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Neil Stillings Scholarship Fund Created for Cognitive Science Students
… undergraduate cognitive science program in the nation, to support the work of outstanding students in the field. … to be a student scholar, and to conduct my research in a way that had rigor to it and brought meaning to the … or L&C) served four terms as dean of the school. He is senior coauthor of the 1987 and 1995 editions of Cognitive …
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Professors Barskova, Bernstein Win 2015 Gruber Awards
… the award, either gives a lecture or organizes a symposium to share teaching and advising techniques with other faculty. … made by the Hampshire community, wrote that Barskova “is an ethereal presence in the classroom, captivating her students in way that makes learning effortless and inspiring a …
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New Faculty Q&A with Jennifer Bajorek
… Lawson Hampshire fourth-year student Emily Lawson gets to know one of the College’s newly appointed faculty members, … a motorcycle, and you have to wear high heels. I can even get off a moving motorcycle in heels. Emily: That’s a great answer. My next question is very, very hard. What are five books that changed your …
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Eligibility
… assistance at Hampshire Financial assistance at Hampshire is based on demonstrated financial need, defined as the … using a standard formula that is applied without regard to sex, gender, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, … as supplied on financial aid applications. You can get an estimate of what the calculated family contribution is …
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Sports Recap: Three Hampshire Teams Compete in League Playoffs
… There’s a joke that Hampshire’s nonexistent football team is undefeated since 1970. This year, three Hampshire sports … Conference (YSCC), with the cross country teams traveling to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) … of the biggest benefits has been simply the opportunity to get outside, exercise, and get to know the area, because, he …
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What We Did This Summer: Students Showcase Their Work in Immersive Summer Programs
… 2017 Summer Academic Programs drew dozens of students to campus from across the Northeast and beyond — they came … ask really big questions and then mobilize them in some way,” she says. “We’re calling on students to do something … to be the best-trained teachers.” Adeline Skovronek is an incoming first-year student who saw the TESOL program …
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Chapter 9: Evaluations and Studies
… A President's Sense of Mission: Excerpts from a letter to a recent alumnus: Hampshire's mission is to provide an outstanding liberal arts education to … self-study is being drafted, that process is still under way; however, the campus agreed to implement one element of …
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Hollywood Animation Alum Builds Stop-Motion Studio at Hampshire
… College has a new stop-motion animation studio, thanks to Hollywood animation veteran and alum Dillon Markey, who … translated through animation, Markey said, in order to get an understanding of how objects move so students can … For more about Markey’s work, visit www.dillonmarkey.com /. Academic ProgramEducationFacultyFaculty and Student …
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Recent Graduate Flynn Hibbs 17F on the Impact of Solar Development on Wildlife
… research with an interest in sustainable development to produce valuable research on the effect of large-scale … for local wildlife and other ecological conditions. This is still a new area of research, so there is a lot we don’t … Hampshire’s campus. I worked with the site managers to get access and research permission, and developed research …
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Financial aid for Field Study
… for Field Study Hampshire College students are eligible to participate in a field study experience for a maximum of … limit in extraordinary situations. Current financial aid is neither transferable nor automatically available for a … so you may need to pay some of your expenses up front and get reimbursed with your refund later. Be sure to e-check in …
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Taj Musco 99F on Shortlist for Louis Vuitton Journeys Award
… has set there. "I wouldn't feel comfortable just moving to a new country and making a movie set there when I wasn't … the man to "The Ministry of Death," where an attempt to get a permit to scatter the ashes evokes the officer's … festivals. View other work by Taj Musco 99F : www.tajmusco.com … Hampshire graduate Taj Musco 99F recently made the …
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Mimi Alkattan: Researching Sustainable Water-Treatment Alternatives
… work and one was wildly successful. It was interesting to me because they were done back to back, by the same group … back into the Delaware River. That’s also where the people get their drinking water. It’s just a cycle of discharge and … of a tiered treatment system, and the ongoing research is making progress toward that. This spring I was accepted …
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Hampshire President Wingenbach On Standardized Testing and Inequality
… rich?” “Recent moves by Harvard, Yale, Brown and others to reinstate a standardized testing requirement for … there. But until elite colleges address the deeply flawed way they define ‘excellence,’ the policy reversal will do … wealth? “That the SAT primarily measures family wealth is incontrovertible. Even the College Board’s own data …
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Lab Safety Manual: Glossary
… American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists is a voluntary membership organization of professional … equals atmospheric pressure or at which the liquid changes to a vapor. The boiling point is usually expressed in degrees … an airborne contaminant that, when it enters the body by way of the respiratory system or by being breathed into the …
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Bloodborne Pathogen Plan
… who have employees who are occupationally exposed to human blood or other potentially infectious materials … describes that program at Hampshire College. This plan is reviewed annually or more frequently as needed. The … on the sides and bottom, and bearing a biohazard label. Official needle boxes must be used for all needles. …
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Testing the Chemistry of Mummies and Toxic-Metal Pollution
… Josh Murray For her Division III thesis, Madison McDonald is examining strands of mummy hair to determine whether ancient Andeans in South America … allows for even more delicate research. We’ll be able to get very fast data collection, including detection of metal …
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Division III Profile: Jamila Umi Jackson Builds Community Through Dance
… Umi Jackson Builds Community Through Dance I grew up going to an after-school program called Destiny Arts Center, in … in fight-or-flight mode, we’re not going to have an easy time learning, thinking, or relating. We are so … To learn about it, visit www.embodiedleadership.strikingly.com . REFERENCE VIDEO (So)ul Connected …
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Immigrants' Rights Issues Drive Kamika Bennett's Studies
… a good foundation in what the different issues related to immigration are, and what I have to do to build trust and … the issues she was so passionate about. “Hampshire is very unique in some really important ways,” she says. … “I’ve learned how to navigate Hampshire in order to get the resources I need," she says. "Don’t ever think you …
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Results of Removing Standardized Test Scores from College Admissions
… this month. Last year Hampshire College decided not to accept SAT/ACT test scores from high school applicants … the only incentive for schools and students to innovate is in the form of improving test-taking and scores. Teaching … invitation to enroll, rose in a single year from 18% to 26%, an amazing turnaround The quantity of applications …
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Student Investigates the Idea of Care Through Portraits of People and Their Emotional Support Animals
… description of her process and its relationship to course themes. The class, taught by Five College Assistant … both visible and invisible, care is less often a way of being, more a means of staying alive,” Alysha wrote in … her art direction with another pair: “I ask Graham to get low to Clancy, to put their face next to his, and they …
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Hampshire Student Beau Guenther 23S Balances Competitive Bike Racing, Art, and Photography
… Art, and Photography Karen Corday The Div II student is combining his love of cycling with studies in sculpture … recently competed in the World Cup in Belgium. We talked to Beau about what brought him to Hampshire, how the College … when you came to the College or has it changed along the way? I’m a Div II studying the visual arts, which is mostly …
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Black History Month: Selections from Our Students and Librarians to Read, Listen to, and Watch
… History Month: Selections from Our Students and Librarians to Read, Listen to, and Watch The Hampshire library is showcasing a range of materials to celebrate Black … poets and musicians during the civil rights era all the way through to their influence on hip-hop music and pop …
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Hampshire Calls on Accomplished Culinary and Farming Alums for New Cafe
… the past five years consulting the college on its goal to dramatically increase sourcing of food from local farms … renowned School of Hotel Administration and worked his way up to executive positions managing restaurant groups and … he works with at the Alvah Stone can help Hampshire get there. The R.W. Kern Center and its café opened this …
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CIEL Conference Presentation on Hampshire Admissions Strategy
… and enrollment approaches, including the recent decision to go “test-blind” and no longer consider SAT/ACT scores in any way. Hampshire is the only selective college in the country that is …
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A Documentary History of Hampshire College, Vol. 4: 1995-2005
… (September 11 and wars in Afghanistan and Iraq). True to our motto, Non Satis Scire , Hampshire students, faculty, … Agricultural Heritage of Hampshire College (1998) The Way We Were: Hampshire College, the Founding Years (2000) … Agricultural Heritage of Hampshire College (1998) The Way We Were: Hampshire College, the Founding Years (2000) …
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