… 'Climate change will change everything, including the prospects for war and peace' Mike Medeiros “I don’t … “But climate change will change everything, including the prospects for war and peace.” In this year’s Five College … Pritzen Lecture delivered here on December 2, Klare said the way in which world leaders address issues arising from …

… Ethics & the Common Good Project Awards Student Grants The Ethics & the Common Good (ECG) Project is pleased to announce the …

… III Inspires Public Schools To Act for Conservation and the Environment For her Division III project this year, Lydia Coburn studied the environmental impact of a plastic water bottle: she … but, in one community, action toward conservation.  During the year, Coburn led workshops in Natick, Mass., public …

… Hampshire College Alum Heather McCargo, Founder of the Wild Seed Project, Wins Source Award Amy Diehl Hampshire College alum Heather McCargo 78F, founder of the nonprofit Wild Seed Project , was recently awarded a … working to restore biodiversity in Maine. Founded in 2014, the goal of the Wild Seed Project is to build awareness of …

… S. Bear Bergman 92F's New Book is an Illustrated Guide to the Challenging Parts of Being Human Hampshire College alum … a Human : A Queer and Tender Guide to Things I’ve Learned the Hard Way about Caring For People, Including Myself , is a … offering life advice filtered through a queer lens. The book, which launched this October, features illustrations …

… Documentary and Panel Explore the Challenges of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Giovana Romano Sanchez In the first scene of Unrest , Jennifer Brea is lying on her bedroom floor, looking at the camera. She seems tired and in pain. She tries to get up, …

… A Message on the Pittsburgh Shooting from Mim Nelson, David Ko, and Ellen Bernstein Dear Hampshire College Community, The tragedy at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood …

… FAQ for the Workplace FAQ for the Workplace Q: How can I protect myself from contracting the H1N1 Influenza A while at work? The best strategy to …

… To Beat The Band Richard Barber 71F “That’s why Dinerral Shavers defied all the people who told him it was impossible to start a new … until 3 a.m., then gets up at 6 to go to meetings for The Roots of Music, then teaches the kids every afternoon. …

… New Graduate’s Div III Uses Her Own Poetry to Address the Western Literary Canon Lillian Mabel 16F For my Div III, I wrote a collection of poetry in conversation with the Western literary canon — the poems are intimate and personal exchanges with their …

… The Excalibur Club Each Saturday, the Excalibur Club hosts a science fiction movie night in … years ago. Conjuring up the many-tentacled creatures of H.P. Lovecraft's tales using sidewalk chalk on Cthulu Night …

… Alex Emmanuele 12F: Challenging the Status Quo “It’s exciting to see the way Hampshire works with community involvement,” says … Emmanuele, a third-year student, is collaborating with the admissions office to improve the way prospective students …

… Fay Teaches Students the Work Behind the Games They Play New assistant professor of computer … to Game Programming this fall. "I'm excited to get to know the students better, and I'm regularly impressed by the …

… Hampshire College Mourns the Death of Bob Garmirian, Influential Director of Outdoor … Pinkerton 91F Robert (Bob) Garmirian joined Hampshire as the director of Outdoors Programs in 1979, then became … and Recreational Athletics (OPRA) in 1987. He served the College for more than 35 years until his retirement in …

… Announcing the Reappointment of President Ed Wingenbach Hampshire College is pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees unanimously agreed to offer President … leadership, faculty, staff, and students. Since joining the College in 2019, President Wingenbach successfully …

… Actions Following the Board Meeting: February 18, 2019 Dear Hampshire Community, The Board of Trustees had a very productive meeting … several possible strategic approaches for securing the future of Hampshire College. The Board has authorized me …

… Alum Manny Castro 02F Awarded $200,000 Grant from the David Prize for his Work with New Immigrants Manny Castro 02F, executive director of the New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE) organization … NY, was recently recognized with a $200,000 grant from the David Prize, which supports New Yorkers with the plans …

… Getting to Know the Fall 2020 Entering Students Anne Pinkerton 91F On opening … Including returning students, we have 425 in residence for the fall semester; 46 have opted to commute to campus; 55 … their studies remotely. Nearly 30 deferred their start to the spring or fall semester of 2021. After weeks of intense …

… Neural Connections: Research into the Brain Shapes Student's Research "I came to Hampshire because I liked the idea of creating my own program of study," says Nathan … Whitmore first realized this during his second semester. The impetus was a course with cognitive science professor …

… Daisha Dukes and Yari Bushell’s collaborative Div III, the We Belong Project, Centers Student-Led Spaces Amy Diehl … year at Hampshire, there was an instant connection around the desire to do hands-on community work—not just outside of … they went on to create their collaborative Div III, the We Belong Project. The We Belong Project, which ran for …

… Escaping the Taliban Kristin Hunt. Reprinted from Tufts Now by … Muradi returned to his family home in Afghanistan in the summer of 2013, he had no idea the visit would be his last. Muradi was then on break from …

… Drawing Strength and Inspiration from the Hampshire Community How does a community create … critical inquiry to address pressing challenges? These are the questions Hampshire is grappling with as we near the end of 2016. And as always, I find myself drawing …

… Parkour More Inclusive for Fem and Genderqueer Members of the Community Amy Diehl Currently completing their Div III, … parkour for four years. Parkour, which derives from the French “parcours du combattant” (meaning obstacle … obstacles. Ward’s Div III research delves into the experiences of fem and genderqueer members within the …

… Professor Baba Hillman's New Film Premieres at the Edinburgh International Film Festival Professor Baba Hillman's new film, Jacumba Song , premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival this summer in the Black Box "Sonic Spaces" program. Jacumba Song combines …

… Div III Profile- Grusha Prasad on the Cognition of "They" Grusha Prasad’s Division III project — a study of how the brain processes the pronoun they when it expects he or she — has helped to …