Chapter 1: The Academic Program

… Chapter 1: The Academic Program ?The Logo (1996) ?Multiple Cultural Perspectives Requirement … First Year Plan (2001) ?First Year Plan in Effect (2003) ?The Re-Radicalization of Hampshire College (2004) The Logo: A …

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Chapter 3: The Physical Campus

… Chapter 3: The Physical Campus Site Evaluation. (1966) Hampshire College … Robert and Cornelia Stiles, and Andy Weneczek. (1970) The Planning and Beginning of Hampshire College. (1975) The Holyoke Range Report. (1974)   Site Evaluation: Hampshire …

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Chapter 8: Student Life and the Houses

… Chapter 8: Student Life and the Houses Task Force on the Houses, 1976 Observations of Squashed Cockroach Testes, … Degree in Frisbee, 1983 Taking Root, 1985 Task Force on the Houses Report. December 1976. Click here to download a …

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The Red Barn

The Red Barn Not many people realize that the Red Barn, like the Yurt, originated as a student project. In Spring 1971 …

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The Tree of Hampshire College

The Tree of Hampshire College The Hampshire tree has been a symbol of the college since at least 1966--it appears on the covers of …

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The FAFSA Form

The FAFSA Form What is the FAFSA®? The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) is the application for various types of federal and state …

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Chapter 4: The Staff

… Chapter 4: The Staff Romney Report (1996) AdCom Rejects Change Team … Report, by Patricia Romney, February 1996. History of the Project     In the summer of 1995, Gregory Prince, Jr., the President of …

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Naming the Buildings

… Naming the Buildings When the College first opened in 1970, the buildings on campus had utilitarian names such as "House …

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Your FAFSA and the Verification Process

… Your FAFSA and the Verification Process FAFSA Verification Your FAFSA … Summary (FSS) will notify you if you have been selected by the U.S. Department of Education for the process known as verification. Hampshire College may also …

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Tips for Completing the FAFSA®

… Tips for Completing the FAFSA® Note that the FAFSA® is always free. Never pay a fee to apply for federal aid. Tips for your FAFSA® The FAFSA® is available online and in paper format, but we …

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Amended tax returns and the Verification process

… Amended tax returns and the Verification process Students or parents who amend their tax returns must provide the financial aid office with additional documentation for the verification process. We need the following to verify the

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Ruth Hammen, the "Mother of the College"

… Ruth Hammen, the "Mother of the College" Secretary to the first President of Hampshire College, Ruth was the most …

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The Windows TaskBar

The Windows TaskBar The Taskbar usually consists of 4 distinct parts: The Start Button--Opens the menu. The Quick Launch bar--contains shortcuts to …

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Chapter 3: The Faculty

… Chapter 3: The Faculty School Restructuring (1998) Legacies of Eqbal …   A group of 60 faculty and administration met under the auspices of the Pew Higher Education Roundtable to consider the issue of …

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The Holyoke Range Report

The Holyoke Range Report     Did you know that Bay Road follows the route of the original road from western Massachusetts to Boston in …

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Acquiring Land for the New College

… Acquiring Land for the New College After Harold F. Johnson pledged six million dollars in 1965 to found the new college that would become Hampshire, one of the first tasks was to acquire land on which to build the

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Bob Stiles: "Father of the College"

… Bob Stiles: "Father of the College" Have you ever wondered about the photo of the old Yankee farmer that is prominently displayed in the

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The Early Learning Center

The Early Learning Center Center Applications The Early Learning Center is currently accepting applications for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers for the 2025-26 academic year. Applications for our waitlist can …

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Richard Barber and The Whole Gritty City

… Richard Barber and The Whole Gritty City As a stu dent, Richard Barber 71F … When a fellow student started to make a film based on the comedy and then abandoned the project, Barber took the footage and taught himself to …

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Richard Barber and The Whole Gritty City

… Richard Barber and The Whole Gritty City As a stu dent, R i chard Barber 71F … When a fellow student started to make a film based on the comedy and then abandoned the project, Barber took the footage and taught himself to …

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History of the Bridge Café

… History of the Bridge Café The Bridge Café began as a student project. When the Robert Crown Center was built in 1974, the Bridge was …

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The Rosenthal Fund for Faculty

The Rosenthal Fund for Faculty Hampshire faculty stand out in a crowd. They’re restless and inquisitive, just like the students they teach. They thrive on experimentation and … of at other institutions. In short, they redefine the meaning of college teaching. Faculty-student …

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The Bradford College Room

The Bradford College Room Why is the special collections room in the library named for Bradford College? Bradford College was …

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About the Center

… About the Center History The Hampshire College Early Learning Center was founded in the fall of 1981 by Hampshire College staff who saw the need …

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The Division Free Bell

The Division Free Bell When alum Jonathan Frank 76F passed his Division III after much effort, he felt the college needed a way for students to celebrate such a … an old brass bell, formerly belonging to a ship named the Olinda , and donated it to the college in 1981 with the

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