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Become a Wool Person, Sing with the Crazy Pitches: Student Groups Represent at Hampfest
… really care about each other.” New students know they can design their own course of study, but Hampfest is an … Student GroupsStudents … New students know they can design their own course of study, but Hampfest is an …
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Hampshire College Maintains Accreditation, Advances Ambitious Plan for its Future
… before. Students will continue to have the freedom to design their own academic program with the guidance of … supporting all students in cultivating entrepreneurial and design skills as they pursue meaningful questions and work … from traditional colleges, empowering students to design their own program, learn to perform serious …
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How To Build A Non-Toxic Net-Zero Living Building
… from Bruner/Cott & Associates of Cambridge, Mass., to design a building that supplies its own water and energy … students, faculty, and staff participated in building design and planning meetings from 2012-14 to inform the … bad, and to ask instead, What does good look like? “Good design starts with net positive energy, net positive water, …
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Policy on Contracts and Contracting
… purchase order form or other contract form that will set forth basic terms and conditions including insurance and … related to sponsored research are governed by a separate set of policies and procedures appearing elsewhere on this … purchase order form or other contract form that will set forth basic terms and conditions including insurance and …
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Abby Grace Drake's "Significant" Discovery About Dog Evolution
… for evolutionary biology. I owe it all to him. He got me set down that path.” For her Division III (senior) project, … for evolutionary biology. I owe it all to him. He got me set down that path.” For her Division III (senior) project, …
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Lacanian Psychoanalysis and Mother-Child Relationships
… works through psychoanalytic lenses. Though she did not set out to write about mothers and children, she says she was … works through psychoanalytic lenses. Though she did not set out to write about mothers and children, she says she was …
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Mentoring & Collaboration Produce Award-Winning Film
… restaurants that never materialized. The footage had set on a shelf for over a decade, but the time finally seemed … restaurants that never materialized. The footage had set on a shelf for over a decade, but the time finally seemed …
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SHIFT Foundation Increases Gift to Hampshire Ethics Program to $4.59 Million
… actions and decisions; and who have a highly effective set of leadership skills. The first SHIFT grant launched the … actions and decisions; and who have a highly effective set of leadership skills. The first SHIFT grant launched the …
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Hampshire a Top-40 College for Alums Earning a Doctorate, Federal Data Reveals
… result is notable from a college whose students design their own academic programs with faculty advisers and … education. Learning through experience, Hampshire students design individual academic programs from a range of learning … education. Learning through experience, Hampshire students design individual academic programs from a range of learning …
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A Day To Learn, To Educate, To Influence
… conference in Knoxville, where they competed to design a storm-water fi er. They ended up winning that … of students in every step of the process — from design, through building, through modeling, through … conference in Knoxville, where they competed to design a storm-water fi er. They ended up winning that …
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Hampshire Student Life
Hampshire Student Life A Campus Home Unlike Any Other The Hampshire College campus is unconventional, definitely quirky, and always welcoming. Here, you'll discover yourself and find community for life. You’ll create a life that balances friends, …
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Hampshire Alum John Sanbonmatsu 80F Publishes Book on the Ethics of Eating Meat
… 80F discusses how anti-nuke activism at Hampshire set the stage for a lifetime of questioning harmful … against, injustice. When I first arrived at the College, I set out to study creative writing. However, in the early … against, injustice. When I first arrived at the College, I set out to study creative writing. However, in the early …
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CLA Awards for Student Groups' Hampedia Pages
… helps maintain Hampshire's mission to allow students to design their own education. The group preserves the College's … helps maintain Hampshire's mission to allow students to design their own education. The group preserves the College's …
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Cooperatives and Poverty Reduction in Rwanda
… learned a lot from the opportunity and encouragement to design and implement my own research project abroad," she … learned a lot from the opportunity and encouragement to design and implement my own research project abroad," she …
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New Graduate’s Div III Uses Her Own Poetry to Address the Western Literary Canon
… that’s multifaceted in form. Using poetry and graphic design to convey analytical readings of a collection of … that’s multifaceted in form. Using poetry and graphic design to convey analytical readings of a collection of …
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Hampshire’s Ethics and the Common Good Project Selects Jasmyn Story and Honeycomb Justice for Spring Residency
… The residency will also incorporate a strategic design initiative, identifying opportunities for … The residency will also incorporate a strategic design initiative, identifying opportunities for …
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Tech Startup Founded by Two Hampshire College Alums Raises $4.7 Million in Seed Funding
… aspect of the project: Dave wrote about how to best design and market his idea; Debnath’s work centered on … aspect of the project: Dave wrote about how to best design and market his idea; Debnath’s work centered on …
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For Hampshire Alum Allie Thorpe, a “Cathartic” Div III Leads to a Fulfilling Career Path
… the military and concentrated on LGBTQ+ history and web design. She became very interested in collecting stories of … the military and concentrated on LGBTQ+ history and web design. She became very interested in collecting stories of …
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April 22: Earth Day – Regional Food System Strategies Panel
… influential book Earth in Mind . He organized efforts to design the first substantially green building at a U.S. … influential book Earth in Mind . He organized efforts to design the first substantially green building at a U.S. …
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Hampshire College Student Dances for Parkinson’s
… through the Five College Consortium. She’s helping to design a movement protocol for Huntington’s patients at … through the Five College Consortium. She’s helping to design a movement protocol for Huntington’s patients at …
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Notable Alumni
Eugene Mirman 92F
… while majoring in comedy as part of the institution’s ‘design your own major’ program with a one-hour routine … while majoring in comedy as part of the institution’s ‘design your own major’ program with a one-hour routine …
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Evolutionary Robotics
… it may sound, a lot of highly technical, highly specific design and programming (based around the Push GP language … it may sound, a lot of highly technical, highly specific design and programming (based around the Push GP language …
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Alumni Profile: Video game developer Noah Falstein 75F
… starting The Inspiracy, one of the oldest freelance game design companies in the world. "[U]ltimately, what drew me … starting The Inspiracy, one of the oldest freelance game design companies in the world. "[U]ltimately, what drew me …
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NSF awards $300,000 to Five Collegeled collaboration
… the working groups will develop an evidence-based project design for improving mathematics education and preparing new … the working groups will develop an evidence-based project design for improving mathematics education and preparing new …
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A Tree of Cultural and Economic Importance
… the tree. Horne points to her faculty committee, applied design professor Donna Cohn and botany professor Larry … the tree. Horne points to her faculty committee, applied design professor Donna Cohn and botany professor Larry …
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