… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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, …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… about COVID-19 is changing rapidly, so please look at the CDC website for up-to-date  news and more information … travel advisories , and  frequently asked questions . The Massachusetts Department of Public Health also has an … arranged a Covid-19 vaccination clinic for all members of the Hampshire College community. The clinic will take place …

… Help Celebrate Hampshire’s 50th Anniversary As part of the ongoing celebration of its 50th anniversary, Hampshire … College is hosting several upcoming events showcasing the work of alumni in a variety of fields. These events are virtual and open to the public. A large-scale 50th Anniversary Celebration is …

… Five College New Music Festival The UMass Amherst Department of Music and Dance will host the 2019 Five College New Music Festival, featuring four … electro-acoustic works, and pieces by modern masters from the 20th and 21st centuries. The Festival includes nearly 50 …

… Places: Agency, Resistance, and Ethnographic Thickness in the Voices of Second Generation Turkish Women in Berlin, … will spend three months in intensive language training in the city of Ankara, then head on in the fall to Germany to continue work begun with her Hampshire …

… study of complex functions like Calculus but also the mathematical and social history of the number 17, which "has fascinated mathematicians for 2,000 years," he says. Recently, the College paid tribute to Kelly's legacy by raising the …

… is just as important as learning what you want to do, in the classroom and now in the workplace! Best-kept secret at Hampshire: The Early Learning Center (ELC) . They are not only changing …