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April 15: Eric N. Schocket Memorial Lecture on Class and Culture
… 5 p.m. in Franklin Patterson's Main Lecture Hall. Her talk is entitled "Class and the Disciplines." Professor Spivak is a literary theorist and co-founder of the Institute of … where she holds the rank of University Professor. She is best known for her 1988 essay "Can the Subaltern Speak?" …
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Filmmaker's Panel on Islamophobia, Being Muslim in America
… Pakistani American filmmaker Mara Ahmed, whose talk is titled “Being Muslim in America.” She will be joined by … sides of the border, in India and Pakistan, A Thin Wall is a personal take on partition rooted in stories passed down … of families torn apart by the partition. The film is also a work of art infused with original animation, music, …
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'Quidditch' as Artificial Intelligence Experiment
… series of Harry Potter novels. But Crawford-Marks is doing far more than playing a video game: he's running an … what to do. In Darwinian terms, teams learn what behavior is desirable by surviving and their desirable traits get … two separate computer programs talk to one another. One is a Quidditch simulator with a built-in fitness function …
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Ibis Evidence in Activism Award for Marlene Gerber Fried
… director of operations and finance. Marlene Gerber Fried is a philosophy professor and faculty director of CLPP, a … for reproductive rights education and activism. She is the founding president and a current board member of the National Network of Abortion Funds. She is also currently a visiting fellow at the Human Rights …
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Luna Goldberg Receives Fulbright Award
… demonstrated leadership potential. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the … the United States and the people of other countries. This is the second prominent recognition for academic excellence …
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Fish, Food, and Funerals
… Annear studies the Mweru-Luapula freshwater fishery, which is located in northern Zambia and southeastern Democratic … both help to form communities and keep them intact. Food is "not just what we put in our bellies," he says, "but … defines us and our identities"—a part of our lives that is closely related to family and ethnicity. As for funerals, …
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Hampshire Policy Institute Releases Research By Non-Human Scholars in Gallery Exhibition, Symposium
… at Hampshire College known as the Plasmodium Consortium is the first in the world to feature policy analysis by … Keats, who serves as Consortium secretary, "Their advice is objective, and transcends our polarized political … that continue to befuddle human policy-makers. One group is researching public transportation in the Pioneer Valley of …
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President Lash's Convocation Speech
… welcome to Hampshire's 44th Convocation. The summer is a restfully slow time here, but you all bring life back to the campus. It is good to have our community together again. A few days ago … my third year as President of Hampshire. As I look at what is happening in the world - the pace and unpredictability of …
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Software Tutorials and Tips
… generated by the announcements and events posted to this site. Microsoft Office Video tutorials, handouts, tips, and … Calendar Hampshire's calendaring software. Zoom Zoom is a videoconferencing system and has some licenses available … Calendar Hampshire's calendaring software. Zoom Zoom is a videoconferencing system and has some licenses available …
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The Bradford College Room
… The Bradford College Room Why is the special collections room in the library named for … website of the Bradford College Alumni Association . … Why is the special collections room in the library named for …
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The Tree of Hampshire College
… Franklin Patterson's son Eric. The memo, dated 1968, is addressed to Franklin Patterson by Humanities and Arts … Franklin Patterson's son Eric. The memo, dated 1968, is addressed to Franklin Patterson by Humanities and Arts …
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Course Guides 1990-1999
… Ray Coppinger What is an animal doing when it "behaves"? What motivates it to … Ray Coppinger What is an animal doing when it "behaves"? What motivates it to …
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Welcome to Hampshire!
… to our dynamic school. You already know that an education is what you make of it, and at Hampshire you can make it …
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Charley Richardson Award Fund
… the first class of Hampshire College students. The award is designed to enable Hampshire students to use their energy, … the first class of Hampshire College students. The award is designed to enable Hampshire students to use their energy, …
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Racial and Ethnic Identities
… towards race and racism in my host community? What is the political climate surrounding immigration? How does … towards race and racism in my host community? What is the political climate surrounding immigration? How does …
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For Div I Student Arlo Zwicker, Hampshire College’s Orchards and Gardens are Their Classroom
… first year at Hampshire, Arlo Zwicker 20F (they/them) is already fully embracing Hampshire’s hands-on and … One of the hands-on projects I'm involved in right now is making a bio-charcoal kiln that can be used in … garden, as it both increases the fertility of the soil and is a method of sequestering atmospheric carbon. I'm also …
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Hampshire College Welcomes Five New Members to the Board of Trustees
… as the alumni trustee on July 1, 2020. Juana Schurman 72F is an attorney and senior vice president of Oracle America, … she serves as the global head of employment law. Schurman is a past president and former board member of the Bay Area … and as associate general counsel for US Foods. She is active in several community organizations and sits on the …
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Poet, Criminal Justice Reformer, Author Betts to Speak at Hampshire
… advocate for the reform of the criminal justice system, is the featured speaker for this year's Andrew Salkey … Harold F. Johnson Library, Hampshire College. The event is free and open to the public. After the reading, Betts will … Huffington Post , CNN and NPR have all profiled Betts. He is a graduate of the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson …
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Students and Athletic Staff Launch Hampshire Track and Trail Team as New Spring Sport
… and other student athletes passionate about track. “This is evidence of a student culture that’s excited and … to the sport and just learning,” says Nazar. “For me, this is an impressive first year, and we really want to be … for us as a track team,” he says. But right now, the team is trying to stay oriented on logistics. There are a lot of …
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Hampshire Student Awarded Five College Digital Humanities Student Fellowship
… Brigid Gorry-Hines 11F Hampshire student Mariel Nyröp 10F is a recipient of a Five College Digital Humanities Student … a passion for digital art. Their fellowship project, which is also their Division III final project, ties together these … the age of digital art and social media. The project is titled "Embarrassment Party" and studies the concept of …
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What Does Empathy Look Like?
… this issue of Non Satis Scire for two reasons. Empathy is all over the news these days, though we won’t attempt to answer why that is, and it’s also on our minds here on campus. In a way, it’s … And it’s right up front, in the preface: “The College is committed to a view of liberal education as a vehicle for …
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Notable Alumni
Naomi Wallace 78F
… 78F Obie Award–winner and MacArthur Fellow Naomi Wallace is a playwright and screenwriter whose work includes Slaughter City and One Flea Spare Naomi Wallace is a playwright from Kentucky. Her plays—which have been … Foote Award for most promising new American play. She is also a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and a …
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Sept. 3: Convocation
… the Robert Crown Center. Anyone who would like to attend is welcome. Angarita is assistant executive director of Nuestras Raíces , a … farmers, and consumers. In those collaborations, the goal is identification of policy shifts that help to support urban …
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Staff
Amanda Saklad
… Saklad Senior Support Technician Amanda Saklad (she/her) is the Senior Support Technician. She maintains the campus … with projectors. Growing up south of Boston, she is the first in her family to graduate college. She graduated … trails in the area, especially with her dog. Her office is on the 3rd floor of the Library, room 321. Come by and see …
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Unpacking Uber
… industry” in a far more sinister light. Uber, he says, is a form of “industrial feudalism.” In his Div III, “Ritual … Control,” Ongweso writes that Uber’s “core imperative [is] to achieve a global monopoly” on transportation, from … single competitor or buy them out,” he says. “Its goal is to dominate the transportation market and then replace …
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