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Hampshire to Offer Summer Social Justice Institute

… its summer 2015 programs. Running June 8 through July 3, the Institute for Transforming Social Justice is a four-week program focused on the study and practice of creating social change. Taught by … academic credit will take all four weeks. Professionals in the field are welcome to join the Institute for Transforming …

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University of California Professor To Talk Class Struggle in Black Studies at 2017 Schocket Lecture

… An analysis of class struggle in black studies will be the subject of the upcoming tenth-annual Eric N. Schocket Memorial Lecture … Main Lecture Hall. In his talk, Moten will investigate the seemingly simple act of black people looking at each …

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Updates on Covid-19 Novel Coronavirus

… preventive health and social distancing as recommended by the CDC, including: Careful and frequent hand washing or … fever, cough, or shortness of breath—are best triaged over the phone by medical staff. For mild to moderate symptoms, do … remaining in residence seeking medical care must call the Health Services office first. Contact Hampshire Health …

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Confessions of a Class Notes Fanatic

… Confessions of a Class Notes Fanatic Steve Nadis In the course of my not quite illustrious writing career (though … Hampshire. I gamely accepted this assignment, guided in the task by archival material gleaned from the journal of record, Non Satis Scire , and especially the

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Update on Accreditation: June 7, 2019

… 7, 2019 Dear Hampshire College community: As you know, the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), … accrediting body, has been in continuous conversation with the College as we restructure toward a sustainable business … a team of trustees and senior administrators presented to the Commission at a “show cause” hearing. Our presentation, …

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April 22: Earth Day – Regional Food System Strategies Panel

… College celebrates Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22. The 4 p.m. panel, which will be held in Franklin Patterson Hall’s Main Lecture Hall, is free and the general public is invited. A leading visionary and voice in the sustainable campus movement, Orr is author of the

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Culture, Brain, and Development Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Grantee Research Presentations

… standout current and former student grantees kicked off the 15th-birthday celebration of Culture, Brain, and … research as part of Friends and Family Weekend last month. The presentations were enjoyed by an audience of parents, alums, students, faculty, and other CBD friends. The presenters, who recognized CBD for enabling them to lead …

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Campus Events January - March 2018

… 2018 semester with a variety of on-campus events open to the public. Among the highlights are dance, music, lectures, art, a behind-the-scenes presentation from Pixar animation, the student-run …

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Hampshire Well-Equipped to Pivot During Crisis, Extends Deposit Deadline

… of support for accepted students and their families and the challenges presented this spring by the global pandemic. The extension applies to approximately 650 students accepted …

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Hampshire Alum Poet, a National Book Award Finalist, Returns to Campus for Reading

… former faculty member Robin Coste Lewis, a finalist for the 2015 National Book Award for Poetry, returned to campus to read from Voyage of the Sable Venus . “I’m thrilled—but not surprised—that Robin … College Writing Program Codirector Ellie Siegel, one of the coordinators of the event. “Robin is absolutely …

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Hampshire College Position Statement: U.S. Dept. of Education "College Scorecard"

… U.S. Dept. of Education "College Scorecard" This month the U.S. Department of Education released a new tool aimed at … and their advisers make better college choices, called the College Scorecard at CollegeScorecard.ed.gov .  According to a White House Fact Sheet, the goal of the Scorecard is “to provide the clearest, most …

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Div II Profile: LAURA HOWARD 15F

… LAURA HOWARD 15F CONCENTRATION TITLE Art, Power, and the Institution AREAS OF FOCUS Visual arts, history, art … YOU THROUGH DIV II? My faculty committee members, the FIRST Network student group for first-generation students, the Career Options Resource Center, and all of my wonderful …

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Hampshire College Student Awarded Prestigious Projects for Peace Grant for Program in Ghana

… Ghana Hampshire student Rupert Tawiah-Quashie 22S created the ambitious project, called “<Code_gh>” in collaboration … and computer engineering student from Duke University. The team of students is working with a long list of advisors, … innovative, community-centered, and scalable responses to the world’s most pressing issues." We recently spoke with …

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Nathalie Arnold

… African studies. A transdisciplinary scholar, her work at the intersection of African, Indian Ocean, and Islamic … has focused primarily on Swahili Muslim communities of the Western Indian Ocean, publishing work about the politics of space and song, collective memory, poetry, …

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Susana Loza

… University and a Ph.D. in comparative ethnic studies from the University of California at Berkeley. She teaches … theory, and ethnic studies. Her research interests include the social construction of race and sex in speculative media; … gender and ethnic performativity in digital spaces; the politics of sampling and remixing; the colonial …

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What Do Blue Jays Say?

… Blue Jays Say? What do blue jays say when they wake up in the morning? In Hampshire College's inquiry-based educational … question was: what do blue jays say when they wake up in the morning? From September through November, Faegre awoke before dawn and headed out into the fields and woods surrounding the college to record the

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Q&A with Ass't Professor of Theatre Mei Ann Teo

… want just  any job . I wanted to allow myself to have the time outside of school to explore different ways of … spent a year and a half as a nomad. I spent four months at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival as the Phil Killian Directing Fellow. I was a recipient of the

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New Faculty Q&A with Daniel Altshuler

… a first-year linguistics professor who served Hampshire as the Andrew W. Mellon postdoctoral fellow in 2010-11. He has returned to join the faculty after spending three years as assistant professor … is in meaning. What I’m really interested in is, What are the rules we follow that make our communication on the one …

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Hampshire College Events: February and March 2016

… will host a diverse selection of events on campus over the next month. Events include performances by our acclaimed … will have its US premiere at Hampshire on February 17. The images, taken by college-age photographers, document … alum Jamie Maxtone-Graham from a workshop he led at the indie documentary center Hanoi DocLab. A related …

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Nathan McClain

… Nathan McClain Nathan McClain (he/him) is the author of two collections of poetry: Previously Owned (Four Way Books, 2022), longlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award, and Scale (Four Way Books, 2017).   He is a recipient of fellowships from The Frost Place, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and Bread …

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Hampshire Joins Launch of National Network for Mission-Driven Investing

… Mission-Driven Investing Hampshire College, as a member of the Intentional Endowments Network (IEN), recently helped … returns and align with institutional mission and values. The network launched with 77  Founding Members  including 27 … www.intentionalendowments.org/membership . To support the development of  intentionally designed endowments  – that …

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Q&A Interview with Asian Religions Professor Rafal Stepien

… on right now. Rafal: Next  month I’m giving a talk at the American Academy of Religion annual meeting, where I’ll … but need revision. I just put together a seminar at the annual meeting of the American Comparative Literature Association, which is …

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FAQ for Personal Preparedness

… Flu Planning Checklist for Individuals & Families from the Department of Health & Human Services Pandemic Flu Information for the Public from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health General …

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Five Colleges Ask PVTA To Reconsider Proposed Cuts to Bus Service

… Proposed Cuts to Bus Service Hampshire College and the Five Colleges are appealing to the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority to reconsider proposed … bus service on nearly two dozen routes including some of the ones serving consortium campuses. Students and employees …

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HampHack Students Tackle 21st-Century Problems in 24-Hour Challenge

… game, and an automatic stock-trading algorithm were among the projects pushing the boundaries of technology, art, design, and fabrication at the College’s second-annual HampHack, which took place April …

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