… The Soul Returns to the Land It Knows   For her Division III, Taliesin Nyala … and cultural effects of abuse on children. In addition to reading widely on the topic—as presented in scientific … year at Hampshire. Her thesis, entitled The Soul Returns to the Land It Knows , challenges the ways that our culture …

… Friends Since Day One, Alums Collaborate on Exhibition "To Have and To Owe" Brigid Gorry-Hines 11F Leigh Claire La Berge 94F and … friends since. After graduating, Ptak devoted her career to contemporary art while La Berge earned a Ph.D. in American …

… A Project-Based Approach to Teaching Game Design At Hampshire College this fall, … the free digital game Word Snack . Students learned how to operate in a game design studio and brought the … critical thinking skills they have learned at Hampshire to the process of developing a product that will be used in …

… Pustejovsky Examines Responses to Trauma through Music, Art, and Art History Hometown: … History I’ve always been interested in the bizarre, drawn to the bizarre. Musically, I’m interested in things that make … screechy noises, screaming, stuff like that. I wanted to explore why things that are harsh and frightening are …

… College Welcomes Hitchcock Center for the Environment to its Cultural Village John Courtmanche The Hampshire … has relocated from its previous home north of campus to its newly built 9,000-square-foot facility located between … the Red Barn and the Hampshire College Farm, with access to nature trails and a range of ecological habitats on the …

… Five Colleges, PVTA agree to more buses, faster routes (September 1, 2011) ? Thanks to an agreement forged between Five Colleges, Inc. and the … bus times have changed this year, so anyone expecting to ride a PVTA bus in the Five College area should consult a …

… Earl Ubell Grant Awarded to Zoe Kleiman-Tapley 10F Zoe Kleiman-Tapley 10F has been awarded an Earl Ubell Grant. Named to honor the memory of Earl Ubell, whose distinguished career … and supports exceptional student work that seeks to make the scientific method or scientific findings …

… Our Thanks to Leslie Cox, Who Grew Community on the Farm After 17 years … 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 the kind of things I've done at Hampshire on a larger …

… PVTA Agrees to Five Colleges Bus Route Recommendations Five Colleges … petitioned the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) to reverse course on some of the proposed bus service reductions it had announced in May and to retain routes serving the colleges and the local …

… Sander Thoenes, Slain as a Journalist, Dedicate Memorial to Inspire World Citizens Mike Medeiros and John Courtmanche … in 1987, Sander Thoenes and Sandy Wolofsky decided to play tennis. Thoenes was from Holland, Wolofsky from Montreal, and Wolofsky remembers that on their walk to the courts he asked what she wanted to do with her life. …

… Grant Supports Professor's Return to Dominican Republic to Mentor Math Teachers and Students Michael Medeiros Thanks to a $164,000 grant, a Hampshire professor is sharing his …

… Letter to HampRiseUp from President Nelson: February 18, 2019 Dear … of potential partners and the development of an approach to maintain Hampshire’s independence. Two students are on … race, power, and privilege, and have added a principle to the core guiding principles for partnership considerations …

… Hampshire to Host 31st Annual CLPP Reproductive Justice Conference … (CLPP) 31st-annual conference, “From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for Reproductive … attendees will gain the skills and the community necessary to organize in a political climate hostile to human rights.  …

… Hampshire Listed in Top 5 Schools to Study Video Game Design The Princeton Review chose the … abroad. The company's 50-question survey asked schools to report on a range of topics from academic offerings and faculty credentials to graduates' employment and professional achievements. …

… Chief Diversity Officer to Serve as the Chair of the Board for Lighthouse Holyoke … Officer Diana Sutton-Fernandez has accepted an invitation to serve as the Chair of the Board for Lighthouse Holyoke. … of our students.” Sutton-Fernandez has also been invited to serve on the Human Rights Advisory Committee by Holyoke …

… Students in Game Course Seek to Publish New Game in Four Months Lara Leilani Matthias … 19 students with a range of gaming skills, from beginner to experienced, are joined together in a four-month course … almost halfway through their project, and are hard at work to develop their own point-and-click game. Among the 19 …

… Hampshire Student To Attend U.N. Climate Talks in Morocco Dineen O’Rourke, a … leaders chosen by national nonprofit SustainUS to take part in the COP22 (Conference of the Parties) United Nations negotiations in Marrakech. To be held November 7–18, these talks come one year after a …

… Alum Ché Williams Uses Filmmaking to Tell Stories From the Inside Looking Out Amy Diehl Since … History Channel later this year. We sat down (remotely) to talk with Williams about his Division III film project on … who we film and how we film matters, and what inspired him to choose Hampshire. What first brought you to Hampshire? My …

… Student Project Creating Smartphone Software to Monitor Blood Sugar Michael Samuels 09F Dillon Compton 06F … monitor my physical state, my health?" That question led to Compton's Hampshire Division III (senior) project: … software application that will allow people with diabetes to use smartphones to monitor their blood sugar. "There's a …

… Business Journal on Hampshire’s Untraditional Path Back to Success Amy Diehl Hampshire College President Ed … its admissions recruitment, and worked with its faculty to reimagine Hampshire’s already transformative educational … From the article: "We've done this extensive work to try to reimagine the next phase of what Hampshire College …

… Rebecca Thomas Earns Fulbright Award to Teach in Ecuador Hampshire College alum Rebecca Thomas has … Student Program, the nation's largest exchange program, to teach in Ecuador as an English Language Assistant. Thomas … with her interest in foreign travel and culture, led her to apply for a Fulbright. “I saw how they enjoyed it and …

… Tutorials Initiate Students To Take Initiative Over Their Learning Joshua Murray and John … of Hampshire first-year students are transitioning to independence over their learning this fall, their first term at a college that invites them to design their studies. Students coming from high schools …

… Hampshire Plans to be First U.S. Residential College Supplying 100 Percent of Electricity from On-Site Solar Hampshire College’s goal to power its campus with 100 percent renewably generated … took a major step forward this month. The College plans to construct large-scale ground-mount solar power systems on …

… An invitation to do things differently Hampshire College is a small liberal … heart of the Pioneer Valley. Founded in 1965, our goal is to empower independent-minded students with a method to self-actualize, now and for the rest of their lives.  …

… Graduate Jacey Shal’e Carrier 17F Awarded Fulbright to Study in South Korea Amy Diehl Newly minted Hampshire … Carrier 17F has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study in South Korea for the 2021-22 academic year. Jacey, … education leadership and entrepreneurship and plans to become an educator supporting students of all abilities. …