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Hampshire Awards First Ikeda Soka Scholarship for Studies of Peace-Building, Empathy, Ethical Leadership
Hampshire Awards First Ikeda Soka Scholarship for Studies of Peace-Building, Empathy, Ethical Leadership Hampshire third-year student Natalie Murphy Strohm has been awarded the first Ikeda Soka Scholarship, created with generous gifts totaling $500,000 to …
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A History of Student Activities, 1988-1989
… vigil in memory of Rosie Jimenez, the first known woman to die of an illegal abortion after the Hyde Amendment stopped … vigil in memory of Rosie Jimenez, the first known woman to die of an illegal abortion after the Hyde Amendment stopped …
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Jane Marsching 85F Combines a Passion for Sustainability with a Thriving Art Practice
Jane Marsching 85F Combines a Passion for Sustainability with a Thriving Art Practice As an artist, teacher, and sustainability activist, Jane Marsching 85F has lived out the Hampshire College vision of creating a community known for “creativity as …
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Creativity Center Awards Ten Project Grants to Students
… of the United States and Israel. An original, interactive website brings together social justice and political philosophy with audio journalism and website design. Cowan seeks to encourage a more accessible … of the United States and Israel. An original, interactive website brings together social justice and political …
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Introducing Assistant Professor of Photography, Creative Arts, and Visual Culture Veronica Melendez
Introducing Assistant Professor of Photography, Creative Arts, and Visual Culture Veronica Melendez Hampshire College is pleased to welcome a substantial cohort of new professors to campus to support its growing enrollment and incoming fall class. Among …
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LGBTQ Reporter Kate Sosin 04F Talks About the Ways Hampshire Enabled Them to Be
LGBTQ Reporter Kate Sosin 04F Talks About the Ways Hampshire Enabled Them to Be Kate Sosin 04F Hampshire College alum Kate Sosin, an LGBTQ news and investigative reporter, was recently featured in the PBS documentary Breaking the News , about the media …
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Kelly Malone-Wolfsun F22 Researches Plants and Climate Change and Incorporates Art
Kelly Malone-Wolfsun F22 Researches Plants and Climate Change and Incorporates Art In her Div III, Malone-Wolfsun’s goal is to discover more about the impacts of forest fires on unique plant species. What attracted you to Hampshire? I was drawn to the …
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The Hawaiian Charter School Movement
… as part of her Division III project research. On the Kanu website, it's noted that their mission is "laying the … as part of her Division III project research. On the Kanu website, it's noted that their mission is "laying the …
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Hampshire Writing Program To Host Award-Winning Author Helen Benedict for Public Reading
… Room, R.W. Kern Center, Hampshire College Helen Benedict website: https://www.helenbenedict.com Campus Revitalization and … Room, R.W. Kern Center, Hampshire College Helen Benedict website: https://www.helenbenedict.com … Hampshire Writing …
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Hampshire Successfully Implements Campus COVID-19 Testing Program
… results, a rate of 1.8%. Weekly updates were posted on a website dashboard . Students who tested positive were quickly … results, a rate of 1.8%. Weekly updates were posted on a website dashboard . Students who tested positive were quickly …
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Recent Graduate Robert Ditto 17F’s Work with the Smithsonian Helped Make Freedmen’s Bureau Archives Available to All
… National Museum of African American History & Culture website , The Museum “collaborated with the Smithsonian … National Museum of African American History & Culture website , The Museum “collaborated with the Smithsonian …
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Hampshire College Celebrates 50th Anniversary; Marks Major Contributions to the Innovation of Higher Education
… resulting in new admissions materials, a refreshed website, exciting narrative video, and a retooled digital … resulting in new admissions materials, a refreshed website, exciting narrative video, and a retooled digital …
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Our Thanks to Leslie Cox, Who Grew Community on the Farm
Our Thanks to Leslie Cox, Who Grew Community on the Farm After 17 years as Hampshire College's farm manager, Leslie Cox is leaving at the end of March to become farm director for the Trustees of Reservations. "This is an opportunity to do the kind of …
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Of Mice and Mastocytosis
Of Mice and Mastocytosis Abigail Meisel Sometimes a long journey begins at your doorstep. When Avalon Mercado was choosing her Div III topic, she decided to research a rare disease that runs in her family: mastocytosis. Her 32-page thesis, “The Effects …
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When Identity Trumps Self-Interest
When Identity Trumps Self-Interest Abigail Meisel For Olivia Brochu, the political is personal. The first germ for what would be her thesis — White Women for Trump: Rethinking Liberal Understandings of Women’s Self-Interests — came to Brochu in her high …
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Labor’s Love’s Found
Labor’s Love’s Found Abigail Meisel Americans who view immigrants with suspicion and fear; corporations that exploit workers; appointed and elected government officials who represent Wall Street. Welcome to the United States in the late 1800s — an era …
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Queer Conference Celebrates 10th Anniversary Breaking Barriers and Expanding Accessibility
Queer Conference Celebrates 10th Anniversary Breaking Barriers and Expanding Accessibility Giovana Romano Sanchez In 2009, a group of Hampshire students received funding to attend a conference on gender and sexuality. When they returned, they were …
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Div III Profile: Project Partners Design Natural Haircare Product Venture
… Beauty Supply in Amherst , and online at lymphandhoney.com . “I feel lucky. I just turned 22, and I know what my … Beauty Supply in Amherst , and online at lymphandhoney.com . “I feel lucky. I just turned 22, and I know what my …
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Hampshire Board of Trustees Names Ed-Tech Entrepreneur Jose Fuentes as Chair
Hampshire Board of Trustees Names Ed-Tech Entrepreneur Jose Fuentes as Chair Hampshire College’s Board of Trustees elected successful educational technology entrepreneur Jose Fuentes to serve as its new Chair to help advance the College’s bold …
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A 'Very Hampshire Approach' to Academics and Athletics
A 'Very Hampshire Approach' to Academics and Athletics For years, one of Alissa Graff’s goals was to play NCAA basketball. When it came time to choose a college, though, she turned away college offers to play NCAA soccer and basketball in favor of the …
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Coburn's Division III Inspires Public Schools To Act for Conservation and the Environment
Coburn's Division 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 traced its life cycle from marketed demand and …
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Alum Hawley-Crews Opens Florence Pie Bar
Alum Hawley-Crews Opens Florence Pie Bar Emily Lawson Any hopeful customers stopping by the Florence Pie Bar in the afternoon were met with bad news in the restaurant’s first week: no more pie. The Florence Pie Bar, opened by Hampshire graduate Claire …
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Preventing HIV: Teaching Thai Teens to Invest in Themselves
Preventing HIV: Teaching Thai Teens to Invest in Themselves "Communicating science to the masses is what I'm really interested in," says Human Biology Professor Megan Dobro. "How do you take complex molecular biology topics and make people care about …
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Professor Ryan Joo's Book Tops South Korean Bestseller List
Professor Ryan Joo's Book Tops South Korean Bestseller List With a book atop the South Korean bestseller list, Asian religions professor Ryan Joo has become a celebrated author in his native country. The book, roughly translated as Things That Appear …
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Leah Hager Cohen 85F: Finding a Story to Tell
Leah Hager Cohen 85F: Finding a Story to Tell Posted: October 06, 2011 By Michael Samuels 09F The front page of the September 18 New York Times Book Review called Leah Hager Cohen 85F "one of our foremost chroniclers of the mundane complexities, nuanced …
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