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Hampshire Films Featured in Historic Northampton Series

… Museum's first film series. Professor Abraham Ravett is the curator of the series, which will feature contemporary … of genres. View a schedule for the film series >> "This is an opportunity for the Pioneer Valley community to see a … we are expanding that mission even further. Our hope is to make Historic Northampton a vibrant and central …

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Kiara Badillo 17S

… for a place and community that I believe in. Hampshire is a place where learning who you want to be is just as important as learning what you want to do, in the … A random fact about me: I love my dog so much, and Boomer is a huge part of the Hampshire community. Due to many …

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Marlene Fried

… of Hampshire College. Her scholarship and teaching is focused primarily on abortion rights and access, … Rights to Reproductive Freedom: Transforming A Movement , is co-author with Jael Silliman, Loretta Ross, and Elena … in the 2005 edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves . She is also a long-time reproductive rights activist, and was the …

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Yash Patankar 06F Receives Dartmouth Graduate Fellowship

… Fellowship Hampshire College graduate Yash Patankar 06F is one of the recipients of the John H. Cophenhaver and … program at Dartmouth. "I know that what I'm working on is being recognized by my peers. That was the most important … response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa , a pathogen that is the cause of one of the most common hospital-acquired …

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Kim Lee Ripley 90F

… Kim Lee Ripley 90F Kim Lee Ripley 90F Infant Co-Teacher Kim is a Hampshire College alum who has been teaching infants and … support of Ben Mardell from Harvard’s Project Zero.

 Kim is endlessly fascinated by the sense of self with which each … babies explore and uncover the wonder of our world. Kim is originally from Brooklyn, NY, but is now happily settled …

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Hampshire Div IV Weekend Explores the Humanities

… weekend. Public panels and participating alums "Humanities is the key, the Rosetta Stone, to everything," said … model to come to its defense. "The word liberal is pejorative now in the United States, when the United States is in fact a liberal experiment," said Burns, whose short …

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Hampshire and Partner Colleges Win $250,000 Award to Increase Local Food on Campus

… Award to Increase Local Food on Campus Hampshire College is a winner of a major award to encourage college and … of beef and pork. Bon Appetit Management Company is an on-site restaurant company that offers food-service …

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Designing for a Purpose

… for a Purpose Evolution, whether natural or technical, is rarely a one-step process. Most of the time it's not a … Miriam Cremer. Cremer, an obstetrician and gynecologist, is the founder of Basic Health International, a nonprofit … thanks to the financial support of Basic Health, which is excited about the potential large-scale usage of the …

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In Year Two, Hampshire's No-SAT No-ACT Strategy Continues to Align Admissions with Mission

… to Align Admissions with Mission Hampshire College is reporting its second year of results since it stopped … results under this strategy: • The incoming class is again more racially diverse and includes more students who … went into effect. • Retention of first-year students is again higher than it was before the policy change, 81 …

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Entrepreneurship Talk and Q&A with Daphne Kis 72F

… Hall (West Lecture Hall). Her lecture, entitled "The World is Catching Up with Hampshire: Entrepreneurship as a Requirement for Success," is free and open to the public. Kis serves as an advisor to … Markle Foundation's initiative on Economic Security. She is a leader in global technology, venture and entrepreneurial …

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Robert Horowitz, M.D.

… Services, University of Massachusetts Amherst Dr. Horowitz is a consulting family medicine physician who worked at … use issues; mind-body medicine; and men's health. He is a graduate of Kenyon College and New York Medical College … and with Pueblo tribes in the Santa Fe, NM area. He is American Board of Family Medicine certified and a member …

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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 … Gene Roddenberry, Roddenberry noted that the foundation is looking to solve problems and challenges with long-term, … would be nice to live in a future like that.' The impetus is, let's stop waiting and let's make it happen," said …

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Letter to HampRiseUp from President Nelson: February 18, 2019

… Nelson: February 18, 2019 Dear Hamp Rise Up:
 This letter is an updated draft from the one shared with you on Tuesday, … and an assessment of adequate representation. This work is ongoing. 
 We have committed to creating an ongoing … student needs between now and when a partnership is fully realized or when Hampshire secures a sustainable …

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Queer Conference Celebrates 10th Anniversary Breaking Barriers and Expanding Accessibility

… The Five College Queer Gender and Sexuality Conference is now a three-day event that mobilizes some 550 people and … to empowering precollege LGBTQ+ youth. Registration is free. “What’s unique about the conference is that it’s a product of our community,” says Emily Rimmer, …

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Int'l Science Journal Publishes Student's Bee Immunity Research

… of Biller’s Division III thesis project. This study is important because it may enable other researchers to come … her undergraduate science thesis in a global journal is remarkable for an undergraduate student, though not … Doctorates from the National Science Foundation, Hampshire is in the top 1.4% of colleges nationwide by measure of …

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Alum Hawley-Crews Opens Florence Pie Bar

… 110 pounds of butter, enough to fill a kiddie pool. Claire is joining the ranks of Hampshire graduates who have opened … all the fare for Hampshire’s annual Fall Feast. Now, she is responsible for locally sourcing ingredients for the … to make the menu accessible.” The style of the pie shop is designed to be inviting to anyone who comes in – it is

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President’s Update on the Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic

… the country, and the world we share. Hampshire College is not exempt. Current revenues have declined as housing fees … student need. Like all schools, in the fall Hampshire is likely to enroll fewer students than projected and will … more compelling. At this moment undergraduate education is in crisis—Hampshire has the answer. Redoubling the …

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Alum Rebecca Carroll on Her New Memoir 'Surviving the White Gaze' and the Power of Storytelling to Reshape Language

… to fully claim her identity as a Black woman. Carroll is a cultural critic, author, journalist, and the host of the … found it to be such a delightful medium and muscle. It is also so germane to Black folks and Black history and oral … ways to tell stories. Why do you feel that storytelling is such a powerful way of communicating? I would go back a …

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Hampshire President-elect Ed Wingenbach: Public Remarks

… I know (to reporter) did you want to check your mic, is it  working okay? We're good? Alright so thank you all for … and hopefully for a very long time because I think that it is the essential college in higher education. There is no place that has been more important to the success of …

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Hampshire College Earns Living Building Certification for R.W. Kern Center

… joins just 16 other Living Buildings certified to date and is the largest Living Certified higher-education project in the world. This certification, which is the most advanced green-building standard in the world, … that the project is not releasing any wastewater off site. Net-zero energy is reached via the PVs on the roof, …

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Gould Named New Police Chief

… that are so rich in history, culture, and diversity is the pinnacle of my professional career. From everyone I've … in San Francisco in 2012—all in criminal justice. He is certified in a wide variety of police operations and … departments and other area emergency agencies. The program is certified by FEMA, and Gould is one of just eight people …

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Hampshire College Student Theatre Presents Fall 2018 Productions

… and tickets are available now. The first, Marisol , is a published work by the award-winning playwright and … biblical apocalypse brought on by a war in the heavens: It is about a young Puerto Rican woman living in New York whose … family, seeking support, and identity, Weeping for Life is a premiere that will be staged on October 19th and 20th at …

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Immigration, Incarceration, State Power: 20th-Annual Eqbal Ahmad Symposium Slated for November

… Hernández and grassroots organizer Fahd Ahmed.   Hernández is a professor of history and African American studies as … J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA. She is the research lead for Million Dollar Hoods, which maps how much is spent on incarceration per neighborhood in Los Angeles …

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Sander Thoenes Research Award Recipients Announced

… relations, peace studies, or journalism. Preference is given to projects conforming to the spirit of Thoenes' … with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan saying, "It is largely thanks to the courage and determination of men and … by Undocumented Latina Mothers and Daughters”—is a collection of short stories about seven undocumented …

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Conversations, Handstands, Nerves: Orientation Weekend 2015

… day as Hampshire students. Day two of Orientation Weekend is in full swing, and the new students soon break up into … Mena, a Bronx, New York, native whose primary interest is mathematics. “It’s exciting, but I’m also nervous,” says … still kind of nerve wrenching to know that my first year is about to start.”    * At Orientation’s welcome ceremony, …

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