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Alum Actor Jason Salkey Uses TV Role Inspiration to Follow in His Father’s Footsteps
… Alum Actor Jason Salkey Uses TV Role Inspiration to Follow in His Father’s Footsteps Actor, writer, and alum … His father, Andrew Salkey, moved his family from England to the U.S. to teach poetry writing at the College, which he did for 19 …
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A Study of Access to Healthcare for Immigrant Women
… A Study of Access to Healthcare for Immigrant Women By Aaron Richmond-Havel 09F … is loaded with insensitive discourse, Susana Sanchez hoped to examine a specific population's access to healthcare with the subjects' humanity always in mind. Her …
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After Service In AmeriCorps and Peace Corps, Leanna Pohevitz Earns Fulbright to Brazil
… and Peace Corps, Leanna Pohevitz Earns Fulbright to Brazil Leanna Pohevitz received a Fulbright to serve as an English teaching assistant in Brazil for nine months beginning in early 2018, an opportunity to advance her teaching skills; learn about the people, …
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To Beat The Band
… To Beat The Band Richard Barber 71F “That’s why Dinerral … defied all the people who told him it was impossible to start a new marching band from scratch at Rabouin High … plays gigs with Rebirth until 3 a.m., then gets up at 6 to go to meetings for The Roots of Music, then teaches the …
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For Writer and Neuroscientist Erik Hoel 06F, Dreams and Consciousness Interweave to Create “Revelations”
… Erik Hoel 06F, Dreams and Consciousness Interweave to Create “Revelations” Amy Diehl In Hampshire College alum … 06F’s debut novel The Revelations , a scientist’s attempt to solve a murder plunges him into the even murkier mystery of consciousness and threatens to upend, well, everything . That Hoel’s first book takes on …
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From car radios to hotspots: Students in Media In Cars amassing public archive
… From car radios to hotspots: Students in Media In Cars amassing public … the history of automobile media, from car radios to Wi-Fi, that has shaped the evolution of car culture and … James Miller, whose research on emerging media dates back to the earliest years of the American automobile. “My …
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Human Rights Leader Loretta Ross To Be Hampshire College Commencement Speaker
… Human Rights Leader Loretta Ross To Be Hampshire College Commencement Speaker The keynote … (NOW) in the 1980s, and led delegations of women of color to international conferences on women’s issues and human … Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. From 1996 to 2004, she was the founder and executive director of the …
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Theatre Students Travel to NYC to See Alum Lupita Nyong'o in Eclipsed
… Theatre Students Travel to NYC to See Alum Lupita Nyong'o in Eclipsed Amy Diehl Hampshire theatre students and faculty recently traveled to NYC to see alumna and Academy-Award winning actress Lupita …
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Researching Better Ways to Teach 21st Century Science
… Researching Better Ways to Teach 21st Century Science Visiting Assistant Professor of … is using a $409,000 National Science Foundation grant to research ways to better teach 21st century scientific practices. The grant …
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From A.B. Div III to B.A. Degree
… From A.B. Div III to B.A. Degree Division III ? A Comparative Study of the … that extended far longer than expected, until she began to think of herself as an "all but Division III" alumna. … as a volunteer in El Salvador, where she taught health to individuals who then taught others. Returning to the …
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For Alum and Conservationist Story Clark, Audio Stories Connect Listeners to the Places Around Them
… Story Clark, Audio Stories Connect Listeners to the Places Around Them Amy Diehl Story Clark 71F’s company, TravelStorysGPS , enables organizations to create high-quality, mini-podcast-like audio content that … But Clark knew that harnessing the power of smartphones to tell place-based stories could forge a deeper connection …
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Students across Five Colleges to compete in DataFest
… Students across Five Colleges to compete in DataFest Students from across the Five Colleges will compete to see who can best analyze big data and attract the interest … the University of Massachusetts Amherst will compete head-to-head with all other teams for prizes in categories ranging …
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Hampshire Invites 50th Anniversary Class to Engage in Complex Questions of the 21st Century
… Hampshire Invites 50th Anniversary Class to Engage in Complex Questions of the 21st Century Hampshire College is developing a bold curriculum to prepare students to engage in complex, pressing issues and questions of the …
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Hampshire Values Inform Approach to Resistance for Alums
… Hampshire Values Inform Approach to Resistance for Alums Dineen O’Rourke 13F and Derek Pyle … We leave the close-knit campus environment only to carry the College’s values and pedagogy into the wider … those who self-describe as “climate leaders,” not to take a stand. So on a cold morning last November, we were …
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Creativity Center Awards Ten Project Grants to Students
… Creativity Center Awards Ten Project Grants to Students The Creativity Center at Hampshire College has awarded grants to ten student projects in two categories: innovation and … place both inside and outside the classroom. Awards of up to $500 were granted to students across the College. Kourtnie …
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Hampshire Alum and Water Resource Engineer Mimi Alkattan receives Fulbright Award to Research in India
… Resource Engineer Mimi Alkattan receives Fulbright Award to Research in India Amy Diehl Hampshire alum and … Mimi Alkattan 13F recently received a Fulbright Award to conduct research on the drinking water quality supplied to Indian cities. “Cities in India, and other low- to …
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College Breaks Ground on Solar Arrays, Aims to Drop CO2 Emissions by 3,000 Metric Tons
… College Breaks Ground on Solar Arrays, Aims to Drop CO2 Emissions by 3,000 Metric Tons Mike Medeiros and … for Hampshire College’s 19 acres of solar arrays, soon to provide 100 percent of campus electricity on an annualized … glacier I walked on is now forty feet thinner compared to when I walked on it ten years ago,” he said, illustrating …
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Hampshire to Offer 12th Annual ‘Super 8 Filmmaking in Paris’ Course This Summer
… Hampshire to Offer 12th Annual ‘Super 8 Filmmaking in Paris’ Course … aspect of their projects. “The course is deeply connected to our Hampshire philosophy and inquiry-based learning,” says Hillman. “Each student’s film is connected to their studies and interests, and the films range widely in …
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For Appa Salvi, Faculty Mentors led to Dream Internship
… For Appa Salvi, Faculty Mentors led to Dream Internship Appa Salvi 13S recently completed an … diverse set of studies: “I feel I wouldn’t have been able to get into that internship without the help of Hampshire … the faculty here in a number of ways. They’re always there to spend time with me, to show me how to do certain …
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Outcomes of Our Recent Graduates
… we are passionate about supporting students and alumni to define their goals and secure opportunities, including … & International Studies City Year Boston Clinical Support Options Columbia University Medical Center Cosanti … & International Studies City Year Boston Clinical Support Options Columbia University Medical Center Cosanti …
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From Reel to Reel to Reel
… From Reel to Reel to Reel Abigail Meisel No one would ever use the word dynastic to describe Hampshire College. But it’s undeniable that the …
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Division III: Using Microscopy to Extract Beauty
… Division III: Using Microscopy to Extract Beauty "I got to be the biologist, the archivist, the archaeologist, the … Berkman's Division III used a process called microscopy to manipulate the mold on the surface of found photo …
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Alum Lisa Trivedi to Give Lecture in Honor of Professor's Retirement
… Alum Lisa Trivedi to Give Lecture in Honor of Professor's Retirement In honor … this term, her former student Lisa Trivedi 86F will return to campus December 4 to give the lecture "The Mother's Death: Bombay's millwomen …
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Hampshire College Commits to Funding Students Affected by Hurricane Maria
… Hampshire College Commits to Funding Students Affected by Hurricane Maria To reflect its commitment to those affected by Hurricane Maria, Hampshire College is …
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Tara Bynum to Publish 'Reading Pleasures'
… Tara Bynum to Publish 'Reading Pleasures' Abigail Meisel “Black lives have always mattered to black people,” says Tara Bynum , assistant professor of … era, their sermons, letters, and narratives, written to and for each other, communicate friendship, faith, love, …
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