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Recent Graduate Robert Ditto 17F’s Work with the Smithsonian Helped Make Freedmen’s Bureau Archives Available to All
… Ditto 17F came to Hampshire knowing he wanted to focus on his passion for history. When the unexpected disruptions … archives to access poorly searchable records, many still on microfilm. The Smithsonian’s transcription project changed … toward the First World War while the war was going on, both on the homefront and also the experiences of …
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Andrew Figueroa's "Mixed-Race Mixtape"
… his Division III capstone project, and now he’s taking it on the road. As the primary writer and performer of … Div III, I wrote this hip hop theatre piece, based tightly on my own experience coming from a mixed class, multilingual, … fellow Hampshire student Madeline Burrows 09F’s Div III] on a two-year national tour which became super successful,” …
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Finding Focus
… most first year students, when Amelia Andersen 06F arrived on campus two years ago, she began the difficult task of … the Latin American Study Group and the Pre-Law Group on campus, efforts that she said would have been much more … Service Committee in San Diego this past summer to work on human rights documentation, community base building, and …
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Experiencing the Journey Through the Woods: A Theatrical Adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood
… theatrical adaptation of "Little Red Riding Hood" drawing on Smartt's multiple areas of study, and on her own life. On the design side, "there are three main sections of my Div …
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Yasmine El Baggari Pushes Academic and Geographic Boundaries in her Search for Knowledge
… annual conference in Baltimore, for her research on both the effects of discrimination on identity development of Muslim students in the West and … flights, which she will use to conduct additional research on economic development and women's rights within Islamic law …
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Division III Profile: Support Structures for First-Generation College Students
… support, I would have been able to focus a bit more on my education rather than on how I was paying to be here. Through the years I just kept … here. In 2013, along with other students, I created FIRST on the Journey, an identity-based group for first-generation …
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Hofstra Emerita Professor Silvia Federici to Deliver 2018 Schocket Lecture
… at the 11th-Annual Eric N. Schocket Memorial Lecture on Class and Culture, to take place March 29. The event … austerity programs imposed by the IMF and the World Bank on their countries. She is the author of many essays on political philosophy, feminist theory, cultural studies, …
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April 1, 2019: Statement from Luis Hernandez 70F and Kim Saal 70F
… commitment to Hampshire as a learning community founded on the principles of inquiry-based education and social … following statement about her departure: “Since we set out on a most difficult path to secure Hampshire’s future, we’ve … not only me but at colleagues who have been working months on end with one goal in mind: to bring Hampshire through the …
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Language of Environmental Justice
… she began putting her familiarity with the language to use on a new challenge. Working primarily with the community … talk to the people in the neighborhood, spread information on what was going on, and find out what information they needed," says …
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Hampshire Alums Show Independent Spirits
… won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay on Saturday, February 25. His film, 50/50 , is a mix of comedy and drama, with a focus on the importance of friendship. 50/50 is loosely inspired by … Joey Carey 02F . Carey also served as executive producer on the film. … Hampshire alum and screenwriter Will Reiser …
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Charlotte Senders
… Assistant Livestock Manager Charlotte Senders grew up on a small farm outside Ithaca, NY, where her family raises … runs a wood-fired bakery. Prior to Hampshire, she worked on a pastured livestock farm and for a food access nonprofit … and private chef. She tried her hand at veggie farming on small farm in Wales, but can’t seem to get away from …
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Public Performances To Address U.S. Imperialism from Puerto Rico Viewpoint
… To Address U.S. Imperialism from Puerto Rico Viewpoint On October 20 and 24, a group of visiting artists will … It was conceived before Hurricane Maria made landfall on the island in September 2017, and was completed this … performance will take place with a community event on Saturday, October 20, at Wistariahurst Museum . It begins …
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Brooke Huguley 17F Examines How Reproductive Justice and Embodied Movement Can Heal Trauma
… Amy Diehl Brooke Huguley 17F began her Div III journey on the first day she stepped foot on campus (literally). We sat down with the recent Hampshire … mom and I were doing a lot of research around that. I was on the fence about Hampshire until I came to their Accepted …
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Hampshire College Welcomes Five New Members to the Board of Trustees
… his concentration was political science and he focused on voter behavior. He subsequently obtained a joint Executive … of the board of Change Elemental. Their work centers on organizational development, with a particular focus on equitable self-management and liberatory practices. Before …
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SXSW Director Pierson Developed Critical Eye as Hampshire Student
… took advantage of the wide range of nightly screenings on campus and first delved into film theory through a project … History Professor Anson Rabinbach. He taught a class on Germany’s National Socialism, and her project looked at … a self-guided education in film history. A course at UMass on the history of avant-garde cinema, which Pierson took …
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Connecting Philosophy and Music
… Getting past the primary emotional response, and moving on to a more critical analysis, is what Professor Cox likes … the classroom. "First year students say they want to write on music, but mostly it turns out they really just want to … from the ancient to the postmodern (his first book was on Friedrich Nietzsche). In addition, though, Cox was writing …
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Grads Urged to Nurture Community, Work for Justice at 2017 Commencement
… receiving diplomas at Hampshire’s 47th commencement, on Saturday, May 20. Those students, who had wrestled with … President Lash, developed skills they'll be able to call on throughout their lives. Student speakers Namrata Jacob and … world is possible if we are willing to fight for it.” On Wednesday May 31, Taylor announced in a public statement …
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Hampshire Alum and Water Resource Engineer Mimi Alkattan receives Fulbright Award to Research in India
… recently received a Fulbright Award to conduct research on the drinking water quality supplied to Indian cities. … impact that this intermittently-piped drinking water has on microbial drinking water quality. The results of the study will be used to make recommendations on improvements to drinking water quality, with the goal of …
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Omar S. Dahi
… director of Security in Context, a research network on peace, conflict, and international affairs. He has … Report , Forced Migration Review , and Critical Studies on Security . His last book was South-South Trade and … Economy as well as the e-zine Jadaliyya and has served on the editorial committee of the Middle East Report . He is …
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2014 CBD Fall Grant Awards Announced
… Mabry, Division III, Dose-effect of Cigarette Smoke on Clinical Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis. Liana Marks, … Division II, Electrophysiological Study with and on Children . Tim Stiles, Division II, Computational Modeling … . Xiang (Elaine) Wang, Division III, Ethnographic Study on the Life of Teens in Zhenxiong County . CBD offers two …
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Omar S. Dahi
… director of Security in Context, a research network on peace, conflict, and international affairs. He has … Report , Forced Migration Review , and Critical Studies on Security . His last book was South-South Trade and … Economy as well as the e- zine Jadaliyya and has served on the editorial committee of the Middle East Report . He is …
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Hampshire College Welcomes Five New Members to the Board of Trustees
… 77F began his three-year term as the alumni trustee on July 1, 2020. Juana Schurman 72F is an attorney and senior … She is active in several community organizations and sits on the board of Gabriel's Horn Foundation. Williams holds a … and neuroscience, and his research interests focus on the interaction of cognition and emotion. Benau earned an …
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Three Hampshire Professors Receive Grants for Research Abroad
… abroad to conduct research that will have a direct impact on enriching their courses. This year the Marion and Jasper … customs of Barcelona and Seville, with a particular focus on how they affect dramatic works in America. He hopes to … of Seville —a work he plans to highlight in a fall course on deconstructing theater artists’ methods. Branner believes …
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Complexities of Representations of Children
… presented at a conference in Zambia, and written an essay on the complexities of representation of children in a youth … was not part of her Div III but "just a project I did on the side." Wilton first traveled to Zanzibar, an island off the east coast of Africa, on field study in the fall of 2007. While there, she …
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Sept. 4: Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble to Speak at Convocation
… is open and all who would like to attend are welcome. On August 30, the College welcomes 440 new students: 368 … day through September 4. Returning students arrive back on campus on September 3 and classes begin on September 5. In addition …
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