News
A Hands-on Bioinformatics Class Lets Students Get Practical Experience While Keeping It Experimental
… it was Hampshire’s Farm that caught my eye, but what drew me in was the promise of something different and more … I feel that I’ve gotten just that; Hampshire has given me experiences and opportunities I was unable to find at … and written evaluations are what originally attracted me to Hampshire, and now that I have had the chance to check …
Read More
News
Changing Landscapes Together: Leyla Munist F22 and Hallie Spell F23 Join Forces on the Farm
… different disciplines. Hampshire provided the space for me to take both art and natural science classes without … by the Five College Consortium was also important to me, as I wanted the chance to explore as much as possible. … the Five College Consortium were all selling points for me. I knew that agriculture was an inherently …
Read More
News
Alum Erica Perl 86F on Cancellation, Curiosity, and the Hampshire Education That Inspired Her
… alternative education in action was eye-opening. It made me want to go to a college where students pursued … thank for nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit that helps me seize opportunities, engage challenges, and keep making … I knew what I needed to do. My Hampshire education taught me the importance of charting my own path, confronting …
Read More
News
Alum Suzanne Perkins 85F Awarded Grant to Research Child Trauma and Maltreatment
… from abuse and neglect in children. The grant will allow me to publish those data, to update my neuroscience skills … my undergraduate work at Hampshire College and they taught me to work on problems and find a way to persevere.” Read … from abuse and neglect in children. The grant will allow me to publish those data, to update my neuroscience skills …
Read More
Grants and Scholarships
… for scholarships and a list of online search sites. In order to provide an incentive for students to seek and obtain … for scholarships and a list of online search sites. In order to provide an incentive for students to seek and obtain …
Read More
News
Leadership Team Update from President Wingenbach
… team overseeing student affairs. Djola will report to me and provide leadership and strategic direction for the … team overseeing student affairs. Djola will report to me and provide leadership and strategic direction for the …
Read More
News
April 11: Update from Interim President Kenneth Rosenthal
… ed. We’ve made a difference in education, and it gives me hope that so many people recognize that and are paying … ed. We’ve made a difference in education, and it gives me hope that so many people recognize that and are paying …
Read More
News
Hampshire Values Inform Approach to Resistance for Alums
… program. Living in exile from his home country, he taught me important lessons about the power of compassion in the … program. Living in exile from his home country, he taught me important lessons about the power of compassion in the …
Read More
News
Fall 2020 Update from the President
… person. This work is challenging, exhilarating, and, for me, deeply rewarding. I believe that Hampshire College is the … person. This work is challenging, exhilarating, and, for me, deeply rewarding. I believe that Hampshire College is the …
Read More
News
Students Win Top Design Prize at National Conference
… drawer and compacted-sand filters. “If you had told me a year ago I would be able to do this, I wouldn’t have … drawer and compacted-sand filters. “If you had told me a year ago I would be able to do this, I wouldn’t have …
Read More
News
Slow Down and Enjoy the 17mph Ride: A Hampshire-style Tribute for Professor Kelly
… he says, "And soon after, someone from admissions told me a prospective student was visiting campus, and when he … he says, "And soon after, someone from admissions told me a prospective student was visiting campus, and when he …
Read More
News
Massachusetts Officials and Eversource Meet on Hampshire's Groundbreaking Solar Plan
… Bowdoin ME 1.2 MW … Bowdoin ME 1.2 MW …
Read More
News
Aligning Admissions With Mission
… for our unique academic model. President Lash asked me to lead a study to answer, “Who should come to Hampshire? … Education … President Lash asked me to lead a study to answer, “Who should come to Hampshire? …
Read More
News
Hampshire Alums D'Aloia and Cantwell Return to Talk Business
… here!’ Damned if someone from Motel 6 didn’t get back to me and ask for a demo.” D’Aloia stressed the importance of … here!’ Damned if someone from Motel 6 didn’t get back to me and ask for a demo.” D’Aloia stressed the importance of …
Read More
Consumer Information and School Reports
… the ability to submit a financial aid appeal request in order for the financial aid office to review changes in … the ability to submit a financial aid appeal request in order for the financial aid office to review changes in … the ability to submit a financial aid appeal request in order for the financial aid office to review changes in …
Read More
News
A Journey of Art and Healing: Student’s Div III Explores Grief and the Inner Child
… to be. I felt like Hampshire was the only option for me, especially since I wanted to study an array of subjects that other colleges would have pressured me to choose from. Can you talk a little about your academic … final year and leave Hampshire with things to carry with me. If we just had grades and tests, I don’t think I'd feel …
Read More
News
Every Ocean Hughes 96S to Exhibit Interdisciplinary Work in Solo Show at Whitney Museum
… studio arts. Hughes says, “Hampshire prepared me to be accountable and articulate in my decision making, taught me I could change my mind, taught me how to structure a research project, and to practice …
Read More
News
Hampshire Student Seeks to Improve Accessibility in Basketball with a Speech–to–Sign Language Algorithm
… with him, unsure if it was too ambitious, he encouraged me to dream big. His faith in my potential gave me the confidence to pursue it. Did you need/receive any … sources and articulating my vision in applications taught me invaluable skills. The Culture, Brain, Development Program …
Read More
News
Karim Barrett 23F Explores Queer Identity Through Theater and Afrofuturism
… excellence — her sport for the profession — is what drove me to this place. I further learned that Hampshire is one of … offer programs that cater to nontraditional students like me. Hampshire calls out for the alternative scholarly liberal … pursue independent studies at Hampshire is what motivated me to invest my time in a bigger community project that would …
Read More
News
Hampshire Professor Rachel Conrad Recognizes and Advocates for Young Creators of Literature
… spaces of shared discovery for both Hampshire students and me. In recent years, through my background in literature and … for a course. The students in these classes inspire me to keep working at finding ways to center young people as … eventually, the background for those classes led me to develop my 2020 book, Time for Childhoods: Young Poets …
Read More
News
Filmmaker Lysandra Petersson 00F’s Lifetime of Reel Adventures
… Finch 78F. At the workshop that followed, Susie offered me an internship at her production company, Wildwell Films, … myself to Los Angeles that summer. My aunt offered to let me stay with her in Westwood, and I spent the summer running … at heart. Whether it was Hampshire that had instilled in me a project-driven independence, or that sort of attitude …
Read More
News
Current Students Find and Follow Personalized Paths of Study
… as a part of my practice… Our open curriculum also allows me to direct so much more of my focus on building my film … of my filmmaking and photo practice. What initially drew me to Hampshire was the ability to make my education my own … my education. Having that control at Hampshire has allowed me to really deepen and reframe the way I think about …
Read More
News
Sebastien Dresbach F19 Finds Passion in the Classroom — and on the Soccer Field
… also loved to play soccer,” he says. “The soccer team gave me a sense of community. Now, having been a team member for … through tennis. Both soccer and tennis have enabled me to explore different interests and skills throughout my … students determine and design their own path. It has made me willing to take more risks and pursue my own ideas, …
Read More
News
Recent Graduate Max Solomon Frye 20F Develops Innovative Training Program for Childcare Providers of All Kinds
… “But I started questioning if classroom teaching was for me,” he says. “So, I designed a field of study focused on the … advisor Sarah Frenette was very supportive and helped me find all the education classes I needed. I also worked … with UMass Education Professor Darrell Earnest who helped me pursue an independent study on morale and the moral work …
Read More
News
Tabita Doujad F20’s Div III Considers Land Relations With Pollinators, Native Plants, and Humans
… colonialism, including blight and the lumber trade. To me, engaging in this research from a multispecies ethnography … with others, including the hybrid chestnut trees, who help me think about what it can look like to be a settler and a … strange sculptures that age!). Nadja and Otter inspired me every step of the way. Whereas writing a paper felt like …
Read More