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Kristína Moss Gunnarsdóttir Named Interim Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid

… Hampshire’s Associate Director of Admissions, responsible for brand strategy and program development. Working in … on public space and political imagination.   Her volunteer service includes working as an English Language Learner … on public space and political imagination.   Her volunteer service includes working as an English Language Learner …

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Sept. 6-8: Five College New Music Festival at UMass Fine Arts Center

… contemporary classical, musical modernism, new music. Tom Service of The Guardian calls it "music that is very much at … music. Anthony Tommasini, the classical music critic for the New York Times , wrote in 2011: "The inclusion of new … contemporary classical, musical modernism, new music. Tom Service of The Guardian calls it "music that is very much at …

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CLA Awards for Student Groups'’ Hampedia Pages

… CLA Awards for Student Groups'’ Hampedia Pages Brigid Gorry-Hines 11F … Campus Leadership & Activities (CLA) ran a contest for student group Hampedia pages, highlighting the diversity … every issue onto a website, which earned them the award for Best Archivists. Shake and Bake won the award for Most …

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Hampshire’s Ethics and the Common Good Project Selects Jasmyn Story and Honeycomb Justice for Spring Residency

… Good Project Selects Jasmyn Story and Honeycomb Justice for Spring Residency Amy Diehl Hampshire College’s Ethics and … and the organization Honeycomb Justice have been chosen for the Common Good Practitioner-Scholar Residency. This … and transformative justice by strengthening the capacity for community members to engage in restorative approaches to …

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Photo Books Become Home for a Divided Family

… Photo Books Become Home for a Divided Family Giovana Romano Sanchez “It’s not just … went home to help her parents move. That was not uncommon for her. Since she was a kid, her family had lived in … negatives.  Hermano was already interested in photography. For her Division II, she made a series of portraits related …

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Division III Profile: Support Structures for First-Generation College Students

… Division III Profile: Support Structures for First-Generation College Students Vivianna Alvarez There … in the classrooms was way above my level of understanding. For my peers, it took maybe an hour or two to get through a week’s reading, but for me it took much longer because I wouldn’t read past a …

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CASE Overall Improvement Award for Hampshire Fundraising

… CASE Overall Improvement Award for Hampshire Fundraising Hampshire College received an Overall Improvement Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's 2013 Educational … launch of the Undocumented Student Scholarship and support for the James Baldwin Scholars program in its 20th …

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NNAF Names Vanguard Award for Marlene Gerber Fried

… NNAF Names Vanguard Award for Marlene Gerber Fried “It is her forward-thinking … to reproductive freedom that laid the groundwork for expanding abortion access for all,” said NNAF board co-chair Eesha Pandit. “Marlene’s …

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Statement of Support for the University of Virginia and Charlottesville

… Statement of Support for the University of Virginia and Charlottesville We are … value inclusiveness and equality, civil and human rights for all. And we are committed as a community to working to … Jonathan Lash, President Eva Rueschmann, Vice President for Academic Affairs Gloria Lopez, Vice President for Student …

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Garbology Selected as Common Reading for Fall 2013

… Garbology Selected as Common Reading for Fall 2013 Author Edward Humes 75F asks: "What is … from dozens of nominated books as the common reading for Hampshire College's entering class of fall 2013. … A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court received a PEN Award for nonfiction, and Humes's definitive account of a …

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October 24: Food and Farm for the Future

… October 24: Food and Farm for the Future Nourishment. Community. Resource politics. … about food (and, seriously, who isn't?) or hungry for information is invited to participate in events and … by Hampshire College around topics related to healthy food for a healthy campus and a healthy world. A daylong program …

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Ahmad Lecture Features Government Organizers and Activists for Two-Day Event

… Ahmad Lecture Features Government Organizers and Activists for Two-Day Event Abigail Meisel “In Jackson, we’re building … Democracy, Solidarity Economy, and the Struggle for Racial Justice in Jackson, Mississippi. On November 8, … members of the community filled the Robert Crown Center for the lecture, the 21st in a series that takes place …

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Queer Studies

… associations promoted same-sex relationships. Especially after the re-discovery of the clitoris in the … Legal Construction of Sex, Marriage, and the Family Living for Tomorrow I: Cultural Contestations, Gender Politics, and … associations promoted same-sex relationships. Especially after the re-discovery of the clitoris in the …

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Asymptomatic Testing Program for Fall 2020

… Asymptomatic Testing Program for Fall 2020 During the fall 2020 semester, Hampshire College is conducting regular testing for asymptomatic COVID-19 infection through the Broad Institute Clinical Research Sequencing Platform Safe for School program. The test is a PCR viral assay and …

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Carl M. Ries Named Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer of Hampshire College

… Carl M. Ries Named Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer of Hampshire … is pleased to announce Carl M. Ries as the vice president for finance and administration and treasurer. Ries has over … Ries served as senior director of finance and controller for the opera company. Ries has extensive background and …

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National Science Foundation Awards Hampshire Major Grant for New Spectrometer for Student, Faculty Research

… National Science Foundation Awards Hampshire Major Grant for New Spectrometer for Student, Faculty Research Mike Medeiros and John Courtmanche For the past two decades, Hampshire undergrads studying …

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Taj Musco 99F on Shortlist for Louis Vuitton Journeys Award

… Taj Musco 99F on Shortlist for Louis Vuitton Journeys Award Hampshire graduate Taj Musco 99F recently made the shortlist for the Louis Vuitton Journeys Awards. The Journeys Awards, … School of Arts. Although he has been in Singapore for two and a half years, Evening Shift is the first film …

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Yasmine El Baggari Pushes Academic and Geographic Boundaries in her Search for Knowledge

… Pushes Academic and Geographic Boundaries in her Search for Knowledge When she arrived at Hampshire in 2011, Yasmine … result of her Hampshire studies. "Hampshire is perfect for me," she says. "It is what you make of it. And, if you … during the organization's annual conference in Baltimore, for her research on both the effects of discrimination on …

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Majora Carter, Bill McKibben, and Jason McLennan to Headline Dedication Event for Environmentalism and Environmental Justice

… McKibben, and Jason McLennan to Headline Dedication Event for Environmentalism and Environmental Justice Global leaders … revitalization strategist Majora Carter, recognized widely for achievements such as delivering the groundbreaking … She founded Sustainable South Bronx and cofounded Green For All, whose mission it is to build an inclusive green …

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2013 Gruber Awards for Excellence in Advising and Teaching

… 2013 Gruber Awards for Excellence in Advising and Teaching Professor of Ecology … were chosen as recipients of the 2013 David Gruber Awards for Excellence in Advising and Teaching. Established by David … Professor D'Avanzo, the recipient of the Gruber Award for Advising, has been a faculty member at Hampshire for more …

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Praise for Alum Liev Schreiber in "Spotlight"

… Praise for Alum Liev Schreiber in "Spotlight" “There aren’t enough … abuse by its priests. Schreiber has received high praise for his portrayal of Globe editor-in-chief Marty Baron. New … worker-bee approach to its story.” Spotlight won awards for ensemble performance and best feature at the IFP’s Gotham …

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Div III Profile: Hampshire’s Phuong Leverages Five Colleges for Advanced Engineering Studies

… Div III Profile: Hampshire’s Phuong Leverages Five Colleges for Advanced Engineering Studies Joshua Murray Lan Phuong … a Vietnamese native, explains that when there’s a need for communication over long distances, such as between the … data delivery with little power. “It’s challenging for scientists to minimize the required energy to transfer …

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Hampshire Joins Launch of National Network for Mission-Driven Investing

… Hampshire Joins Launch of National Network for Mission-Driven Investing Hampshire College, as a member … and practitioners of ESG and sustainable investing. For more details, visit  … Collectively, the network identifies practical options for administrators and trustees to successfully enhance their …

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Students Urged to Vaccinate for Meningococcal Disease Serogroup B

… Students Urged to Vaccinate for Meningococcal Disease Serogroup B On Tuesday, November … students who take classes at UMass Amherst get vaccinated for Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease to help prevent further … those close contacts from also getting sick. Vaccinations for Serogroup B Meningococcal disease have also been …

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Board of Trustees Statement on a New Model for the Hampshire College Student Experience

… Board of Trustees Statement on a New Model for the Hampshire College Student Experience Hampshire … members produced an extraordinary richness of ideas for Hampshire’s next iteration. This inclusive community process converged upon two approaches for further consideration. As those two models were discussed …

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