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Christina Salway 00F: Redecorate, Reuse, Recycle
… company based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (the zip code is 11211), where she also lives with her husband, fellow … nurseries and redecorating psychoanalysts' offices to larger scale renovations like the eco-conscious overhaul … to local charities, "so that someone else will hopefully get another use from it." Salway's first publicity, a Boston …
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Faculty
Donna Cohn
… end user and the use of low-cost tools and materials. This way of working continues to inform her current design practice and teaching. A member … end user and the use of low-cost tools and materials. This way of working continues to inform her current design …
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Area Of Study
Animal Behavior and Cognition
… Sitewide Search Cognitive scientists and biologists want to understand how the minds and brains of animals work, how … only great apes that learn and use language naturally. Why is that? Does language require genes that are unique to us? … We'll look at several decades of experimental efforts to get nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees, gorillas, and …
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Division III: Whose Story Does History Tell?
… 11F came across a Wikipedia entry that introduced him to a historical incident he had to know more about: The … were killed. In a case that eventually worked its way up to the desk of President Woodrow Wilson, the rioting … dishonorable discharges. The title of Lavender's Div III is "African American Soldiers, Jim Crow, and Theodore …
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Water Rights and Policy
… for it," said Grogan. "The water resources handbook is geared towards communities and people without legal experience with a conflict." Initially planning to complete the book during Div III, Grogan now sees it as at … hydrology professor Christina Cianfrani . "It was a great way to work with them one-on-one," said Grogan. In addition …
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Hampshire Alum Elizabeth Green 16F on Filmmaking and Environmental Justice
… Filmmaking and Environmental Justice Elizabeth Green 16F is an award-winning filmmaker with a breadth of experience … how Hampshire’s interdisciplinary approach encouraged her to look for diversity in her work. What did you study at … completing my Div III and doing independent studies. The way Hampshire integrates multiple disciplines helped orient …
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Debating for Democracy
… and war, for more than a decade. In 2005 he was chosen to be a leader in the group's military counter-recruitment … found that many believed joining the military was the only way they could afford college. The fact that military … found that many believed joining the military was the only way they could afford college. The fact that military …
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Karen A. Frenkel 73F Delivers a Documentary Project on Her Family and the Holocaust
… employed her research skills and her passion for learning to tell her family's story in this 75-minute documentary, as … are doing now? My work at Hampshire deeply influenced the way I’ve approached science and technology reporting and … and more discoveries. It’s very seductive in that you get instant gratification when information pops up. But you …
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Area Of Study
History
… at Hampshire connect their findings about the past to the issues and conflicts of the present day. History is taught not as a series of static events, but as a method … and key figures, for professional historians it is a way of knowing, a method for developing an understanding …
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Hampshire College Alum Stephen Gardner 94F named CEO of Amtrak
… Amtrak since 2009, and “has been responsible for efforts to expand state-supported service partnerships; increase … Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, whose music explored "the way that railroads bisect the natural world with machinery." … was named that year's Best Dance and DJ Album by Amazon.com. Read about Stephen Gardner’s work at Amtrak in the …
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Movement and learning
… with Hampshire's circus troupe, Circus Folk Unite, to leading the new student orientation program "Circus for … Influencing Quine's acrobatic activities, though, is a comprehensive study of the mind behind the motion. Aside … and theory, were woven together in a really remarkable way," says Nordstrom. "And I was learning right along with …
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Unbounded Thinking
… were interdisciplinary in some sense. What we have come to know more and more is that imposing disciplinary boundaries can impede our … on what you learned by exploring in a transdisciplinary way when you write your Division II reflection. In Division …
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Creating Cuban Consciousness
… Now, she stands firmly in her artistry. Mazaheri, who is entering her senior year at Smith College, is one of seven students—including six from Hampshire—who traveled to Havana last spring as part of Hampshire’s Cuba Program . … also the people involved in past years who come back. You get to be part of this nineteen-year legacy and see the …
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Hampshire Conducts Final Test for 100% Solar Campus
… Final Test for 100% Solar Campus Hampshire College is on its way to becoming 100-percent solar for its electricity on an …
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Archaeological Project Co-Directed by Dr. Pamela Stone Awarded AAUW Community Action Grant
… (AAUW) has awarded a 2019–2020 Community Action Grant to the Nuestra Señora de Belén Archaeological Project, … Archaeology Girls! Excavating Belen, New Mexico’s History is to provide a hands-on immersive STEM experience with field … that this year’s grantees will make their mark in the same way their predecessors did.” Applications open August 1 each …
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Hampshire Professor Christina Cianfrani on the Value of Innovation and Collaboration in a Living Laboratory
… A student’s educational experience at Hampshire College is unlike anywhere else — and unlike anyone else’s. We sat … Initiative and Professor of Hydrology Christina Cianfrani to learn a little about what she finds so compelling about … and failures, and have students as partners along the way. I have amazing colleagues who think deeply about their …
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Culture, Brain, and Development Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Grantee Research Presentations
… The presenters, who recognized CBD for enabling them to lead their own rigorous research, were: Zoe Pestana “The … Tests and Factors in the Framingham Heart Study” Mena is a Division III student studying biology and … million, from its current level of just over $500,000. To get the campaign off to a strong start, the family of an alum …
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State College Republican Chair
… think all Hampshire College students by definition lean to the left, meet Ricky Tsay 06F, who was elected April 18 as … Republicans (MACR). Tsay, a third-year philosophy student, is interested in economic issues and in a renewal of … school offers such freedom to study what you want in a way that isn’t sidetracked by trivialness. You are guided by …
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'Quidditch' as Artificial Intelligence Experiment
… fine-tuning his Quidditch skills. Crawford-Marks - set to graduate on May 22 - has created a computerized version of … series of Harry Potter novels. But Crawford-Marks is doing far more than playing a video game: he's running an … is desirable by surviving and their desirable traits get passed along in the evolutionary process. In …
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Division III Profile: Emma Pici-D'Ottavio On Art Therapy
… her Hampshire career, Emma Pici-D’Ottavio knew she wanted to combine her passions for art and psychology to become an … that were given light through the work. “This exercise is helpful for people with depression,” she explains, … environment, and connecting with reality in this positive way kind of helps refute their negative self-image.” “Before …
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Design, Art, Technology Grants for Innovative Student Projects
… announces the first six recipients of grants awarded to support innovative student work. Among funded projects are … at the intersection of design, art, and technology, but is also used to teach students the skills necessary for … galaxies, her sculpture will merge science and art in a way that enhances both disciplines. The narrative thread …
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Artist Residency Celebrates Freedom and Creativity in Music
… sat with their instruments in a circle, and were asked to play sounds they had never played before. “What if you did … you don’t have to be clean or pure or perfect. The idea is to be expressive.” The workshop was one of six events of … “It was interesting to think about music in a different way,” said Division I student Connor Davis. And Naia …
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Sarah Towle 80F’s “Crossing the Line” Examines Forced Displacement and Human Migration
… Forced Displacement and Human Migration Sarah Towle 80F is a London-based educator, researcher, and writer whose … , her academic journey, and how Hampshire “taught her how to learn.” Tell us about the book. Crossing the Line: … from Brownsville, Texas, to Tijuana, Mexico. All along the way I interviewed people coming into the United States. …
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In Memory of Samuel Josiah Butterfield 09S
… Mehren was invited by the College Communications Office to share memories of her son Sam, who was an enormously … zone and trusting my conscience to guide me there. By way of advice, Sam then offered the following admission: "My overarching point here is to not listen to the guidebooks; don't buy into whether a …
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Ringing the Div-Free Bell: A Resplendent Ritual
… and weeks on end. Few who know Hampshire will be surprised to learn that the inspiration for this tradition, some 35 … age was 18, but that was it. Frank wanted to find a way for students to rejoice. Returning home to Chicago after … “For a student, physically being able to ring the bell is the important graduation ceremony,” she said. “It means …
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