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Whiting Fellowships Will Support International Research

… Four fellowships are the most Hampshire has received in one year from the Whiting Foundation. … Four Hampshire … Four fellowships are the most Hampshire has received in one year from the Whiting Foundation. … Whiting Fellowships …

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Endowed Fund for Research on Women Created in Memory of Hampshire Parent, Trustee Helen Astin

… provost of its College of Letters and Science. Lena was one of Hampshire’s earliest trustees, serving from 1973 to … provost of its College of Letters and Science. Lena was one of Hampshire’s earliest trustees, serving from 1973 to …

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Hampshire College Events: March-May 2017

… With the title “Black Aesthetics” we do not assume any one conception of Black Aesthetics or even that there is such … of World Cultures, Berlin; and was also recognized as one of ten “New American Poets” by the Poetry Society of … and create potentially viable products related to one of a number of themes, such as environmental …

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A History of Student Activities, 1978-1982

… a motion to extend all non- student terms on the Senate by one semester. [Climax: November 3, 1978] Nov 3 Climax … alone; the highest number previously had been 22 in one year. [Climax: February 9, 1979] Feb 9 Hampshire Security … Feb 23 House staff have reported that a master key to one of the dorm buildings was stolen by the theives on …

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Div II Student Examines Issues of Reproductive Justice Through Spacial Design

… for the “wings” on hoods used to prevent women from seeing one another — these colors also connote the unjust way … Lois’s “cultural provocateur” philosophy: the idea that one should use creativity to change the world. For Phoebe, … University, Phoebe started Hampshire in fall 2022. “It’s one of the most rewarding decisions I’ve made so far,” she …

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Obituary Writer Ken Garfield 71F Got His Journalistic Start at Hampshire’s “Climax” Student Newspaper

… to Kent State and could he take me.   It was Thomas Grace, one of the nine students wounded in the Kent State shooting. … did you do after graduation?   Journalists typically took one or two routes — get a master’s degree or start work at a … to Kent State and could he take me.   It was Thomas Grace, one of the nine students wounded in the Kent State shooting. …

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Hampshire Professor Nathan McClain Receives MacDowell Fellowship

… Arts Nathan McClain has been awarded a fellowship to one of the most prestigious artists residencies in the United … as an artist? The gift of space and time to dedicate to one’s creative practice can be incredibly rejuvenating and … crucial for certain kinds of recognition in this field, one cannot discount the role that luck also has to play. I’ve …

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Alum Bill Warren 72F P10 Honored with Vision Science Award

… . The award from the Vision Sciences Society (VSS) is one of the highest honors in the field of vision research and … graphics, we test how the visual system determines one's future path from information such as optic flow in … graphics, we test how the visual system determines one's future path from information such as optic flow in …

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Hampshire Mourns the Death of James “Jim” Crown 71F

… Hampshire’s first five entering classes of 1970–1975.  One of the earliest students to enroll at the College, just a … generosity can do. His Hampshire legacy is a remarkable one, particularly the funding of the Crown Founders … Hampshire’s first five entering classes of 1970–1975.  One of the earliest students to enroll at the College, just a …

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Notable Alumni

Orisanmi Burton 99F

… at American University, Burton was recognized as one of six “emerging leaders in academia whose research can … at American University, Burton was recognized as one of six “emerging leaders in academia whose research can …

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Hampshire College Alum Brings Laughter to Millions on Social Media

… you? Associate Professor of Video and Film Hope Tucker was one of my advisors. She is my biggest inspiration, as I felt … Associate Professor of Music Junko Oba was another one of my advisors and introduced me to ethnomusicology and … and creative. I was able to figure out how to make my dog one of the most popular dogs on TikTok by looking at content …

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A Hands-on Bioinformatics Class Lets Students Get Practical Experience While Keeping It Experimental

… regard to their microbiome.” Using greywater on plants is one way to reduce reliance on potable freshwater, which is … seeing college as a means to an end. And Dr. Johnston is one of the most inspiring people I’ve ever met. As a … someone like myself in STEM, working in a position I hope one day to achieve, really makes me feel that my dreams are …

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Alum Matthew Pitt 92F Considers Cults, Rock and Roll, and Celebrity in New Novel

… resurrecting a couple of players and launching a new one. Years had passed, but those characters hadn’t finished … etc. The book was also a response to my misgivings. One had to do with charismatics and their followers, who … Do you play music? Before the novel, next to nothing. Some one-dimensional piano and two guitar chords. One of my last …

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Jane Marsching 85F Combines a Passion for Sustainability with a Thriving Art Practice

… Out of all the colleges I got into, Hampshire was the one that interested me the most. I don’t feel like I … University by a professor who is also a climate activist. One of his Ph.D. students wanted to do a science project … Out of all the colleges I got into, Hampshire was the one that interested me the most. I don’t feel like I …

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Rafael Guevara F22 Doesn’t Study Filmmaking Because of His Famous Family

… my first semester at Hampshire, I helped my mother film one of her writing courses. When it was done, her business … but more specifically it was the fact that he was one of the five directors who went to World War II. He signed … and grandchildren and other people who knew him. One of mother’s friends, Michael Fitzgerald, was a good …

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Where Are They Now?: Brittany M. Williams 08F Makes Tenure History at the University of Vermont

… chose me. Becoming a James Baldwin Scholar remains one of the highlights of my life, and I’m a better educator, … before. A Hampshire education doesn’t prepare you for just one area of study, or career path, or idea. It prepares you … research and intervention projects I love, such as the one for New American Youth on the Rise, in which I mentor and …

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

… colleges to close. Hampshire College will not be one of them. Last fall our community came together to design a new future, one that enthusiastically embraces Hampshire's identity as … colleges to close. Hampshire College will not be one of them. Last fall our community came together to design …

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For His Div III, Armon Walker 17F Leads a Collaborative Game Design Team to Create the Iaijutsu Project

… I was applying to colleges and found that Hampshire was one of the top schools for that area of study, but unlike … several classes at Hampshire around that. If I had to pick one concentration, it would likely be narrative design. … I was applying to colleges and found that Hampshire was one of the top schools for that area of study, but unlike …

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Professor Susana Loza on Why a Hampshire Education is a Dialogue, Not a Monologue

… in Science Fiction, Horror, & Fantasy, which is why it's one of my favorite classes to teach. You can literally see … Migrations and LatIndigenous Ghost Story . That will be one of the first books in the University Press of … in Science Fiction, Horror, & Fantasy, which is why it's one of my favorite classes to teach. You can literally see …

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Hampshire Acquires Works by Renowned Artist and Illustrator Barry Moser

… Pennyroyal Caxton Bible which was featured in the only one-man exhibit ever to be mounted at the Library of the … printers as well. “My husband Leon and I went over one day to see his collection,” says DeForest. “Each piece … Pennyroyal Caxton Bible which was featured in the only one-man exhibit ever to be mounted at the Library of the …

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Area Of Study

Queer Studies

… Northampton: An Interdisciplinary Ethnography Following One City's Struggle with Pornography Transgender and … Gay, and Transgender Educational Resource Center) was one of only three centers of its kind on college campuses … Northampton: An Interdisciplinary Ethnography Following One City's Struggle with Pornography Transgender and …

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Religion

… an excellent environment in which to study Buddhism, with one of the largest concentrations of scholars of Buddhist … to support studies in a very different field, such as law, one of the social sciences, or studies in the arts or … an excellent environment in which to study Buddhism, with one of the largest concentrations of scholars of Buddhist …

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When Students Stop and Think About What They're Learning

… new; last century, John Dewey advocated for reflection on one’s learning, writing in Experience and Education, “‘Stop … It can change, but it also holds the student responsible. One student response was representative: “My [retrospective … new; last century, John Dewey advocated for reflection on one’s learning, writing in Experience and Education, “‘Stop …

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Two from Hampshire Receive 2017 Princess Grace Award Scholarships for Film Theses

… International Documentary Film Festival. Hampshire offers one of the nation’s top undergraduate film and arts programs, … two awards as Hampshire's only honoree outside of film, one a Princess Grace Statue Award as a dancer and … International Documentary Film Festival. Hampshire offers one of the nation’s top undergraduate film and arts programs, …

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iPad Recommendations

… allow you to edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. The one caveat is that it only works if you have an internet … allow you to edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. The one caveat is that it only works if you have an internet …

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