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Alum Rebecca Carroll on Her New Memoir 'Surviving the White Gaze' and the Power of Storytelling to Reshape Language

… on Her New Memoir 'Surviving the White Gaze' and the Power of Storytelling to Reshape Language Amy Diehl Hampshire … is a cultural critic, author, journalist, and the host of the podcast Coming Through with Rebecca Carroll , a series of fifteen conversations about race that launched last year. …

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Hampshire College Mourns the Loss of Roberta Tudryn

… Hampshire College Mourns the Loss of Roberta Tudryn The Hampshire community is deeply saddened by the loss of Roberta Tudryn. Roberta welcomed members of our community to the Dining Commons for decades, and in …

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Thao Do Vy Le's Div III: Examining the Properties of Hydrogels

… Thao Do Vy Le's Div III: Examining the Properties of Hydrogels For her Division III (senior) project, Thao Do Vy Le 10F studied hydrogels, networks of chemically and/or physically connected polymer chains that … science and engineering professor at the University of Massachusetts. "Before the project, we didn't have a good …

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Hampshire Alum and Writer S. Bear Bergman 92F's New Book is an Illustrated Guide to the Challenging Parts of Being Human

… New Book is an Illustrated Guide to the Challenging Parts of Being Human Hampshire College alum and writer S. Bear … illustrations by Saul Freedman-Lawson, and is an extension of Bergman’s advice column “Asking Bear,” in which Bergman … storyteller, activist, and the founder and publisher of the book press Flamingo Rampant, which makes feminist, …

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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 … We will articulate to external audiences the core of this distinctiveness with passion and precision.  The … Academic Innovation Planning Group and engaging hundreds of Hampshire community members produced an extraordinary …

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A Tree of Cultural and Economic Importance

… 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 … the proverbial cherry tree, but she did explore the story of the American chestnut for her Division III project. "It's …

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New Professors in the School of Critical Social Inquiry

… New Professors in the School of Critical Social Inquiry The School of Critical Social Inquiry welcomed three new faculty members in 2013: Assistant Professor of Economics Lynda Pickbourn , Assistant Professor of African …

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CLPP Conference Celebrates 35 Years of Mobilizing for Reproductive Freedom

… CLPP Conference Celebrates 35 Years of Mobilizing for Reproductive Freedom Right now, the Supreme … is deliberating Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt, one of the most historic cases on the subject of abortion since Roe v. Wade. The past five years saw a …

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Alum Melissa Hoffer 84F Joins Environmental Protection Agency as Key Member of Incoming Leadership Team

… 84F Joins Environmental Protection Agency as Key Member of Incoming Leadership Team Amy Diehl The Environmental Protection Agency announced key members of the agency’s incoming leadership team who will advance the … general counsel and principal deputy general counsel. Of the appointment, Hoffer says, “there is so much important …

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Alum Jon Krakauer 72F’s True Crime Bestseller "Under the Banner of Heaven" Made into Television Limited Series

… Jon Krakauer 72F’s True Crime Bestseller "Under the Banner of Heaven" Made into Television Limited Series Jon Krakauer is a mountaineer and author of such bestselling books as Into the Wild , Into Thin Air , and Under the Banner of Heaven , the latter of which has been turned into a …

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Results of Removing Standardized Test Scores from College Admissions

… Results of Removing Standardized Test Scores from College Admissions … dropped standardized tests from our application as part of our new mission-driven admissions strategy, distinct from the “test-optional” policy that hundreds of colleges now follow.  If we reduce education to the …

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Video of Conferral of Honorary Degrees for Chuck and Polly Longsworth

… Video of Conferral of Honorary Degrees for Chuck and Polly Longsworth Hampshire … involved from the beginning in the creation and leadership of what was to be a new kind of college. Chuck was the first …

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Div III Profile: Will Meyer Examines the Future of Journalism

… Div III Profile: Will Meyer Examines the Future of Journalism Will Meyer 10F may have graduated in January, … on it. It’s still in its fledgling infancy in terms of how much it could be.” Meyer’s Div III, “Corporations … “Getting to my Division III was a whole circuitous maze of twists and turns,” he says. “I started studying Occupy …

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President’s Update on the Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic

… President’s Update on the Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic Dear Students, Staff, Faculty, I … for loved ones, and continuing to adapt to the challenges of this pandemic. Thank you for being generous and patient … community. I hope you will join me in thanking the members of our staff who continue to come to campus to support the …

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March 24, 2019: Update on Board of Trustees Meeting Today

… March 24, 2019: Update on Board of Trustees Meeting Today Dear Hampshire Community, We’re writing with a brief update from our Board of Trustees meeting today, where we were joined by members of the Campus Options Committee comprising faculty, students, …

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Hampshire College Mourns the Loss of Author and Illustrator Eric Carle

… Hampshire College Mourns the Loss of Author and Illustrator Eric Carle The Hampshire College community is deeply saddened to hear of Eric Carle’s passing. Carle co-founded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art , located on the Hampshire College …

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May 16: A Celebration of Board Chair Sigmund Roos 73F

… May 16: A Celebration of Board Chair Sigmund Roos 73F Hampshire College will honor … Sigmund Roos 73F on May 16. He has served on the board of trustees for 17 years, longer than any other person, and … the board. Everyone is invited to attend this celebration of appreciation for the support and involvement over so many …

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Five Hampshire Faculty Members Named First Cohort of Ethics and the Common Good Faculty Fellows

… Five Hampshire Faculty Members Named First Cohort of Ethics and the Common Good Faculty Fellows Ethics and the Common Good Project , in partnership with the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion , announced the first cohort of Ethics and the Common Good faculty fellows. The fellowship …

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Hampshire Professor Christina Cianfrani on the Value of Innovation and Collaboration in a Living Laboratory

… Hampshire Professor Christina Cianfrani on the Value of Innovation and Collaboration in a Living Laboratory Amy … anyone else’s. We sat down (virtually) with the Director of the Teaching and Learning Initiative and Professor of Hydrology Christina Cianfrani to learn a little about what …

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Hampshire Professor Laela Sayigh on the Life-Changing Value of Hands-On Research

… Hampshire Professor Laela Sayigh on the Life-Changing Value of Hands-On Research Amy Diehl A student’s educational … else’s. We sat down (virtually) with Assistant Professor of Animal Behavior Laela Sayigh to learn a little about … animal behavior professor Sarah Partan called Behavior of Marine and Terrestrial Wildlife of Chilean Patagonia was …

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Nov. 22: Screening of 'Our Nixon'

… Nov. 22: Screening of 'Our Nixon' Hampshire College will host a screening of Penny Lane and Brian L. Frye's film Our Nixon at Hampshire … Friday, November 22, at 1 p.m. in the Brand Screening Room of the Jerome Liebling Center. The duo will be on campus to …

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Public Release of Hampshire-UMass 2018 Negotiation Documents

… Public Release of Hampshire-UMass 2018 Negotiation Documents Dear Hampshire College Community, The University of Massachusetts Amherst has provided me with internal … UMass leaders, and between UMass leaders and then-leaders of Hampshire, about its negotiations to acquire Hampshire …

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Hampshire Alumni Authors Write in Support of Russian LGBT Community

… Hampshire Alumni Authors Write in Support of Russian LGBT Community Through his new book, Gay … a document that mostly doesn't exist." The collection of interviews, stories, and testimonials from LGBT Russians … legislation passed in June 2013 banning "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations." With the Sochi Olympics …

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A Letter from Past Presidents in Support of Hampshire

… A Letter from Past Presidents in Support of Hampshire Dear Hampshire College Community, As past presidents of Hampshire, we appreciate fully the challenges Hampshire … and tap into the creative and entrepreneurial potential of young people. We cannot allow an institution to fail that …

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January 23, 2019: Letter from Hampshire's Board of Trustees

… January 23, 2019: Letter from Hampshire's Board of Trustees To the Hampshire Community, Last Tuesday, with … us achieve a thriving and sustainable future, we know some of you were taken by surprise. We regret that this news seemed to come out of the clear blue sky. The Board has been working with Mim …

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