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Hampshire Alum and Biologist Phyllis D. Coley 70F Celebrated By The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

… Alum and Biologist Phyllis D. Coley 70F Celebrated By The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Karen Corday … Emeritus of Biology Dr. Phyllis “Lissy” Coley was one of the first students at Hampshire College, arriving in the fall of 1970. In a recent interview with The Daily Utah …

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

… Jacory Martin F24 Took His Passion for Film Studies All the Way to Cannes Karen Corday When Jacory Martin F24 arrived … yet considered studying film, but an introduction to the medium via his foundational courses inspired him to delve … He applied and was accepted as a student attendee at the legendary Cannes Film Festival in May 2025. We spoke …

Professor Emerita Carollee Bengelsdorf Publishes Book on Women’s Overlooked Contributions in the Cuban Revolution

… Publishes Book on Women’s Overlooked Contributions in the Cuban Revolution Karen Corday Bengelsdorf’s latest work challenges the standard narrative regarding women’s roles in the insurrection in Havana during the Cuban Revolution. …

Former Hampshire Dean Publishes Book on the College’s Earliest Years

… Former Hampshire Dean Publishes Book on the College’s Earliest Years Karen Corday Richard Tice Alpert … exploration of Hampshire College’s very beginnings and how the school came to be in terms of ideas, planning, … its second school year kicked off. “I had been working at the Urban Institute, a think tank in Washington, D.C.,” he …

Hampshire College Mourns Longtime Former Director of the Early Learning Center Lynne Brill

… Hampshire College Mourns Longtime Former Director of the Early Learning Center Lynne Brill Karen Corday Brill … for more than 20 years. She died on August 28, 2025, at the age of 78 . Born and raised in Albany, Brill followed in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother by entering Smith …

Alum Sara Smith 90F Presents Installation at the Hampshire Art Gallery

… Alum Sara Smith 90F Presents Installation at the Hampshire Art Gallery Karen Corday The piece is set in the future and inspired by octopi and Chicana activist and …

Hampshire Alum John Sanbonmatsu 80F Publishes Book on the Ethics of Eating Meat

… Hampshire Alum John Sanbonmatsu 80F Publishes Book on the Ethics of Eating Meat Karen Corday John Sanbonmatsu 80F discusses how anti-nuke activism at Hampshire set the stage for a lifetime of questioning harmful ideologies … led to his groundbreaking research and scholarship within the field of critical animal studies. How did Hampshire …

Alum Erica Perl 86F on Cancellation, Curiosity, and the Hampshire Education That Inspired Her

… Alum Erica Perl 86F on Cancellation, Curiosity, and the Hampshire Education That Inspired Her Karen Corday … as a trial lawyer, she fought back and wrote about the experience for School Library Journal . We caught up with … to where she is now. I came to Hampshire because I visited the Putney School, where my then-boyfriend — who later became …

Where Are They Now?: Brittany M. Williams 08F Makes Tenure History at the University of Vermont

… Now?: Brittany M. Williams 08F Makes Tenure History at the University of Vermont Karen Corday It’s time to check in … “Brit” M. Williams recently made history when she became the first African American woman to earn tenure at the University of Vermont’s College of Education and Social …

Rafael Guevara F22 Doesn’t Study Filmmaking Because of His Famous Family

… carry on in his family’s footsteps — his grandfather was the filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor John Huston . That … Professor of Media Studies Viveca Greene’s class on modern disinformation, Birds Aren’t Real . I realized it … Professor of Media Studies Viveca Greene’s class on modern disinformation, Birds Aren’t Real . I realized it …

How To Build A Non-Toxic Net-Zero Living Building

… a ribbon-cutting on April 29, Hampshire College is marking the building of the R.W. Kern Center as a model of … Wright observes that so many of the products we use in modern life come “blister packed, their origins not known.” … Wright observes that so many of the products we use in modern life come “blister packed, their origins not known.” …

Chapter 8: Students

… Elana Jacobs, and Rebecca J. Grossfeld. [Amherst, MA:] The Logo, Fall 1996. Last Spring, Andrew Schwerin and Elana Jacobs set up a table outside the library with the intention of collecting some Hampshire … on to explain how he initially wanted to ban smoking in residences outright, but was convinced by student action to …

Keynote Speech at Commencement

… But first, old-fashioned and highball congratulations to the class-of-whatever-it-is for having made it up the Ladder … inadvertently or not, to have introduced the word into modern English as an adjective, when he gave us, in Macbeth , … inadvertently or not, to have introduced the word into modern English as an adjective, when he gave us, in Macbeth , …

Mellon Grant of $1.2 Million Funds Reinvention of Hampshire Library

… Library John Courtmanche Hampshire’s leaders are invoking the spirit of experimentation that founded the College as … the Five Colleges and beyond, creating a model for modern academic and technological requirements. “Our efforts … the Five Colleges and beyond, creating a model for modern academic and technological requirements. “Our efforts …

Hampshire College Bylaws

… Hampshire College Bylaws Approved by the Trustees of Hampshire College on May 19, 2023. ARTICLE I: NAME AND LOCATION Section 1. Name 1.1. The name of this corporation is The Trustees of Hampshire … progress toward attainment of its priorities and goals. (h) Approve faculty appointments, reappointments, promotions, …

Division II Procedures and Deadlines

… II Procedures and Deadlines If students complete all the requirements for Division I in their ﬁrst year, they … Division II in their Division I portfolio, which forms the basis for further discussion with their advisor and … II committees to discuss their ideas. Courses taken during the ﬁrst two semesters of enrollment not used to fulﬁll …

Chapter 6: Divestment

… Occupation of Cole Science Center, 1982 * Divestment (for the Faculty Meeting), 1983 * Hampshire College Report on … Special Issue, Apr. 21, 1977. In response to requests that the College sell its investments in corporations which operate in South Africa, the Board of Trustees delayed making a final decision until …

Chemical Hazard Program

… Program PRINT VERSION I. Overview A. Major Provisions of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard The Hazard Communication (HazCom) Standard of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) …

Board Election Guidelines

… Board Election Guidelines Responsibilities of the Board of Trustees The Hampshire College board of trustees is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and holds ultimate …

How to Apply for a Direct Parent PLUS Loan

… Your Parent PLUS loan application is processed by the U.S. Department of Education. Parents may apply online, … beginning on June 1st, at studentaid.gov . Click on the Parent tab in the center of the first page. Click here for frequently …

Tips to Borrowing a Private Alternative Loan

… Tips to Borrowing a Private Alternative Loan Please review the following tips to help you choose an appropriate private loan. After reviewing the tips, print the loan comparison worksheet . The worksheet will help you …

Action Against Racism | Hampshire College

… College Distributed May 15, 2008: Introductory Note from the President In Making of the College 2.1 (October 9, 2007), I wrote: "One of our most … pressing responsibilities is to be actively anti-racist. The full dimensions of our commitment must emerge in time, by …

Chapter 7: Planning and Governance

… Plan (2001) Hampshire College Long Range Plan (2002) The Hampshire College Constitution, 1998 Note: The text of the 1998 Hampshire College Constitution is available on the …

Microsoft Office Tips

… process. Mail Merge Tips for Word 2007 Office 2010 : See the features of this version of Office for Windows. Word … into hyperlinks, or UMass to Umass, AutoCorrect is the place to look. You can also use a very handy feature of … select "Proofing," and then "AutoCorrect Options"). Notice the options on the first tab and decide if you like the …

Regulations for J-1 Researchers & Scholars

… Researchers and Professors and Their J-2 Dependents The items below are a summary of important J-1 regulations … Whenever you need further information about any of the items or other J-1 regulation questions, you should make an appointment to see the Assistant Director of Campus Internationalization in the …