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Identity and Culture
… and Culture By Taliesin Nyala 07F Rachel Rubinstein is as comfortable discussing captivity narratives from the … of Native American culture in the past two centuries, to be published by Wayne State University Press in spring … to reference the course materials in their own way, and to show that engagement through their endeavor. In …
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College Innovators Supported by Roddenberry Foundation Gift
… been felt at Hampshire. But the main goal of that gift is to help students make an even bigger impact once they … useful stuff created on campus, and sometimes it's hard to get it out into the world," said Colin Twitchell, instructor …
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Queer Conference Celebrates 10th Anniversary Breaking Barriers and Expanding Accessibility
… In 2009, a group of Hampshire students received funding to attend a conference on gender and sexuality. When they … The Five College Queer Gender and Sexuality Conference is now a three-day event that mobilizes some 550 people and … a shared audience at the queer conference, youth will get inspired to make change in their own schools as well.” …
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BESSIE Recipient Karinne Keithley 92F: "Stick with it."
… Award, commonly known as a BESSIE award. The BESSIE is often referred to as the dance world's equivalent of an Oscar. Keithley won … out and embark on a vaguely defined project and find my way through it," she says. "I think that that was definitely …
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Jake Schievink on Power, Desire, and the 'Actualized Computer'
… I just hate everything else about them. I didn’t want to make a Div III project that just makes computer … scientists and engineers, Danny Hillis: “A computer is little more than the actualization of man’s greatest … the project is generating. This is my preferred way of expressing myself, through sculpture, through …
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Lacanian Psychoanalysis and Mother-Child Relationships
… striking about Division III student Melanie Parker 05F is her conscientiousness when describing her writing approach to questions of what is natural and what is horrific in … up putting in fiction," she says. "Sometimes the only way I can think about hard, theoretical questions is through …
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New Student Computing Information
… New Student Computing Information Welcome to Hampshire College! Your prospective student account issued … information. Check your email Your Hampshire email address is usually added to your account in May (or January, for … before your arrival. Visit the New Student Experience site often; it will be updated regularly with new information …
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Title IX
… IX All Hampshire College community members have the right to personal and sexual safety, respect, integrity and freedom … expression, as long as such expression does not cause harm to others. Hampshire seeks to maintain a safe learning, … Hampshire’s Title IX Policy & Grievance Procedures is located online . Hampshire College’s Title IX Policy …
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Dean Couperus Creating National Model for Teaching Brain Imaging
… neuroscience technology developed at Hampshire, thanks to a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant recently awarded … resources to purchase this equipment,” says Couperus. “ERP is really effective for teaching undergraduates how to do brain imaging, and to get students interested in STEM. Knowing this technology can …
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Faculty
Kay Johnson
… of CSI, expressed the feelings of many on campus, writing to school colleagues yesterday of Kay’s “strong will and deep … Without her decision to adopt in China and to point the way for the rest of us, our families would look very different. She led the way and helped us to better understand the circumstances …
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Hampshire College Receives Historic $5 Million Gift Honoring Alum Ken Burns
… Change in the Making campaign. This second $5 million gift to the campaign, given by an anonymous benefactor, will fund … approach to undergraduate liberal arts education. “This is yet another historic moment for Hampshire College,” said … structures of majors and disciplines. This revolutionary way of teaching and learning will prepare students for …
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Hampshire College Alum Galina Vromen 72F Publishes Debut Novel in Her 70s
… and literacy advocate, Galina Vromen 72F turned her focus to fiction. Her debut novel, Hill of Secrets , set in WWII … Regents exams — to the point where my personal essay to get into Hampshire was entitled “ How to Succeed in School … goal I set for myself, how to evaluate myself along the way, and how to articulate the process to others — all …
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Changing Landscapes Together: Leyla Munist F22 and Hallie Spell F23 Join Forces on the Farm
… the Hampshire College Farm . What initially attracted you to Hampshire? Munist: I knew I wanted the freedom to explore … focus on when you came here or did it change along the way? Munist: My time at Hampshire definitely hasn’t been a … to agriculture, and I’m so happy with this change. Now, I get to study agriculture from both ecological and social …
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Devoted Veterinarian
… two largest in Brooklyn and Manhattan each caring for up to 500 animals a day. Care is given to all creatures that come through the doors, which … has been known to take her work home with her in a literal way, too. She has three cats, all adopted from the shelter. …
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Community and Education: "It All Ties Together"
… Autobioethnography of Adult Learners' Dropout and Return to Education , highlights the successes of an … Adult and Family Education Center in Holyoke. Lembeck is quick to point out that her project is the result of … Professor Kristen Luschen as "an honor. She changed the way I thought about education." And, the other committee …
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Mary Pless Awarded Earl Ubell Grant
… Mary Pless 12F has been awarded an Earl Ubell Grant to support her academic work. The Earl Ubell Grants recognize … and support exceptional student work that in some way seeks to make the scientific method or scientific … influenced generations of American science writers. Pless is studying HIV and AIDS prevention strategies in rural …
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Art, Community, and Pizza: A Conversation with Hampshire Alum Caterina Kenworthy 14F
… and business are located. We sat down with the recent alum to discuss her Hampshire experience, photography, and … desire, permission and denial, illusion and truth—and the way that these opposites inevitably bleed into each other to … worked on for them. The foundation of La Rossi Pizza is the belief that good, wholesome food brings people …
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Media Booking Service
… Media Booking Service Media Bookings have moved to the library's course reserves department ! Bookings are … reserves page for more information. Hampflix Hampflix is a password-protected streaming video service for only … services at 413.559.5435. … Media Bookings have moved to the library's course reserves department ! Bookings are …
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Housing-based Accommodations
… (OARS) works closely with the Office of Residence Life to identify residential placements on campus that include … on your individual, disability-related need. Our goal is to provide equitable access to enjoy the communal, …
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Hampshire College Mourns the Loss of Author and Illustrator Eric Carle
… and Illustrator Eric Carle The Hampshire College community is deeply saddened to hear of Eric Carle’s passing. Carle co-founded The Eric … Friend? (1971), The Grouchy Ladybug (1977), Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me (1986), "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," said …
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Mystery of the Mummies
… today's college students should be doing. "We have to prepare students for the twenty-first century global … a 20-year veteran on the Hampshire faculty, is certainly not alone in his emphasis on the global … grounding for all science students. "The goal is to get students thinking about these issues in a larger …
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Transfer Student Leo Giannini S23 Explores the Intersection of Biochemistry and Art
… and Art Div II student Leo Giannini transferred to Hampshire to study what she’s most passionate about, … particularly inspired and/or supported you along the way?
Associate Professor of Molecular Biology John … metal horse — somewhere on campus. So far, the plan is to put the book somewhere on the third floor of Cole …
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Hampshire College Reimagines Campus Safety
… Safety and Security has undergone a transformation and is now called Campus Safety and Wellbeing. Past iterations … several social activities and offered open office hours to connect with students. During nearly every interaction, … department’s title and replace it with Wellbeing , “was a way to visually and verbally distance ourselves from the …
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Current Students Find and Follow Personalized Paths of Study
… in independent studies. It’s been really life changing to be able to do research and construction with the help of … Hampshire has allowed me to really deepen and reframe the way I think about learning and education.” Jacory Martin F24 … to study game design and creative writing, and that is still my primary focus. As an off-campus student, my life …
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Campus Safety and Security
… on the Hampshire College campus. CSS should be alerted to any situation that threatens a safe academic and social environment. CSS is not a sworn police force; it has no authority to arrest. We maintain working relationships with police and …
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