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Hampshire Alum Emily Packer 12F Debuts Feature, an Ode to the New York Oyster

… September 6 at DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema, in New York City, and October 4 at Laemmle Theatres, in Los Angeles, via … helps curb environmental problems, such as cleaning water and protecting against storm surges. When early production … with both of the primary subjects of the story: oysters and the city. They are both a character and the filmmaker, …

Daliza Nova 06F: How Hampshire Helped Her Find Her Purpose

… Her Purpose “You have an opportunity to do amazing things and truly figure out what your purpose is. And there’s no place that will help you do that like Hampshire.” Alum and James Baldwin Scholar Daliza Nova 06F explains how …

Hampshire College President Ed Wingenbach to Step Down in June

… of president at the American College of Greece, the oldest and largest American-accredited college in Europe. Wingenbach … a critical moment in the College’s history, when the board and community committed to Hampshire as an independent, … of the College’s decision to seek a partner for a merger and not to admit a class that fall. “In 2019, the board knew …

Student Studies Fungal DNA to Aid in Forest Conservation

… relationship between the presence of subterranean fungi and forest health, extracting fungal DNA from soil using … really important to me that there are these woods here and that there's freedom to be in them." Div III … relationship between the presence of subterranean fungi and forest health, extracting fungal DNA from soil using …

Global Study Intensives Offer Hampshire Students Immersive Opportunities All Over the World

… Education Office (GEO) offers exchange, field study, and short-term fieldwork to integrate international … about expanding horizons, appreciating different cultures, and nurturing a passion for exploration, and students get to work directly with professors in fields …

Alums on the Front Line of Immigrant Rights Meet with Hampshire Students

… Rights Meet with Hampshire Students Seth Freed Wessler 03F and Genia Blaser 01F spoke with students about the challenges facing immigrants and asylum seekers in the United States. The conversation … immigrant detention, criminal immigration systems, and racialized violence. Professor of Sociology Margaret …

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

… — his grandfather was the filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor John Huston . That all changed once Guevara tried … groundbreaking documentary Let There Be Light and is now using his own style as a documentarian to tackle the film’s creation and eventual ban by the United States Army. We talked to him …

Hampshire Mourns Founding Faculty Member Miriam Slater

… Faculty Member Miriam Slater Founding faculty member and Harold F. Johnson Professor Emeritus of History Miriam … the age of 93 . Slater will be remembered for her unique and outstanding academic achievements and by a generation of students at Hampshire and Smith …

Sean Wilde 21F Brings Lambing Back to the Hampshire College Farm

… III project, recent graduate Sean Wilde 21F designed and launched a sheep-breeding program at the Hampshire … for the first time in years. With his research, planning, and fundraising, a new flock of Katahdin ewes is now settling … Wilde transferred to Hampshire, he came for the animals — and quickly became a driving force behind one of the farm’s …

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

… Thriving Art Practice Karen Corday As an artist, teacher, and sustainability activist, Jane Marsching 85F has lived out … a community known for “creativity as invention that spans and links arts, humanities, and sciences.” We talked to her about how Hampshire impacted …

Meet Hampshire College Dean of Faculty Gary Hawkins

… , Hampshire College’s vice president of academic affairs and dean of faculty. Hawkins is an active poet, artist, editor, and scholar. Hawkins has a long history of engagement and innovation in progressive learning environments, …

Div III Student Olive Woodall F22 Writes Collection of Poetry on Coming of Age in Oklahoma

… III project, “All That’s Left,” is a collection of poetry and prose centered on growing up as a girl in Oklahoma, living in the Bible Belt, and the complicated relationship with religion, cultural and societal expectations, gendered violence, and the …

Hampshire Welcomes Creative, Socially Minded, Ambitious Incoming Fall Class

… China, India, Pakistan, Tanzania, the United States, and the United Kingdom. New students speak American Sign … Mandarin, Nepali, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, and Urdu. They range in age from 16 to 65! At least 46 of them are first-generation college students, and 30 percent identify as of color. More than half of the …

Hampshire College Mourns Longtime Former Director of the Early Learning Center Lynne Brill

… She died on August 28, 2025, at the age of 78 . Born and raised in Albany, Brill followed in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother by entering Smith College. After graduation, … years. In 1976, the couple settled in the Pioneer Valley, and she became director of Smith’s Early Childhood Center. …

Alterations to Campus Buildings or Grounds

… Alterations to Campus Buildings or Grounds Facilities and Grounds No employee, student, or contractor is authorized … without consent from the Senior Director of Facilities and Grounds or designee. This policy applies to all … wooded, farm, or vacant land. Hampshire College Facilities and Grounds is obligated to adhere to local, state, and …

Recent Grad Ezra Dodson 18F’s Div III Project Explores the History of Queer Communities

… came to Hampshire to explore the fields of art history and queer theory. As so often happens here, those passions ultimately converged and became the study of queer history. Dodson's Div III is a … communities. We had the opportunity to connect with Ezra and learn more about their time at Hampshire, Division III …

Lucas May 17F Creates Pottery Unique as His Fingerprints

… Fingerprints Ceramicist Lucas May 17F creates functional and decorative pieces ranging from coffee mugs to giant vases. He has a studio in Florence, Massachusetts, and sells his pottery at Pinch in downtown Northampton. We … about his experience as a student, interning with an alum, and launching his own distinctive line of wares. What drew …

Anneka Johnson F23’s Div III Focuses on Microplastics in Fish in Different Ecosystems

… in fish. We caught up with her to talk about her research and what comes next. Tell us about your project. My project … in Organisms Across Trophic Levels: Microplastics and Metals,” which, in simpler terms, means I was looking at microplastics and other pollutants, such as copper and zinc, in fish and …

Where Are They Now?: Ché Williams 16F Keeps It Reel

… . Today, he’s a producer, researcher, camera operator, and grip. He’s also working on his own documentary — his … the eighth season of The Murder Tapes for ID Discovery and HBO Max and am currently doing research on an upcoming documentary …

Alum Rowen White 97F Wins James Beard Leadership Award

… Mohawk community of Akwesasne, is a farmer, seed keeper, and published author. She is the founder and creative director of Sierra Seeds , a living Indigenous … cultural stewardship of land, seeds, cultural memory, and dignified resurgence of a culture of belonging in our …

Documenting Hampshire: Graduating Student Photographer Alysha Ras 22F Reflects on Her Experience

… reflects on projects, campus living, exciting trips, and what comes next. What attracted you to Hampshire? I was interested in Hampshire’s freedom and legacy, but what really convinced me to attend was Dean … transfer student, he made the admissions process so simple and helped me when I needed it most, giving my case …

Research of Nobel Laureate in Physics on Quantum Entanglement Originated at Hampshire

… to three researchers — Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger — for their groundbreaking work leading … topic that seeks to understand the analysis, processing, and transmission of information using principles of quantum … a new understanding of nature at the quantum scale and a foundation for new technologies such as quantum …

Professor Emerita Carollee Bengelsdorf Publishes Book on Women’s Overlooked Contributions in the Cuban Revolution

… (Duke University Press). Drawing on years of fieldwork and interviews with more than 30 women insurrectionists, she … areas, minimizing their presence in official histories, and their roles are often portrayed as secondary or … work details the lives of these revolutionaries during and after the Batista dictatorship. One reviewer calls the …

Randy Furash-Stewart 99F Wins Advancing Equity & Justice Award from the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth

… Commission on LGBTQ Youth Emma Rose DeFelice Educator and gender and sexuality alliance adviser Randy Furash-Stewart and colleague Jeremy Mailloux are recognized for their work …

Hampshire Hosts Local Branch of a Worldwide Game Jam

… Branch of a Worldwide Game Jam Karen Corday Game design and the College — both of them innovative and multidisciplinary — were made for each other. It made … combining work in computer science, literature, and the social sciences, and it’s wildly creative, so it’s …