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Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich 07F’s Debut Feature “The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire" Premieres at the Rotterdam Film Festival
… Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich 07F’s Debut Feature “The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire" Premieres at the Rotterdam Film Festival The Brooklyn-based filmmaker, who makes films concerned with …
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Global Study Intensives Offer Hampshire Students Immersive Opportunities All Over the World
… Offer Hampshire Students Immersive Opportunities All Over the World Hampshire College’s Global Education Office (GEO) … students’ academic journeys. Last summer, students had the chance to study diverse wildlife populations firsthand, led by expert faculty, in the Galápagos Islands. Hampshire’s global study programs go …
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Sebastien Dresbach F19 Finds Passion in the Classroom — and on the Soccer Field
… Sebastien Dresbach F19 Finds Passion in the Classroom — and on the Soccer Field An intrepid learner, Sebastien Dresbach F19 joined Hampshire in fall 2019 amid the College’s fight for independence. Reflecting on the past …
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Hampshire Mourns the Death of Former Professor of Film and Accomplished Producer Lawrence Pitkethly
… Hampshire Mourns the Death of Former Professor of Film and Accomplished … and direct multiple documentary series, many through the Center of Visual History in New York City, which he … joining Hampshire, Lawrence Pitkethly was a journalist for the BBC, where he notably reported on “The Troubles” from his …
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HampHack, the College’s Hackathon, Returns After Five Years
… HampHack, the College’s Hackathon, Returns After Five Years After a … and learning through group problem-solving, is back. The hackathon will take place during the weekend of April 21–23 on the Hampshire College campus …
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Professor of Creative Writing Nathan McClain Embraces the Throughline of Anti-Racism in His Teaching (and Learning)
… Professor of Creative Writing Nathan McClain Embraces the Throughline of Anti-Racism in His Teaching (and Learning) … writing workshops — mostly poetry — and courses rooted in the study of African American literature, both canonical and … American Environmental Writing, which closely examines the pastoral poetic tradition through the lens of Black and …
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14th Annual Schocket Lecture Features the Feminist Theorist and Activist Verónica Gago
… 14th Annual Schocket Lecture Features the Feminist Theorist and Activist Verónica Gago On April 12, … hear Verónica Gago speak either in person or by Zoom. The College was pleased to welcome the activist, theorist, and author Verónica Gago to campus to …
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Alum Kimberly Reyes 01F’s Organization, All The Unexpected, Advocates for Maternal Health Equity
… Alum Kimberly Reyes 01F’s Organization, All The Unexpected, Advocates for Maternal Health Equity Kimberly … and documentary series. Launched in December 2020, All The Unexpected — the organization Reyes founded and where she is creative …
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My “Div IV:” Roger Mummert 74F Reconnects with the Hampshire Method
… My “Div IV:” Roger Mummert 74F Reconnects with the Hampshire Method Roger Mummert 74F In retirement, an alum reconnects with the Hampshire method. Retirement challenges us to find new … explored in my work at Hampshire. It’s great to again feel the intensity of learning that I knew in my college years. …
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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 …
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Hampshire Alum Jessie Hendricks 02F Takes Viewers Inside The Getty in YouTube Series “Becoming Artsy”
… Hampshire Alum Jessie Hendricks 02F Takes Viewers Inside The Getty in YouTube Series “Becoming Artsy” “I’m a science-y math kind of person and yet I work at the Getty, famous for its art and culture, so I decided to go … art and discover all I can," says Jessie Hedricks 02F in the opening credits of her YouTube series Becoming Artsy . …
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Thinking Inside the Box: Collaboration, Experimentation, and Interdisciplinarity with Theatre Professor Peter Kallok
… Thinking Inside the Box: Collaboration, Experimentation, and … spaces, and they also make budgetary decisions.” The model matches the College’s academic experience, in which students create …
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Alums on the Front Line of Immigrant Rights Meet with Hampshire Students
… Alums on the Front Line of Immigrant Rights Meet with Hampshire … Wessler 03F and Genia Blaser 01F spoke with students about the challenges facing immigrants and asylum seekers in the United States. The conversation addressed domestic …
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Hampshire Mourns the Death of James “Jim” Crown 71F
… Hampshire Mourns the Death of James “Jim” Crown 71F A noted business leader … from Hampshire College in 1976 and remained committed to the College throughout his lifetime, including sponsoring, with his wife, Paula, the Crown Founders Challenge in 2020. “He was a remarkable …
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Professor Emerita of Ecology Is Now the Author of Mysteries
… Professor Emerita of Ecology Is Now the Author of Mysteries Charlene D'Avanzo taught ecology, … by climatologist and UMass Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geosciences Ray Bradley, a researcher whose work I respected and admired,” D’Avanzo says. “In the lecture, Bradley discussed his book Global Warming and …
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The Hampshire College Alumni Reel Returns to In-Person Showings This Fall
… The Hampshire College Alumni Reel Returns to In-Person … Fall Organized by Dan Epstein 76F and John Bruner 94F, the Hampshire College Alumni Reel is a curated collection of short film, television, and video clips showcasing the vision and creativity of the College’s alums who work …
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Historian Michael Trotti 83F Explores the History of Public Executions and Racism in New Book
… Historian Michael Trotti 83F Explores the History of Public Executions and Racism in New Book Trotti’s latest book examines the extreme and overtly racist history of legal executions in the United States and tells the story of how capital …
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Randy Furash-Stewart 99F Wins Advancing Equity & Justice Award from the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth
… 99F Wins Advancing Equity & Justice Award from the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth Emma Rose … work supporting LGBTQ+ students. In an interview with the College, Hampshire alum Randy Furash-Stewart 99F speaks to the Hampshire experience, the joys and challenges of being an …
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Recent Grad Ezra Dodson 18F’s Div III Project Explores the History of Queer Communities
… Recent Grad Ezra Dodson 18F’s Div III Project Explores the History of Queer Communities Ezra Dodson came to Hampshire to explore the fields of art history and queer theory. As so often … here, those passions ultimately converged and became the study of queer history. Dodson's Div III is a culmination …
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Hampshire Alum Noah Falstein 75F P08 Specializes in the Intersection of Games and Healthcare
… Hampshire Alum Noah Falstein 75F P08 Specializes in the Intersection of Games and Healthcare Emma Rose DeFelice … III "Koronis Strike: A Simulation of Mining and Combat in the Asteroid Belt," was Hampshire’s very first computer game thesis project. Today, with 40+ years in the industry, Falstein continues his track of firsts as an …
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Hampshire Alums Inside the Biden-Harris White House Collaborate on New Climate Change Policy Initiatives
… Hampshire Alums Inside the Biden-Harris White House Collaborate on New Climate … , and Candace Vahlsing 01F, an associate director at the Office of Management and Budgeting, are core members of the agencies collaborating on this initiative. President …
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Recent Graduate Flynn Hibbs 17F on the Impact of Solar Development on Wildlife
… Recent Graduate Flynn Hibbs 17F on the Impact of Solar Development on Wildlife Sara Draper, … in sustainable development to produce valuable research on the effect of large-scale solar arrays on animals. Flynn … Arrays on Macrofauna in New England ,” and chat about the influence it could have with communities like Amherst. …
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Two Hampshire Community Members’ Works Featured in The Asian Review of Books
… Two Hampshire Community Members’ Works Featured in The Asian Review of Books This July, Hampshire Professor Uzma … Hampshire alum Sandeep Ray 88F both had books featured in the online publication. The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali by Uzma Aslam Khan …
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Hampshire Recognized as One of the U.S. Colleges With the Greatest Economic Diversity
… Hampshire Recognized as One of the U.S. Colleges With the Greatest Economic Diversity In The New York Times Magazine's Education Issue, the College …
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Hampshire Student Isaiah Brown F20 Spent the Summer in Kenya Researching Water Quality
… Hampshire Student Isaiah Brown F20 Spent the Summer in Kenya Researching Water Quality Isaiah Brown … to enhance U.S. leadership in science and engineering. The program makes it possible for students to study issues regarding the lack of safe water, electricity, and sanitation in …
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