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Commencement Speaker Is New York Activist, Writer, and Artist Reina Gossett
… has selected Reina Gossett. Commencement will be held on Saturday, May 14, at 11 a.m. on the Harold F. Johnson Library Lawn. Faculty, in … in residence at Barnard College’s Center for Research on Women. Before that, Gossett collaborated with Critical …
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February 8, 2019: Hampshire Update
… Staff, Parents, Alums, and Friends, This has been a full-on week of meetings and interactions on campus and off, following Friday’s Board … students, and staff who volunteered to advise the trustees on efforts to transform the institution and make it …
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Faculty
Jutta Sperling
… Stanford University. Sperling’s teaching interests focus on medieval/early modern history and visual culture, with a special emphasis on the Italian Renaissance, global cults of the Virgin Mary, … of the Mediterranean. Her most recent research centers on Ethiopian sacred art and literature, with articles on late …
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Tomato Picking Guide
… much tastier and more varied than what you can find on a supermarket shelf. Our heirloom varieties come in many … when ripe. The flavor ranges from sour to sweet, depending on ripeness. Tomatillos are the key ingredient in salsa … when ripe. The flavor ranges from sour to sweet, depending on ripeness. Tomatillos are the key ingredient in salsa …
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Before You Come to Hampshire
… that you consult your airline's checked luggage and carry-on baggage policies as these are changing regularly and depend on the air carrier. Most items can be purchased here in the … that you consult your airline's checked luggage and carry-on baggage policies as these are changing regularly and …
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Structural Pest Control
… should be cleaned promptly. Don't overlook food waste on items put into trash or materials being saved for compost. … to managing structural pests. IPM uses information on the life cycle of pests and their interaction with the … should be cleaned promptly. Don't overlook food waste on items put into trash or materials being saved for compost. …
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The Division for Justice, Equity, and Antiracism
… campus culture The James Baldwin Scholars Program focuses on the needs of students from communities historically … community to learn from visiting scholars and activists on such social justice themes and principles as … campus culture The James Baldwin Scholars Program focuses on the needs of students from communities historically …
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The Five College Consortium
… clubs, intramural sports, and extracurricular activities on each Five College campus are open to Five College …
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Letter to HampRiseUp from President Nelson: February 18, 2019
… letter is an updated draft from the one shared with you on Tuesday, February 12. I have shared updates with the community detailing the progress we have made on a number of issues, many of which you described in your … of demands, dated February 7 and February 16, and expanded on during the fishbowl meeting held on Thursday, February 7, …
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Hampshire Professor Blair McLaughlin Awarded Whiting Foundation Grant to Study Tree Conservation Genetics
… work from temperate to tropical ecosystems. Based on that research, McLaughlin anticipates improving her … to explore tropical ecosystems—the most biodiverse places on the planet," McLaughlin said. McLaughlin’s research focuses on developing new approaches to biodiversity conservation in …
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Welcome, Entering Class of Fall 2013!
… 76 transfers, and 19 visiting and non-degree students on opening day August 29. Our new students come from 37 … a feminist zine. Founded a company to buy and sell things on eBay. Grew up herding yak in Tibet. Participated in the … musical. Developed apps for the iPhone. Are working on a pilot's license and a helicopter license. Have performed …
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Telling a Larger Story
… says he has never in his life worked so hard as he has on his Division III, a documentary video on racially mixed Americans. He interviewed 65 people, … they responded to a notice about the film that he posted on an Internet listserv. The video grew out of his own …
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Jennifer Gutterman
… graphics and painting and an M.F.A in visual FX, focusing on 3D modeling and concept development from the Academy of … Gutterman has spoken at Metatopia and PAX Unplugged on topics such as "Queer Worldbuilding, Eat, Drink, Be Merry: … Level of Development." Currently Gutterman is working on several projects that include hybrid games utilizing …
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Bloodborne Pathogen Plan
… Section VI. This plan is maintained as an online document on the College intranet system. Paper copies are available … closeable, puncture resistant container, leak proof on the sides and bottom, and bearing a biohazard … police has sharps containers for use if sharps are found on campus. Staff other than campus police should call campus …
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Hampshire College Held Free On-Campus Vaccine Clinics
… Hampshire College Held Free On-Campus Vaccine Clinics On Sunday, April 25, Hampshire College held its first no-cost … Both appointments and walk-ins were accommodated. On that day, 234 individuals were vaccinated. A second clinic …
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What Does Empathy Look Like?
… we won’t attempt to answer why that is, and it’s also on our minds here on campus. In a way, it’s always been on our minds at Hampshire. Empathy was written into the …
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Faculty
Salman Hameed
… State University at Las Cruces. His astronomy work focused on how stars form in spiral galaxies. His research interests … a sociological direction, and today his research focuses on understanding the reception of science in Muslim societies … and cultural factors associated with human settlements on the moon. He has taught the courses Evolution, Islam, and …
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Hampshire College to Launch Leadership and Ethical Engagement Project
… Project Hampshire College is launching a project focused on ethical engagement and leadership. The Leadership and … will provide a model for integrating a deliberate focus on ethics within the academics and culture of an educational institution, with a distinctive focus on contributing to the common good. The Leadership and …
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Monique Roelofs
… Center at Brown University. She teaches and writes on aesthetics and feminist, critical race, postcolonial, and … She has recently completed a second book manuscript on address titled “Aesthetics, Address, and the Politics of … Aesthetics (2009), she is co-editing an anthology on Black Aesthetics, on which she co-organized a symposium at …
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Jeffrey Wallen
… psychoanalysis, and philosophy. He has published widely on 19th- and 20th-century European literature; on biography and literary portraiture; on testimony, Holocaust literature, and Berlin Jewish …
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Eva Rueschmann
… include world literature and cinema with a special focus on Australian and New Zealand film, exile and migration in … of popular culture. She has published two books, Sisters on Screen: Siblings in Contemporary Cinema (Temple UP, 2000) … 2003). She is also the author of several essays on such topics as the film directors Margarethe von Trotta …
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Div II Profile: JOE NEWLIN 15F
… DURING DIV II? I started out my Div with a heavy focus on political philosophy, but I pretty quickly realized that … philosophical arguments. Decisions by the court often rely on the same tools as philosophy but have real-world … to this country’s political system, with a heavy focus on past and present disagreements on the Supreme Court For …
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Hampshire College Alum Stephen Gardner 94F named CEO of Amtrak
… as well as access to $44 billion in grants. Gardner plans on using this investment to focus on on servicing customers, bringing passenger rail service to …
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Seeing the Forest for the Trees, and Much More
… independent study, in 2018 they presented their findings on the impact of forest cover in South America on regional wind speeds and precipitation at Intact Forests … England. This October they discussed their Division III, on cooperative ways of forest cover on a global scale, at the …
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Jennifer Bajorek
… is a scholar, writer, and university professor working on questions at the intersection of photography, art, and … Francophone worlds, with a cultural and geographic focus on Africa. At Hampshire, she teaches interdisciplinary courses on literature (fiction, experimental nonfiction, and poetry); …
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