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Hampshire College Events: February and March 2016

… year-round and worldwide with a selection of current and best-loved films from the annual festival in Telluride. Come … year-round and worldwide with a selection of current and best-loved films from the annual festival in Telluride. Come …

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Results of Removing Standardized Test Scores from College Admissions

… won’t find our college in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings released this month. Last year …

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In Year Two, Hampshire's No-SAT No-ACT Strategy Continues to Align Admissions with Mission

… they can learn from and act on. He writes, "Students learn best — not when they are taught or lectured at — but when … they can learn from and act on. He writes, "Students learn best — not when they are taught or lectured at — but when …

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Tutorials Initiate Students To Take Initiative Over Their Learning

… by discussions facilitated by the professor.  Perhaps the best example of this is the first-year tutorial. This fall, … EducationHumanitiesStudents … Perhaps the best example of this is the first-year tutorial. This fall, …

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Spector Receives NSF Grant To Propel Computer Programs Modeling Biological Evolution

… system used random variation and selection to produce the best design for the antenna. The final design, resulting from … through its evolutionary-computing process, finds the best selection for the challenge. “We’re far from that,” he … system used random variation and selection to produce the best design for the antenna. The final design, resulting from …

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Other Employee Benefits

… have access to a robust solution that helps you find the best federal repayment and forgiveness programs for your … have access to a robust solution that helps you find the best federal repayment and forgiveness programs for your …

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Hampshire Student Implements Tech Exploration Program for High School Students in Ghana

… program gave me insightful and astute suggestions on how best we could make the program work. At Hampshire, I’ve found … program gave me insightful and astute suggestions on how best we could make the program work. At Hampshire, I’ve found …

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Student’s Investigation of Family’s Holocaust History Earns a Scholarship and Fuels Further Research

… that environment, I felt that attending Hampshire was the best step for me to take. What did you plan to study, and did … that environment, I felt that attending Hampshire was the best step for me to take. What did you plan to study, and did …

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Sean Wilde 21F Brings Lambing Back to the Hampshire College Farm

… be. Research was the first step: What breed of sheep would best fit Hampshire’s farm? How would we get the sheep? How … be. Research was the first step: What breed of sheep would best fit Hampshire’s farm? How would we get the sheep? How …

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Alum Matthew Pitt 92F Considers Cults, Rock and Roll, and Celebrity in New Novel

… sunlight. Oddly, it started as a story published in the Best New American Voices anthology. Without intending to, I … sunlight. Oddly, it started as a story published in the Best New American Voices anthology. Without intending to, I …

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Hampshire Alum Noah Falstein 75F P08 Specializes in the Intersection of Games and Healthcare

… Are there specific achievements you’d like to share? I'm best known in the games industry for my work in the early … Are there specific achievements you’d like to share? I'm best known in the games industry for my work in the early …

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She Sells Seashells: Michele Mirisola 08F Mixes Media and Inspiration in Her Home Goods

… insists that we chose Hampshire because it had the best baked goods during the campus tour. What did you study? … insists that we chose Hampshire because it had the best baked goods during the campus tour. What did you study? …

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A History of Student Activities, 1991-1993

… loudest for money, and not those who use the money to the best benefit of the community. [Permanent Press: November 7, … loudest for money, and not those who use the money to the best benefit of the community. [Permanent Press: November 7, …

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Policy on Contracts and Contracting

… reviewer believes that the contract language is not in the best interest of the College, s/he will communicate all … reviewer believes that the contract language is not in the best interest of the College, s/he will communicate all …

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Chapter 7: Planning and Governance

… be addressed. "I think if [discussion] happens that's the best thing that could really happen," Messer said, "because … rather than "murky issues of jurisdiction." "This is the best of the democratic tradition," Bell says. "We now have a … be addressed. "I think if [discussion] happens that's the best thing that could really happen," Messer said, "because …

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Hampshire College Maintains Accreditation, Advances Ambitious Plan for its Future

… roster of alumni achievements : Oscar and Emmy winners, best-selling authors, scientists, historians, Peabody … roster of alumni achievements : Oscar and Emmy winners, best-selling authors, scientists, historians, Peabody …

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Announcing Retirement, President Lash Promises Ambitious Agenda and Continued Momentum

… a reorientation of admissions efforts to attract students best suited to thrive in Hampshire’s inquiry- and … a reorientation of admissions efforts to attract students best suited to thrive in Hampshire’s inquiry- and …

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Editorial Style Guide

… and s after the year of the alum or parent. It is best to avoid this usage as much as possible through … and s after the year of the alum or parent. It is best to avoid this usage as much as possible through …

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

… to stop, which requires knowing yourself and how you work best. I think the way in which Hampshire required me to be … to stop, which requires knowing yourself and how you work best. I think the way in which Hampshire required me to be …

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Chapter 2: Ten Year Review

… along with those aims and encourage students to do their best. However...if the Division I exam were made more … that it teaches students to strive to achieve their best by insisting that work be reworked and revised rather … academic accomplishments, nor representative of their best efforts. For many others, even though these activities …

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Fall Events: Lectures on Incarceration and Immigration, the History of Tattooing, and More

… social unrest and uncertainty — was selected as one of the best books of the year by PDN, Photo Eye (Todd Hido), and … social unrest and uncertainty — was selected as one of the best books of the year by PDN, Photo Eye (Todd Hido), and …

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Hampshire Dedicates Kern Center, Explores Solutions in Environmental Justice, Green Building, Education

… developer Majora Carter was the first speaker. At their best, she said, our built environments can inspire. She told … developer Majora Carter was the first speaker. At their best, she said, our built environments can inspire. She told …

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A Hampshire Education is More Challenging, Independent, Community-Based – National Survey Shows

… students said their studies challenged them to do their best work than did students at comparison colleges. Where a … students said their studies challenged them to do their best work than did students at comparison colleges. Where a …

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Hampshire College Alum Emma Kohlmann 07F’s Debut Book Catalogs a Decade of Watercolor Works

… — you’ll eventually get it if you’re putting in your best effort. That’s something I tell myself in my own life … — you’ll eventually get it if you’re putting in your best effort. That’s something I tell myself in my own life …

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Keynote Speech at Commencement

… beyond the world of poetry, except in as much as what's best about poetry is always with us—haunting and, in rarer … beyond the world of poetry, except in as much as what's best about poetry is always with us—haunting and, in rarer …

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