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Alum Kimberly Reyes 01F’s Organization, All The Unexpected, Advocates for Maternal Health Equity

… at Hampshire influence your current work? Hampshire gave me the freedom to chart my own course and the experience of … structures was an invaluable lesson that I’ve taken with me in all the work I’ve done since.  “Hampshire gave me the freedom to chart my own course and the experience of …

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Hampshire College Alum Illuminates Refugee Issues Through Photography Installation

… including one on global justice. His classes really helped me understand a lot of complex sociopolitical issues across … the world, and he was a constant source of support for me throughout my Div III. Did your experience here at … your current work? If so, how? Absolutely! Hampshire gave me the ability to study a variety of subjects and allowed me

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A Recent Graduate Turns Their Attention to Environmental Justice through Urban Farming and Affordable Housing

… lines of thinking. I prefer to ask questions that interest me, no matter where the inquiry leads. At Hampshire, I … of buying the warehouse from the city. Hampshire allowed me to follow that golden thread we often call inspiration, … without resorting to violence?   Hampshire allowed me to follow that golden thread we often call inspiration, …

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Collection Development Policy

… is also given to works by marginalized voices in order to promote authors whose work might not otherwise be … is also given to works by marginalized voices in order to promote authors whose work might not otherwise be …

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Schedule 2021

… for healing and liberation – now more than ever. But, in order to create those spaces, we must recognize, prioritize, … for healing and liberation – now more than ever. But, in order to create those spaces, we must recognize, prioritize, …

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Hampshire Alum and Soon-to-Be Dr. Talia Adi 10F Studied Neuroscience and Dance on Her Way to Researching Migraine Pain

… education. I loved that the Hampshire curriculum let me combine my interests in a self-directed way. What did you … late Professor of Biology Lynn Miller really helped mold me into the scientist and person I’ve become. I’m incredibly … had a more holistic liberal arts education has helped me interact with patients and better appreciate the social …

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Five College Women’s Studies Research Center Events

… a transnational approach to the Levant is imperative in order to give consideration to its rich historical … a transnational approach to the Levant is imperative in order to give consideration to its rich historical …

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Classes to Begin August 25: Planning for Fall at Hampshire

… is the minimum expectation any college should have in order to open – we will more than meet that standard. … is the minimum expectation any college should have in order to open – we will more than meet that standard. …

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Health and Pre-Medical Studies

… have full access to the labs outside of classroom hours in order to perform and analyze their experiments, and are given … have full access to the labs outside of classroom hours in order to perform and analyze their experiments, and are given …

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Hampshire College Remembers Former History Professor Anson Rabinbach

… Cerullo recalls: “Just as he was leaving, he recruited me, saying, ‘It's a crazy place, but the students are … Jim Wald recalls: “I owe my career to Andy. He encouraged me to publish my first article in his journal and later alerted me to a job opening at Hampshire College, telling me it was …

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Mandy Young-Guzmán S25 Impresses Fellow Attendees at a National Professional Conference

… at NAEYC? I took an education class at CCSU that made me interested in the way that neurodiversity is accommodated … I contacted Professor Wenk and asked her to advise me as I conducted an independent study during which I would … within my field. At the end of that semester, he told me about the annual conference of the National Association …

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Alum Gordon Williams 89F Credits Hampshire for Love of Math

… Ken Hoffman and David Kelly did a great job of setting me up to appreciate how much fun mathematics could be." What … so that was something that was super appealing to me in the colleges I was looking at and for. Hampshire also … and director of HCSSiM] did a great job of setting me up to appreciate how much fun mathematics could be, and …

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Alum Anders Zanichkowsky 04F Weaves together Death, Spirituality, Craftsmanship, and Sustainability

… been ferociously independent, so that was really what drew me to Hampshire—the ability to design my own curriculum and … technical skills that I learned, I feel like Hampshire set me up to become an artist-entrepreneur by giving me skills to approach my work with real deep integrity. I …

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Newly Minted Alum Sophia Hill 23F Finds Expansive Support for Anthropology and Advocacy Studies

… County, Kentucky, in central Appalachia. What this showed me is that communities with extractive economies such as coal … but Hampshire and the Five College Consortium allowed me to expand far beyond what I ever thought possible. I was … my toes into multiple fields of research, which has helped me home in on what I really want for my future. When I …

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Jacory Martin F24 Took His Passion for Film Studies All the Way to Cannes

… learned a lot about myself and adulting there. It reminds me of Hampshire, where interdisciplinary learning and … my time here at Hampshire College thus far and have helped me deepen the connection between myself and my work as a … media marketing and film industry partnerships, introduced me to the festival community. That semester, I happened to …

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Playwright and Scientist

… thinking I couldn't do anything to help them, was hard for me. So I decided to investigate eating disorders from an … thinking I couldn't do anything to help them, was hard for me. So I decided to investigate eating disorders from an …

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Why Do Mice Horse Around?

… and gender studies,” she says. “The College completely let me create my own path.” Academic ProgramCognitive ScienceDiv … and gender studies,” she says. “The College completely let me create my own path.” … Why Do Mice Horse Around? …

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Bridging Divides, Embracing Diversity Through Spiritual Student Life Work

… class. The freedom to tailor my learning like this gives me the ability to go deeper without risking compromising what … class. The freedom to tailor my learning like this gives me the ability to go deeper without risking compromising what …

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Experimenting at Hampshire Summer Academic Programs

… to make a narrative film, and I thought the CMI would give me a better sense of what I had to do and should do for that. … to make a narrative film, and I thought the CMI would give me a better sense of what I had to do and should do for that. …

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HIV-Prevention Education

… that students are at risk of dying before us?' It made me turn toward the epidemic and take stock of the social and … that students are at risk of dying before us?' It made me turn toward the epidemic and take stock of the social and …

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Transfer Student Leo Giannini S23 Explores the Intersection of Biochemistry and Art

… lack of opportunity to do art that was detrimental to me. I also didn’t enjoy many of the required classes that didn’t interest me, so when I discovered that Hampshire exists, I was very … ability to take classes I actually care about that made me come here. 
What did you plan to study? Did that change? …

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Chapter 8: Students

…   I think perhaps the most dear symbol of Hampshire for me is, and will always be the windmill. When in the future I … I am not talking ahout you. I know I am talking about me. And I am talking about the History, and trying to … we're doing with each other," Thurston-Shaine said. "For me it's really cool to get to share space with people who …

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Introducing Assistant Professor of Creative Writing & U.S. Literatures Dr. Caoimhe Harlock

… those skills into the classroom is part of what has helped me foster the kind of inclusive and individually tailored … the thing that first made language a lifesaving force for me as a kid, and it’s the thing that keeps me excited about writing even now."  What have you published? …

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She Sells Seashells: Michele Mirisola 08F Mixes Media and Inspiration in Her Home Goods

… attracted you to Hampshire? My college counselor told me about Colleges That Change Lives and she thought Hampshire would be a good fit for me. I was artistic and had crazy colorful hair, but beyond … courses offered and so much of it sounded interesting to me. All I knew was that I didn’t know enough and I was …

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Chapter 2: Planning in Earnest

… of the College, to the willingness to change in order that the College will never be enslaved to its past, … features of the library need the most careful study in order that the physical arrangements will facilitate its use … and the nation as a whole. A bold demonstration of this order is sorely needed. Undergraduate liberal education in …

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