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Transforming Education

… Transforming Education Education, Reimagined. Free of the traditional structure of departments, grades, and majors, … politics, modes of human interaction, knowledge creation, the nature of culture, and the environment. By one estimate, 65% of today’s students …

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Understanding Your Financial Aid Offer

… Hampshire! Our financial aid office will provide you with the best financial aid offer based on your submitted financial documents. The information below is intended to help you and your family understand the resources available to make your education affordable. We …

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C.A.P.E.S. Staff

… Safety Assistant mfpPS@hampshire.edu Stay In Touch With The Office of Student Engagement 413.559.6005 …

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Office of Student Success & Engagement

… Student Success & Engagement You are here Sitewide Search The Office of Student Success & Engagement provides … Use and Abuse Resources State Assistance Programs The Wellness Center Community Standards & Student … for Feminisms Lead aawSA@hampshire.edu Stay In Touch With The Office of Student Engagement 413.559.6005 …

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Harold F. Johnson Library

… Loan PubFinder Databases Course Reserves Go About the Library Hours Library Booking Request Form Policies and … resources for all your projects. Learn More Library Hours The Hampshire College library is a dynamic hub of people, … ideas across all disciplines. Learn More Featured Spaces The Harold F. Johnson Library Center at Hampshire College is …

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What were you made for?

… made for change. Faced with a changing world, we changed the way college works. Now, we're scrapping the tired structures of education altogether. You are here … make something happen. Do Something Different Urgent SOLVE THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS. NOW. The issues of our time won't wait …

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Faculty & Staff

… Faculty & Staff Faculty and staff are the heart of our institution. We cannot offer enough … will be ending as we focus limited financial resources on the essential work of helping students complete their degrees.  The staff and faculty reductions will happen in waves, with …

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Community Members and Guests

… Members and Guests Q&A How will this decision impact the Early Learning Center? The Early Learning Center will cease operations at the end of the spring 2026 semester. Will this impact the

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Closure Information

… 5.12.26 A message from President Jennifer Chrisler and the Board of Trustees Seven years ago, the Hampshire community presented the College with a powerful mandate: to maintain independence …

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General Questions

… Questions Q&A Why is Hampshire College closing? Over the past several years, the financial pressures on the College’s operations have become increasingly complex, …

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Transfer Information

… Transfer Information Q&A What is involved in the Transfer Pathway? The Transfer Pathway supports Division I and Division II … want to complete their study at Hampshire by fall 2026. The Center for Academic Support and Advising (CASA) will …

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Rafael Guevara F22 Doesn’t Study Filmmaking Because of His Famous Family

… carry on in his family’s footsteps — his grandfather was the filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor John Huston .  That … is now using his own style as a documentarian to tackle the film’s creation and eventual ban by the United States Army. We talked to him about his love of …

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Hampshire Students Participate in School of America Watch Vigil

… Watch Vigil Hampshire College was well represented at the annual School of the Americas Watch vigil in Georgia this … organize a group to go. Schwarz and Lifton-Herman quickly set to doing that. "Lots of first year students came. … organize a group to go. Schwarz and Lifton-Herman quickly set to doing that. "Lots of first year students came. …

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Children of Selamta

… Children of Selamta The statistics paint the big picture, a mammoth, bleak mural … in her hometown of Thetford, Vermont. She is working to set up an exhibit at Hampshire, and eventually hopes to see … in her hometown of Thetford, Vermont. She is working to set up an exhibit at Hampshire, and eventually hopes to see …

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Five College Consortium Awarded $2.5 Million for Native and Indigenous Studies

… has been awarded a $2.5 million, four-year grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help its member campuses … effort will allow the campuses to develop and establish a set of new academic pathways for students interested in … effort will allow the campuses to develop and establish a set of new academic pathways for students interested in …

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Campus Events To Explore Medieval Ethiopian Manuscript

… To Explore Medieval Ethiopian Manuscript Michael Medeiros The Institute for Curatorial Practice (ICP) and the Hampshire … of the Hampshire College Art Gallery. “And we wanted to set it in the context of the Five Colleges with faculty and … of the Hampshire College Art Gallery. “And we wanted to set it in the context of the Five Colleges with faculty and …

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Hampshire Alum's Music Documentary Embraced on Global Festival Circuit

… Toller has premiered his rock music documentary across the global festival circuit this year, it’s been received … and the production skills he learned at Hampshire. “I set out to make this film when the economy was tanking,” he … and the production skills he learned at Hampshire. “I set out to make this film when the economy was tanking,” he …

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Div III Profile: Humphrey-Blanco Studies Genocide in Modern Guatemalan Art

… in Guatemalan Contemporary Art,” Humphrey-Blanco analyzed the ways in which art provides an alternative narrative to … — it’s intimidating and not included in the typical set of research skills students are taught.” Humphrey-Blanco … — it’s intimidating and not included in the typical set of research skills students are taught.” Humphrey-Blanco …

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Pick Your Own

… as basil, dill, and cilantro) as soon as they are ready. The Hampshire College Farm PYO field is full of an assortment … the best place to cut is at the stem just above where a set of leaves and/or stems is coming out of the main stem.  … the best place to cut is at the stem just above where a set of leaves and/or stems is coming out of the main stem.  …

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Students and Athletic Staff Launch Hampshire Track and Trail Team as New Spring Sport

… season. Yes, Hampshire College now has a track program. The Track & Trail Running team began this year as a joint … no obstacle too big to overcome with the right mind-set.” And that’s true. Five months ago a track-and-trail team … no obstacle too big to overcome with the right mind-set.” And that’s true. Five months ago a track-and-trail team …

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Alum Derry Noyes Delivers Miniaturized Iconic American Art to Our Mailboxes

… Iconic American Art to Our Mailboxes Amy Diehl For the past forty years, Hampshire College alum Derry Noyes 70F … Despite her successful career with the USPS, Noyes never set out to work with stamps. After completing her graduate … Despite her successful career with the USPS, Noyes never set out to work with stamps. After completing her graduate …

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Leah Hager Cohen 85F: Finding a Story to Tell

… to Tell Posted: October 06, 2011 By Michael Samuels 09F The front page of the September 18 New York Times Book Review … mentor's agent, who took her on as his own client. Cohen set to work writing her first nonfiction book, Train Go … mentor's agent, who took her on as his own client. Cohen set to work writing her first nonfiction book, Train Go …

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Framing Fantasy

… based on an invented mythic world. Her project was titled The Forbidden Trinity: A Graphic Novel, Story Cycle and … and imagination. Groups of theatrical performers would set up camp: Chapman-Hirsch might look out her window one … and imagination. Groups of theatrical performers would set up camp: Chapman-Hirsch might look out her window one …

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Professor Andrea Dezsö: “"The Metal is Paper"”

… Professor Andrea Dezsö: “"The Metal is Paper"” Michael Samuels 09F Three mosaics for … a lot of that work." That includes Blueberry Garden , the set of mosaics for the embassy. "I was traveling in Maine … a lot of that work." That includes Blueberry Garden , the set of mosaics for the embassy. "I was traveling in Maine …

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Hollywood Animation Alum Builds Stop-Motion Studio at Hampshire

… animation veteran and alum Dillon Markey, who led the building of it while on a one-year teaching assignment at … You can go to EDH [Emily Dickinson Hall] and work with set designers and build miniature-scale sets. There’s so much … You can go to EDH [Emily Dickinson Hall] and work with set designers and build miniature-scale sets. There’s so much …

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