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Letter from Ken Rosenthal, Interim President: May 8, 2019
… Rhee Burke. The keynote speaker selected by our graduates is activist, sexuality educator, and “cancer warrior” Ericka … details at commencement.hampshire.edu Fundraising. There is a tremendous amount of momentum from alumni, donors, and … A top priority for our Board and senior team is preparing our response to the New England Commission of …
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Artist and Hampshire Alum Leidy Churchman 98F’s Paintings are Absorbing Meditations of Consciousness
… Consciousness Amy Diehl Hampshire alum Leidy Churchman 98F is a visual artist whose work often explores, with thoughtful … and anything becomes “paintable.” Churchman’s work is currently in collections at the Whitney Museum of American … the work with a definite ending in sight. “What I think is really wonderful about painting is that you can just …
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Hampshire College Commits to Funding Students Affected by Hurricane Maria
… to those affected by Hurricane Maria, Hampshire College is extending an invitation for two students from Puerto Rico … to host students from Puerto Rico this spring. Hampshire is a four-year, fully accredited, residential program in … of Arts degrees in a variety of disciplines. The College is known for its highly interdisciplinary program and open …
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Hampshire Alum Daniel José Older to Join Disney’s Rick Riordan Imprint With Two New Young Adult Novels
… Worldwide imprint Rick Riordan Presents. The new imprint is “dedicated to publishing novels that are retellings of myths from around the world,” and Older’s series is the first Young Adult series for the imprint. Older’s … 2022. The second book will be released in May 2023. Older is currently the lead story architect for Star Wars: The High …
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Al-Mutanabbi Street Exhibition in the Hampshire College Art Gallery
… through their own personal lens. Al-Mutanabbi Street is named after the 10th-century Iraqi poet and had been the … for hundreds of years. Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here "is a tribute to a street that grows into a large and … humanity to learning through writing, al-Mutanabbi Street is a call for all to regain Baghdad's cultural luster instead …
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Faculty
Mark Feinstein
… speech and language, and his research and teaching focus is now on the comparative study of vocalization, cognition, and behavior in non-human animals. Currently he is working on the vocal behavior of domesticated animals, … and wild canids such as the New Guinea Singing Dog, and he is now engaged in a research project on the structure of song …
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Board Member
Ellen S. Sturgis 77F
… 77F Ellen Sturgis joined the Hampshire Board in 2018. She is currently a principal of Night Heron Consulting which … financial and operational systems. In addition Ellen is currently a Corporator for Middlesex Savings Bank, and is on the Leadership Council for MassCreative, a statewide …
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Notable Alumni
Walter Greenleaf 75S
… 75S Dr. Walter Greenleaf, a behavioral neuroscientist, is a pioneer in the medical application of virtual-environment technology Greenleaf is a neuroscientist and digital medicine expert known … medical application of virtual environment technology. He is a distinguished visiting scholar at Stanford University's …
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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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'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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A Div III that Includes Up-close Exploration of Shark Conservation
… his Hampshire College Division III (senior project), Fogel is making a documentary film about shark conservation. The … kinds of sharks and shark behavior ? footage that Fogel is himself shooting. In order to enter a shark tank to film, … are, for regulating all life on earth," Fogel says. Fogel is now about halfway through the documentary, with plans to …
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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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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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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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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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Division I for Students Who Entered prior to Fall 2011
… successfully completed one 100-level course (one of which is the first-year tutorial) or any designated 200-level … the satisfactory completion of Division I. When Division I is complete, the advisor prepares a Division I evaluation … successfully completed one 100-level course (one of which is the first-year tutorial) or any designated 200-level …
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