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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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Hampshire Mourns the Loss of Founding Faculty Member Bill Marsh, a Father of the College's School of Cognitive Science

… Hampshire Mourns the Loss of Founding Faculty Member Bill Marsh, a Father of the College's School of Cognitive Science Anne Pinkerton 91F The College was saddened to learn of the death of …

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Introducing SHIFT Assistant Professor of Applied Ethics and the Common Good Dr. Jina Fast

… Introducing SHIFT Assistant Professor of Applied Ethics and the Common Good Dr. Jina Fast Hampshire College is pleased to … its growing enrollment and incoming fall class. Among the new faculty is SHIFT Assistant Professor of Applied Ethics and the Common Good Dr. Jina Fast . Established with a gift from …

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Hampshire Alum Ellyn Gaydos 09F’s Memoir Reveals the Hard and Beautiful Truths of Life as a Farmhand

… Hampshire Alum Ellyn Gaydos 09F’s Memoir Reveals the Hard and Beautiful Truths of Life as a Farmhand A … and loss, Pig Years catapults American nature writing into the 21st century. Hampshire College alum Ellyn Gayos’s 09F … work on varying farms, Gaydos gives readers a look inside the inner workings of a farm and all the economic, gritty, …

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Hampshire Alum Kathryn L. Tucker 77F is Shaping the Future of Psychedelic Medicine

… Hampshire Alum Kathryn L. Tucker 77F is Shaping the Future of Psychedelic Medicine Kathryn L. Tucker 77F is an attorney and professor who advocates for the use of psilocybin in medical practices to improve and … is currently involved in a legal effort seeking to compel the United States Drug Enforcement Administration to open …

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Musician Alums to Reunite at The Drake in Amherst

… Musician Alums to Reunite at The Drake in Amherst Lincoln Allen 01F, who manages the new venue, is excited to host Suitcase Junket, AKA Matt … Lorenz 00F. Allen recently became managing director for The Drake , a newly opened venue in downtown Amherst. Lorenz, …

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Historian Malcolm Purinton 98F Brews Together the Study of Sociology, Globalization, and Beer

… Historian Malcolm Purinton 98F Brews Together the Study of Sociology, Globalization, and Beer Malcolm … in Belize, South Africa, Scotland, England, Belgium—the list goes on. Purinton is not your average beer … As an undergrad, he developed an interest in studying the culture and sociology surrounding beer. His fascination …

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Ken Burns 71F Takes on America's Response to the Holocaust

… Ken Burns 71F Takes on America's Response to the Holocaust PBS will air the Hampshire alum's newest documentary The U.S. and the Holocaust , which tackles the country's …

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Professor Uzma Aslam Khan's Novel Makes The New York Times's list of “Best Historical Fiction of 2022”

… Professor Uzma Aslam Khan's Novel Makes The New York Times's list of “Best Historical Fiction of … Uzma Aslam Khan is in great company with her newest book, The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali. Writes The Times : “Set in a British penal colony in the remote …

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Student Investigates the Idea of Care Through Portraits of People and Their Emotional Support Animals

… Student Investigates the Idea of Care Through Portraits of People and Their Emotional Support Animals For her final project in the course Care: Doing, Knowing, Being, transfer student … of her process and its relationship to course themes. The class, taught by Five College Assistant Professor of …

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Alum Heather McCargo 78F’s Wild Seed Project Brings the Fight for Environmental Diversity to Your Backyard

… Alum Heather McCargo 78F’s Wild Seed Project Brings the Fight for Environmental Diversity to Your Backyard She … years working in sustainable horticulture before founding the Wild Seed Project, an initiative dedicated to building public awareness of the vital importance of native plants and to providing people …

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Professor Roosbelinda Cárdenas Explains How the Hampshire Model Enriches Her Teaching

… Professor Roosbelinda Cárdenas Explains How the Hampshire Model Enriches Her Teaching She shares her … movements, place and displacement, and human rights. "The purpose of education for me is creating spaces in which we have the learning opportunities to create the kind of society that …

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Urban Agriculture Activist Doria Robinson 93F Is Changing the Future of Farming

… Urban Agriculture Activist Doria Robinson 93F Is Changing the Future of Farming Passionate about the intersections of environmental and social injustices, … agriculture as a powerful tool to aid not only people, but the planet. Originally from California, Robinson attended …

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Hampshire Mourns the Death of Founding Science Professor John M. Foster

… Hampshire Mourns the Death of Founding Science Professor John M. Foster Anne Pinkerton 91F The professor of biology and biochemistry was one of the College’s first faculty members, an avid …

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Aaron Lansky 73F, Founder of Yiddish Book Center on Hampshire Campus, Celebrated in the “New York Times”

… of Yiddish Book Center on Hampshire Campus, Celebrated in the “New York Times” Lansky, who is credited with rescuing … language through his lifelong work, will step down as the center's president next year. The New York Times celebrated Lansky's original quest, "To …

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Author Amy Godine 72F Chronicles the History of Black Pioneers in 19th Century New York in New Book

… Author Amy Godine 72F Chronicles the History of Black Pioneers in 19th Century New York in New Book Hampshire College alum Amy Godine 72F illuminates the profound yet often overlooked history of Black pioneers in New York's Adirondacks. “In The Black Woods , I retrieve the robust story of Black …

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