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The Hampshire College Alumni Reel Returns to In-Person Showings This Fall
… like it in the Hampshire alum universe. The Reel became a great basis for alums to connect and made sense to be updated … like it in the Hampshire alum universe. The Reel became a great basis for alums to connect and made sense to be updated …
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Hampshire’s Spirit of Invention and the Center for Design
… U.S. patents, and his wife, Dorothy, awarded the College $3.2 million to establish the Lemelson Program in Invention, … many collaborative and supportive coworkers, and having a great degree of freedom to exercise and expand my skills and …
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Chapter 10: History of Hampshire College
… how many similar stories there are here, in South Amherst, Western Massachusetts, within the people and the land. … College, the founding years." Five College Ink , v. 12(2), 1999-2000, p. 16-28 "Hampshire's first convocation," … bathroom. Someone had sodded the floor. The grass looked great, and off to the corner were a watering can and push …
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The Singing Tower
… construction to learn to play it. Because interest was so great among those on campus who saw the unusual, gigantic … construction to learn to play it. Because interest was so great among those on campus who saw the unusual, gigantic …
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Designing for a Purpose
… I never felt afraid to make a mistake, which I think is a great thing." Coupe believes being involved in a real-world … I never felt afraid to make a mistake, which I think is a great thing." Coupe believes being involved in a real-world …
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Ringing the Div-Free Bell: A Resplendent Ritual
… but she came up to me and told me her news. I said, ‘Oh, great, congratulations.’” Frank, who entered Hampshire in the … but she came up to me and told me her news. I said, ‘Oh, great, congratulations.’” Frank, who entered Hampshire in the …
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Confessions of a Class Notes Fanatic
… put me in an elite category, somewhere in ‘the state’s top 3 percent of savers.’ My only regret is the usual one: It’s … life in the years since college and not squandered the great launch pad Hampshire provided for you, “Notes from … put me in an elite category, somewhere in ‘the state’s top 3 percent of savers.’ My only regret is the usual one: It’s …
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Culture, Brain, and Development Program to Celebrate 15th Anniversary at Family & Friends Weekend
… A birthday party on Saturday, October 20, from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m., during Family & Friends Weekend, will … his Foundation for Psychocultural Research . One of the great strengths of a Hampshire education, he says, is an … his Foundation for Psychocultural Research . One of the great strengths of a Hampshire education, he says, is an …
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President Nelson and Team of Scientists Study Environmental Impact of Dietary Guidelines for Americans
… the government’s recommendations has the potential to have great benefit in terms of human health beyond nutrition, … the government’s recommendations has the potential to have great benefit in terms of human health beyond nutrition, …
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Hampshire College Events: February and March 2016
… founder, Nguyen Trinh Thi will take place on March 3 at 7 p.m. More info here . Through March 15: Acclaimed … films from the annual festival in Telluride. Come enjoy great short adventure movies and raise money for Amherst … at Emily Dickinson Hall March 25-27 and March 31-April 2 Hot ‘N’ Throbbing is a fast-paced and cinematic one-act by …
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Tutorials Initiate Students To Take Initiative Over Their Learning
… Maya Deren From Germany: plays by Bertolt Brecht From Great Britain: photo montages by the contemporary duo … Maya Deren From Germany: plays by Bertolt Brecht From Great Britain: photo montages by the contemporary duo …
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'What Are Those Alien Things In Bacteria?' Professor Dobro and Team of Scientists and Students Publish Discoveries
… images that can be digitally reconstructed into a 3-D tomogram of the cell, much like a CT scan in medical … says Dobro, “enabling us to see the tiniest machines in great detail. This method has given scientists a more … images that can be digitally reconstructed into a 3-D tomogram of the cell, much like a CT scan in medical …
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Chapter 10: Educational Policy and Programs
… (p.12-13) Hampshire College is convinced of the great value to the college student of time spent in other … for man to exist in the fullness of his being?" Not simply Western man, or Twentieth Century Man, or oppressed man, but … six courses, and psychology and experiential workshops (3). The concentration is both pretentious and meagre. It is …
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Course Listings
… Designers, Author: Richard Lemarchand, , Games: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009), Disco Elysium (2019),, Gone Home … Sundiata, Fanon, Diop, Kenyatta, p'Bitek, Lumumba, wa Thion'go, Achebe, Ba, Biko, el Sadawi, Rugero,Tadjo and … Molly Morin In this course, students will develop their 3-Dimensional composition skills using materials like paper, …
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Upended Worlds: An Evening with Acclaimed Filmmakers Ken Burns 71F and Kira Akerman at Hampshire College
… we had spent 30 years incubating it because it permitted a great deal of new scholarship to take place, and some of … we had spent 30 years incubating it because it permitted a great deal of new scholarship to take place, and some of …
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Sean Wilde 21F Brings Lambing Back to the Hampshire College Farm
… to grow, and for being the anchor point of so many great things in my life. AlumniNatural Science … When Wilde … to grow, and for being the anchor point of so many great things in my life. … Sean Wilde 21F Brings Lambing Back …
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Hampshire College Installation Presents GPS For Birds Disoriented by Climate Change
… published his previous book, Forged: Why Fakes Are the Great Art of Our Age. He is currently a Research Fellow at … published his previous book, Forged: Why Fakes Are the Great Art of Our Age. He is currently a Research Fellow at …
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Chapter 6: Divestment
… to make a decision before the semester is over...(p.2) Statement by the Committee for the Liberation of Southern … be allowed to make a statement at this press conference. 3. That a general investment policy be set up with moral and … investment policy? Particularly in the U.S., money has great symbolic value (in addition to its intrinsic practical …
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Enter the Line, See Where it Leads You
… of how we raise one culture up, raise up one writer, is of great importance to me in my teaching. Brown: I wish we had … in dialogue over a semester you can discover that the great writers are wonderful and exciting, but don’t possess … repeated act of telling a life story. Mei Ann: That’s a great idea. Brown, I feel like I could have this conversation …
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Hampshire College Returns to In-Person Commencement, Celebrating Three Classes of Graduates
… life path. I keep thinking of the title of the late, great June Jordan’s collected poems: Directed by Desire. … life path. I keep thinking of the title of the late, great June Jordan’s collected poems: Directed by Desire. …
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Hampshire Alum Noah Falstein 75F P08 Specializes in the Intersection of Games and Healthcare
… and the kind of independent work I did on my Div III was great preparation for most of the kind of work I've done … and the kind of independent work I did on my Div III was great preparation for most of the kind of work I've done …
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From the Stage to the Stein: Alum Malcolm Purinton 98F Brewed Up His Own Academic Specialty
… beers while playing card games like hearts and having great conversations. One of my mod mates returned from a time … beers while playing card games like hearts and having great conversations. One of my mod mates returned from a time …
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Ken Burns Recalls His College Thesis as His First History Documentary
… Prize–winning historian David McCullough’s book The Great Bridge . “When I went out looking for funding to make … Prize–winning historian David McCullough’s book The Great Bridge . “When I went out looking for funding to make …
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President Nelson Welcomes Class of 2018, Announces Year of Strategic Visioning
… and my first Hampshire Orientation. We’re beginning this great adventure together, and I couldn’t be more excited.” … and my first Hampshire Orientation. We’re beginning this great adventure together, and I couldn’t be more excited.” …
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Professor Lise Shapiro Sanders 90F Awarded NEH Fellowship for Book on Women and Romantic Fiction in the Early 20th Century
… Magazines such as Girls’ Favourite and Picture Show offer great insight into women as readers of romance fiction and … 1: Beyond the Rocks (1922), Paramount Pictures Image 2: Peg’s Paper (1927), Courtesy of the Bill Douglas Cinema … 1: Beyond the Rocks (1922), Paramount Pictures Image 2: Peg’s Paper (1927), Courtesy of the Bill Douglas Cinema …
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