Summer Projects and Internships
… health. Emily Gear will undertake a Division III project on the Isle of Foula in Scotland. Emily will collect … Engmann at the Christiansborg Archeological Heritage Project in Ghana. Gillian with assist with curating and … a collection of short comics as part of their Division III project. The comics use goblin characters to artfully explore …
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Professor Koehler Named Visiting Senior Fellow at the National Gallery of Art
… points of view, critically important to the focus of this project, as she conducts close readings of buildings, objects, and texts. “The goal with the project is to put Gropius into an intellectual context,” … such as Hannah Arendt and Walter Benjamin. Her project, titled Walter Gropius from Exile to Occupation, says …
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Hampshire Community Welcomed to Roos-Rohde House
… "I'd bet none has on it, or could have on it, 'This is a project of, by, and for students.' This is Hampshire at … 11F, represented the Barn Committee. "The beauty of this project is that there is a piece of everyone in this … represented all the groups involved in the Rehamping project, and Rosenstein was one of the most actively involved …
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Professor Ethan Meyers and UMass Colleagues Win National Science Foundation Grant to Study Brain Function
… team, which includes four researchers at UMass, where the project is based, merges expertise in data science, cognitive … activity from many cells simultaneously.” As part of the project, the team will work with support groups for people … the Brain and the BRAIN Initiative. The Hampshire/UMass project, “Optoelectronic tools for closed-loop neuron …
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Andrew Figueroa's "Mixed-Race Mixtape"
… Andrew Figueroa is done with his Division III capstone project, and now he’s taking it on the road. As the primary … piece since he first performed it as part of his Div III project in October. “For my Div III, I wrote this hip hop … now stepping on as artistic director.” Figueroa’s refined project features a new cast of musicians, recomposed music, …
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The Superman Orchestra
… for the Superman of their childhoods. "When I started this project, I didn't know about working with an orchestra or … brothers worked together across the country to bring this project to fruition. Combining Max Fleischer's animated … with the new musical scores written specifically for this project, the brothers hosted four shows: two in Northampton …
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