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Hampshire Art Gallery Presents “The Distance Is Getting Closer,” from Artist-in-Residence Serena Himmelfarb 05F

Hampshire Art Gallery Presents “The Distance Is Getting Closer,” from Artist-in-Residence Serena Himmelfarb 05F The new exhibition will be on display March 6–31, 2023, in the Hampshire College Art Gallery. A closing reception will be held on March 30, 5–8 …

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Campus Safety and Wellbeing

Campus Safety and Wellbeing Campus Safety and Wellbeing (CSW) at Hampshire College, part of the Justice, Equity, and Antiracism (JEA) Division, is dedicated to creating a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for all students, faculty, staff, and …

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Zoila Coc-Chang

Zoila Coc-Chang Zoila Andrea Coc-Chang is a Chinese-Guatemalan mixed-media artist and educator from Miami. Her work interrogates the complexities and intimacies between and within Asia and the Americas to not only reveal and work through the nuances of …

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Chapter 3: The Physical Campus

… 7 to 10 foot test pit excavations, are found in Appendix B. The Hampshire College site falls in an area once covered … spaces range from tutorial offices to large lecture halls. Residences/Houses I and II. Coeducational residences are … 7 to 10 foot test pit excavations, are found in Appendix B. The Hampshire College site falls in an area once covered …

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Author Amy Godine 72F Chronicles the History of Black Pioneers in 19th Century New York in New Book

… Godine attended Hampshire in the 1970s where she earned a B.A. in American studies. A writer, journalist, and … Godine attended Hampshire in the 1970s where she earned a B.A. in American studies. A writer, journalist, and …

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Introducing Assistant Professor of Animation, Creative Arts, and Visual Culture Sarah E. Jenkins

… and a multitude of hybrid courses.   Jenkins received a B.A. in visual art studies and women’s studies from Penn … and a multitude of hybrid courses.   Jenkins received a B.A. in visual art studies and women’s studies from Penn …

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Hampshire Alum Jova Lynne 06F Named MOCAD’s Inaugural Artistic Director

Hampshire Alum Jova Lynne 06F Named MOCAD’s Inaugural Artistic Director Celebrated artist Lynne consistently pushes boundaries in the art world. The appointment to first artistic director at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) represents a …

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Hampshire College Plans for its 53rd Commencement

Hampshire College Plans for its 53rd Commencement Hampshire’s 2023 Commencement ceremony, which will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 20, will feature keynote speaker Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (she/they).  The ceremony marks an important …

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Urban Agriculture Activist Doria Robinson 93F Is Changing the Future of Farming

Urban Agriculture Activist Doria Robinson 93F Is Changing the Future of Farming Passionate about the intersections of environmental and social injustices, Doria Robinson sees community-based agriculture as a powerful tool to aid not only people, but the …

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Eduardo Rivera

Eduardo Rivera Eduardo L Rivera is an artist from Phoenix, Arizona, who currently lives in Massachusetts. Influenced by the poetics and politics that ripple through his childhood home near the U.S.-Mexico border, his photographic and video works use …

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Hampshire Alum Robin Coste Lewis 86S’s New Book Is an Exploration of Photography, Poetry, and Family

Hampshire Alum Robin Coste Lewis 86S’s New Book Is an Exploration of Photography, Poetry, and Family Born from the discovery of Lewis’s grandmother’s collection of family photos, the poet’s latest collection, To the Realization of Perfect Helplessness , …

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College Bids Farewell to Retiring Faculty Members

College Bids Farewell to Retiring Faculty Members At the end of the spring 2024 semester, Hampshire said goodbye to three long-term professors, each of whom has earned emeritus status. After 46 years at the College, Margaret Cerullo has stepped down from …

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Cara Page 88F’s New Anthology, “Healing Justice Lineages,” Pays Homage to Ancestral Practices of Liberation and Collective Care

Cara Page 88F’s New Anthology, “Healing Justice Lineages,” Pays Homage to Ancestral Practices of Liberation and Collective Care The book—comprising stories, testimonials, and incantations—spans geographies, traditions, communities, and histories. Grounded …

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Hampshire College Art Gallery Presents “Dæmonomania,” by Anthony Discenza

Hampshire College Art Gallery Presents “Dæmonomania,” by Anthony Discenza Karen Corday The exhibition is on display in the Art Gallery from February 6 to March 21, 2026. The opening reception is Friday, February 13, from 5 to 7 p.m. Encompassing a diverse …

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Living Land Acknowledgement Resource Guide

Living Land Acknowledgement Resource Guide When the Decolonization & Reciprocity (D&R) Working Group was formed, we accepted the responsibility of writing a living land acknowledgment for our campus community. For us, a land acknowledgement is "living" …

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Hampshire Alums Yahui Liu 21F and Cherlynn Zhang 18F Shape a Co-Creation Space in Nepal

Hampshire Alums Yahui Liu 21F and Cherlynn Zhang 18F Shape a Co-Creation Space in Nepal Karen Corday After their years at Hampshire, the two friends are now following through on an idea that they had dreamed about for some time. Jivanta Kalalaye (“A …

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Prominent Activist Loretta Ross to Deliver Commencement Address

Prominent Activist Loretta Ross to Deliver Commencement Address Today, Hampshire College announced that Loretta J. Ross would be the keynote speaker at its 52nd Commencement ceremony. For more than 40 years, Ross has been a prominent public intellect, …

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Introducing Jonathan Lash–Endowed Chair Professor of Environmental Education and Sustainability Andrew S. Yang

… Lash. What is your academic background? I earned a B.S. in chemistry/molecular biology from Juniata College, an … Lash. What is your academic background? I earned a B.S. in chemistry/molecular biology from Juniata College, an …

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Hampshire Alum Opens Store of Handmade Upcycled Goods 

… of “Greenwich Donut 1,”  one of Hampshire’s on-campus residences (or  “mods”) that are arranged in a circular form, … of “Greenwich Donut 1,”  one of Hampshire’s on-campus residences (or  “mods”) that are arranged in a circular form, …

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Div III Student Olive Woodall F22 Writes Collection of Poetry on Coming of Age in Oklahoma

Div III Student Olive Woodall F22 Writes Collection of Poetry on Coming of Age in Oklahoma Nontraditional graduating student Olive Woodall drafted a collection of poems for their Div III about spending their formative years in the South. We asked them to …

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Hampshire Alum and Restaurateur Howard Wein 93F Launches Western Massachusetts Mountainside Retreat

… my education at Cornell University where I earned an M.B.A. from the School of Hospitality Management. My career … my education at Cornell University where I earned an M.B.A. from the School of Hospitality Management. My career …

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Chapter 1: Precursors

… structures is the elimination, so far as may be, of interior bearing walls: it should always be possible to alter … structures is the elimination, so far as may be, of interior bearing walls: it should always be possible to alter …

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Hampshire Mourns Longtime Former Professor and Feminist Film Pioneer Joan Braderman

Hampshire Mourns Longtime Former Professor and Feminist Film Pioneer Joan Braderman Karen Corday Joan Braderman, professor emerita of video, film, and media studies and a visionary in the world of experimental and feminist video and cinema, died on July …

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Hampshire College Welcomes an Increasingly Large and Diverse Incoming Class

Hampshire College Welcomes an Increasingly Large and Diverse Incoming Class On August 31, under clear blue skies, 335 new students arrived on campus: 262 first-years and 73 transfers. The fall 2023 class represents a 22 percent increase from last year in …

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Chapter 7: Student Activism

… vessel head will smash right through the roof and open the interior of the reactor building to the world outside. The … radials and the entire "Is the Experiment Over?" movement. B. Problems Facing the Hampshire Community As the brief … vessel head will smash right through the roof and open the interior of the reactor building to the world outside. The …

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