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Dean Couperus Creating National Model for Teaching Brain Imaging
… Teaching Brain Imaging Michael Medeiros Undergrads around the country will soon benefit from a curriculum on … in classes, and then can support faculty research or design their own experiments or research projects. The … that college’s Center for Mind and Brain. They wanted to design a course that was available to undergrads, and …
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Hollywood Animation Alum Builds Stop-Motion Studio at Hampshire
… animation veteran and alum Dillon Markey, who led the building of it while on a one-year teaching assignment at … up with a concept for a film, storyboard it, write it, design it, sculpt it, and turn it into a real thing,” Markey … create it on a 3-D printer, take that to the Center for Design or the Art Barn to create a mold of it to cast a …
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Lab Safety Manual: Radiation and Laser Safety
… At this time, radioactive materials are not to be used in the Cole Science Center. 8.2 Lasers This section describes … controls (physical features incorporated into the design or installation of the laser system) are the preferred … controls (physical features incorporated into the design or installation of the laser system) are the preferred …
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Boston Globe Sunday Reports Hampshire's 'Major Leap Forward' Toward Sustainability
… 'Major Leap Forward' Toward Sustainability A feature in the Boston Sunday Globe today recognizes Hampshire's legacy … focus on involving students in the planning and design of the building, and leveraging the building even … focus on involving students in the planning and design of the building, and leveraging the building even …
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Alums Create Student Scholarship Fund To Honor Professor Emerita Bengelsdorf
… and they were hooked. A professor of politics who joined the faculty in 1973, three years before Gortikov and Fresco … foreign policy and the Third World, African politics, and modern and postmodern political/social theory, for example. … analyses and creative writing, to painting and graphic design; dance and theater; historical studies concerning …
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Chapter 2: September 11, 2001 and Anti-War Protests
… SUBJECT: EMERGENCY ALL-COMMUNITY MEETING Because of the tragic events in New York City and Washington this morning, the faculty meeting and faculty-staff reception scheduled for … would have you do, turn your back on the complexity of the modern world, you will have insured that the world is not …
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Hampshire Well-Equipped to Pivot During Crisis, Extends Deposit Deadline
… of support for accepted students and their families and the challenges presented this spring by the global pandemic. … innovate continually. Hampshire students will continue to design their own program mentored by faculty and access the … innovate continually. Hampshire students will continue to design their own program mentored by faculty and access the …
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New Collaborative Solar Facility Goes Online
… has gone online in Farmington, Maine. Launched in 2018, the New England College Renewable Partnership is a … construction of two solar fields on campus, with a design generation capacity of 4.7 megawatts DC. 15,000 … construction of two solar fields on campus, with a design generation capacity of 4.7 megawatts DC. 15,000 …
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President’s Spring 2020 Welcome
… Transforming Curriculum Our faculty and staff are building the structure for our new program, featuring opportunities to … more deeply develop skills that will guide them when they design their own Div II and III studies. Our goal is to … more deeply develop skills that will guide them when they design their own Div II and III studies. Our goal is to …
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In Conversation with Christoph Cox, Part 1
… Cox, Part 1 Matt Krefting 99F Can you talk about how the new academic program and student experience model was … a recent alum who worked with a women’s health startup to design a “First Period Kit” as a gift package distributed for … a recent alum who worked with a women’s health startup to design a “First Period Kit” as a gift package distributed for …
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Suitable for Framing
… Framing John Courtmanche When Barbara Lancaster designed the Hampshire diploma for her Commencement ceremony in 1975, … doesn’t remember how or by whom, Lancaster was invited to design the diploma. She jumped at the opportunity. “I wanted … Annoyance turned intolerable when he saw Lancaster’s design. “I called Hampshire and I lied,” he says. “I said I …
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May 16: A Celebration of Board Chair Sigmund Roos 73F
… board chair Sigmund Roos 73F on May 16. He has served on the board of trustees for 17 years, longer than any other … the future. The Rehamping the Barn project is a student design project that involves repurposing and relocating a … the future. The Rehamping the Barn project is a student design project that involves repurposing and relocating a …
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Alum Benjamin Mako Hill 99F Awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award
… alum Benjamin Mako Hill 99F, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at the University of … Hill’s research interests center around how the design of communication and information technologies shape … Hill’s research interests center around how the design of communication and information technologies shape …
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Hampshire Wins International Campus Sustainability Achievement Award for R.W. Kern Center
… Achievement Award for R.W. Kern Center John Courtmanche The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in … and recycles its waste. In April, Hampshire College and design firm Bruner/Cott & Associates announced that the Kern … mission as an educational laboratory for sustainable design and operation. AASHE maintains an online library …
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A Deep Exploration of William Blake's Poetic Genius
… narrative poems, an interconnected series in which “the same characters repeatedly appear,” he says. “Taken … poetry, and national identity. Hampshire is the freedom to design your own path Fernandez first discovered Blake as an … institutional environment. “Hampshire is the freedom to design your own path,” he says. Academic ProgramDiv IIDiv …
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Chapter 9: Evaluations and Studies
… an outstanding liberal arts education to students who have the commitment and perserverance to pursue that education … students of color and to draw those students into helping design solutions. It is our belief that students who are … notably specific, including a third of the sample who cite design your own major and coursework as a feature of the …
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Alum Actor Jason Salkey Uses TV Role Inspiration to Follow in His Father’s Footsteps
… Actor, writer, and alum Jason Salkey 80F was a member of the Hampshire community for years before he enrolled as a … in my brain. Another of my favorite professors was theatre design professor, Wayne Kramer. Hampshire's Ultimate Frisbee … in my brain. Another of my favorite professors was theatre design professor, Wayne Kramer. Hampshire's Ultimate Frisbee …
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Division II for Current Students
… is a highly individualized program of study that gives the student a solid foundation in knowledge and techniques, … Committee Request Process and Contract Students begin to design their individual concentrations in the spring of their … Committee Request Process and Contract Students begin to design their individual concentrations in the spring of their …
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Faculty
William Brand
… in art from Antioch College and an M.F.A. in film from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has taught at … trains, is in the permanent collection of the MTA Arts and Design. He is currently professor of film and photography at … trains, is in the permanent collection of the MTA Arts and Design. He is currently professor of film and photography at …
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Richmond Mayo-Smith III 70F
… Richmond Mayo-Smith III 70F Singapore Rick Mayo-Smith is the president of Indochina Fund Management Pte. Ltd., an … (1986) and a B.A. in urban planning/environmental design from Hampshire College (1976). Additionally, he … (1986) and a B.A. in urban planning/environmental design from Hampshire College (1976). Additionally, he …
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Academy Awards
… Academy Awards Thanks to generous financial support from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and to some … duties included research, writing treatments, and graphic design work. In Photo: Margaret Emerson, Will Col?n, Jericha … duties included research, writing treatments, and graphic design work. In Photo: Margaret Emerson, Will Col?n, Jericha …
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Chapter 10: History of Hampshire College
… College Mixed Nuts Food Coop: a History (1996) Cultivating the Agricultural Heritage of Hampshire College (1998) The Way We Were: Hampshire College, the Founding Years (2000) … a sculptor gave Hampshire a large, steel, orange-painted modern sculpture with the expectation that it would be …
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As Part of Hampshire’s New Educational Model, Narrative Evaluations to be Replaced with Sea Shanties
… will soon be replaced with transdisciplinary sea shanties. The President’s announcement, itself delivered in shanty … as vinyl records imprinted at Hampshire’s own Center for Design. A DJ-led dance party at the College’s upcoming 50th … as vinyl records imprinted at Hampshire’s own Center for Design. A DJ-led dance party at the College’s upcoming 50th …
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Connecting Philosophy and Music
… puts that challenge to his students, he can never predict the outcome. Almost everyone has an opinion when it comes to … generally it's more passionate than reasoned. Getting past the primary emotional response, and moving on to a more … by the two professors. Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music , with writing by the likes of composer John …
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Salman Hameed: Producing Science for Muslim Societies
… Salman Hameed: Producing Science for Muslim Societies With the bright glow of a green screen behind him, Associate … and Humanities Salman Hameed begins his talk on Pluto and the images of the dwarf planet and its moons taken by the New … about. “How do you make sense of the world in the light of modern science?” Hameed asks. “In these videos, we’re talking …
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