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Hampshire Mourns the Loss of Former Spiritual Life Advisor and Environmentalist Ellen Bernstein

… Hampshire Mourns the Loss of Former Spiritual Life Advisor and … to 2020, was renowned for her work as a thought leader of the Jewish environmental movement, considering the climate crisis a spiritual crisis. She died on February …

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Spring Learning Collaborative Symposium Explores the Future of Art Making for Social Good

… Spring Learning Collaborative Symposium Explores the Future of Art Making for Social Good Koby Leff 15F On … that are humanizing, life-affirming, and liberating. The symposium took place in Franklin Patterson Hall in front … of an enthusiastic crowd of students, staff, and faculty. The event was free and open to the public. The Learning …

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Karen A. Frenkel 73F Delivers a Documentary Project on Her Family and the Holocaust

… 73F Delivers a Documentary Project on Her Family and the Holocaust Hampshire College alum Karen A. Frenkel 73F … produced Family Treasures Lost and Found , in which she is the reluctant star, telling the story of researching her family’s mysteries and their …

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Transfer Student Leo Giannini S23 Explores the Intersection of Biochemistry and Art

… Transfer Student Leo Giannini S23 Explores the Intersection of Biochemistry and Art Div II student Leo … quite pinpoint what it was, but then I realized it was the overwhelming lack of opportunity to do art that was detrimental to me. I also didn’t enjoy many of the required classes that didn’t interest me, so when I …

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Michael Beggs 07F Is Passionate About Doing For the Sake of Doing

… Michael Beggs 07F Is Passionate About Doing For the Sake of Doing Michael Beggs 07F is a proponent of … and following his own questions, inspired by the pedagogy of both Hampshire and the former Black Mountain College. Self-described “designer, …

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LGBTQ Reporter Kate Sosin 04F Talks About the Ways Hampshire Enabled Them to Be

… LGBTQ Reporter Kate Sosin 04F Talks About the Ways Hampshire Enabled Them to Be Kate Sosin 04F … news and investigative reporter, was recently featured in the PBS documentary Breaking the News , about the media outlet The 19th, which was …

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Sarah Towle 80F’s “Crossing the Line” Examines Forced Displacement and Human Migration

… Sarah Towle 80F’s “Crossing the Line” Examines Forced Displacement and Human Migration … educator, researcher, and writer whose Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands investigates forced human migration from the

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“Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life” Is Hampshire College’s 2024 Common Read

… “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

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Former Hampshire Professor Publishes Thriller About the Opioid Crisis and War on Drugs

… 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 …

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Working Together at the Heart of the College

… 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 …

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Div III Student Nexus Hope F22 Creates a Multimedia Experience Intended to Make the Reader/Viewer Uncomfortable

… 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 …

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Hampshire Alum Emily Packer 12F Debuts Feature, an Ode to the New York Oyster

… 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 …

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Hampshire College Professor Sarah E. Jenkins on Pushing the Boundaries of Animation

… 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 …

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With His Daughter and Son-in-Law, Ken Burns 71F Takes on Leonardo da Vinci, the Myth and the Man

… 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, …

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Professor Lise Shapiro Sanders 90F Awarded NEH Fellowship for Book on Women and Romantic Fiction in the Early 20th Century

… 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 …

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Daniel Asia 71F Joins the American Academy of Sciences and Letters

… 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 …

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John Watts, Longtime Member of the Hampshire Board of Trustees, Passes Away

… 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 …

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Sean Wilde 21F Brings Lambing Back to the Hampshire College Farm

… 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 …

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

… 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, …

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Hampshire Alum Joe Minton 86F Helps Video Game Creators Navigate the Industry

… 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 …

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Manuel Castro 02F, Commissioner for the NYC Office of Immigrant Affairs, To Deliver Commencement Address

… 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, …

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

… 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 …

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The Stephen Petronio Company Gives Final Performances After 40+ Years

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 …

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

… 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 …

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Former Hampshire Dean Publishes Book on the College’s Earliest Years

… 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 …

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