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Taking a Deep Dive into Dolphin Communication

… Molly Dent 17F I grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended a very conventional high school. Although I … The Five College Consortium also offers many resources and possibilities that aren’t provided anywhere else. … enable stranding networks to respond earlier, which is the best way to decrease the mortality rate. The most challenging …

Valentin-Escobar Exhibit Named Top 20 Museum Show of 2015 by Art Media

… the Young Lords Party has been named one of the best shows of 2015 by prominent critics and publications. The exhibit that Valentín-Escobar … beginning in the 1960s. Ben Davis at Art World on ArtNet.com named it one of the top 20 New York Museum Shows of 2015 …

Off the Record With the Spaceman: When Bill Lee Pitched for Hampshire

… I had a good curve ball that day, had a good changeup. And I was throwing in the 80s back then, so I was still … the Hampshire catcher was very good. He had long hair, and I was worried about him at the plate because his hair was … is a magazine editor and writer and the author of The Last Best League (Da Capo Press, 2004). Reprinted from the Summer …

Alum Gordon Williams 89F Credits Hampshire for Love of Math

… is a professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the editor of Mathematics Magazine. Williams is a … him recently to discuss his experience teaching at HCSSiM and how his Hampshire experience impacted his career. What … target. It varies between some of my papers I feel had the best ideas — the ones I continue to refer back to in later …

Mandy Young-Guzmán S25 Impresses Fellow Attendees at a National Professional Conference

… led to several invitations to speak at other institutions and conferences, a rare accomplishment for an undergraduate. … Structures for Autistic Students,” characterized autism and neurodivergence, considered the classroom challenges of … some help with structuring the talk and considering how to best present my information to my target audience of …

Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich 07F’s Debut Feature “The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire" Premieres at the Rotterdam Film Festival

… with her feature film debut at the festival. Written and directed by Hampshire College alum Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich … Césaire explores the legacy of feminist, writer, scholar, and activist Suzanne Césaire. Born in Martinique in 1915, … of Art. Her films have been awarded special jury prize for best experimental film at Blackstar Film Festival and New …

Hampshire Announces Ribbon-Cutting Opening Ceremony for Kern Center

… principal Kern Center donors; Hampshire students, faculty, and staff; college trustees; and partnering architects, builders, and suppliers. The … list” materials, right down to the duct tape allowed on site. The project has been featured by many media outlets …

Hampshire President-elect Ed Wingenbach: Public Remarks

… all for coming out. I am coming to Hampshire College today and hopefully for a very long time because I think that it is … been more important to the success of the American college and university system over the last 50 years than Hampshire … I want to think about Hampshire is that it embodies the best ideals of the liberal arts goals of American education, …

Friends of Alum Sander Thoenes, Slain as a Journalist, Dedicate Memorial to Inspire World Citizens

… Dedicate Memorial to Inspire World Citizens Mike Medeiros and John Courtmanche As fellow international students meeting … who knew him are putting them together at www.sandersstop.com . His family and friends also maintain a memorial site, at www.memorialforsander.org . Reference: Al Jazeera …

HIV-Prevention Education

… more than two decades Jill Lewis, professor of literature and gender studies , has used education as a powerful tool in … on HIV transmission, the project was cited as a best practice initiative by the United Nations Joint Program … in the time of HIV and AIDS at www.protectionthefilm.com. … More Engaged For more than two decades Jill Lewis, …

January 15, 2019: Letter from President Nelson

… Nelson Dear Hampshire Community, As we begin the new year and students prepare to return to campus, I’d like to provide … on the Hampshire Visioning Project announced last fall and tell you about an important decision we’ve made. I’m … the trustees and I are absolutely determined to find the best way forward. As we embark on this process we’re also …

Hampshire Students Launch Hands-on Lessons in Building Systems

… says Walden Avery as he scoops a pile of gravel. Avery and the three members of his team, all first-year Hampshire … two types of wetlands plants ( Iris versicolor and Juncus effusus ), and water. How much of each material … hands-on way to learn things, and that’s the way I learn best.” The students making these wetlands boxes are all …

April 29, 2019: Letter from Ken Rosenthal, Interim President

… with our highest priority being to serve our students and support their education as we reinvent the College for a … to reduce its budget. We have to reduce our workforce, and seeing friends and colleagues leave couldn’t be harder. … also a deeply caring community, and I hope we can do our best to support each other through this change and …

Hampshire Welcomes Exhibit Display for 'Brown Bear' Picture Book 50th Anniversary

… to celebrate the upcoming 50th anniversary of one of the best-selling picture books of all time – Brown Bear, Brown … by hosting one of 14 reproductions comprising an expansive and heartwarming outdoor exhibit throughout the town of … Art in celebration of the book written by Bill Martin Jr. and illustrated by Eric Carle, launching his career. The …

Hampshire College Alum Shaina Jones/Phenix 12F Featured in Poets & Writers’ “Annual Look at Debut Poets”

… centering the coming-of-age of Black femmes in Harlem, and credits a Hampshire professor for significant … in the issue inviting them to share inspiration, advice, and writers block remedies to sustain their writing. When … last year. Named one of New York Public Library's Best Books, 2023, and the winner of the 2023 Miller Williams …

Hampshire College Exceeds Admissions Targets for Fall 2022 Semester

… The College exceeded its ambitious yearly admissions goal and remains on track to continue to grow enrollment as … said President Ed Wingenbach. “As we place urgent and globally relevant questions at the center of our … close community built with staff. It is my belief that the best way to learn is when you build relationships, educating …

Colleges Without Letter Grades? Why Hampshire College Chose Narrative Evaluations

… the many ways that grades fail the learning process, and the learner: Grades are inarticulate. They don’t tell a … might have done better. Grades tend to inhibit curiosity and learning by encouraging students to do only what is … themselves accountable and how to strive for their own best performance. Grades might seem necessary if one accepts …

Dance Professor Lailye Weidman’s New Course Invites Students to Explore Movement as a Tool for Political Inquiry

… physical movement can foster dialogue, collective action, and political engagement. Visiting Assistant Professor of … Weidman is leading Dancing Coalition: Contact, Partnering, and Ensemble Improvisation, a course exploring the connections among movement, mobilization, and discussion. Blending improvisation, partnering …

Chapter 7: Student Activism

… to a proposed nuclear reactor facility in Montague, and was widely circulated in the local area. Northeast … "small" means in a quantitative sense. To this date the best scientific judgment one can make is that this … primary coolant system and cause a pipe to rupture at the site of a fatigue crack which had escaped detection...Inside …

'Boundaries Between Bodies' Explores The Effects of Mass Incarceration Through Dance

… The Effects of Mass Incarceration Through Dance Artists and educators Reggie Daniels and Amie Dowling will present and discuss the dance films … and is currently being screened and has received best film awards nationally and internationally. The work …

What We Did This Summer: Students Showcase Their Work in Immersive Summer Programs

… dozens of students to campus from across the Northeast and beyond — they came from high schools, colleges, and grad schools as did young professionals — to participate … world. I tried to give them all the tools to be the best-trained teachers.” Adeline Skovronek is an incoming …

Salman Hameed: Producing Science for Muslim Societies

… behind him, Associate Professor of Integrated Science and Humanities Salman Hameed begins his talk on Pluto and the images of the dwarf planet and its moons taken by the … formula. We’re trying to figure out how to do this in the best way possible, and we’re not bound by tradition.” As for …

Student-Driven Theatre On Display in Hampshire’s Theatre Board

… Theatre Department was founded when a group of between 30 and 50 students, indignant and outraged at the lack of performing arts on campus, … up for the next academic year. Which titles will bring the best funding from the College, first priority over space and …

Hampshire Div IV Weekend Explores the Humanities

… Alums of Hampshire College, which was created to challenge and enliven the traditional liberal arts education, were … discuss the state of the humanities in the 21st century, and to ensure that the humanistic approach thrived in the … is arguably something the study of the humanities does best. And in doing so, participant and scientist John Stutz …

SXSW Director Pierson Developed Critical Eye as Hampshire Student

… high school football documentary Undefeated , and the monster-budget blockbuster Furious 7 . When picking a … we receive about twenty-five hundred feature submissions and five thousand short submissions, and out of those we … their friendship, they've had a strong connection. “The best part of Hampshire for me was that I was exposed to …