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… Venue  The Red Barn was perfect for our wedding in every way. The venue itself was beautiful, both the natural beauty … Venue  The Red Barn was perfect for our wedding in every way. The venue itself was beautiful, both the natural beauty …

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Setbacks, Outtakes, and a Little Gem of Hampshire-ness

… with Hampshire. Daphne had been so nurturing, and in a way I saw things through her eyes, which had been a comfort. … you talk with students about their creative process. The way we work with students here, and mentor them, the model is … a student and she was talking about her Div III plans in a way that was so self-possessed and so clear. But the topic …

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"Tour de Hamp" Participates in Will Bike 4 Food Fundraiser

… student, says, “I decided to ride in Will Bike 4 Food as a way to have a connection to the larger community of Western Massachusetts. It was also a way for me to get outside, explore, and take a break from my … student, says, “I decided to ride in Will Bike 4 Food as a way to have a connection to the larger community of Western …

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Soundin' Like Weself: Jacob Hochberger's radio documentary featured on Afropop Worldwide

… radio documentary on the tradition, following the way it’s evolved over the past few decades.” Professor of … he talked me through how to represent these artists in a way that didn’t carry on embedded norms of abusing a … radio documentary on the tradition, following the way it’s evolved over the past few decades.” Professor of …

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In Conversation with Christoph Cox, Part 1

… or more to prepare, I actually believe this is a great way to do it: just dive in and do it. That’s a very self-reflexive Hampshire way to do things. As an institution, we should be able operate the way our pedagogy does—flexibly and creatively. There’s a lot …

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'Shift' - An Animated Film

… different cycles through time in a natural setting in a way that gently forces the viewer to look carefully. Unlike … narrative, but not in an explicit and obvious and narrow way, more in way that is open to interpretation." The New Hampshire native …

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Artist and Hampshire Alum Leidy Churchman 98F’s Paintings are Absorbing Meditations of Consciousness

… about, or things I find really curious, will make their way into the work, and some will become really detailed and … different, and I'll reckon with those images in a new way.” When first looking at colleges, Churchman knew they … everything that people are doing there is artistic in a way.” Asked if they had any advice for future artists at …

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Scholar, Organizer Against Racial Inequality Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor to Deliver 2017 Commencement Address

… including in the US as A Day Without a Woman, as a way for women to resist the conditions behind decades-long … together data and deep primary source research in a way that lucidly explains the origins of the current moment," … Books. " Taylor’s vision of solidarity may be a feasible way forward, especially in a season in which Black activists …

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Chapter 4: Reflections on Hampshire's Origins

… had really changed at Amherst and that there was no way that some sort of institutional creative response was … your own making, and you made it easier on yourself in the way you thought about things, and it was very seductive.... … we were talking about, so we were looking around for a way to keep all the faculty fresh and moving, and above all, …

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Soliloquy’s Garden

… nostalgia to the work. Repurposing these objects became a way both of celebrating the things we hold on to and a way of letting them go. To further this feeling, Seaman … nostalgia to the work. Repurposing these objects became a way both of celebrating the things we hold on to and a way of …

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Hampshire Alumna Kate Browne 78F Builds Community Art

… experience led her to take "my work to the public in a way where they wouldn't have to pay money and could be … are hung in the larger structure, representing the way individuals create vibrant community. She expects the … experience led her to take "my work to the public in a way where they wouldn't have to pay money and could be …

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Enter the Line, See Where it Leads You

… that line. I mean, that’s literature too, right? The way in which we each read something is going to be completely … War II, even if the setting in itself is the same, the way we enter into that text and the complexity of how … it leads you. I think Hampshire teaching is like that, the way learning here is student led. As faculty, part of what we …

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Carbon Nation Film Premiere

… to address the issue of carbon in a positive, upbeat way on a larger, more public level," he says. Calling itself … to address the issue of carbon in a positive, upbeat way on a larger, more public level," he says. Calling itself …

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The Loan Application Process

… Be sure to contact our loan counselor along the way if you have any questions or concerns.   … Step 1: Review … Be sure to contact our loan counselor along the way if you have any questions or concerns.   … The Loan …

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Ongoing Activities

… through the farm landscape at autumnal sunset. Along the way they encounter a surreal collection of short stories, … through the farm landscape at autumnal sunset. Along the way they encounter a surreal collection of short stories, …

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Dakin House

… The Dakin Living Room and Kitchen Located just across the way in the Dakin Student Life Center, the Dakin Living Room … The Dakin Living Room and Kitchen Located just across the way in the Dakin Student Life Center, the Dakin Living Room …

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Five College Students

… grade is acceptable. Auditing a Course There is no formal way for a Five College student to register to audit a … grade is acceptable. Auditing a Course There is no formal way for a Five College student to register to audit a …

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Sexual Offense Resources

… : University of Massachusetts Amherst, 180 Infirmary Way, New Africa House Amherst, MA Contact: 24-hour hotline … : University of Massachusetts Amherst, 180 Infirmary Way, New Africa House Amherst, MA Contact: 24-hour hotline …

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Green Computing

… Screen savers do not save power; they were developed as a way to avoid screen burn-in, and can actually cause a … Screen savers do not save power; they were developed as a way to avoid screen burn-in, and can actually cause a …

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Technical Description of our Network

… an entirely separate connection to the Internet. In this way, it is like sitting in an internet cafe; you are not … an entirely separate connection to the Internet. In this way, it is like sitting in an internet cafe; you are not …

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Unbounded Thinking

… on what you learned by exploring in a transdisciplinary way when you write your Division II reflection. In Division … on what you learned by exploring in a transdisciplinary way when you write your Division II reflection. In Division …

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Social-Justice Interns Work on the Front Lines of Immigration, Poverty, Health, Reproductive Rights, Global Warming

… big thing for me, and when we were asked how to expand the way we do outreach, I told them that we need to make it more … of fracked oil from North Dakota to Albany on its way overseas. A bus was headed there from Amherst, but, … connecting with the land of western Massachusetts on the way to New York,” she said. "But on the third day, about …

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Neil Stillings Scholarship Fund Created for Cognitive Science Students

… to be a student scholar, and to conduct my research in a way that had rigor to it and brought meaning to the … thank you for that, and to continue his generosity in some way.” Additional contributions from Neil's former students … to be a student scholar, and to conduct my research in a way that had rigor to it and brought meaning to the …

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Transforming Education

… No other undergraduate institution approaches learning the way we do. Curricula are student-designed, meaning you choose …  undergraduate institution that approaches learning this way. We Have a History of Changing the Future. Since we opened in 1970, we've been transforming the way higher education is delivered, and reinventing ourselves …

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Commencement Address

… them, even in their absence, and show them, in a small way, the deep respect and love we have for them. This second … live the consumer. Ms. Spellings also wants to change the way colleges are evaluated and accredited. I don't have a … Hampshire's narrative evaluations? I can only imagine one way: give grades or lose federal funding, possibly even …

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