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James Baldwin: The Fire Next Time, and This Time

… James Baldwin: The Fire Next Time, and This Time How might James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time, published in 1963 at the height of the civil rights movement and considered one of …

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Alum Ché Williams Uses Filmmaking to Tell Stories From the Inside Looking Out

… Alum Ché Williams Uses Filmmaking to Tell Stories From the Inside Looking Out Amy Diehl Since graduating from … been working as a production assistant for a docuseries on the Tulsa Race Massacre that will air on the History Channel later this year. We sat down (remotely) …

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President’s Update on the Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic

… President’s Update on the Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic Dear Students, Staff, Faculty, I hope … and care for loved ones, and continuing to adapt to the challenges of this pandemic. Thank you for being generous …

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Recognition for Professor Rachel Rubinstein’'s "“Members of the Tribe”"

… Recognition for Professor Rachel Rubinstein’'s "“Members of the Tribe”" Professor Rachel Rubinstein's book Members of the Tribe: Native America in the Jewish Imagination has been awarded an honorable mention …

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Fall Events: Lectures on Incarceration and Immigration, the History of Tattooing, and More

… Fall Events: Lectures on Incarceration and Immigration, the History of Tattooing, and More Fall 2017 event highlights include the 20th-annual Eqbal Ahmad lecture on the topic of immigration control, mass incarceration, and …

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Student Project: A Haven for the Homeless

… Student Project: A Haven for the Homeless Taliesin Nyala 07F In her new documentary, Home , May 2008 graduate Emily-Rose Wagner 05F uses the camera to build a connection between people with homes and people who live on the streets, two groups often disconnected from one another. …

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Board of Trustees Statement on a New Model for the Hampshire College Student Experience

… Board of Trustees Statement on a New Model for the Hampshire College Student Experience Hampshire College … a bold, distinctive vision to reestablish our College as the leader in higher education innovation. Hampshire will … potential donors to contribute significant resources. The College will once again establish itself as higher …

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Slow Down and Enjoy the 17mph Ride: A Hampshire-style Tribute for Professor Kelly

… Slow Down and Enjoy the 17mph Ride: A Hampshire-style Tribute for Professor Kelly … Hampshire Mathematics Professor David Kelly taught the mathematical and social history of the number 17, which "has fascinated mathematicians for 2,000 …

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March 20, 2019: The Next Phase of Our Work

… March 20, 2019: The Next Phase of Our Work Dear Hampshire Community, We’ve just completed the formation of the final committee that will assist in the next, critical …

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Annual Pritzen Lecture to Focus on War in the Age of Climate Change

… Annual Pritzen Lecture to Focus on War in the Age of Climate Change People around the world are suffering from a proliferation of violent … and a massive tide of refugees is seeking to escape the violence. At the same time, there is increasing evidence …

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Our Thanks to Leslie Cox, Who Grew Community on the Farm

… Our Thanks to Leslie Cox, Who Grew Community on the Farm After 17 years as Hampshire College's farm manager, Leslie Cox is leaving at the end of March to become farm director for the Trustees of Reservations. "This is an opportunity to do …

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Off the Record With the Spaceman: When Bill Lee Pitched for Hampshire

… Off the Record With the Spaceman: When Bill Lee Pitched for Hampshire Bill Lee as told to Jim Collins (reprinted from from the Summer 2016 issue of Hampshire's Non Satis Scire magazine) The game was back in the early ’90s, just before Ken Burns …

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Stephen Dillon Publishes 'Fugitive Life: The Queer Politics of the Prison State'

… Stephen Dillon Publishes 'Fugitive Life: The Queer Politics of the Prison State' Abigail Meisel In Fugitive Life : The Queer Politics of the Prison State (Duke University …

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Professor Koehler Named Visiting Senior Fellow at the National Gallery of Art

… Professor Koehler Named Visiting Senior Fellow at the National Gallery of Art This summer, Hampshire College … Walter Gropius as a Paul Mellon Visiting Senior Fellow at the National Gallery of Art’s Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts. Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus art …

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Getting Off the Grid Through the R.W. Kern Center Solar Challenge Initiative

… Getting Off the Grid Through the R.W. Kern Center Solar Challenge Initiative The R.W. Kern Center, Hampshire College’s new living …

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Exploring the ‘Huntington's Family’

… Exploring the ‘Huntington's Family’ Inspiration comes from a variety of sources. For Kendra Bechtel , the television show House provided a topic for her Division III studies. The "medical mystery" drama featured Huntington's disease …

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Developing the Framework for the Future Student Experience

… Developing the Framework for the Future Student Experience Hampshire is in the final stages of developing a framework for reinventing …

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Tim O'Neill Embraces the Collaborative Process

… Tim O'Neill Embraces the Collaborative Process When it comes to films, Tim O'Neill 01F likes to think small. "The smaller the film, the more limited the film, the more creative we …

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Al-Mutanabbi Street Exhibition in the Hampshire College Art Gallery

… Al-Mutanabbi Street Exhibition in the Hampshire College Art Gallery The exhibit runs through September 28 and features the work of a diverse group of artists from Europe, North …

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Student Research on the Hampshire College Farm: Raising Pigs Outdoors in Natural Settings

… Student Research on the Hampshire College Farm: Raising Pigs Outdoors in Natural Settings Most pigs in the United States live indoors in crowded pens, but April … pigs in two natural, outdoor settings; she's researching the nutritional and animal-welfare benefits of a pasture …

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Division III: Fiction and the Uncanny

… Division III: Fiction and the Uncanny Michael Samuels 09F The uncanny, or Unheimlich , is an important concept in German-language literature and thought around the turn of the twentieth century. It describes an object or …

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New Applied Ethics Courses Funded by Ethics & the Common Good Grants

… New Applied Ethics Courses Funded by Ethics & the Common Good Grants Hampshire's Ethics & the Common Good Project has announced its first round of Faculty Course Development Grant recipients. The project offers funding to support faculty in the

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Hampshire College Alum Kanya D'Almeida 06F Wins the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize

… Hampshire College Alum Kanya D'Almeida 06F Wins the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Amy Diehl Hampshire … D'Almeida 06F, a Sri Lankan writer and journalist, is the 2021 winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The Commonwealth Short …

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Ringing the Div-Free Bell: A Resplendent Ritual

… Ringing the Div-Free Bell: A Resplendent Ritual John Courtmanche, … from Non Satis Scire magazine Fall 2018 Every spring, the Div-Free Bell clangs jubilantly from Hampshire’s campus … Few who know Hampshire will be surprised to learn that the inspiration for this tradition, some 35 years ago, was an …

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Letter from the President on Plans for Spring 2021

… Letter from the President on Plans for Spring 2021 As we come to the end of a successful, although very different, fall … has cared for one another and grateful that we’ve had the opportunity to spend time together. We learned a great …

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