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Hampshire College Welcomes Hitchcock Center for the Environment to its Cultural Village

… Hampshire College Welcomes Hitchcock Center for the Environment to its Cultural Village John Courtmanche The Hampshire College campus will be a place of learning for some 10,000 more students of all ages each year as the college’s latest Cultural Village partner, the Hitchcock …

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Hampshire Oral History: Ken Rosenthal Remembers The Founding Years

… Hampshire Oral History: Ken Rosenthal Remembers The Founding Years Amy Mittelman This is an abridged version … with Ken Rosenthal conducted by Amy Mittelman. From the Hampshire College Oral History Collection , in the Hampshire College Archives and Special Collections . AM: …

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Faculty Take Learning Outside the Classroom for First-Year Students

… Faculty Take Learning Outside the Classroom for First-Year Students A group of Hampshire … students were treated to more of their learning outside the classroom, as their Hampshire professors piloted a model … emphasizing more active, experiential learning in the community. The idea was to take the innovative approach …

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Rabbi Ellen Bernstein Speaks at Religions for the Earth Conference

… Rabbi Ellen Bernstein Speaks at Religions for the Earth Conference Hampshire College Advisor for Identity … and Campus Rabbi Ellen Bernstein had unique company at the recent climate march in New York City: a collection of environmentally-minded religious leaders from all over the globe, including former Vice President Al Gore. Bernstein …

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

… Alum Exhibit Explores Humanity, Nature in the Post-Industrial Moment Michael Medeiros “Aren’t these the most awesome building blocks you’ve ever seen in your life?” Madeleine Altmann stands before the wall of stacked ’90s-era cathode-ray monitors that play …

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The Division Free Bell

The Division Free Bell When Hampshire College students pass … all requirements for graduation, they can finally ring the Division Free Bell hanging in the library portico. History of the Bell When Jonathan Frank …

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April 7: Inaugural Kay Johnson Lecture in Asian American Studies Examines History of Anti-Asian Violence in the U.S.

… Studies Examines History of Anti-Asian Violence in the U.S. Princeton University history professor Beth … American Studies on Wednesday, April 7 at 4:30 p.m. EST. The lecture will focus on the history of anti-Asian violence in the United States. The

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Experiencing the Journey Through the Woods: A Theatrical Adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood

… Experiencing the Journey Through the Woods: A Theatrical Adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood … of theatre and a member of Smartt's faculty committee. The project is a theatrical adaptation of "Little Red Riding …

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'Boundaries Between Bodies' Explores The Effects of Mass Incarceration Through Dance

… 'Boundaries Between Bodies' Explores The Effects of Mass Incarceration Through Dance Artists and … Daniels and Amie Dowling will present and discuss the dance films Well Contested Sites (2013) and Separate Sentence (2016), exploring the systemic underpinnings and effects of mass incarceration …

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Hampshire College Welcomes Five New Members to the Board of Trustees

… Hampshire College Welcomes Five New Members to the Board of Trustees Amy Diehl Hampshire College added five new members to its Board of Trustees in the last fiscal year, starting July 1, 2020. Alums Juana Schurman 72F and Wendy Webb Williams 86F joined the board in February 2021. Erik Benau 03F and Morwin …

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Hampshire Protects 46 Acres on the Mount Holyoke Range

… Hampshire Protects 46 Acres on the Mount Holyoke Range A partnership of Hampshire College, … Trust, Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs, and the Town of Hadley permanently protects 46 acres of the Mount Holyoke Range. The protected land, owned by …

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Sept. 12: Opening of the Robert Seydel Reading Room

… Sept. 12: Opening of the Robert Seydel Reading Room A grand opening of the Robert Seydel Reading Room will showcase one of … new spaces on Friday, September 12, from 4 to 6 p.m. The reading room, located on the second floor of the Harold …

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Upcoming Events at the Five College Women’s Studies Research Center

… Upcoming Events at the Five College Women’s Studies Research Center Posted: September 03, 2013 The following events will be held at the Five College Women's Studies Research Center (FCWSRC), 83 …

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The Roos-Rohde House: A By-and-for Student Space

The Roos-Rohde House: A By-and-for Student Space A message from students enrolled in the spring 2013 Design and Entrepreneurship for Social Impact class and students in the Rehamping group In September 2011, President Jonathan …

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Hampshire Community Invited to Celebrate the New Year of the Trees

… Hampshire Community Invited to Celebrate the New Year of the Trees The Jewish Student Union is inviting all members of the

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Hampshire’s Ethics and the Common Good Project Selects Jasmyn Story and Honeycomb Justice for Spring Residency

… Hampshire’s Ethics and the Common Good Project Selects Jasmyn Story and Honeycomb … Spring Residency Amy Diehl Hampshire College’s Ethics and the Common Good Project recently announced that restorative justice facilitator Jasmyn Story and the organization Honeycomb Justice have been chosen for the

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Announcing the Creative Media Institute at Hampshire College

… Announcing the Creative Media Institute at Hampshire College Celebrated … Institute this summer. Led entirely by visiting artists, the Creative Media Institute at Hampshire College is inspired by a similar program held during the 1970s, when practically every well-known documentary …

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Smithsonian Curator to Speak about 'For Whom It Stands: The Flag and the American People'

… Smithsonian Curator to Speak about 'For Whom It Stands: The Flag and the American People' Michelle Joan Wilkinson, a curator with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History …

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James Baldwin: The Fire Next Time, and This Time

… James Baldwin: The Fire Next Time, and This Time How might James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time, published in 1963 at the height of the civil rights movement and considered one of …

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October 24: Food and Farm for the Future

… October 24: Food and Farm for the Future Nourishment. Community. Resource politics. Food … individually, locally, and globally. How might food shape the college of the twenty-first century? Anyone passionate about food (and, …

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Alum Ché Williams Uses Filmmaking to Tell Stories From the Inside Looking Out

… Alum Ché Williams Uses Filmmaking to Tell Stories From the Inside Looking Out Amy Diehl Since graduating from … been working as a production assistant for a docuseries on the Tulsa Race Massacre that will air on the History Channel later this year. We sat down (remotely) …

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Recognition for Professor Rachel Rubinstein’'s "“Members of the Tribe”"

… Recognition for Professor Rachel Rubinstein’'s "“Members of the Tribe”" Professor Rachel Rubinstein's book Members of the Tribe: Native America in the Jewish Imagination has been awarded an honorable mention …

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President’s Update on the Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic

… President’s Update on the Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic Dear Students, Staff, Faculty, I hope … and care for loved ones, and continuing to adapt to the challenges of this pandemic. Thank you for being generous …

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Social-Justice Interns Work on the Front Lines of Immigration, Poverty, Health, Reproductive Rights, Global Warming

… Social-Justice Interns Work on the Front Lines of Immigration, Poverty, Health, Reproductive … Medeiros “If we don’t show up,” Eduardo Samaniego told the crowd, “millions are impacted. We all need to remind … was talking about his “eye-opening” internship with the National Immigration Law Center this summer during the

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

… Fall Events: Lectures on Incarceration and Immigration, the History of Tattooing, and More Fall 2017 event highlights include the 20th-annual Eqbal Ahmad lecture on the topic of immigration control, mass incarceration, and …

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