… “Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life” Is Hampshire College’s 2024 Common Read Year of the Tiger , by Alice Wong, offers a glimpse into an … journey to finding and cultivating community and the continued fight for disability justice. Chosen by the …

… Former Hampshire Professor Publishes Thriller About the Opioid Crisis and War on Drugs Betsy Hartmann, who taught … Called Home, a novel that dramatically brings to life the human realities of the U.S. drug crisis. “Hartmann has crafted an intimate page …

… Working Together at the Heart of the College A collaboration brings together students, staff, … and faculty to create a special project that nods to the history of the College. Last fall, in a class taught by …

… Hope F22 Creates a Multimedia Experience Intended to Make the Reader/Viewer Uncomfortable Graduating student Nexus … and themes aimed at distorting reality and challenging the reader/viewer. We asked them to tell us more about it. What is the title of your Div III? “Dear Diary: A Multimedia …

… Hampshire Alum Emily Packer 12F Debuts Feature, an Ode to the New York Oyster Described as a “docu-poetic meditation,” Packer’s Holding Back the Tide tackles the importance of oysters to the natural world, especially in …

… Hampshire College Professor Sarah E. Jenkins on Pushing the Boundaries of Animation Sarah E. Jenkins , assistant … than being boxed into a narrow field. “Hampshire is one of the only places that I found that doesn't expect me to fit … knowledge, expertise, ideas, and experiments to campus. The institution itself is an experimenting institution and of …

… and Son-in-Law, Ken Burns 71F Takes on Leonardo da Vinci, the Myth and the Man Unlike most of his films, Hampshire alum Ken Burns … individual. Instead, he and his collaborators zoom in on the noted Italian painter. Leonardo da Vinci , a four-hour, …

… NEH Fellowship for Book on Women and Romantic Fiction in the Early 20th Century Professor of English Literature and … 90F has been awarded a six-month, $30,000 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), which will support the completion of …

… Daniel Asia 71F Joins the American Academy of Sciences and Letters Composer and … of Music Daniel Asia 71F was recently named a member of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters, in recognition … to go there, but said there was a new college starting in the area that sounded interesting, and that I might want to …

… John Watts, Longtime Member of the Hampshire Board of Trustees, Passes Away For a total of 16 years, the civic leader and business professional John Watts volunteered for the College. He died on January 13. Watts served as a trustee …

… Sean Wilde 21F Brings Lambing Back to the Hampshire College Farm For his Division III project, … 21F designed and launched a sheep-breeding program at the Hampshire College Farm — bringing lambing back to campus for the first time in years. With his research, planning, and …

… Appointed Science and Environmental Journalism Chair at the University of Alaska Dobbyn’s Hampshire education laid the foundation for a career that has spanned continents, … She now holds a three-year appointment as Snedden Chair at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where she teaches, …

… Alum Joe Minton 86F Helps Video Game Creators Navigate the Industry Joe Minton, founder of Digital Development … Management, is helping video game developers around the world turn creative visions into global successes. Minton … to bring a great video game to market — and how to help the people behind the game thrive. After leading Cyberlore …

… Manuel Castro 02F, Commissioner for the NYC Office of Immigrant Affairs, To Deliver Commencement … and public sector leader, and proud alum, will deliver the keynote address at the College’s 2025 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 17, …

… Hampshire Alum John Sanbonmatsu 80F Publishes Book on the Ethics of Eating Meat John Sanbonmatsu 80F discusses how anti-nuke activism at Hampshire set the stage for a lifetime of questioning harmful ideologies … led to his groundbreaking research and scholarship within the field of critical animal studies. How did Hampshire …

… The Stephen Petronio Company Gives Final Performances After … renowned dancer, choreographer, and collaborator, has been the artistic director of the Stephen Petronio Company for more than four decades. This …

… Alum Erica Perl 86F on Cancellation, Curiosity, and the Hampshire Education That Inspired Her Children’s book … as a trial lawyer, she fought back and wrote about the experience for School Library Journal . We caught up with … to where she is now. I came to Hampshire because I visited the Putney School, where my then-boyfriend — who later became …

… Former Hampshire Dean Publishes Book on the College’s Earliest Years Richard Tice Alpert discusses … exploration of Hampshire College’s very beginnings and how the school came to be in terms of ideas, planning, … its second school year kicked off. “I had been working at the Urban Institute, a think tank in Washington, D.C.,” he …

… Alum Sara Smith 90F Presents Installation at the Hampshire Art Gallery The piece is set in the future and inspired by octopi and Chicana activist and …

… Hampshire College Mourns Longtime Former Director of the Early Learning Center Lynne Brill Brill directed … for more than 20 years. She died on August 28, 2025, at the age of 78 . Born and raised in Albany, Brill followed in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother by entering Smith …

… Jacory Martin F24 Took His Passion for Film Studies All the Way to Cannes When Jacory Martin F24 arrived at … yet considered studying film, but an introduction to the medium via his foundational courses inspired him to delve … He applied and was accepted as a student attendee at the legendary Cannes Film Festival in May 2025.  We spoke …

… Publishes Book on Women’s Overlooked Contributions in the Cuban Revolution Bengelsdorf’s latest work challenges the standard narrative regarding women’s roles in the insurrection in Havana during the Cuban Revolution. …

… Alum and Biologist Phyllis D. Coley 70F Celebrated By The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Fifty years after … Emeritus of Biology Dr. Phyllis “Lissy” Coley was one of the first students at Hampshire College, arriving in the fall of 1970. In a recent interview with The Daily Utah …

… Leyla Munist F22 and Hallie Spell F23 Join Forces on the Farm A friendship that blossomed when the students met working in the Hampshire Community Garden has grown into a …

… Hampshire Dance Program Presents “HAZE: The Heightened Liminal Sense” An evening of new dance works by eight student choreographers.  The Hampshire Dance Program will present HAZE: The Heightened Liminal Sense , an evening of new dance works …