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Announcing the Creative Media Institute at Hampshire College
… artists, the Creative Media Institute at Hampshire College is inspired by a similar program held during the 1970s, when … Pennebaker, and Fred Wiseman. Program director Andrew Hart is assembling a similar line-up of contemporary innovators … visiting artists each summer, Hart said. This year's focus is nonfiction media. Themes for the four weeks are cinematic …
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Our Year of Renewal
… asked why I left a tenured position to lead a college that is rebuilding its enrollment and revenues and working to restore the faith of its community. My decision is affirmed every day I’m here. It’s affirmed by the more … through the Common App this month. And my decision is affirmed by some 300 staff and faculty who have committed …
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Ken Rosenthal and Friends Endow Fund for Hampshire Faculty
… also learn from,” Rosenthal says. “At Hampshire, teaching is not a one-way street of professors lecturing and dictating … to students. Life isn’t like that either. Hampshire is more like life than anywhere else I know.” So upon his … enabled students to learn through active inquiry: that is, faculty guiding students to be active and independent …
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Sri Lankan Writer and Hampshire Alum Kanya D'Almeida 06F Shortlisted for 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
… short story prize. The Commonwealth short story prize is an international award given annually to promote talented … and bring them to a global audience. The 2021 shortlist is comprised of only 25 writers from over 50 countries, out … fiction from Columbia University’s School of the Arts and is the host of The Darkest Light , a podcast exploring birth …
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Eugene Mirman 92F Chosen as 2012 Commencement Speaker
… Lawn. The keynote speaker at Hampshire's commencement is chosen each year through a vote by the graduating class. … Swim's live action series Delocated . His third album, God is a Twelve-Year-Old Boy with Asperger's , is available through Sub Pop Records. He is also an author, …
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Alum Harry Rosenblum: Directing Theatre, Teaching Cooking, Brewing Vinegar
… its students how to "cook like adults." Now , Rosenblum is having a moment, from The New York Times to an episode of … ingredients." His prep may look different, but the process is the same. The Brooklyn Kitchen is a 7,000 square-foot epicenter of equipment, education and …
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Eddie Mandhry 97F
… 97F Eddie Mandhry joined the Board in 2023. Eddie Mandhry is a senior fellow at Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic … former CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt and his wife Wendy. He is presently leading the Virtual Center for Advanced … he was the Washington D.C. director of Global Kids Inc. He is a Carnegie New Leader and serves on the Board of Trustees …
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Language Learning
… of India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh. Urdu is the national language of Pakistan, but it is also one of the primary languages of Uttar Pradesh, which … I came back with a lot of material," says Giles. Her topic is the study of religious issues in India and Pakistan. She …
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Hampshire and Four New England Colleges Partner on New Solar-Power Facility
… Partner on New Solar-Power Facility Hampshire College is one of five New England colleges that have formed a … will purchase zero-carbon electricity from the Maine site to reduce carbon emissions from campus electricity use. The facility is expected to open in 2019. The New England College …
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Frequently Asked Questions
… Nurse at 413.577.5229. The Counseling Service Office is offering phone support and consultation at 413.559.5458. … Concern, Assessment, Response, and Evaluation (CARE) team is a student-focused resource group comprised of staff from … Wellbeing, and Health and Counseling Services whose goal is to support all students through challenges that may …
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Women Welders
… Manchester, Vermont, native, who will graduate on May 17, is completing her final academic project on the history of … pages in draft form that only promises to get longer—is titled "Don't Let Them Sit on the Bench: Women Welders … some stereotypes for students at middle school age. She is getting practical experience as a teaching assistant in …
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Div III Profile: Milo Muise's 'Magic, Exile, and Defiant Miracles'
… Defiant Miracles' Brigid Gorry-Hines 11F "For me, poetry is all about rich layers of complexity and contradiction," … Division III student Milo Muise says. "Poetry is able to approach an idea without caging it, without … essay. The poetry collection, titled LOST BOYS: poems , is from the perspective of a character whose body is infested …
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Div III Profile: Maximilian Beauchene Explores U.S. Interventions and Global Conflicts
… project, and researching covert U.S. military operations “is difficult if you’re doing it right.” He utilized targeted … in these countries isn’t easy to uncover. “This stuff is found in the gray area between classified and … and Uditi Sen made up Beauchene’s faculty committee. Klare is a Five College professor of peace and world security …
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Getting Off the Grid Through the R.W. Kern Center Solar Challenge Initiative
… R.W. Kern Center, Hampshire College’s new living building, is designed to produce more electricity than it uses. A solar … donor, the goal of the Solar Challenge Initiative is to raise an additional $138,000 to match their donations. … co-director of the Tern Foundation. “Once again, Hampshire is paving a path toward innovation, transformation, and …
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Experimental Pinhole Photo Exhibit by Hampshire Alum to Debut at Campus Gallery
… during Freedberg’s travels in Italy and India. The exhibit is one of two running simultaneously at the Leo Model … Collections. The collection is currently stored off-site, and will be available for research at the Archives in … and an MFA from Yale University. http://www.annacollette.com/ For more information on these two exhibits, contact …
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Hampshire College Welcomes First Non-Human Scholars-In-Residence
… First Non-Human Scholars-In-Residence Hampshire College is proud to announce the founding of the world's only … to address urgent human issues from a new vantage point is what this academic program is all about,” says Hampshire College Art Gallery’s director …
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Center for Design 20th Anniv Sets the Theme of Div IV Weekend
… Center for Design (formerly known as the Lemelson Center) is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and the College will … students including Ben Einstein 05F. Einstein’s story is one that represents the impact the Center for Design has … day Saturday and through Sunday morning. Visit the event site for the full schedule and to register . · R.W. …
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In/Justice Learning Collaborative
… by constantly examining our own positionality and how that is impacted by and impacts others. We aim to provide space … richly beautiful culture and history of Palestine. This is a protest-art expression, focused on bringing to light the … by constantly examining our own positionality and how that is impacted by and impacts others. We aim to provide space …
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A Gift to Support Humanities Students' Research
… who are just beginning their Division III work. It is meant to enhance the ability of students to conduct … values their research and writing. She found that support is already demonstrated through offerings such as the David … Library director Jennifer Gunter King said: "The library is thrilled that Alicia Ellis and David Munson have …
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Documentary and Panel Explore the Challenges of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
… Sanchez In the first scene of Unrest , Jennifer Brea is lying on her bedroom floor, looking at the camera. She … exhausted. In the first scene of Unrest , Jennifer Brea is lying on her bedroom floor, looking at the camera. She … bed and lies down, exhausted. Sundance award-winner Unrest is a powerful personal account of what it’s like to be a …
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For Writer and Neuroscientist Erik Hoel 06F, Dreams and Consciousness Interweave to Create “Revelations”
… the one most tied to why humans are drawn to fiction is the equally curious question of why humans dream. Hoel’s current theorizing around dreaming is based on work he has done with machine learning. When … certain routines over and over again, they get what is called “overfit”—basically, their machine brain gets stuck …
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First Community Orientation Kicks Off Hampshire’s Fall Semester
… and reinforced the importance of the event’s themes. “What is true about white supremacy and structural racism is also true of climate change, of global economic … other fundamental injustices,” he said. “None of these is an issue that can be addressed alone or by any single …
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Hampshire Social Justice Summer Program a Model for MSU Initiative
… Hampshire’s Institute for Transforming Social Justice is designed around a core curriculum incorporating policy … network that students can leverage. “Our goal and hope is to introduce students to a new level of thinking, … .) On campus at Mississippi State this year, Dennis is developing plans for the College of Arts & Sciences Social …
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Student Project Creating Smartphone Software to Monitor Blood Sugar
… explains. "And that's the expensive part. The cheap part is the part that actually takes the glucose." Cost is a major concern when it comes to typical glucose readers, … the only benefit of a glucose-reading smartphone. Compton is creating the application with a lot of thought about his …
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Eric Gottesman's Political-Art Campaign 'For Freedoms' Earns ICP Infinity Award, Residency at MoMA/PS1
… Nachtwey, Shirin Neshat, Mario Testino, and Ai Weiwei. ICP is the world’s leading institution dedicated to photography … the election. The Museum of Modern Art, in New York City, is currently hosting For Freedoms as an artist residency at its Queens site, MoMA PS1, running during the first 100 days of the new …
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