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Olivia Nied 16F on Interdisciplinarity, Neurodiversity, and Making Music

… can really inform your Div III. "Hampshire encouraged me to always keep the end goal in sight, and to look at how … my four years, and ultimately Hampshire encouraged me to make the hard decisions — sometimes for the sake of … can really make things gel more. Hampshire encouraged me to always keep the end goal in sight, and to look at how …

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Hampshire Alum John Sanbonmatsu 80F Publishes Book on the Ethics of Eating Meat

… your early activism? It was Hampshire that introduced me to the importance of bearing witness to, and speaking out … scholarship? My involvement in the freeze campaign led me to a Div II on the history of the nuclear arms race and a … read Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation , which convinced me to become a vegetarian and then a vegan. However, at that …

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Social Scientist, Author, and Musician Pete Kurie 02S Releases New Album

… I didn’t have a plan for what to study. My advisors helped me forge a path between the arts and the social sciences. For … of what I’d learned at Hampshire. That eventually led me to Princeton University, where I did a Ph.D. in cultural … artists and media creators. That experience made me both curious and skeptical about AI, and what it means for …

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Tiya Tejpal 05F on Filmmaking and Vigorous Lateral Thinking

… has got to be vigorous lateral thinking. It has served me well in the film industry. This made me cognizant of limiting myself to a label such as “production designer” or “writer” and allowed me to embrace myself as a creative in the field of filmmaking …

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Nathan Kensinger 97F Tackles Environmental Issues in Film on Exhibit at Brooklyn Museum

… paper during the summers while at Hampshire, and they gave me access to film behind the scenes for a piece about media … death of local newspapers. “My time at Hampshire showed me how to work independently, how to tackle huge projects … of support and guidance, at the same time encouraging me to find my own voice. I was, at various times, a student …

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Paula Dobbyn 79F Appointed Science and Environmental Journalism Chair at the University of Alaska

… it extremely attractive. In addition, Hampshire offered me a generous financial-aid package, which, as a … and living in Managua for four years.  "Hampshire offered me a generous financial-aid package, which, as a … becoming an environmental reporter at KTOO-FM, which led me to the University of Colorado, Boulder, where I was …

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A Hands-on Bioinformatics Class Lets Students Get Practical Experience While Keeping It Experimental

… it was Hampshire’s Farm that caught my eye, but what drew me in was the promise of something different and more … I feel that I’ve gotten just that; Hampshire has given me experiences and opportunities I was unable to find at … and written evaluations are what originally attracted me to Hampshire, and now that I have had the chance to check …

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Changing Landscapes Together: Leyla Munist F22 and Hallie Spell F23 Join Forces on the Farm

… different disciplines. Hampshire provided the space for me to take both art and natural science classes without … by the Five College Consortium was also important to me, as I wanted the chance to explore as much as possible. … the Five College Consortium were all selling points for me. I knew that agriculture was an inherently …

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Alum Erica Perl 86F on Cancellation, Curiosity, and the Hampshire Education That Inspired Her

… alternative education in action was eye-opening. It made me want to go to a college where students pursued … thank for nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit that helps me seize opportunities, engage challenges, and keep making … I knew what I needed to do. My Hampshire education taught me the importance of charting my own path, confronting …

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Alum Suzanne Perkins 85F Awarded Grant to Research Child Trauma and Maltreatment

… from abuse and neglect in children. The grant will allow me to publish those data, to update my neuroscience skills … my undergraduate work at Hampshire College and they taught me to work on problems and find a way to persevere.” Read … from abuse and neglect in children. The grant will allow me to publish those data, to update my neuroscience skills …

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Tara Bynum to Publish 'Reading Pleasures'

… it because the paragraphs were out of order. She helped me make it into a more cohesive piece of work.” In Reading … it because the paragraphs were out of order. She helped me make it into a more cohesive piece of work.” In Reading …

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Leadership Team Update from President Wingenbach

… team overseeing student affairs. Djola will report to me and provide leadership and strategic direction for the … team overseeing student affairs. Djola will report to me and provide leadership and strategic direction for the …

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April 11: Update from Interim President Kenneth Rosenthal

… ed. We’ve made a difference in education, and it gives me hope that so many people recognize that and are paying … ed. We’ve made a difference in education, and it gives me hope that so many people recognize that and are paying …

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Hampshire Values Inform Approach to Resistance for Alums

… program. Living in exile from his home country, he taught me important lessons about the power of compassion in the … program. Living in exile from his home country, he taught me important lessons about the power of compassion in the …

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Fall 2020 Update from the President

… person. This work is challenging, exhilarating, and, for me, deeply rewarding. I believe that Hampshire College is the … person. This work is challenging, exhilarating, and, for me, deeply rewarding. I believe that Hampshire College is the …

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Students Win Top Design Prize at National Conference

… drawer and compacted-sand filters.    “If you had told me a year ago I would be able to do this, I wouldn’t have … drawer and compacted-sand filters.    “If you had told me a year ago I would be able to do this, I wouldn’t have …

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Slow Down and Enjoy the 17mph Ride: A Hampshire-style Tribute for Professor Kelly

… he says, "And soon after, someone from admissions told me a prospective student was visiting campus, and when he … he says, "And soon after, someone from admissions told me a prospective student was visiting campus, and when he …

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Massachusetts Officials and Eversource Meet on Hampshire's Groundbreaking Solar Plan

… Bowdoin ME   1.2 MW … Bowdoin ME   1.2 MW …

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Aligning Admissions With Mission

… for our unique academic model.      President Lash asked me to lead a study to answer, “Who should come to Hampshire? … Education … President Lash asked me to lead a study to answer, “Who should come to Hampshire? …

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Hampshire Alums D'Aloia and Cantwell Return to Talk Business

… here!’ Damned if someone from Motel 6 didn’t get back to me and ask for a demo.” D’Aloia stressed the importance of … here!’ Damned if someone from Motel 6 didn’t get back to me and ask for a demo.” D’Aloia stressed the importance of …

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A Journey of Art and Healing: Student’s Div III Explores Grief and the Inner Child

… to be. I felt like Hampshire was the only option for me, especially since I wanted to study an array of subjects that other colleges would have pressured me to choose from. Can you talk a little about your academic … final year and leave Hampshire with things to carry with me. If we just had grades and tests, I don’t think I'd feel …

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Hampshire Student Isaiah Brown F20 Spent the Summer in Kenya Researching Water Quality

… divisional process is a more fluid platform. It allows me to explore a wider range of academic disciplines and gives me more room for self-exploration and growth.   What areas of … This kind of uncertainty tested my adaptability and pushed me to change in an environment I was initially unfamiliar …

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Every Ocean Hughes 96S to Exhibit Interdisciplinary Work in Solo Show at Whitney Museum

… studio arts.   Hughes says, “Hampshire prepared me to be accountable and articulate in my decision making, taught me I could change my mind, taught me how to structure a research project, and to practice …

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

… with him, unsure if it was too ambitious, he encouraged me to dream big. His faith in my potential gave me the confidence to pursue it.  Did you need/receive any … sources and articulating my vision in applications taught me invaluable skills. The Culture, Brain, Development Program …

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Karim Barrett 23F Explores Queer Identity Through Theater and Afrofuturism

… excellence — her sport for the profession — is what drove me to this place. I further learned that Hampshire is one of … offer programs that cater to nontraditional students like me. Hampshire calls out for the alternative scholarly liberal … pursue independent studies at Hampshire is what motivated me to invest my time in a bigger community project that would …

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