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October 24: Food and Farm for the Future

… October 24: Food and Farm for the Future Nourishment. Community. Resource politics. Food … individually, locally, and globally. How might food shape the college of the twenty-first century? Anyone passionate about food (and, …

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Alum Ché Williams Uses Filmmaking to Tell Stories From the Inside Looking Out

… Alum Ché Williams Uses Filmmaking to Tell Stories From the Inside Looking Out Amy Diehl Since graduating from … been working as a production assistant for a docuseries on the Tulsa Race Massacre that will air on the History Channel later this year. We sat down (remotely) …

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Recognition for Professor Rachel Rubinstein’'s "“Members of the Tribe”"

… Recognition for Professor Rachel Rubinstein’'s "“Members of the Tribe”" Professor Rachel Rubinstein's book Members of the Tribe: Native America in the Jewish Imagination has been awarded an honorable mention …

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Social-Justice Interns Work on the Front Lines of Immigration, Poverty, Health, Reproductive Rights, Global Warming

… Social-Justice Interns Work on the Front Lines of Immigration, Poverty, Health, Reproductive … Medeiros “If we don’t show up,” Eduardo Samaniego told the crowd, “millions are impacted. We all need to remind … was talking about his “eye-opening” internship with the National Immigration Law Center this summer during the …

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Fall Events: Lectures on Incarceration and Immigration, the History of Tattooing, and More

… Fall Events: Lectures on Incarceration and Immigration, the History of Tattooing, and More Fall 2017 event highlights include the 20th-annual Eqbal Ahmad lecture on the topic of … Black Movie (2015), winner of the Button Poetry Prize, and h ands on ya knees (Penmanship Books, 2013). Smith is the …

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Student Project: A Haven for the Homeless

… Student Project: A Haven for the Homeless Taliesin Nyala 07F In her new documentary, Home , May 2008 graduate Emily-Rose Wagner 05F uses the camera to build a connection between people with homes and people who live on the streets, two groups often disconnected from one another. …

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Board of Trustees Statement on a New Model for the Hampshire College Student Experience

… Board of Trustees Statement on a New Model for the Hampshire College Student Experience Hampshire College … a bold, distinctive vision to reestablish our College as the leader in higher education innovation. Hampshire will … potential donors to contribute significant resources. The College will once again establish itself as higher …

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They Were a Force of Nature: Catching Up with the Unstoppable Aldersons

… They Were a Force of Nature: Catching Up with the Unstoppable Aldersons Abigail Meisel When you meet Glenna and Earl Alderson for the first time, you really wish you could hate them. They’re … sake), you, too — in your 50s — could look like you’re in the best shape of your life. To make matters worse, the …

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

… Slow Down and Enjoy the 17mph Ride: A Hampshire-style Tribute for Professor Kelly … Hampshire Mathematics Professor David Kelly taught the mathematical and social history of the number 17, which "has fascinated mathematicians for 2,000 …

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March 20, 2019: The Next Phase of Our Work

… March 20, 2019: The Next Phase of Our Work Dear Hampshire Community, We’ve just completed the formation of the final committee that will assist in the next, critical …

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Annual Pritzen Lecture to Focus on War in the Age of Climate Change

… Annual Pritzen Lecture to Focus on War in the Age of Climate Change People around the world are suffering from a proliferation of violent … and a massive tide of refugees is seeking to escape the violence. At the same time, there is increasing evidence …

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Our Thanks to Leslie Cox, Who Grew Community on the Farm

… Our Thanks to Leslie Cox, Who Grew Community on the Farm After 17 years as Hampshire College's farm manager, Leslie Cox is leaving at the end of March to become farm director for the Trustees of Reservations. "This is an opportunity to do …

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Off the Record With the Spaceman: When Bill Lee Pitched for Hampshire

… Off the Record With the Spaceman: When Bill Lee Pitched for Hampshire Bill Lee as told to Jim Collins (reprinted from from the Summer 2016 issue of Hampshire's Non Satis Scire magazine) The game was back in the early ’90s, just before Ken Burns …

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Stephen Dillon Publishes 'Fugitive Life: The Queer Politics of the Prison State'

… Stephen Dillon Publishes 'Fugitive Life: The Queer Politics of the Prison State' Abigail Meisel In Fugitive Life : The Queer Politics of the Prison State (Duke University …

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Hampshire College at 45: The Making of an Anniversary

… Hampshire College at 45: The Making of an Anniversary When Lani Blechman 04F asked the crowd at the panel "Making Waves: Social Justice at 45" to shout out …

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Getting Off the Grid Through the R.W. Kern Center Solar Challenge Initiative

… Getting Off the Grid Through the R.W. Kern Center Solar Challenge Initiative The R.W. Kern Center, Hampshire College’s new living …

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Exploring the ‘Huntington's Family’

… Exploring the ‘Huntington's Family’ Inspiration comes from a variety of sources. For Kendra Bechtel , the television show House provided a topic for her Division III studies. The "medical mystery" drama featured Huntington's disease …

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Hampshire College Events: March-May 2017

… from a talk by noted community activist Iris Morales, the Second-Annual Deaf Studies Conference, the Second-Annual HampHack, student performances, Div III … . Jen Everett: Intimitable Blackness March 7-April 30 in the Leo Model Gallery "Inimitable Blackness" is an ongoing …

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Developing the Framework for the Future Student Experience

… Developing the Framework for the Future Student Experience Hampshire is in the final stages of developing a framework for reinventing …

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Tim O'Neill Embraces the Collaborative Process

… Tim O'Neill Embraces the Collaborative Process When it comes to films, Tim O'Neill 01F likes to think small. "The smaller the film, the more limited the film, the more creative we …

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Al-Mutanabbi Street Exhibition in the Hampshire College Art Gallery

… Al-Mutanabbi Street Exhibition in the Hampshire College Art Gallery The exhibit runs through September 28 and features the work of a diverse group of artists from Europe, North …

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Student Research on the Hampshire College Farm: Raising Pigs Outdoors in Natural Settings

… Student Research on the Hampshire College Farm: Raising Pigs Outdoors in Natural Settings Most pigs in the United States live indoors in crowded pens, but April … pigs in two natural, outdoor settings; she's researching the nutritional and animal-welfare benefits of a pasture …

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Division III: Fiction and the Uncanny

… Division III: Fiction and the Uncanny Michael Samuels 09F The uncanny, or Unheimlich , is an important concept in German-language literature and thought around the turn of the twentieth century. It describes an object or …

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"It Was A Building That Spoke The Loudest"

… "It Was A Building That Spoke The Loudest" On September 16, the formal dedication of an extraordinary new building on campus was the rationale for an inspired daylong event. Almost 700 …

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New Applied Ethics Courses Funded by Ethics & the Common Good Grants

… New Applied Ethics Courses Funded by Ethics & the Common Good Grants Hampshire's Ethics & the Common Good Project has announced its first round of Faculty Course Development Grant recipients. The project offers funding to support faculty in the …

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