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Five College Connections: Three International Students Take MHC Sisters' Recommendation
… Michael Samuels 09F While it's not unheard of for students at one of the Five Colleges to recommend another … Nadia, graduated from Mount Holyoke College this spring. After taking classes at Hampshire through the Five College … Nadia, graduated from Mount Holyoke College this spring. After taking classes at Hampshire through the Five College …
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April 5, 2019: Letter from Miriam Nelson
… Letter from Miriam Nelson Dear Hampshire Community, Soon after becoming president of Hampshire, I said that I wished I … been an act of bravery, because assuming responsibility for your education is anything but safe. A college that … learned we had stark choices. It was clear to me, and soon after to the Board, that we would need to find a partner that …
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Letter from Ken Rosenthal, Interim President: July 10, 2019
… Community, As we start our new fiscal year and prepare for what promises to be a transformative school year for … this summer to fill key administrative openings. After our Chief Financial Officer Mary McEneany accepted a … chief financial officer. He is retiring this summer after seven years in a similar position at Roxbury Latin …
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Alum Lisa Trivedi to Give Lecture in Honor of Professor's Retirement
… it was exciting to find out she was coming back to campus for this.” "Susan Tracy became my teacher and mentor in my … is an associate professor of history at Hamilton College. After graduating from Hampshire, she earned a master's degree … is an associate professor of history at Hamilton College. After graduating from Hampshire, she earned a master's degree …
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Photograph Inspires Ravett's Latest Film Project
… Abraham Ravett back to his birth country of Poland for his newest film project, Holding Hands with Ilsa. The … for Israel (before settling in Brooklyn in 1955) shortly after the photograph was taken, and he never saw or heard … for Israel (before settling in Brooklyn in 1955) shortly after the photograph was taken, and he never saw or heard …
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In Memory of Marion Taylor
… his true passion in traditional Japanese martial arts for which he was more popularly known. He held senior ranks … of all. In Japanese tradition, the spirit takes 49 days after death to reach nirvana. As his loved ones in the mortal … of all. In Japanese tradition, the spirit takes 49 days after death to reach nirvana. As his loved ones in the mortal …
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Aimee Aubin's Division III is a Gift
… full-time work at the expense of her last year of college. After briefly considering the offer, Aubin declined. "It … she says. "I really looked at it as a year to take for myself, to really explore my education." Aubin's Division … full-time work at the expense of her last year of college. After briefly considering the offer, Aubin declined. "It …
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President Lash's Convocation Speech
… David helped invent Hampshire, and shared his passion for the humanities with generations of Hampshire students. He … People's minds were segregated. By the end of the decade after WW II, President Truman integrated the Armed Forces by … unconstitutional. The United States finally, ninety years after the Emancipation Proclamation, began, slowly, to …
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Hampshire Team at EcoHackSF
… the event wasn't a competition!" said Zeke Nierenberg 09F, after taking part in EcoHackSF in San Francisco last weekend. … the event wasn't a competition!" said Zeke Nierenberg 09F, after taking part in EcoHackSF in San Francisco last weekend. …
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Recent Graduate Flynn Hibbs 17F on the Impact of Solar Development on Wildlife
… global change ecology, and worked as a teaching assistant for a course on biodiversity in the Hampshire woods. I took a … What have you been up to since graduation? Right after graduation, I interned in the agroecology lab at the … What have you been up to since graduation? Right after graduation, I interned in the agroecology lab at the …
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Changemakers: Notable Alumni
… short list of most entrepreneurial colleges in the nation. After graduation, Hampshire alums put ideas into action … with a visit. The world looks to Hampshire graduates for leadership in hundreds of fields. How will the world look to you? Visit campus and discover for yourself how much you can do with a Hampshire education. …
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Alumni Profile: Gerald Warburg 74S
… Warburg studied educational policy and law at Hampshire. For his Division III (senior) project, he wrote a thesis on … to promote progressive educational causes," he says. After earning his master's degree in international relations … to promote progressive educational causes," he says. After earning his master's degree in international relations …
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Roddenberry Big Impact Grants Awarded
… things I've done this year." A grant of $7,060 was awarded for Wieler's project, a prototype of a set of connecting … tent to agricultural equipment. Wieler formulated the idea after designing a low-cost bicycle trailer for his Div III, … tent to agricultural equipment. Wieler formulated the idea after designing a low-cost bicycle trailer for his Div III, …
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Recent Grad Ezra Dodson 18F’s Div III Project Explores the History of Queer Communities
… their educational journey, perfectly integrating a passion for archival research with a focus on queer communities. We … feeling any kind of pull or gravitation to it, but now, after four years, I can’t imagine having been anywhere else. … my first year at Hampshire, and I met Michele as a Div II after taking her class Decolonizing the Archives. They are …
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Daniel Asia 71F Joins the American Academy of Sciences and Letters
… applied. I only got in off the waiting list in the summer, after deciding to go to Vassar. I liked that Hampshire was … who also taught me conducting. I ended up writing a piece for the group. I took courses in music at Smith and Amherst Colleges, too. I finished up Div II after my second year and spent the following year at the San …
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Algae as Biofuel?
… says Spencer. He began researching algal biofuels after taking a sustainability seminar during his third year … renew-able energy," he explains. "I have great respect for innovative Hampshire grads like Greasecar founder Justin … says Spencer. He began researching algal biofuels after taking a sustainability seminar during his third year …
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New Graduate’s Div III Uses Her Own Poetry to Address the Western Literary Canon
… to Address the Western Literary Canon Lillian Mabel 16F For my Div III, I wrote a collection of poetry in … the guidance and review of experts has been invaluable. After Hampshire, I plan to finalize my Div III and, with … the guidance and review of experts has been invaluable. After Hampshire, I plan to finalize my Div III and, with …
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Graphic Novel Merges Art and Psychology
… of five mental health patients' internal journeys after dark. For Cohen, talking about the project is problematic. "I have … of five mental health patients' internal journeys after dark. For Cohen, talking about the project is …
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Division III: Building the Nonprofit Restaurant
… So she decided to help change it. The inspiration for Fisher's Division III project, Paradigm Shifts: Building … and businesses who donated ingredients for the event." After Hampshire, Fisher hopes to join the Food Corps, a … and businesses who donated ingredients for the event." After Hampshire, Fisher hopes to join the Food Corps, a …
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Chapter 5: The Enterprise Begins
… much as a college unless it be a college student. And as for college students, there are even some of them who share … restlessness, rebellion, indignation, violence in college after college, university after university, from one coast of this country to the other …
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“Muhammad Ali” by Award-Winning Documentarian Ken Burns 71F to Air on PBS
… documentary. The film, about the lives of rural Americans after the Revolutionary War, ignited his interest in making … documentary. The film, about the lives of rural Americans after the Revolutionary War, ignited his interest in making …
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Hampshire Alum Co-produces Academy Award Winner "The Lady in Number 6"
… of it." The 39-minute film, which won an Academy Award for Best Short Documentary, documents the story of Alice … Kitzen knew the odds of getting a nomination were good after the film was shortlisted in October, but he says it's … Kitzen knew the odds of getting a nomination were good after the film was shortlisted in October, but he says it's …
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Professor Ethan Meyers and UMass Colleagues Win National Science Foundation Grant to Study Brain Function
… of a nationwide initiative to study deep-brain function for new insights into neural and cognitive systems. The … science, cognitive neuroscience, and hardware engineering. After implanting tiny hardware into the brains of rats and … ResearchFive College News Cognitive Science … After implanting tiny hardware into the brains of rats and …
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Friends of Alum Sander Thoenes, Slain as a Journalist, Dedicate Memorial to Inspire World Citizens
… the same: world traveler, foreign correspondent, ideally for the London-based Financial Times . Wolofsky recalls, “I … during the reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev. This was shortly after the August coup attempt against the president, whose … Like Miller, Jones stayed close with his former student after graduation. “He knew he wanted to work for the …
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Hampshire College’s Engage! Conference Centers on Transformative Justice, Restorative Practices, and Antiracism
… College campus community gathered in Emily Dickinson Hall for Mother Tongue , a 90-minute original multilingual theater … from Amherst’s Community Responders for Equity, Safety & Service, Amherst College’s Center for Restorative Practices, … from Amherst’s Community Responders for Equity, Safety & Service, Amherst College’s Center for Restorative Practices, …
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