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2013 Carol and Blair Brown Award Recipients

… 2013 Carol and Blair Brown Award Recipients Sarah Hart-Agudelo (pictured right) and Amy Putnam received the 2013 Carol and Blair Brown Staff Excellence Awards, presented May 1. …

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Hampshire Alum and Writer S. Bear Bergman 92F's New Book is an Illustrated Guide to the Challenging Parts of Being Human

… Hampshire Alum and Writer S. Bear Bergman 92F's New Book is an Illustrated … Challenging Parts of Being Human Hampshire College alum and writer S. Bear Bergman 92F’s new book, Special Topics in Being a Human : A Queer and Tender Guide to Things I’ve Learned the Hard Way about …

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Playwright and Scientist

… Playwright and Scientist   Katie Spero (03), who graduated May 19 from … guide that she plans to make available to teachers and school administrators who might wish to share information … young people about the nature of eating disorders — and help prevent them for developing such disorders …

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Collaboration and Cooperation Drive Innovative Kern Center Construction

… Collaboration and Cooperation Drive Innovative Kern Center Construction The … of the national discussion around the confluence of design and energy and water conservation. The tour group is gathered on the …

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For Div I Student Arlo Zwicker, Hampshire College’s Orchards and Gardens are Their Classroom

… Div I Student Arlo Zwicker, Hampshire College’s Orchards and Gardens are Their Classroom Currently in their first year … is already fully embracing Hampshire’s hands-on and student-centered approach to higher education. We sat … to talk with Zwicker about their ambitious multi-year and multi-layered projects—including Hampshire’s first …

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Yasmine El Baggari Pushes Academic and Geographic Boundaries in her Search for Knowledge

… Yasmine El Baggari Pushes Academic and Geographic Boundaries in her Search for Knowledge When … is perfect for me," she says. "It is what you make of it. And, if you work hard, it pays off in the end." In November, … on identity development of Muslim students in the West and women's socioeconomic empowerment in Morocco. That award …

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"That's It," And He Left The Room: Lessons From a Veteran Professor

… "That's It," And He Left The Room: Lessons From a Veteran Professor … the other fairly new to the College. Lynn Miller and John Castorino spoke together last spring, with a camera … that Lynn designed. Lynn is professor emeritus of biology and one of Hampshire's founding faculty. His principal …

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Division III Profile: Jonah Taylor's Tech Project Earns Him an Award and a Job

… Profile: Jonah Taylor's Tech Project Earns Him an Award and a Job Jonah Taylor's Division III technology thesis focused on brand identity and interaction design. A key part of his work was an internship at PolicyMap, a data and mapping tech startup based at the Reivinvestment Fund in …

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Photographic Storytelling and Adapting to Change

… Photographic Storytelling and Adapting to Change Anne Pinkerton 91F Early in the 2020 … 17F was excitedly studying the intersection of photography and language. An avid Spanish student, she was teaching a … students use their own photos as a tool for discussion, and developing a multimedia Div III project that would …

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Community and Education: "It All Ties Together"

… Community and Education: "It All Ties Together" "When you're thinking … An Autobioethnography of Adult Learners' Dropout and Return to Education , highlights the successes of an … (HCC) Adult Learning Center, teaching a creative writing and arts course to adults seeking their high school …

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Hampshire Named Top 10 School to Study Game Design by Princeton Review and PC Gamer

… Top 10 School to Study Game Design by Princeton Review and PC Gamer Hampshire College has been ranked #6 on a list … to study game design for 2017, by The Princeton Review and PC Gamer. The Princeton Review chose the schools based on … 2016 of 150 institutions offering game design coursework and/or degrees in the United States, Canada, and some …

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'What Are Those Alien Things In Bacteria?' Professor Dobro and Team of Scientists and Students Publish Discoveries

… 'What Are Those Alien Things In Bacteria?' Professor Dobro and Team of Scientists and Students Publish Discoveries John Courtmanche A team of … by Hampshire College Assistant Professor Megan Dobro and Caltech Principal Investigator Grant Jensen has recorded …

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Honorary Degrees for Chuck and Polly Longsworth

… Honorary Degrees for Chuck and Polly Longsworth Hampshire College will award honorary degrees to Charles R. (Chuck) Longsworth and Polly Longsworth during the May 18 commencement. Chuck and Polly Longsworth were involved from the beginning in the …

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EMT and Artist Andrew Sapini 17F’s Div III Art Show Focused on the History of the Emergency Medical Service

… EMT and Artist Andrew Sapini 17F’s Div III Art Show Focused on … was looking for ways to combine their passions for art and history. When they joined the student-run Hampshire … III project—an art show focused on the history of the EMS—and their plans for completing nursing school and potentially …

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Photos of Div III Showcase and Roos-Rohde House Groundbreaking

… Photos of Div III Showcase and Roos-Rohde House Groundbreaking Sig Roos 73F and family and friends broke ground for the Roos-Rohde House on …

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April 1, 2019: Statement from Luis Hernandez 70F and Kim Saal 70F

… April 1, 2019: Statement from Luis Hernandez 70F and Kim Saal 70F To the Hampshire Community, We write to you … For six years Gaye has led the Board with vision, purpose, and the deepest commitment to Hampshire as a learning … founded on the principles of inquiry-based education and social justice. Gaye made the following statement about …

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Alum and Graphic Novel Artist Robyn Smith’s “Nubia” Featured in New York Times Article on “When Blackness Is a Superpower”

… Alum and Graphic Novel Artist Robyn Smith’s “Nubia” Featured in … things,” she says. “History was always important to me. And I got interested in the sociology of race in America, … Loza , associate professor of critical race, gender, and media studies, furthered her sense of U.S. history, …

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A Message on the Pittsburgh Shooting from Mim Nelson, David Ko, and Ellen Bernstein

… on the Pittsburgh Shooting from Mim Nelson, David Ko, and Ellen Bernstein Dear Hampshire College Community, The … claimed the life of eleven Jewish people at the synagogue, and injured others. This crime delivers a message of hate aimed at a people, their culture, and their freedom to assemble peacefully to practice their …

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Chemistry Professor Expands Research on Mummies and Toxic Metal Contamination

… Chemistry Professor Expands Research on Mummies and Toxic Metal Contamination Mike Medeiros When Professor of … Specialist Program award in environmental science and chemistry, which enabled him to expand his research on … a lithium-contaminated region in the Atacama Desert and the modern-day population of people exposed to it. “There …

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Community Organizers Page and Carruthers Speak on 'Resisting Racial Violence'

… Community Organizers Page and Carruthers Speak on 'Resisting Racial Violence' Joshua … some 200 students, community organizers representing black and LGBTQ communities in New York City and Chicago sent a forceful message last week about fighting …

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In Support of Our and All Trans Communities: Statement From President Nelson

… In Support of Our and All Trans Communities: Statement From President Nelson What does it mean to be human? As a humanist and college president, I found the news that the … traits.” Every living organism on Earth, every plant and animal, is mutable by nature. In fact, it is through our …

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Identity and Culture

… Identity and Culture By Taliesin Nyala 07F Rachel Rubinstein is as … assistant professor of Jewish American literature and culture, recently finished writing a book on Jewish … spring 2010. She has been researching identity, ethnicity, and cultural comparisons in literature since graduate school …

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Indigenous Filmmaker Billy Luther 00F Makes Feature Film Writing and Directing Debut

… Filmmaker Billy Luther 00F Makes Feature Film Writing and Directing Debut The film Frybread Face & Me , written and directed by Billy Luther 00F, recently completed filming … goes to live with his grandmother on a Navajo reservation and learns more about his history and culture through the …

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Collage exhibition presents speculative fictions of the future — and an invitation to create your own

… exhibition presents speculative fictions of the future — and an invitation to create your own Amy Halliday Hampshire … Candace Hunter on Thursday January 31, from 5 to 6 p.m.; and a series of community workshops led by the artist. So be … wrought by political divisiveness, resurgent racism, and the devastation of climate change. The exhibition …

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Hampshire Alums D'Aloia and Cantwell Return to Talk Business

… Hampshire Alums D'Aloia and Cantwell Return to Talk Business Joshua Murray Hampshire … is to think a person doesn’t need a personality.”  D’Aloia and Cantwell recently returned to Hampshire, on separate … prominent voices in the craft-beer movement, an author, and cofounder of the Elysian Brewing Company. D’Aloia 83F, a …

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