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Hampshire College Commencement 2025 Celebrates Graduates Who Continue to Push Back

… of Florida after it was targeted by the state’s “political project that had since gone national — an authoritarian … Grimm 21F, who reminded their peers, “Your Div III project is like a slingshot that is headed toward your next … of Florida after it was targeted by the state’s “political project that had since gone national — an authoritarian …

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Hampshire College Alum Aidn White 15F is Changing the Narrative in Early Childhood Education

… interview with Teachers in Their Power , a storytelling project focused on changing the narrative about the teaching … interview with Teachers in Their Power , a storytelling project focused on changing the narrative about the teaching …

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Remembering Acclaimed Documentarian Amy Stechler 73F

… Burns’s first major directing credit and the first major project of Florentine Films. Additionally, Stechler was … Burns’s first major directing credit and the first major project of Florentine Films. Additionally, Stechler was …

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Upcoming Events at the Five College Women’s Studies Research Center

… technologies. Specifically, she will talk about her project "A Piece of the Pie Chart", a machine that puts pie … technologies. Specifically, she will talk about her project "A Piece of the Pie Chart", a machine that puts pie …

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Exhibition Questions History of U.S. Relationship with Puerto Rico through Ironic “Museum” of Empire

… Professor Wilson Valentín-Escobar first brought the project to the attention of Hampshire College Art Gallery … Professor Wilson Valentín-Escobar first brought the project to the attention of Hampshire College Art Gallery …

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Hampshire Welcomes Five New Faculty For Fall Semester 2017

… at present. These questions find their way into her book project, Reading Pleasures , which looks at how 18th-century … at present. These questions find their way into her book project, Reading Pleasures , which looks at how 18th-century …

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New Faculty Q&A with Daniel Altshuler

… on students’ lives. If you could design your own Div III project, what would you study? Because I’m a linguist at … on students’ lives. If you could design your own Div III project, what would you study? Because I’m a linguist at …

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New Faculty Q&A with Jennifer Bajorek

… of how to develop meaningful metadata in a digitization project in the South and in a postcolonial environment, where … of how to develop meaningful metadata in a digitization project in the South and in a postcolonial environment, where …

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Students in New Social Enterprise Course Learn to Develop Tech Serving Small Farms Worldwide

… the students in the group hopes to follow through on the project and is considering study abroad in Niger. “We’re … the students in the group hopes to follow through on the project and is considering study abroad in Niger. “We’re …

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Hampshire Mourns the Death of Former Professor of Film and Accomplished Producer Lawrence Pitkethly

… of Paris. While in France, he completed his final project, Belfast My Love , a 90-minute documentary on the … of Paris. While in France, he completed his final project, Belfast My Love , a 90-minute documentary on the …

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Hampshire’s First Family and Friends Weekend in Four Years Was an Autumn Spectacular

Hampshire’s First Family and Friends Weekend in Four Years Was an Autumn Spectacular For the first time since 2018, the College was able to host an in-person event full of fun and informative activities for family and friends of current students. The …

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Hampshire Alum David S. Meyer 77F Named Andrew Carnegie Fellow

… As an Andrew Carnegie Fellow, Meyer is advancing his project, “Against Apocalypse: Protest, Policy, and … As an Andrew Carnegie Fellow, Meyer is advancing his project, “Against Apocalypse: Protest, Policy, and …

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Chapter 6: Student Life and the Houses

… Hampshire's students before graduation. Viewed as a pilot project for the kind of advanced work to be undertaken in … Hampshire's students before graduation. Viewed as a pilot project for the kind of advanced work to be undertaken in …

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

… are working together on a community analysis project in bioinformatics. Their work is supported and …

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FAQ: For Prospective Students

… own schedule for completing your year-long independent project. There will be a support system in place for you. Whether your project takes the form of a cultural studies paper, a dance …

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Ringing the Div-Free Bell: A Resplendent Ritual

… committee. That spring, as Nomi completed her Division III project, she called her dad and asked if he wanted her to … committee. That spring, as Nomi completed her Division III project, she called her dad and asked if he wanted her to …

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Update from President Nelson: March 8, 2019

… a surprise to any of us that Youth Day began as a Div III project? It made its debut as part of the Five College Queer … a surprise to any of us that Youth Day began as a Div III project? It made its debut as part of the Five College Queer …

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Hampshire College to Reinvent Academic Program, Launching its Next 50 Years

… learning practices, including: Student-designed learning, Project-based learning, Interdisciplinary studies, Capstone … learning practices, including: Student-designed learning, Project-based learning, Interdisciplinary studies, Capstone …

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President’s Letter on Plans for Hampshire’s Future

… posing a great question and figuring out how to take a project from idea, to investigation, to concept, to … posing a great question and figuring out how to take a project from idea, to investigation, to concept, to …

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In Year Two, Hampshire's No-SAT No-ACT Strategy Continues to Align Admissions with Mission

… Jonathan Lash’s latest Huffington Post essay, "A Study in Project-Based Learning," about a group of students who this … Jonathan Lash’s latest Huffington Post essay, "A Study in Project-Based Learning," about a group of students who this …

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Tutorials Initiate Students To Take Initiative Over Their Learning

… to a point where they can independently produce a capstone project in their final year. Only a handful of institutions … to a point where they can independently produce a capstone project in their final year. Only a handful of institutions …

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Hampshire Alum Robin Coste Lewis 86S’s New Book Is an Exploration of Photography, Poetry, and Family

Hampshire Alum Robin Coste Lewis 86S’s New Book Is an Exploration of Photography, Poetry, and Family Born from the discovery of Lewis’s grandmother’s collection of family photos, the poet’s latest collection, To the Realization of Perfect Helplessness , …

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2024 Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded To Hampshire Alum and Faculty Emerita

2024 Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded To Hampshire Alum and Faculty Emerita The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has awarded a 2024 Fellowship to Professor Emerita of Film and Video Baba Hillman and Hampshire College alum Mara H. Benjamin 90F, who …

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Setbacks, Outtakes, and a Little Gem of Hampshire-ness

… floor. And some of those snippets you throw out in a given project aren’t really gone. Deborah: There can be good stuff … there. What’s the ecology of the arts community there? The project has started wonderful conversations about who gets to … floor. And some of those snippets you throw out in a given project aren’t really gone. Deborah: There can be good stuff …

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Professor of Cognition and Education Laura Wenk Contributes to Book on Innovative Education

… to her teaching, Wenk oversees an endowed research project on the impact of a Hampshire education. Available to … to her teaching, Wenk oversees an endowed research project on the impact of a Hampshire education. Available to …

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