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The Hampshire College Alumni Reel Returns to In-Person Showings This Fall

… themselves and what they do. This year we’re asking people for about two minutes of their work. In the last Reel, in … alums to connect and made sense to be updated over time. After a few years, the Alumni & Family Relations Office took … and help the school keep the event going as needed. After the 2019 “troubles,” I was asked what was going on with …

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Stefanie Brendler 00F on Music, History, and Resistance

… Yiddish folk-punk. Brivele , a Seattle-based duo known for their genre-defying fusion of Yiddish song, labor … you to Hampshire?   When I was considering my options for after high school, I didn’t have a lot of guidance. My dad … from the arts, believing I wouldn’t be able to get a job after school. Having skills to survive capitalism was …

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Hampshire College Amends Investment Policy to Exclude Prison Industry

… a list of specific examples of industries not favored for investing. These include businesses that operate private … . The College was led to consider these issues after growing concerns were raised by a group of its students … … The College was led to consider these issues after growing concerns were raised by a group of its students …

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Alum Ché Williams Uses Filmmaking to Tell Stories From the Inside Looking Out

… Williams 16F has been working as a production assistant for a docuseries on the Tulsa Race Massacre that will air on … see Hale County This Morning, This Evening by RaMell Ross. After the film screening, RaMell talked about how we’re … see Hale County This Morning, This Evening by RaMell Ross. After the film screening, RaMell talked about how we’re …

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Movement and learning

… Movement and learning A passion for movement has driven Victoria Quine since she took her … Up Circus, a collective formed with Hampshire classmates. After that, she was off to Spain to stay with a circus family … Up Circus, a collective formed with Hampshire classmates. After that, she was off to Spain to stay with a circus family …

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Division III Profile: Nicole DelRosso on DNA Computing

… sculpture and left with a project holding great potential for detecting disease. DelRosso had been accepted to an art … Calculations,” DelRosso’s Division III project, came about after she was awarded the Four College Biomath Fellowship, … Calculations,” DelRosso’s Division III project, came about after she was awarded the Four College Biomath Fellowship, …

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Student Project Creating Smartphone Software to Monitor Blood Sugar

… "Or, when one breaks, your insurance might not pay for another one yet." If a person already owns a smartphone, … I think they should. " Compton already had a job lined up after graduating on May 22, 2010. As a software engineer for … I think they should. " Compton already had a job lined up after graduating on May 22, 2010. As a software engineer for …

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Professor Koehler Named Visiting Senior Fellow at the National Gallery of Art

… and Art History Karen Koehler will conduct research for her book on Walter Gropius as a Paul Mellon Visiting … explored the rebuilding of Berlin and the rest of Europe after World War II and how artists and experimental theorists … explored the rebuilding of Berlin and the rest of Europe after World War II and how artists and experimental theorists …

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Ethics & the Common Good Project Awards Student Grants

… and collaborate on visions and practices rooted in concern for cultural, artistic, scientific, and ecological … like the Black Femme Survival Guide, a workbook in service of developing a movement and community of practice … like the Black Femme Survival Guide, a workbook in service of developing a movement and community of practice …

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Personal Experience Shapes Occupy Class

… went to the 57th Street Sanitation Garage to salvage books after the raid, said 2,798 of the seized books were damaged … lawsuit filed in June against the City of New York asking for compensatory and punitive damages related to the raid of … went to the 57th Street Sanitation Garage to salvage books after the raid, said 2,798 of the seized books were damaged …

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'Adventures of a Kid'

… were Mendes's areas of concentration in Division II. After spending a semester of field study last year at … College of Art and interning last summer at the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont, she … were Mendes's areas of concentration in Division II. After spending a semester of field study last year at …

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Creating Art from Alienation

… Creating Art from Alienation Abigail Meisel For as long as she can remember, Lauren Burke has felt … “These are interactions that can happen very quickly after you meet someone. I don’t necessarily want to tell them … “These are interactions that can happen very quickly after you meet someone. I don’t necessarily want to tell them …

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Closure Information

… of the degree-granting authority of Hampshire College. For more information, please click here .   Updated 5.12.26 A … assure you that Hampshire’s board made its decision only after exploring every possible alternative. Nearly every … assure you that Hampshire’s board made its decision only after exploring every possible alternative. Nearly every …

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Hampshire Board of Trustees Names Ed-Tech Entrepreneur Jose Fuentes as Chair

… on the committee organizing its 50th Anniversary, planned for October 16-18, 2020. Hernandez recently shared a … III project was adapted and published in book form after his graduation as Rising Technomass: The Political … III project was adapted and published in book form after his graduation as Rising Technomass: The Political …

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Leah Hager Cohen 85F: Finding a Story to Tell

… Cohen's father was superintendent at Lexington School for the Deaf, and she had learned basic American Sign Language as a child. After graduating from Hampshire (which didn't yet have an ASL … she had learned basic American Sign Language as a child. After graduating from Hampshire (which didn't yet have an ASL …

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Student Sculpts with “Collaborative” Biological Materials

… Student Sculpts with “Collaborative” Biological Materials After growing tired of more traditional sculptural media, … 20F sculpted with biomaterials and industrial hardware for her Div III project. At Hampshire College, every student …

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Populationism and Prejudice

… addressed social and environmental problems with calls for limiting or reducing the population (an ideology called … and served as PopDev coordinator from 1996 to 2000. After leaving the program, she worked as director for … and served as PopDev coordinator from 1996 to 2000. After leaving the program, she worked as director for …

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Poet and Professor Polina Barskova

… studies at the University of California, Berkeley, after having already completed a degree in classical … to leave" - remains present in her research and teaching. For a book project titled "Petersburg Besieged: Culture of … studies at the University of California, Berkeley, after having already completed a degree in classical …

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Hampshire College Commencement 2023 Celebrated Graduates’ Spirited Triumphs

… 2023 Celebrated Graduates’ Spirited Triumphs Four years after a crisis, the campus community came together to applaud … the pandemic, and five who entered in the fall of 2019 after the previous administration decided not to enroll a … “‘We are only able to guarantee your enrollment for the fall 2019 semester,’” he quoted, before remarking, “I …

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Hampshire College Alum Brittany M. Williams to Be an NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow

… My Division III was entitled “Turning Tables: Justice for All, Just Not for Us,” and I used the rapper T.I.’s Paper Trail album to … The fellowship comes with a $70,000 stipend intended for salary support, research, and mentorship opportunities. …

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Statement on Supreme Court Decision: Another Attack on Human Rights

… A bare majority of Justices, many appointed without regard for democratic norms, have abandoned almost 50 years of … of anti-egalitarian political activism and the foundation for further efforts to oppress, exclude, and stigmatize … of reproductive access increases risk and harm for individuals and communities who are already …

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Literary Collaboration and Control

… differ greatly from his, some of whom he met only after collaborating with them on writing projects. "In the … systems of control that make full collaboration difficult. For example, Hill says, the only legal means for collective … differ greatly from his, some of whom he met only after collaborating with them on writing projects. "In the …

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Art by Numbers

… everywhere, and they show up aplenty in her final project. After four years of helping friends hang their Div III shows, … mailboxes until each cooked down to a single number. (For mailbox 1680, one plus six plus eight plus zero equaled … everywhere, and they show up aplenty in her final project. After four years of helping friends hang their Div III shows, …

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Mimi Alkattan: Researching Sustainable Water-Treatment Alternatives

… back to back, by the same group in the same community. For my Division III research I explored drinking-water … Corps to work on water sanitation and hygiene in Mali. After the Peace Corps, I plan to get a PhD in water-resource … Corps to work on water sanitation and hygiene in Mali. After the Peace Corps, I plan to get a PhD in water-resource …

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Hampshire College Professor Chris Perry Receives Technical Achievement Award

… Arts and Sciences awards season. Fingers are crossed for alumna Lupita Nyong'o 03F who, after wins at the Screen Actors Guild and Critics Choice … Fingers are crossed for alumna Lupita Nyong'o 03F who, after wins at the Screen Actors Guild and Critics Choice …

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