… Listening and the Brain In his first semester as a student at Hampshire … Blumberg took steroids to reduce cochlear inflammation and the condition cleared up. But Blumberg's curiosity didn't. He found books on the subject and became interested in hearing loss. "I was …

… Hampshire College Mourns the Loss of David E. Smith Dear friends, It is with great sadness that I write to inform you of the death of David E. Smith, professor emeritus of English … you know, David was one of Hampshire's founders, joining the faculty in 1970. He was tremendously influential in …

… Hampshire College Mourns the Loss of Author and Illustrator Eric Carle The Hampshire College community is deeply saddened to hear of Eric Carle’s passing. Carle co-founded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art , located on the …

… Collage exhibition presents speculative fictions of the future — and an invitation to create your own Amy … 5 to 6 p.m.; and a series of community workshops led by the artist. So be it. See to it. takes its title from the words of science-fiction writer Octavia Butler. Butler’s …

… Professor Monique Roelofs' The Cultural Promise of the Aesthetic The Cultural Promise of the Aesthetic by Professor Monique …

… Hampshire Professor Christina Cianfrani on the Value of Innovation and Collaboration in a Living … — and unlike anyone else’s. We sat down (virtually) with the Director of the Teaching and Learning Initiative and Professor of …

… Division III: Bats Around the World Justin Baldwin arrived at Hampshire with an interest in ornithology, the study of birds. A semester abroad in Costa Rica, however, … cemented an interest in another sort of winged creature: the bat. "The diversity of bats blows my mind," said Baldwin …

… 50th Anniversary Class to Engage in Complex Questions of the 21st Century Hampshire College is developing a bold … to engage in complex, pressing issues and questions of the 21st century. Departing completely from traditional … skills and innovate continually. Hampshire will implement the new approach for incoming students next fall, its 50th …

… Chief Diversity Officer to Serve as the Chair of the Board for Lighthouse Holyoke Hampshire’s Chief Diversity … Sutton-Fernandez has accepted an invitation to serve as the Chair of the Board for Lighthouse Holyoke. Lighthouse …

… Conference Examining Alcohol Policy in the United States For his Hampshire senior thesis, or … cultural and social taboos around alcohol policy in the United States. By tracing the history of both alcohol use and legal controls in the …

… Burton Conducts Bee Research in China, and Learns The Language By Mike Medeiros For Sawyer Burton, the decision to study in China in summer 2015 turned into a three-month research project at the Anhui Agricultural Institute (AAU) in Hefei, which is in …

… Alum Jon Krakauer 72F’s True Crime Bestseller "Under the Banner of Heaven" Made into Television Limited Series Jon … a mountaineer and author of such bestselling books as Into the Wild , Into Thin Air , and Under the Banner of Heaven , the latter of which has been turned …

… New Professors in the School of Critical Social Inquiry The School of Critical Social Inquiry welcomed three new … right). Professor Pickbourn taught at Keene State College the past few years, but had taught a course at Hampshire in …

… "Guarding the Doors of Our Dream Palaces" Emily Drummer 09F's Division … revisionist feminist history project," focusing mainly on the usherettes and their place in cinema history. Usherettes … an aesthetic and ornamental role. They also kept order in the theaters," she says. Usherettes were a feature of "movie …

… 'Climate change will change everything, including the prospects for war and peace' Mike Medeiros “I don’t … “But climate change will change everything, including the prospects for war and peace.” In this year’s Five College … Pritzen Lecture delivered here on December 2, Klare said the way in which world leaders address issues arising from …

… Ethics & the Common Good Project Awards Student Grants The Ethics & the Common Good (ECG) Project is pleased to announce the …

… Hampshire College Alum Heather McCargo, Founder of the Wild Seed Project, Wins Source Award Amy Diehl Hampshire College alum Heather McCargo 78F, founder of the nonprofit Wild Seed Project , was recently awarded a … working to restore biodiversity in Maine. Founded in 2014, the goal of the Wild Seed Project is to build awareness of …

… S. Bear Bergman 92F's New Book is an Illustrated Guide to the Challenging Parts of Being Human Hampshire College alum … a Human : A Queer and Tender Guide to Things I’ve Learned the Hard Way about Caring For People, Including Myself , is a … offering life advice filtered through a queer lens. The book, which launched this October, features illustrations …

… III Inspires Public Schools To Act for Conservation and the Environment For her Division III project this year, Lydia Coburn studied the environmental impact of a plastic water bottle: she … but, in one community, action toward conservation.  During the year, Coburn led workshops in Natick, Mass., public …

… Stephen Petronio: Reflections on Repertory and the Creative Process Stephen Petronio 74F —a leading … in two public events January 17 and 18, reflecting on the creative process and screening his major repertory work. Petronio will be in the area to lead an intensive workshop for the Five College …

… Documentary and Panel Explore the Challenges of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Giovana Romano Sanchez In the first scene of Unrest , Jennifer Brea is lying on her bedroom floor, looking at the camera. She seems tired and in pain. She tries to get up, …

… A Message on the Pittsburgh Shooting from Mim Nelson, David Ko, and Ellen Bernstein Dear Hampshire College Community, The tragedy at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood …

… FAQ for the Workplace FAQ for the Workplace Q: How can I protect myself from contracting the H1N1 Influenza A while at work? The best strategy to …

… To Beat The Band Richard Barber 71F “That’s why Dinerral Shavers defied all the people who told him it was impossible to start a new … until 3 a.m., then gets up at 6 to go to meetings for The Roots of Music, then teaches the kids every afternoon. …

… New Graduate’s Div III Uses Her Own Poetry to Address the Western Literary Canon Lillian Mabel 16F For my Div III, I wrote a collection of poetry in conversation with the Western literary canon — the poems are intimate and personal exchanges with their …