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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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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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Professor and Author Robin Wall Kimmerer Delivers Talk on Environmental Justice
… also asked them to think about living in such a way that one day the earth would be grateful for us. “How do we enter … of eyeglasses. Each lens represented a unique perspective: one lens for Indigenous knowledge and the other for Western … also asked them to think about living in such a way that one day the earth would be grateful for us. “How do we enter …
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Nathan Kensinger 97F Tackles Environmental Issues in Film on Exhibit at Brooklyn Museum
… is doing in the canal, which is a Superfund Site and one of the most polluted bodies of water in the United … assistant, a teaching assistant for his Film I class, and, one year, a leader of his filmmaking orientation trip. … is doing in the canal, which is a Superfund Site and one of the most polluted bodies of water in the United …
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Division I Student Jazlyn Cabrera F24 Explores Environmental Science, Music, and Sustainability
… year to explore what you’d like to concentrate on is one of the best experiences yet,” she says. From studying … College Farm and performing in multiple bands — including one at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — Jazlyn’s making … here is open, and it’s easy to make friends. I met one of my closest friends on my first day at Hampshire, and …
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A Weekend of Celebration: Hampshire’s 55th Anniversary and Family & Friends
… on the Hampshire College campus to reunite, learn from one another, and have fun. Attendees commemorated 55 years of … participants who developed and staged a show in just one day.
Attendees celebrated together at a 5K … able to reconnect and ring the Div-Free bell. One of the highlights was a lively panel discussion, “Urgent …
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A Div III that Includes Up-close Exploration of Shark Conservation
… want to come up with a solution. Even if it's not the best one, it will be something to work with." For his Div III … want to come up with a solution. Even if it's not the best one, it will be something to work with." For his Div III …
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Five College Fund Established in Honor of Consortium Pioneer Jackie Pritzen
… Colleges has established a fund to honor Jackie Pritzen, one of the consortium's early leaders, who died in August at … Colleges has established a fund to honor Jackie Pritzen, one of the consortium's early leaders, who died in August at …
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Ian Spalter 94F Among the "Most Creative"
… "We're building that at Foursquare right now, something no one else has done. We're the app more than 35 million people … "We're building that at Foursquare right now, something no one else has done. We're the app more than 35 million people …
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March 31: Lorrin Thomas to Speak on Her Book, 'Puerto Rican Citizen'
… the United States, citizenship papers in hand, forming one of New York City's most complex and distinctive migrant … the United States, citizenship papers in hand, forming one of New York City's most complex and distinctive migrant …
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