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HampHack Students Tackle 21st-Century Problems in 24-Hour Challenge
… Antarctic ice rifts, a brain-controlled video game, and an automatic stock-trading algorithm were among the … pushing the boundaries of technology, art, design, and fabrication at the College’s second-annual HampHack, which took place April 14 and 15. Most hackathons center on technology alone, but …
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In Conversation with Christoph Cox, Part 1
… 99F Can you talk about how the new academic program and student experience model was developed? CC: After the … Hampshire really needed was for everybody to get together and figure out what our future was going to be. That's what happened last fall, and it really worked. We got together and talked across every …
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Just Our Type
… Just Our Type Division III — Digital Type Design and Typography It is difficult to imagine a more perfect … story than that of May graduate David Jonathan Ross and the path he navigated in pursuit of his college degree—and where that exploration has led him. When Ross, who grew …
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In Memoriam: Kirk Robert Simon 1954-2018
… No More — a film detailing the struggles of refugee and immigrant children at a school in Tel Aviv — he devoted … us.” That shout-out exemplified his generosity of spirit and dedication to making mission-driven films. His … an MTV reality series detailing the struggles of gay men and lesbians ( Coming Out Stories , 2006), and an HBO, …
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Tutorials Initiate Students To Take Initiative Over Their Learning
… To Take Initiative Over Their Learning Joshua Murray and John Courtmanche Hundreds of Hampshire first-year … coming from high schools with regimented curriculum and lecture classes are getting their first taste of … ways, in classrooms where students face each other and learn not by lecture but by discussions facilitated by …
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New Applied Ethics Courses Funded by Ethics & the Common Good Grants
… in the development of courses that focus on conceptions and problems of ethics and the common good, as well as possible means of addressing … to meet student demand for critical applied ethics courses and connect Hampshire College’s five schools through the …
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Hampshire Ranks Among Top U.S. Colleges for Alums Earning Doctorates
… graduates are most likely to earn a doctorate degree, and joining Cornell, Dartmouth and most Ivies, Stanford, and Duke, is Hampshire College, at #40 among the nation's …
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Launch Update from Academic Innovation Planning Group
… Academic Innovation Planning Group (AIPG) is to develop and carry out a process of community involvement to identify … mission, within a very tight time-frame. Together with Ed and the Board of Trustees, we believe that Hampshire needs a … college’s constituencies was extraordinarily successful, and a hybrid model emerged from the discussions across all …
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Update on Accreditation: June 7, 2019
… sustainable business model. On May 30, a team of trustees and senior administrators presented to the Commission at a … , encompassed the spirit of our endeavors to sustain and grow Hampshire. Specifically, the Commission is concerned … Hampshire’s ability to meet its standards on Organization and Governance and Institutional Resources . Today, NECHE …
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Frequently Asked Questions
… to president@hampshire.edu . updated April 29, 2020 Health and Counseling Services Health and Counseling Services will remain fully staffed and open during business hours. Students should make contact …
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Four Hampshire Alums Awarded Fulbrights in 2017
… the past six years to fund overseas research, teaching, and international exchange. The four awardees announced in … will serve the year in Colombia to conduct field research and to teach; Nicole DelRosso, who was invited to study in … biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco; and Rebecca Thomas, also a Fulbright English Teaching …
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Two from Hampshire Receive 2017 Princess Grace Award Scholarships for Film Theses
… Scholarships for Film Theses John Courtmanche A student and a recent alum are the latest from Hampshire to win … receiving scholarships to help fund their undergraduate and graduate film theses, respectively. Hampshire students and alums have won eight Princess Grace Awards the past six …
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Alum Actor Jason Salkey Uses TV Role Inspiration to Follow in His Father’s Footsteps
… to Follow in His Father’s Footsteps Actor, writer, and alum Jason Salkey 80F was a member of the Hampshire … at the College, where he played ultimate frisbee and studied acting and directing. A pivotal TV role inspired him to follow in …
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Sharing Our Journey Gallery Exhibit February 6-24
… Engaging Our Worlds. An Exhibit of Visual Media, Stories, and Other Work from Hampshire College Students, Staff, Faculty, and Alumni The Hampshire College Art Gallery welcomed the … Media, Stories & Other Work from Students, Staff, Faculty, and Alumni. The exhibit remained in the gallery until …
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A Fresh Look at Local Flavor
… Fresh Look at Local Flavor Cookbook supports local farmers and local foods market The Pioneer Valley has a new cookbook, … be purchased for $19.95 at Collective Copies in Amherst and Florence and at many bookstores throughout the Pioneer Valley. Davis, …
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Jorrell Watkins Is Student Speaker at 2015 Commencement Ceremony
… is a creative vessel that can hold poetry, music, and movement, and it allows for a range of different arts that can be used … Since high school I’ve been interested in history, poetry, and dance. Seeing that performance ended up changing the …
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Q&A with Ass't Professor of Theatre Mei Ann Teo
… outside of school to explore different ways of working and thinking. I spent a year and a half as a nomad. I spent four months at the Oregon … reflective practices, particularly in meditation and yoga. During that time, I made a piece called Labyrinth …
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Peter Kallok
… Peter Kallok Peter Kallok received his B.A. from U.C.L.A. and his M.F.A. from the University of Washington. He served … where he was technical director, scenic designer, and artistic associate. With more than 50 designs to his … work includes scenery for Equus, Riches, Closer, Venus, and BFE , as well as lights for The Ride Across Lake …
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Hampshire College Earns STARS Gold Rating for Sustainability
… achievements across academics, operations, leadership, and more. Only some 135 colleges and universities worldwide have earned a Gold or Platinum … . On June 25 – 26, 2018, Hampshire will partner with AASHE and the Living Future Institute as host of the national Net …
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NOTICE: Covid-19 Case in the Hampshire Community
… to have Covid-19. The employee has been out of office and not working on campus since Friday, March 13, and does not work directly with students. The employee had no … that put any student or colleague at risk of exposure, and a small number of employees who may have been in direct …
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Hampshire Grads Launch Web Show
… Division III (senior) project. I worked tirelessly on it, and it was driving me insane. I could not track down … Pope 07F . His response was swift: "He rolled the paper up and (jokingly) hit me with it," Ellis says. Pope encouraged … Ellis to use her written comedy sketches for her project and abandon the frustrating documentary. Ellis seized the …
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End-Of-Year Events Feature Div III Concerts, Exhibits, More
… range from Division III showcases, concerts, lectures, and the release of this year’s edition of the literary and visual arts journal, The Reader . (To submit an event for … 28 from 7-10 p.m. Shear is a meditation on the butchering and consumption of the animal body through multimedia …
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Alum Exhibit Explores Humanity, Nature in the Post-Industrial Moment
… a series of familiar surfaces — most often the Connecticut and Concord Rivers — made strange through a combination of … points of view, compressed time, climatic conditions, and altered focus. Since studying film and video at Hampshire, Altmann 81F has been active in visual …
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Q&A with Seeta Sistla, Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Ecology
… where she was based for two years as a NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow. What are you working on now? In addition to teaching and preparing for next semester’s courses, I’m tying up my … researchers who study economics, demography, anthropology, and conservation biology. The goal is to better understand …
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Updates from Health Services
… so please look at the CDC website for up-to-date news and more information about COVID-19 , related travel advisories , and frequently asked questions . The Massachusetts … the Robert Crown Center. All currently enrolled students and all employees of Hampshire College are eligible to be …
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