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Artist and Hampshire Alum Leidy Churchman 98F’s Paintings are Absorbing Meditations of Consciousness
… supposed to have that if you are just coming into it? For me back then, it was a feeling like when your eyes are … supposed to have that if you are just coming into it? For me back then, it was a feeling like when your eyes are …
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Hampshire Professor Christina Cianfrani on the Value of Innovation and Collaboration in a Living Laboratory
… went on to complete independent research projects with me. They used what they learned in the classes to design … went on to complete independent research projects with me. They used what they learned in the classes to design …
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Mimi Alkattan: Researching Sustainable Water-Treatment Alternatives
… work and one was wildly successful. It was interesting to me because they were done back to back, by the same group in … work and one was wildly successful. It was interesting to me because they were done back to back, by the same group in …
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Poet and Professor Polina Barskova
… things differently. This is what makes it interesting for me." Among books by Polina Barskova: Christmas (1991) A … things differently. This is what makes it interesting for me." Among books by Polina Barskova: Christmas (1991) A …
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Student Project Creating Smartphone Software to Monitor Blood Sugar
… involved with more than a dozen starter companies, "got me interested in how you could do technology startups that … involved with more than a dozen starter companies, "got me interested in how you could do technology startups that …
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Alums Return to Campus for Eventful Div IV Weekend
… he said. “It’s been incredibly meaningful; you’ve given me a great gift.” Lash also encouraged alums to give input … he said. “It’s been incredibly meaningful; you’ve given me a great gift.” Lash also encouraged alums to give input …
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Lab Safety Manual: Working with Hazardous Materials
… concentration to form an ignitable mixture with air near the surface of the liquid: also applies to certain … particularly when the distillation has been taken to or near to dryness. Crystal formation or cloudy appearance … recommendations. Do not use flammable gases near exit paths. Wear safety glasses or goggles when …
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Hampshire College Alum Emma Kohlmann 07F’s Debut Book Catalogs a Decade of Watercolor Works
… schools that I think ultimately weren’t the right fit for me. I applied to B.F.A. programs but didn't get anywhere, and although that was really hard, I think it was good for me. I’m glad that I didn’t go to an “art” school — not that … in the Hampshire College Art Gallery. It really helped me recognize a practice and a path that I hadn’t realized I …
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Alum Kimberly Reyes 01F’s Organization, All The Unexpected, Advocates for Maternal Health Equity
… at Hampshire influence your current work? Hampshire gave me the freedom to chart my own course and the experience of … structures was an invaluable lesson that I’ve taken with me in all the work I’ve done since. “Hampshire gave me the freedom to chart my own course and the experience of …
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Chapter 2: September 11, 2001 and Anti-War Protests
… the deed. The fact that they still draw breath now makes me proud to be in America, and to have served in the armed … into the statement, the final draft being completed in a near all-night meeting the week prior to the referendum. The … into the statement, the final draft being completed in a near all-night meeting the week prior to the referendum. The …
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Hampshire College Alum Illuminates Refugee Issues Through Photography Installation
… including one on global justice. His classes really helped me understand a lot of complex sociopolitical issues across … the world, and he was a constant source of support for me throughout my Div III. Did your experience here at … your current work? If so, how? Absolutely! Hampshire gave me the ability to study a variety of subjects and allowed me …
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A Recent Graduate Turns Their Attention to Environmental Justice through Urban Farming and Affordable Housing
… lines of thinking. I prefer to ask questions that interest me, no matter where the inquiry leads. At Hampshire, I … of buying the warehouse from the city. Hampshire allowed me to follow that golden thread we often call inspiration, … without resorting to violence? Hampshire allowed me to follow that golden thread we often call inspiration, …
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Stefanie Brendler 00F on Music, History, and Resistance
… my parents felt so limited by their options, they wanted me not to feel so restricted. I was attracted to the freedom … capitalism was important to my family, and they taught me to believe that there’s no work for artists. Since I was … languages, I had a friend in high school who taught me to read Cyrillic, and I was told by my family that “we …
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Recent Grad Ezra Dodson 18F’s Div III Project Explores the History of Queer Communities
… my focus when I came to college, so it is unsurprising to me that I changed my course of study. However, the actual … at a public library as a work study student brought me to library science and eventually I discovered archives. … "The most rewarding part of the Div III process for me was learning what I am capable of and then challenging …
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Hampshire Alum and Soon-to-Be Dr. Talia Adi 10F Studied Neuroscience and Dance on Her Way to Researching Migraine Pain
… education. I loved that the Hampshire curriculum let me combine my interests in a self-directed way. What did you … late Professor of Biology Lynn Miller really helped mold me into the scientist and person I’ve become. I’m incredibly … had a more holistic liberal arts education has helped me interact with patients and better appreciate the social …
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Hampshire College Remembers Former History Professor Anson Rabinbach
… Cerullo recalls: “Just as he was leaving, he recruited me, saying, ‘It's a crazy place, but the students are … Jim Wald recalls: “I owe my career to Andy. He encouraged me to publish my first article in his journal and later alerted me to a job opening at Hampshire College, telling me it was …
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Alum Matthew Pitt 92F Considers Cults, Rock and Roll, and Celebrity in New Novel
… attracted you to Hampshire? Admitting this sort of stuns me, but I matriculated sight unseen. I was largely eyeing … lessons? Creative writing and theater catapulted me to Hampshire. I didn’t waver from those fields, but they widened. Faculty connected me to writers whose power came from challenging convention, …
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Mandy Young-Guzmán S25 Impresses Fellow Attendees at a National Professional Conference
… at NAEYC? I took an education class at CCSU that made me interested in the way that neurodiversity is accommodated … I contacted Professor Wenk and asked her to advise me as I conducted an independent study during which I would … within my field. At the end of that semester, he told me about the annual conference of the National Association …
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Alum Gordon Williams 89F Credits Hampshire for Love of Math
… Ken Hoffman and David Kelly did a great job of setting me up to appreciate how much fun mathematics could be." What … so that was something that was super appealing to me in the colleges I was looking at and for. Hampshire also … and director of HCSSiM] did a great job of setting me up to appreciate how much fun mathematics could be, and …
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Alum Anders Zanichkowsky 04F Weaves together Death, Spirituality, Craftsmanship, and Sustainability
… been ferociously independent, so that was really what drew me to Hampshire—the ability to design my own curriculum and … technical skills that I learned, I feel like Hampshire set me up to become an artist-entrepreneur by giving me skills to approach my work with real deep integrity. I …
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Lab Safety Manual: Radiation and Laser Safety
… toward the eye of individuals, and shall be placed on or near the laser in a conspicuous location. Class 3a denotes … toward the eye of individuals, and shall be placed on or near the laser in a conspicuous location. Class 3a denotes …
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Newly Minted Alum Sophia Hill 23F Finds Expansive Support for Anthropology and Advocacy Studies
… County, Kentucky, in central Appalachia. What this showed me is that communities with extractive economies such as coal … but Hampshire and the Five College Consortium allowed me to expand far beyond what I ever thought possible. I was … my toes into multiple fields of research, which has helped me home in on what I really want for my future. When I …
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Jacory Martin F24 Took His Passion for Film Studies All the Way to Cannes
… learned a lot about myself and adulting there. It reminds me of Hampshire, where interdisciplinary learning and … my time here at Hampshire College thus far and have helped me deepen the connection between myself and my work as a … media marketing and film industry partnerships, introduced me to the festival community. That semester, I happened to …
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Playwright and Scientist
… thinking I couldn't do anything to help them, was hard for me. So I decided to investigate eating disorders from an … thinking I couldn't do anything to help them, was hard for me. So I decided to investigate eating disorders from an …
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Stephen Dillon Publishes 'Fugitive Life: The Queer Politics of the Prison State'
… to lasting social justice, Dillon says, “it’s jarring to me that almost everyone in the media is saying that voting is … to lasting social justice, Dillon says, “it’s jarring to me that almost everyone in the media is saying that voting is …
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