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Remembering Acclaimed Documentarian Amy Stechler 73F
Remembering Acclaimed Documentarian Amy Stechler 73F Hampshire mourns the death of alum Amy Stechler 73F, Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker and founding member of Florentine Films. Amy Stechler 73F joined Ken Burns 71F, Buddy Squires 74S, and Roger …
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Alum Stephan Jost 87F Credits Hampshire for His Flexibility and Interdisciplinary Thinking
Alum Stephan Jost 87F Credits Hampshire for His Flexibility and Interdisciplinary Thinking Karen Corday His years as a student at the College continue to inform his work heading up an international art museum that values celebrating different cultures and …
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Div III Student Forrest Fleur S23 Talks Drag and Environmental Justice
Div III Student Forrest Fleur S23 Talks Drag and Environmental Justice Sustainable Hampshire is the group on campus working on climate action and environmental justice. Intern Ash Richardson-White F23 sat down with student drag artist and transfer student …
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Covid-19 Information
… or better mask indoors at all times for five days after finishing quarantine. Masking and Usage Requirement: It is …
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Student Studies Fungal DNA to Aid in Forest Conservation
Student Studies Fungal DNA to Aid in Forest Conservation At Hampshire College, every student completes a "Div III," a yearlong, advanced study project, similar to a master’s thesis. Fiona Marks 19F studied the relationship between the presence of …
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Summer Housing
Summer Housing Summer Intersession Housing for Students Summer intersession housing is limited to Hampshire College students (currently without a financial hold on their student account) continuing from Spring 2026 to Fall 2026 sponsored by a Hampshire …
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Alumni, Friends, & Donors
Alumni, Friends, & Donors Hampshire's alumni are among the most passionate and engaged of any institution in the country. You have carried the values and the mission of this place into the world, and those values do not end with the College’s final …
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Hampshire College Receives $1 Million Gift from Cofounder of Stonyfield Organic
Hampshire College Receives $1 Million Gift from Cofounder of Stonyfield Organic Alum Gary Hirshberg 72F and Meg Cadoux Hirshberg join other generous donors as leaders of the historic Change in the Making campaign. Meg Cadoux Hirshberg and Gary Hirshberg …
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Hampshire College Alum Illuminates Refugee Issues Through Photography Installation
Hampshire College Alum Illuminates Refugee Issues Through Photography Installation Mei Seva 14F’s recent art installation centers on the complexity of the issues facing refugees. From war and famine to the risk of persecution from their home governments, …
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Hampshire College Professor Susana Loza on Disrupting and Dismantling White Supremacy
Hampshire College Professor Susana Loza on Disrupting and Dismantling White Supremacy Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Media Studies Susana Loza discusses the inspiration she finds from Hampshire’s bluntly antiracist pedagogy and programming. …
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Hampshire College Names Alum Elle Chan 87F as Chair-Elect of the Board of Trustees
Hampshire College Names Alum Elle Chan 87F as Chair-Elect of the Board of Trustees The Hampshire graduate, entrepreneur, and longtime trustee will lead the College’s board in its next chapter of sustainability and innovation. Hampshire College announced …
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Transforming Education
Transforming Education Education, Reimagined. Free of the traditional structure of departments, grades, and majors, you'll work across, between, and without disciplines. Combine fields to curate your own course of study and tackle real world issues. You …
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Chapter 4: Reflections on Hampshire's Origins
… they would bring with them the conversation they were just finishing. So these gentlemen would come down bubbling over … they would bring with them the conversation they were just finishing. So these gentlemen would come down bubbling over …
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Abraham Ravett Named Gregory S. Prince, Jr. Chair for Film and Photo Following Joukowsky Family Estate Gift
Abraham Ravett Named Gregory S. Prince, Jr. Chair for Film and Photo Following Joukowsky Family Estate Gift Hampshire College is grateful for a bequest from the estate of Artemis and Martha Joukowsky in the amount of $860,700. This gift caps a long legacy …
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23rd Annual Eqbal Ahmad Lecture Tackles Reproductive-Justice Issues with Black Feminist Scholar-Activists
23rd Annual Eqbal Ahmad Lecture Tackles Reproductive-Justice Issues with Black Feminist Scholar-Activists Anne Pinkerton 91F On October 13, the 23rd annual Eqbal Ahmad Lecture, “The State We Are In: Building an Intersectional Movement for Reproductive …
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Early Learning Center Preschool Program
Early Learning Center Preschool Program Our Program The preschool room at the Hampshire College Early Learning Center is a mixed-aged classroom with children of three to five years old. In the preschool room, we spend most of our day outdoors either in …
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Break Housing
Break Housing Residences remain open during the following break periods: Fall break (Saturday, October 11–Tuesday, October 14, 2025) Thanksgiving break (Wednesday, November 26–Friday, November 28, 2025) Spring break (Saturday, March 14–Sunday, March 22, …
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Hampshire College Welcomes an Incoming Fall Class of Bold, Compassionate Thinkers
Hampshire College Welcomes an Incoming Fall Class of Bold, Compassionate Thinkers Anne Pinkerton 91F On August 29, with a feeling of fall in the air, 285 new students arrived on campus: 233 first-years, 46 transfers, and six as part of an international …
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Rafael Guevara F22 Doesn’t Study Filmmaking Because of His Famous Family
Rafael Guevara F22 Doesn’t Study Filmmaking Because of His Famous Family Karen Corday Rafael Guevara wasn’t particularly interested in college until he heard about Hampshire’s lack of traditional grades. Nor was he interested in filmmaking despite a …
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Presidential Search Updates
Presidential Search Updates A Message from the Co-Chairs of the Presidential Search Committee The letter below, from co-chairs Wendy Webb Williams 86F and Jose Fuentes 05F, announces the formation of Hampshire’s Presidential Search Committee. It outlines …
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Professor Alan H. Goodman's New Book Receives Wide Acclaim
Professor Alan H. Goodman's New Book Receives Wide Acclaim Hampshire College Professor of Biological Anthropology and former president of the American Anthropological Association Alan H. Goodman has been celebrated widely for his latest book Racism, …
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Hampshire College President Chrisler Speaks to Boston Globe About Why Liberal Arts Education Remains Essential
Hampshire College President Chrisler Speaks to Boston Globe About Why Liberal Arts Education Remains Essential Karen Corday In a story for Globe Magazine , ten college presidents spoke in defense of their institutions. Hampshire College President …
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Professor Emerita Carollee Bengelsdorf Publishes Book on Women’s Overlooked Contributions in the Cuban Revolution
Professor Emerita Carollee Bengelsdorf Publishes Book on Women’s Overlooked Contributions in the Cuban Revolution Karen Corday Bengelsdorf’s latest work challenges the standard narrative regarding women’s roles in the insurrection in Havana during the …
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Randy Furash-Stewart 99F Wins Advancing Equity & Justice Award from the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth
Randy Furash-Stewart 99F Wins Advancing Equity & Justice Award from the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth Emma Rose DeFelice Educator and gender and sexuality alliance adviser Randy Furash-Stewart and colleague Jeremy Mailloux are recognized for …
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Statement on Supreme Court Decision: Another Attack on Human Rights
Statement on Supreme Court Decision: Another Attack on Human Rights Dear students, staff, faculty, and alums, The Supreme Court has revoked the fundamental human right to abortion, allowing states to criminalize essential reproductive health care. A bare …
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