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Hampshire Mourns the Loss of Former Spiritual Life Advisor and Environmentalist Ellen Bernstein
… Hampshire Mourns the Loss of Former Spiritual Life Advisor and Environmentalist Ellen … to 2020, was renowned for her work as a thought leader of the Jewish environmental movement, considering the climate … environmental organization, Shomrei Adamah, or Keepers of the Earth. She was inspired by the Hebrew Bible's …
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Literature Student Henry Cors F23 Takes On Goal of Reading a Book from Every Country
… Literature Student Henry Cors F23 Takes On Goal of Reading a Book from Every Country Henry Cors is a Div II student who was part of the substantial cohort that transferred up from New College of Florida in fall 2023. He is busy with a long-term project: …
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Michael Beggs 07F Is Passionate About Doing For the Sake of Doing
… Michael Beggs 07F Is Passionate About Doing For the Sake of Doing Michael Beggs 07F is a proponent of experimental education, interdisciplinarity, and following his own questions, inspired by the pedagogy of both Hampshire and the former Black Mountain College. …
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Student’s Investigation of Family’s Holocaust History Earns a Scholarship and Fuels Further Research
… Student’s Investigation of Family’s Holocaust History Earns a Scholarship and Fuels … years-long historical investigation to uncover the journey of his family during the Holocaust. Albert-Aranovich’s … work relates to topics such as peace-building, the science of mind–body health, and developing greater humanity in self …
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Div III Student Olive Woodall F22 Writes Collection of Poetry on Coming of Age in Oklahoma
… Div III Student Olive Woodall F22 Writes Collection of Poetry on Coming of Age in Oklahoma Nontraditional graduating student Olive Woodall drafted a collection of poems for their Div III about spending their formative …
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“Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life” Is Hampshire College’s 2024 Common Read
… “Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life” Is Hampshire College’s 2024 Common Read Year of the Tiger , by Alice Wong, offers a glimpse into an … Read is a memoir from Alice Wong, founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project , an online community …
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Introducing Assistant Professor of Creative Writing & U.S. Literatures Dr. Caoimhe Harlock
… Introducing Assistant Professor of Creative Writing & U.S. Literatures Dr. Caoimhe Harlock Hampshire College is pleased to welcome a number of exciting new professors to campus to support its fall … ) Harlock taught at Duke University and the University of Tennessee Knoxville, and at the community college level. …
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Introducing Assistant Professor of Environmental Microbiology and Bioremediation Juliet Johnston
… Introducing Assistant Professor of Environmental Microbiology and Bioremediation Juliet … Johnston Hampshire College is pleased to welcome a number of exciting new professors to campus to support its fall … environmental biological principles at the University of California Berkeley and the University of St. Thomas. She …
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Introducing Assistant Professor of Queer Studies rl Goldberg
… Introducing Assistant Professor of Queer Studies rl Goldberg Hampshire College is pleased to welcome a number of exciting new professors to campus to support its fall … to work on an M.F.A. in fiction at the University of Florida. Following that, they earned a joint Ph.D. in …
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Introducing Assistant Professor of Experimental Film and Media Michelle Trujillo
… Introducing Assistant Professor of Experimental Film and Media Michelle Trujillo Hampshire College is pleased to welcome a number of exciting new professors to campus to support its fall … production and contextual film courses at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and film production courses at …
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Working Together at the Heart of the College
… Working Together at the Heart of the College A collaboration brings together students, … to create a special project that nods to the history of the College. Last fall, in a class taught by Professor of Architecture and Design Thom Long , students were tasked …
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Hampshire College Welcomes an Incoming Fall Class of Bold, Compassionate Thinkers
… Hampshire College Welcomes an Incoming Fall Class of Bold, Compassionate Thinkers On August 29, with a feeling of fall in the air, 285 new students arrived on campus: 233 first-years, 46 transfers, and six as part of an international exchange. In total, this cohort …
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Introducing Assistant Professor of Ecology and Global Change Jennifer VanWyk
… Introducing Assistant Professor of Ecology and Global Change Jennifer VanWyk Hampshire College is pleased to welcome a number of exciting new professors to campus to support its fall … the faculty at Hampshire, Jennifer VanWyk taught a variety of courses at a range of institutions: the University of …
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Hampshire College Alum Tashal Brown 03F Awarded National Academy of Education Fellowship
… College Alum Tashal Brown 03F Awarded National Academy of Education Fellowship Tashal Brown 03F has received a $70,000 National Academy of Education (NAEd) Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship to create … with Black narratives. Brown, an assistant professor of urban education and secondary social studies at the …
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National Lab Hosts Campus Study of Bird Impact from Solar Panels, Offering Unique Opportunity for Hampshire Students
… National Lab Hosts Campus Study of Bird Impact from Solar Panels, Offering Unique Opportunity … between birds and solar panels. Funded by the Department of Energy, Argonne and Hampshire College are conducting a … PV solar–monitoring project to explore the interactions of birds with these energy facilities. Hampshire, which has …
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Change Management Expert Rebecca Borland Reynolds 82F Publishes Book on Methods of Reinvention
… Rebecca Borland Reynolds 82F Publishes Book on Methods of Reinvention The Hampshire alum, who has worked with … services, and beyond recently released the book Thresholds of Change: The Way through Transformational Times . What drew … a year in California. These experiences gave me a sense of self and direction constrained by traditional education. …
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Hampshire College Professor Sarah E. Jenkins on Pushing the Boundaries of Animation
… Professor Sarah E. Jenkins on Pushing the Boundaries of Animation Sarah E. Jenkins , assistant professor of animation, creative arts, and visual culture, expresses … than being boxed into a narrow field. “Hampshire is one of the only places that I found that doesn't expect me to fit …
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Dula Amarasiriwardena, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Teach in Chile
… Dula Amarasiriwardena, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Teach in Chile The former longtime professor is one of more than 400 U.S. citizens selected to offer their … approach to Universidad de Concepción. The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board recently …
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Daniel Asia 71F Joins the American Academy of Sciences and Letters
… Daniel Asia 71F Joins the American Academy of Sciences and Letters Composer and Professor Emeritus of Music Daniel Asia 71F was recently named a member of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters, in …
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John Watts, Longtime Member of the Hampshire Board of Trustees, Passes Away
… John Watts, Longtime Member of the Hampshire Board of Trustees, Passes Away For a total of 16 years, the civic leader and business professional John …
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Paula Dobbyn 79F Appointed Science and Environmental Journalism Chair at the University of Alaska
… and Environmental Journalism Chair at the University of Alaska Dobbyn’s Hampshire education laid the foundation … three-year appointment as Snedden Chair at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where she teaches, advises the student … spoke with her about her path after Hampshire, the power of international experience, and the lessons she carries from …
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Hampshire Remembers Longtime Professor of Philosophy and Religion Ken Bradt
… Hampshire Remembers Longtime Professor of Philosophy and Religion Ken Bradt Raymond Kenyon Bradt, … from 1973 to 1988. The former assistant professor of philosophy and religion in what was once Hampshire’s School of Humanities and Arts died on February 10, 2025, at age 82 . …
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Jennifer Chrisler Appointed Interim President of Hampshire College
… Jennifer Chrisler Appointed Interim President of Hampshire College The Hampshire College Board of Trustees announced that, beginning July 1, Vice President … Support Jennifer Chrisler will assume the role of interim president upon President Ed Wingenbach’s departure …
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Hampshire Alum John Sanbonmatsu 80F Publishes Book on the Ethics of Eating Meat
… Alum John Sanbonmatsu 80F Publishes Book on the Ethics of Eating Meat John Sanbonmatsu 80F discusses how anti-nuke … activism at Hampshire set the stage for a lifetime of questioning harmful ideologies and led to his … groundbreaking research and scholarship within the field of critical animal studies. How did Hampshire inspire your …
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Hampshire Offers a New Home for New College of Florida Émigrés
… Hampshire Offers a New Home for New College of Florida Émigrés When conservative leaders took over … to help. In March, we offered admission to all New College of Florida students in good standing and to match their current cost of tuition. As of August 31, we’re pleased to announce that …
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