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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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CLA Awards for Student Groups'’ Hampedia Pages

… sustainable world. Re-Rad , a CLA Choice award recipient, is an activist group that helps maintain Hampshire's mission … and convey their messages through publications. The Omen is a biweekly anthology that publishes every submission it … systems. Raíces , the recipient of Most Attractive Page, is a community for students interested in Latino/Latina …

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Student Innovations Shine at Digital Humanities Showcase

… and learn to compose its own. All of this and much more is happening within the Five College Digital Humanities … 6 pm at Smith College's Seelye 201. "The student showcase is one of our most exciting events of the year," says Marisa … of computing, digital technologies and humanities is the goal of the young 5CollDH program, which offers …

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Project Changes Paper Purchasing Policy

… paper causes a higher rate of jamming and malfunction, is cost prohibitive and less clean to use. As a result, … officials say Gravenstine's research and leadership is a good example of student work having an impact beyond the … positive change, exemplifies the Hampshire motto: "To know is not enough." "It is not often that a student—or any …

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Finding “Immutable Personality” on Facebook

… about you than you realize. Daniel Chapsky's Division III is a study of 615 individuals' behavioral tendencies, … of questions about themselves, via the social networking site. When the application was installed on their accounts, … around the "Big Five Theory of Personality." The theory is used to describe human personality through five traits: …

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Photograph Inspires Ravett's Latest Film Project

… but he has no idea where she may be living today if she is still alive. “The goal is not that I have to find her. It’s the search,” said … had the address of where we lived,” said Ravett. “The city is economically depressed, so the neighborhood almost looks …

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Dana Pollan's Family Cookbook Encourages Healthy Eating

… eating together, a family becomes closer. “The family meal is where we listen to others, express opinions, and wait to … impact on Dana’s life: “The learning process at Hampshire is so project-driven and collaborative, and the Divisional program is all about self-discipline and motivation.” These aspects …

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Deborah Gorlin Wins Sarton Poetry Prize

… White Pine Press Poetry Prize in 1997. Life of the Garment is arranged into three sections. The first third is comprised of elegies to the people and places in Gorlin’s … song to an unlikely place.” The second part of the book is from the point of view of dolls from around the world. …

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Hampshire College Student Dances for Parkinson’s

… would let me study two seemingly disparate fields.” King is working on a Division III (senior) project, entitled … her passion for both scientific research and dance. She is focusing on movement for Parkinson’s and Huntington’s … Brain, and Development. “One part of my Division III is a written component that reviews the current published …

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Visiting Cuban Scholar: “It’s about the people.”

… other’s truths,” said Yáñez. “The most important thing is to actually know what a place is like, and not what you’re imagining it to be. It’s not … about the politics. It’s about the people.” That outlook is a key part of the Hampshire in Cuba program, which …

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Alumni Profile: Video game developer Noah Falstein 75F

… here at Hampshire, Noah Falstein 75F has a dream job: he is a video game developer and producer, and not only gets to … You can visit Falstein's website at www.theinspiracy.com Alumni … Among my friends here at Hampshire, Noah … You can visit Falstein's website at www.theinspiracy.com … Alumni Profile: Video game developer Noah Falstein 75F …

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Sustainable Revolving Fund Lights Up Hampshire Performances

… and very hot. What might not cross every actor's mind is how much electricity those lights use. A week of … lights use. The cost-savings are huge, but the problem is buying all of the new equipment. That's where Hampshire's … that will save money down the road. Once the money is made back, it returns to the fund to be used for another …

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Jan. 22-Feb. 28: Barbara Norfleet Photography Exhibition

… as a meditation on the subject of alcohol. Norfleet is the founder and director of the Harvard Photography … in photography since the 1970s. Her photographic output is varied, inventive and bold. She has published more than … of the Cold War , was published in 2006. Her work is in many collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, …

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Division III: Computer Programmer, Hackathon Winner, and Business Founder

… Hackathon Winner, and Business Founder Zeke Nierenberg 09F is graduating from Hampshire College with more than just a … "social goals, not just business goals," he says. "There is a lot of potential for global health for this tool. Cell phones are everywhere, even where there is no money." In addition to Trext, Nierenberg also continued …

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Kimberly Chang

… and political psychology from Syracuse University. She is an alumnus of the Juniper Summer Writing Institute and was … Center. She publishes under the name, Q.M. Zhang , and and is the founder of MemoryWorks , a creative research and … histories that have been censored, buried, or erased. She is the prose editor for the Massachusetts Review . Kim's …

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Tobin Porter-Brown 05F Helps Grow a New Farm

… a recently launched project of Amherst College. Amherst is also a Five College consortium member along with Hampshire … After that, he has plans to expand production. "Our vision is to not just supply Amherst College, but to supply fresh, … to the entire Five College community," he says. "What is so nice about a college farm is the balance between the …

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Statement In Support of Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

… and hope in advancing justice. She reminded us that it is the resistance of ordinary people that ultimately … in the world.”  We are dismayed that Professor Taylor is being attacked and threatened as a result of her speech at Hampshire. The assault to which she is now being subjected only serves to reinforce how very …

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Professor Dorceta Taylor Brings Social Justice to Environmental Studies

… Justice to Environmental Studies Abigail Meisel Green is not the color of wokeness. The very government agencies, … Colleges gathered to hear her speak. The Hitchcock Center is part of the College’s Cultural Village, and its new … what Taylor dubs a “The Green Insider’s Club.” “Dr. Taylor is a ground-breaking scholar, teacher, and activist in the …

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President’s Invite to Invent Hampshire’s Future

… colleges should respond to the present era. Experimenting is the core of our identity; we must tap into that spirit. The current Hampshire College model is extraordinary, which is why it has been replicated in various degrees, with less …

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Alumni Panel Event To Focus On Immigration, Anti-Immigrant Policy

… realities of anti-immigrant policy.” The event is co-sponsored by Hampshire’s Latinx/@ and Latin American … Fund and was previously a staff reporter for NBCNews.com and Colorlines.com, and a visiting scholar at NYU’s Carter Journalism …

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Grads Urged to Nurture Community, Work for Justice at 2017 Commencement

… said DelVecchio. “Self-care, community care, is about deciding to be vulnerable enough, humble enough, to … you find your families, where you build your home, that is your orientation to justice, and that is your life. This is the most political thing we can do, to …

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Sandra Matthews

… associate professor emerita of film and photography, is a graduate of Harvard University (B.A.) and the State … of New York at Buffalo (M.F.A.).  Her photographic work is represented in collections including the Smith College Art … International Archive at Yale University. Matthews is co-author, with Laura Wexler, of Pregnant Pictures …

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OPRA's Karen Warren Selected to Give 2014 Kurt Hahn Address

… Conference in October. Selection for the Kurt Hahn Address is the AEE's highest award. It recognizes Warren for … and presentations in the United States and beyond. "It is thrilling and humbling to be recognized by the AEE," … Warren said her favorite part of working at Hampshire is "working with students who are creative, innovative, …

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