… Narratives of Struggle and Hope Abigail Meisel What should be the goal of … substance abuse so they can keep their children with them and avoid losing custody or placing them in foster care.  In … appointments; helping them fill out housing applications; and, occasionally, keeping an eye on their kids.  Listening …

… Cooperatives and Poverty Reduction in Rwanda In a country still recovering from civil war and genocide, Jessica Marie Chapman found a promise of hope. … III, researching the link between cooperative businesses and poverty reduction in the country. Rwanda was embroiled in …

… Experimental Dance Show by Dean Slepian and Collaborators To Premiere This Week Joshua Murray, Photos … part light show, featuring the work of Dean John Slepian and collaborators, will premiere this week at the Quick … For the premiere, performed by the troupe Adele Myers and Dancers, Slepian contributed interactive media and …

… Hampshire and Four New England Colleges Partner on New Solar-Power … higher education. Amherst, Bowdoin, Hampshire, Smith and Williams colleges are partnering with a subsidiary of … New England College Renewable Partnership is innovative and impactful in several ways:     It facilitates the …

… Poet and Professor Polina Barskova Even in a casual conversation … Russian poets under the age of 40 - flow forth in image and metaphor. As a child she was recognized as a prodigy. She began publishing poems in journals at age nine and, sought out by a publishing house, released the first of …

… Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Accepts Paper by … Genetic Operator," has been accepted for presentation and publication at a workshop at the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference in Vancouver. The …

… Hampshire College Alums Jenner Furst 02F and Julia Willoughby Nason 01F Codirect New Docuseries, “LulaRich,” on Clothing Company and “Cult” LuLaRoe Amy Diehl LuLaRich , a docuseries about … LuLaRoe directed by Hampshire alums Jenner Furst 02F and Julia Willoughby Nason 01F, will premiere on Amazon Prime …

… Five College Dance Faculty Concert Explores Distance and Intimacy Amidst Upheaval Main Studio Theater, Hampshire … Five College Dance Faculty Concert features five faculty and guest artist works from each campus that investigate human distance and intimacy. Set against the backdrop of global social and …

… March 7-8: Five College Queer Gender and Sexuality Conference Hampshire College will host the Five College Queer Gender and Sexuality Conference on March 7 and 8. The conference, entering its fifth year, is …

… will change everything, including the prospects for war and peace' Mike Medeiros “I don’t suggest that climate change … war,” said Michael Klare, Five College Professor of Peace and World Security Studies. “But climate change will change everything, including the prospects for war and peace.” In this year’s Five College Jackie Pritzen …

… 2014 Gruber Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Advising Professor of Chemistry Dulasiri Amarasiriwardena (pictured right) and Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry Rayane Moreira … of the 2014 David Gruber Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Advising. David Gruber 72F established the awards in 2012 …

… Division III Profile: Speech, Music, and Emotion In her Division III thesis project, Emma Opitz researched which parts of music and speech reflect four emotions: anger, joy, sadness, and relaxedness. During the summer before Div III, Opitz …

… Translation in Theory and Practice During one of her first classes at Hampshire, … say," said Tachtiris. "They wanted annotation, cultural and historical background, as opposed to it being just a good … as good an introduction as any to the academic interests and rigorous preparation Hampshire students can bring to the …

… A Tree of Cultural and Economic Importance Where there are trees, there are stories: numerous nuggets of folklore and Americana revolve around trees. Emily Horne 07F might not … III project. "It's a fascinating tree, it was a culturally and economically important tree," she says. "It is highly …

… Shakespeare and Pie Some people came for pie. Others showed up for the … Living Room for the first meeting of the Shakespeare and Pie club, Josh Parr 08F was pretty happy with the … response. Parr started reading Shakespeare in high school, and the idea to pair Shakespearean discussion and snacks came …

… Water Rights and Policy Marushka Grogan 09F's Div III involves the … water resources handbook is geared towards communities and people without legal experience with a conflict." … it as at least a five-year project involving collaborators and peer reviews. Still, the background information she's …

… Five Colleges Signs Purchase and Sale Agreement for Library Annex Land The Five College … Most of the land, which lies between North Maple Street and Rocky Hill Road in an area of mixed retail, residential, and light industrial uses, will be preserved as open space, …

… Alums Pallaoro and Tirado to Present Annual Tashmoo Lecture The Tashmoo … Series welcomes director/screenwriter Andrea Pallaoro and screenwriter Orlando Tirado, both Hampshire alums, who will present and discuss the award-winning film Hannah on Thursday, March …

… Hampshire Alum Justin Lowe 96S and Jonah Freeman’s COLONY SOUND at ARoS Aarhus Art Museum Hampshire alum Justin Lowe 96S and longtime collaborator Jonah Freeman’s COLONY SOUND is … one of the largest art museums in Northern Europe. Freeman and Lowe’s COLONY SOUND is based on the theorist Herman …

… Kunga Chonyi 17F on His Div III Journey to Neurobiology and Nursing Amy Diehl Recent graduate Kunga Chonyi 17F came … journey toward neurobiology, his Div III case study, and how that project convinced him to pursue his nursing … I learned about the relationship between our school and Hampshire College, including the student exchange …

… Issues of Migration and Immigration Division III — Turkçe and Deutsch Places: Agency, Resistance, and Ethnographic Thickness in the Voices of Second Generation …

… Entrepreneurship Talk and Q&A with Daphne Kis 72F Daphne Kis 72F will speak at … Entrepreneurship as a Requirement for Success," is free and open to the public. Kis serves as an advisor to the … Security. She is a leader in global technology, venture and entrepreneurial circles with nearly 30 years of expertise …

… April 2, 2019: Statement from Trustees Kim Saal 70F and Fraser Beede Dear Hampshire Community, We are writing to … Board Chair Gaye Hill. Trust is essential to the integrity and functioning of any Board. The Board expects the highest level of conduct and confidentiality from trustees. As a result of the …

… in New York Times Magazine on His Newest PBS Documentary and His Ceaseless Drive to Tell Stories Amy Diehl Award-winning documentary filmmaker and Hampshire College alum Ken Burns 71F was recently … The New York Times Magazine around his filmmaking legacy and his ongoing optimism around the power of shared stories. …

… Sander Thoenes Research Awards for Irissa Baxter 10F and Shea Sweeney 11F Michael Samuels 09F Hampshire College students Irissa Baxter 10F and Shea Sweeney 11F have been awarded Sander Thoenes … Research Awards. The Thoenes Awards support fieldwork and research costs involved in completion of recipients' …