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Hampshire Student Seeks to Improve Accessibility in Basketball with a Speech–to–Sign Language Algorithm

Hampshire Student Seeks to Improve Accessibility in Basketball with a Speech–to–Sign Language Algorithm Driven to merge his passions — technology and social impact — Division II student Rupert Tawiah-Quashie built a tool to help officiate basketball games …

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Chapter 5: Diversity at Hampshire

… to students both the freedom and the responsibility to design their educational programs. Its essential features … if they are passive participants.   Hampshire students design and shape their education through negotiation with … to students both the freedom and the responsibility to design their educational programs. Its essential features …

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The Singing Tower

… process he discovered within himself an innate talent for design and a clear aesthetic sense that have made his tower … process he discovered within himself an innate talent for design and a clear aesthetic sense that have made his tower …

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Culture, Brain, and Development Program to Celebrate 15th Anniversary at Family & Friends Weekend

… research that was the basis for her Division III ; and to design and conduct a workshop on scientific thinking and … research that was the basis for her Division III ; and to design and conduct a workshop on scientific thinking and …

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Hampshire College Art Gallery and Amherst Poetry Festival Partner for Special Events in September

… Foundation. She teaches at Parsons The New School for Design and makes prints with local poets. Osman holds a BFA … Foundation. She teaches at Parsons The New School for Design and makes prints with local poets. Osman holds a BFA …

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President’s Letter on Plans for Hampshire’s Future

… all students in cultivating these entrepreneurial and design skills as they pursue meaningful questions and work … all students in cultivating these entrepreneurial and design skills as they pursue meaningful questions and work …

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Hampshire Ranks Among Top U.S. Colleges for Alums Earning Doctorates

… fourth year of study. In their final year, they have to design and carry out a year-long project over which they have … fourth year of study. In their final year, they have to design and carry out a year-long project over which they have …

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Environmentalism and Environmental Justice

… happiness, materials, equity, and beauty. They drive the design and construction process. But we’re a mission-driven … happiness, materials, equity, and beauty. They drive the design and construction process. But we’re a mission-driven …

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

… much larger research universities in a national ecological-design competition. Lash points out that professors at … much larger research universities in a national ecological-design competition. Lash points out that professors at …

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Tutorials Initiate Students To Take Initiative Over Their Learning

… fall, their first term at a college that invites them to design their studies. Students coming from high schools with …

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Hampshire President-elect Ed Wingenbach: Public Remarks

… idea that a student who comes to  Hampshire College should design their own course of study. Students who come to … it possible for them to have an experience that they design, that they direct, that will make them successful. We … idea that a student who comes to  Hampshire College should design their own course of study. Students who come to …

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Urban Agriculture Activist Doria Robinson 93F Is Changing the Future of Farming

Urban Agriculture Activist Doria Robinson 93F Is Changing the Future of Farming Passionate about the intersections of environmental and social injustices, Doria Robinson sees community-based agriculture as a powerful tool to aid not only people, but the …

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Hampshire Welcomes Hundreds to Campus for Family and Friends Weekend

… demonstration of the farm’s cider press at the Center for Design, to a meeting at the Lebrón-Wiggins-Pran Cultural … demonstration of the farm’s cider press at the Center for Design, to a meeting at the Lebrón-Wiggins-Pran Cultural …

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Hampshire’s First Family and Friends Weekend in Four Years Was an Autumn Spectacular

… Collaboratives. Open houses were held at the Center for Design, the Lebrón-Wiggins-Pran Cultural Center, the library, … Collaboratives. Open houses were held at the Center for Design, the Lebrón-Wiggins-Pran Cultural Center, the library, …

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Two Hampshire Community Members’ Works Featured in The Asian Review of Books

… teaches at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), a new university in Singapore established in … teaches at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), a new university in Singapore established in …

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Eduardo Rivera

… York University Steinhardt, and the Rhode Island School of Design. Eduardo Rivera 2454874 Visiting Assistant Professor … York University Steinhardt, and the Rhode Island School of Design. … Eduardo Rivera …

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Hampshire Launches New Virtual Campus Tour

… and the unique Hampshire College Farm. From the Center for Design to the Arts Barn, the Yurt, the Lebrón-Wiggins-Pran … and the unique Hampshire College Farm. From the Center for Design to the Arts Barn, the Yurt, the Lebrón-Wiggins-Pran …

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

… who were especially inspiring and supportive? Center for Design Facility Coordinator Mary Katherine Cleary helped me … who were especially inspiring and supportive? Center for Design Facility Coordinator Mary Katherine Cleary helped me …

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President Lash's Convocation Speech

… Times op-ed titled "The Good, Racist People," that "In modern America we believe racism to be the property of the … Times op-ed titled "The Good, Racist People," that "In modern America we believe racism to be the property of the …

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Amanda Dennis 02S Is at the Forefront of the Fight for Abortion Access

Amanda Dennis 02S Is at the Forefront of the Fight for Abortion Access In February, Dennis met with Vice President Kamala Harris on the issue of threats of access to medication abortion. She was one of 11 medical experts and reproductive-rights leaders to …

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A Beautiful Family and Friends Weekend 2024

… and internships. Open houses took place at the Center for Design, the Hitchcock Center for the Environment, the Cole … and internships. Open houses took place at the Center for Design, the Hitchcock Center for the Environment, the Cole …

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Dula Amarasiriwardena, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Teach in Chile

Dula Amarasiriwardena, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Teach in Chile The former longtime professor is one of more than 400 U.S. citizens selected to offer their expertise to institutions abroad this year. He will …

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Chapter 1: Academic Program and Planning, 1978-1981

… the course and a specific project which each student would design and complete in a contractual relationship with the … necessary to take responsibility for the appropriate design and conduct of one's own education; (d) the creation … within the last fifty years, and the development of modern art, as exemplified in the work of Jackson Pollack. Is …

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Professor of Cognition and Education Laura Wenk Contributes to Book on Innovative Education

… Education.” Referencing the book that inspired Hampshire’s design, The Making of a College , by former presidents … Education.” Referencing the book that inspired Hampshire’s design, The Making of a College , by former presidents …

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Colleges Without Letter Grades? Why Hampshire College Chose Narrative Evaluations

Colleges Without Letter Grades? Why Hampshire College Chose Narrative Evaluations Jonathan Lash I recently had a letter to the editor in “Education Week” on the topic of narrative evaluations as teaching tools (or  why grades are not enough ). Here are …

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