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Flower Growing in Kenya

… Nyong'o (00F) learned that flowers grown in Kenya for the European market come at a very high price: the systematic … of these women live in company housing projects, where apartment managers also frequently offer better housing in … of these women live in company housing projects, where apartment managers also frequently offer better housing in …

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55th Anniversary Celebration

… Alums, students, faculty, staff, families, and friends of the College are invited to join us on campus during the weekend of October 17–19 to celebrate Hampshire’s 55th … studying and working with this brilliant and funny second wave feminist filmmaker. Joan Braderman was professor emerita …

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New Faculty Q&A with Jennifer Bajorek

… fourth-year student Emily Lawson gets to know one of the College’s newly appointed faculty members, Jennifer … Bajorek, who earned her PhD in comparative literature at the University of California Irvine and followed that with a … up with. In political and social theory, there’s a huge wave of interesting work just starting to gain momentum, and …

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Chapter 1: Academic Program and Planning, 1978-1981

… Self-Study Report for Accreditation, 1978 Report of the Retention Task Force, 1978 Proseminar Proposal, 1979 … meet together over coffee; the living context defined by apartment or floor rather than by the House as a whole; the … meet together over coffee; the living context defined by apartment or floor rather than by the House as a whole; the

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A History of Student Activities, 1997-2000

… with spending for personal gain, forgery, spending outside the Master Budget, and spending without the approval of … Council meeting FiCom Chair Nat Irons and FiCom member, Dan Gregor bring charges against Community Council Chair, Wil … Council meeting FiCom Chair Nat Irons and FiCom member, Dan Gregor bring charges against Community Council Chair, Wil …

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A History of Student Activities, 1990-1991

… 1 is evacuated and searched when a bomb threat claims that the mods are targeted; no bomb is found. [The Permanent Press: February 9, 1990] Jan 15 While … by Dean of Students Trey Williams, touching off a wave of protests concerning censorship, art, and community …

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Procedures for Division II Work

… ideas for a course of study in Division II towards the end of the second semester. By the beginning of the third semester (and no later than the

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The Documentary Histories of Hampshire College

The Documentary Histories of Hampshire College The Documentary Histories contain excerpts, or in some cases … and includes excerpts from founding documents of the college. Check out the Motto Memo, which details the

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Chapter 11: Origins of the Four Schools

… Chapter 11: Origins of the Four Schools The Proper Study of Mankind--Reconsidered. (1969) Man in … for a School of Language and Communication (1972) [The four documents excerpted in this chapter contain the

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Chapter 1: The Academic Program

… Chapter 1: The Academic Program ?The Logo (1996) ?Multiple Cultural Perspectives Requirement … First Year Plan (2001) ?First Year Plan in Effect (2003) ?The Re-Radicalization of Hampshire College (2004) The Logo: A …

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Chapter 3: The Physical Campus

… Chapter 3: The Physical Campus Site Evaluation. (1966) Hampshire College … Robert and Cornelia Stiles, and Andy Weneczek. (1970) The Planning and Beginning of Hampshire College. (1975) The Holyoke Range Report. (1974)   Site Evaluation: Hampshire …

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Chapter 8: Student Life and the Houses

… Chapter 8: Student Life and the Houses Task Force on the Houses, 1976 Observations of Squashed Cockroach Testes, … Degree in Frisbee, 1983 Taking Root, 1985 Task Force on the Houses Report. December 1976. Click here to download a …

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The Red Barn

The Red Barn Not many people realize that the Red Barn, like the Yurt, originated as a student project. In Spring 1971 …

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The Tree of Hampshire College

The Tree of Hampshire College The Hampshire tree has been a symbol of the college since at least 1966--it appears on the covers of …

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The FAFSA Form

The FAFSA Form What is the FAFSA®? The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) is the application for various types of federal and state …

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Chapter 4: The Staff

… Chapter 4: The Staff Romney Report (1996) AdCom Rejects Change Team … Report, by Patricia Romney, February 1996. History of the Project     In the summer of 1995, Gregory Prince, Jr., the President of …

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The Five College Library Depository: the Bunker

The Five College Library Depository: the Bunker During the Cold War in the late 1950s, when Westover Air Force Base …

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Naming the Buildings

… Naming the Buildings When the College first opened in 1970, the buildings on campus had utilitarian names such as "House …

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Your FAFSA and the Verification Process

… Your FAFSA and the Verification Process FAFSA Verification Your FAFSA … Summary (FSS) will notify you if you have been selected by the U.S. Department of Education for the process known as verification. Hampshire College may also …

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Tips for Completing the FAFSA®

… Tips for Completing the FAFSA® Note that the FAFSA® is always free. Never pay a fee to apply for federal aid. Tips for your FAFSA® The FAFSA® is available online and in paper format, but we …

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Amended tax returns and the Verification process

… Amended tax returns and the Verification process Students or parents who amend their tax returns must provide the financial aid office with additional documentation for the verification process. We need the following to verify the

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Ruth Hammen, the "Mother of the College"

… Ruth Hammen, the "Mother of the College" Secretary to the first President of Hampshire College, Ruth was the most …

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The Windows TaskBar

The Windows TaskBar The Taskbar usually consists of 4 distinct parts: The Start Button--Opens the menu. The Quick Launch bar--contains shortcuts to …

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Chapter 3: The Faculty

… Chapter 3: The Faculty School Restructuring (1998) Legacies of Eqbal …   A group of 60 faculty and administration met under the auspices of the Pew Higher Education Roundtable to consider the issue of …

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The Holyoke Range Report

The Holyoke Range Report     Did you know that Bay Road follows the route of the original road from western Massachusetts to Boston in …

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