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“Color Our Dreams” Highlighted Black History and Celebrated Black Excellence

… “Color Our Dreams” Highlighted Black History and Celebrated Black Excellence On March 3, the … “Color Our Dreams,” a showcase of music, art, readings, and dance by students of color. Students asked Cultural … an opportunity to express their passion about identity, and Pleasant wanted to spread the word about the “CC,” as the …

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Dr. Gary Hawkins Joins Hampshire College as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty

… Hampshire College as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Hawkins, an active poet, artist, editor, scholar, and administrator, will join Hampshire College as vice president of academic affairs and dean of faculty on July 1, 2023. Dr. Hawkins brings 12 …

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14th Annual Schocket Lecture Features the Feminist Theorist and Activist Verónica Gago

… 14th Annual Schocket Lecture Features the Feminist Theorist and Activist Verónica Gago On April 12, Hampshire presented “A Feminist Reading of Debt: Finances, Violence, and Territories” in Franklin Patterson Hall. Audiences could … The College was pleased to welcome the activist, theorist, and author Verónica Gago to campus to discuss her work. …

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Masami Kawai 97F Selected for Sundance Institute’s 2023 Directors and Screenwriters Lab

… Kawai 97F Selected for Sundance Institute’s 2023 Directors and Screenwriters Lab Kawai was one of 12 Fellows chosen from … as a fellow to the 2023 Sundance Institute Directors and Screenwriters Lab for the feature film she wrote and directed, Valley of the Tall Grass . It tells the story …

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Andrea Pallaoro 00F and Orlando Tirado 00F’s Film “Monica” Examines Trans Identity, Family, and Mortality

… Andrea Pallaoro 00F and Orlando Tirado 00F’s Film “Monica” Examines Trans Identity, Family, and Mortality Director Andrea Pallaoro 00F’s Monica was … Orlando Tirado 00F. The film explores the psychological and emotional journey of a trans woman as she returns home to …

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Professor Emerita Sandra Matthews Publishes Award-Winning Book on Indigenous Land and History

… Matthews Publishes Award-Winning Book on Indigenous Land and History Associate Professor Emerita of Film and Photography Sandra Matthews recently published a … of History on Indigenous Land , engages with history and memory. Her pictures of the Connecticut River Valley are …

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Hampshire Professor Thom Long on Teaching Agility and Unbounded Thinking

… Hampshire Professor Thom Long on Teaching Agility and Unbounded Thinking Thom Long, architecture and design professor, explains why the world needs thinkers … but understand how different disciplines intersect—and in what ways they impact society. Faculty …

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Art, Community, and Pizza: A Conversation with Hampshire Alum Caterina Kenworthy 14F

… Art, Community, and Pizza: A Conversation with Hampshire Alum Caterina … Kenworthy  14F focused on photography, creative writing, and American studies while at Hampshire. These days, she’s … Kenworthy currently splits her time between Western Mass and Brooklyn, New York, where her family and business are …

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Hampshire Film Professors and Alums Screen Works on Place and Placemaking

… Hampshire Film Professors and Alums Screen Works on Place and Placemaking Professor of Film and Photography Abraham Ravett and Five College Professor …

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Hampshire’s First Family and Friends Weekend in Four Years Was an Autumn Spectacular

… Hampshire’s First Family and Friends Weekend in Four Years Was an Autumn Spectacular … College was able to host an in-person event full of fun and informative activities for family and friends of current students. The weather was …

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Student and Afghan Journalist Fatima Faizi F22 was Born Into War

… Student and Afghan Journalist Fatima Faizi F22 was Born Into War Emma … student Fatima Faizi F22 has already been documenting war and its atrocities for seven years.    In 2015, thousands … Rod Nordland took a risk on the aspiring journalist and hired her. She would end up working as a reporter for The …

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Student Entrepreneur Nick Riolo F22 Crafts and Sells Traditional, Hand-Forged Ironwork

… Student Entrepreneur Nick Riolo F22 Crafts and Sells Traditional, Hand-Forged Ironwork Before college, … household items such as hooks, fireplace tools, cookware, and decorations, all influenced by history. In 2020, Nick started Riolo Iron and Leather , a curated online store where he sells his …

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Thinking Inside the Box: Collaboration, Experimentation, and Interdisciplinarity with Theatre Professor Peter Kallok

… Thinking Inside the Box: Collaboration, Experimentation, and Interdisciplinarity with Theatre Professor Peter Kallok … has worked in Hampshire’s theatre program since 1994, and says he loves how student-driven it’s always been. “Few … like this,” he says. “Most are fully managed by faculty and staff.” Here, students participate in almost all …

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Vice President of Finance and Administration Carl Ries to Move to Mount Holyoke

… Vice President of Finance and Administration Carl Ries to Move to Mount Holyoke … College announced today that Vice President for Finance and Administration Carl Ries has been named the next vice president of finance and administration, treasurer at Mount Holyoke College, …

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Historian Michael Trotti 83F Explores the History of Public Executions and Racism in New Book

… Trotti 83F Explores the History of Public Executions and Racism in New Book Trotti’s latest book examines the extreme and overtly racist history of legal executions in the United States and tells the story of how capital punishment in the American …

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Museum Director and Educator Sharon Vegh Williams 86S Named Fulbright Specialist

… Museum Director and Educator Sharon Vegh Williams 86S Named Fulbright … graduating, she worked at the Boston Children’s Museum, and received a master’s in education and creative arts from Lesley University. Then, she says, “I …

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Hampshire Alum Noah Falstein 75F P08 Specializes in the Intersection of Games and Healthcare

… Falstein 75F P08 Specializes in the Intersection of Games and Healthcare Emma Rose DeFelice Noah Falstein’s Div III "Koronis Strike: A Simulation of Mining and Combat in the Asteroid Belt," was Hampshire’s very first … industry. He’s worked with legends like George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, served as Google's chief game designer, …

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Dr. Sheila Lloyd Joins Hampshire College as Senior Vice President for Justice, Equity, and Antiracism

… College as Senior Vice President for Justice, Equity, and Antiracism Dr. Sheila Lloyd will join the senior … at Hampshire College to provide vision, leadership, and direct support for all aspects of the College’s efforts … with a particular focus on curricular innovation and professional development. She will serve as a strategic …

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Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Christoph Cox to Step Down

… Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Christoph Cox to Step Down Hampshire … announced today that Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Christoph Cox has been named the next … success as we reimagine the future of higher education, and I have no doubt he will inspire innovation at Eugene Lang …

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Introducing Professor of Studio Arts and Visual Culture Vick Quezada

… Introducing Professor of Studio Arts and Visual Culture Vick Quezada Hampshire College is pleased … new professors to campus to support its growing enrollment and incoming fall class. Among the new faculty is Assistant Professor of Studio Arts and Visual Culture Vick Quezada , who comes to us after …

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Introducing Assistant Professor of Photography, Creative Arts, and Visual Culture Veronica Melendez

… Assistant Professor of Photography, Creative Arts, and Visual Culture Veronica Melendez Hampshire College is … new professors to campus to support its growing enrollment and incoming fall class. Among the new faculty is Assistant Professor of Photography, Creative Arts, and Visual Culture Veronica Melendez , who comes to us after …

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Hampshire College Welcomes an Increasingly Large and Diverse Incoming Class

… Hampshire College Welcomes an Increasingly Large and Diverse Incoming Class On August 31, under clear blue … skies, 335 new students arrived on campus: 262 first-years and 73 transfers. The fall 2023 class represents a 22 percent … step in Hampshire’s plan for returning to full enrollment and financial sustainability.   After announcing in March …

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Introducing Assistant Professor of Animation, Creative Arts, and Visual Culture Sarah E. Jenkins

… Assistant Professor of Animation, Creative Arts, and Visual Culture Sarah E. Jenkins Hampshire College is … new professors to campus to support its growing enrollment and incoming fall class. Among the new faculty is Assistant Professor of Animation, Creative Arts, and Visual Culture Sarah E. Jenkins. Professor Jenkins's …

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Tana Boone Named Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer of Hampshire College

… Tana Boone Named Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer of Hampshire College Hampshire College is … a seasoned finance, operations, information technology, and human resource executive, as vice president for finance …

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Introducing Jonathan Lash–Endowed Chair Professor of Environmental Education and Sustainability Andrew S. Yang

… Lash–Endowed Chair Professor of Environmental Education and Sustainability Andrew S. Yang Hampshire College is … teaching spans environmental studies, ecological art, and expanded natural history with a focus on … hiring that focuses on bringing together different fields and disciplines in support of key areas of student inquiry.  …

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