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Redefining College Dining: Hampshire College'’s Food Plan for the Future

… Redefining College Dining: Hampshire College'’s Food Plan for the Future When Hampshire College students return to … be. "We are questioning everything that is currently done and every practice that has become routine," said President … changing how food on campus is produced, prepared, served, and consumed. That means making "a strong commitment to offer …

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Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for Hampshire Professor

… Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for Hampshire Professor Professor Rachel Rubinstein has been … a Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Israel, where she will lecture and conduct research during academic year 2013-2014. … Rubinstein is associate professor of American literature and Jewish studies and the dean of academic support and

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PopDev Program Writes Background Chapter for UN Report

… PopDev Program Writes Background Chapter for UN Report PopDev, the Population and Development Program at Hampshire College, is proud to … of the Role of Women in Development: Gender Equality and Sustainable Development . The report has been presented …

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Populationism and Prejudice

… Populationism and Prejudice Abigail Meisel The topic of population control is now very much in the news because limiting population size has been linked to … addressed social and environmental problems with calls for limiting or reducing the population (an ideology called …

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Stephan Jost appointed Director and CEO of the Art Gallery of Ontario

… Stephan Jost appointed Director and CEO of the Art Gallery of Ontario Hampshire alum and Board Member Stephan Jost has been appointed  Director … and its membership was more than doubled.  Responsible for the AGO’s artistic vision, strategic and financial …

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Carnegie Foundation Recognizes Hampshire for Community Engagement

… Carnegie Foundation Recognizes Hampshire for Community Engagement The Carnegie Foundation for the … Classification. The classification is awarded to colleges and universities that demonstrate significant engagement with and contribute to important community agendas. Hampshire …

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Hampshire Alum and Filmmaker Allison A. Waite Receives Directors Guild of America Student Film Award

… Hampshire Alum and Filmmaker Allison A. Waite Receives Directors Guild of … the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Student Film Awards for her documentary film The Dope Years: The Story of Latasha … Waite’s filmmaking aims to give unresolved stories a voice and spark connections within her community. “The wrongful …

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2013 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Grant Recipients

… 2013 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Grant Recipients Seven Hampshire students have … as recipients of the 2013 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Grant by the Career Options Resource Center … with editing and promotion and producing motion graphics for a documentary on contact improvisation dance. Mohan's …

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A Message on the Pittsburgh Shooting from Mim Nelson, David Ko, and Ellen Bernstein

… on the Pittsburgh Shooting from Mim Nelson, David Ko, and Ellen Bernstein Dear Hampshire College Community, The … claimed the life of eleven Jewish people at the synagogue, and injured others. This crime delivers a message of hate … Office (Dakin J basement) will be open throughout the week for students, staff, and faculty who would like to speak. …

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Animal Behavior and Cognition

… Animal Behavior and Cognition Animal Behavior and Cognition Even very simple natural organisms interact … biochemistry, genetics, ecology, and other related fields. For hands-on experiences with animals, students across the …

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Alum Manny Castro 02F Awarded $200,000 Grant from the David Prize for his Work with New Immigrants

… Castro 02F Awarded $200,000 Grant from the David Prize for his Work with New Immigrants Manny Castro 02F, executive … the David Prize, which supports New Yorkers with the plans and vision to make a difference in the lives of the city’s … New York, with a focus on day laborers, domestic workers, and newly arrived immigrants. NICE offers an extensive set of …

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Hampshire College Mourns the Loss of Professor Emeritus and Author Norton Juster

… Hampshire College Mourns the Loss of Professor Emeritus and Author Norton Juster The Hampshire College community is … emeritus Norton Juster. Juster taught architecture and environmental design at Hampshire College from the … after the popular work. While perhaps best known by many for Tollbooth , Juster’s architectural career was his main …

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Hampshire Student Murphy Hunn Bridges History and Craft through Metalworking

… Hampshire Student Murphy Hunn Bridges History and Craft through Metalworking Amy Diehl We sat down … Murphy Hunn 18F to learn more about his academic work and his proposed Div III project—building a historically … but Hampshire really values the practice of art as well. For your Div II project, you designed and built a bascinet. …

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Q&A with Ass't Professor of Theatre Mei Ann Teo

… outside of school to explore different ways of working and thinking. I spent a year and a half as a nomad. I spent four months at the Oregon … yoga. During that time, I made a piece called  Labyrinth  for the Beijing International Festival. I went traveling in …

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Poet and Professor Polina Barskova

… Poet and Professor Polina Barskova Even in a casual conversation … Russian poets under the age of 40 - flow forth in image and metaphor. As a child she was recognized as a prodigy. She … to leave" - remains present in her research and teaching. For a book project titled "Petersburg Besieged: Culture of …

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Division III Profile: Speech, Music, and Emotion

… Division III Profile: Speech, Music, and Emotion In her Division III thesis project, Emma Opitz researched which parts of music and speech reflect four emotions: anger, joy, sadness, and … previous work on emotion in music. When she returned home for her final year at Hampshire, Opitz felt dissatisfied with …

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For Appa Salvi, Faculty Mentors led to Dream Internship

For Appa Salvi, Faculty Mentors led to Dream Internship Appa … the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, and credits his Hampshire faculty advisors for helping him … help of Hampshire faculty,” he said. “It’s competitive, and they only accept twenty students each summer. I don’t …

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Photos by Hampshire Students Chosen for Flash Forward Festival

… Photos by Hampshire Students Chosen for Flash Forward Festival Photographs by Hampshire College students Jamie Feiler, Abby Hanus, and Sara Salazar have been selected for the Flash Forward … celebrates the talents of the best college juniors and seniors enrolled in photography programs throughout New …

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

… Division III: Computer Programmer, Hackathon Winner, and Business Founder Zeke Nierenberg 09F is graduating from … than just a degree: His Division III project paved the way for establishing his own business. "It started out as a … His focus shifted when two of his websites took first and second prize at two different hackathons, or programming …

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Nathan McClain

… Previously Owned (Four Way Books, 2022), longlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award, and Scale (Four Way Books, 2017).   He is a recipient of … from The Frost Place, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and is a Cave Canem …

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February 12, 2019: Letter Concerning Accreditation and Admissions by President Nelson

… February 12, 2019: Letter Concerning Accreditation and Admissions by President Nelson While Hampshire College … that our Board of Trustees considered multiple reasons for its decision not to admit a full entering class for fall … or university to demonstrate, “through verifiable internal and external evidence, its financial capacity to graduate its …

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Burton Conducts Bee Research in China, and Learns The Language

… Burton Conducts Bee Research in China, and Learns The Language By Mike Medeiros For Sawyer Burton, the decision to study in China in summer … undergraduate studies.” Burton says his interest in bees and agriculture led to some serendipity sparked by Professor …

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Ibis Evidence in Activism Award for Marlene Gerber Fried

… Ibis Evidence in Activism Award for Marlene Gerber Fried Professor Marlene Gerber Fried was … Robyn Sutton-Fernandez; Mia Kim Sullivan, Civil Liberties and Public Policy (CLPP) director; Sigmund Roos 73F , chair … of Trustees; Diana Fernandez, interim dean of students; and Amy Crysel, CLPP director of operations and finance. …

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Native American and Indigenous Studies

… Native American and Indigenous Studies Native American and Indigenous Studies You are here Sitewide Search Whether … but inherently sovereign people as vital movements for justice, equity, and anti-racism. Bringing Native …

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Culture, Brain, and Development Program Awards Students Over $10,000 in Grants

… Culture, Brain, and Development Program Awards Students Over $10,000 in Grants This fall, Hampshire College’s Culture, Brain, and Development (CBD) program awarded over $10,000 to seven … of pregnancy is able to affect physiological markers for stress, and minimize postpartum depression risk in …

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