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Feb. 25: Lecture by Gregory White

… Catastrophism Meets the Militarization of Human Migration" on Tuesday, February 25, at 6 p.m. The lecture by Smith … be held in Franklin Patterson Hall's East Lecture Hall on the Hampshire College campus. Professor White's talk will … behind the impact of anthropogenic climate change on human migration, and propose a different way of treating …

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2014 Convocation Keynote Address from Walter Greenleaf 75S

… inherently self-propelled , and if and when you do run low on steam, and perhaps need to catch your breath and receive … community, and how it will propel you through life. Now, on with the rest of my talk – in which I discuss dancing naked on the bed, how to train your professors, and the …

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James Miller

… new media and political culture. The latter includes work on the subjectivity of citizenship, which can be more … Miller has chaired an annual international conference on telecommunications policy research, and edited its … He has participated in early multi-national research on the internet predecessor videotex, known in France as …

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They Were a Force of Nature: Catching Up with the Unstoppable Aldersons

… get outdoors, to switch from IPAs to seltzer, to just put on some sunscreen, for God’s sake), you, too — in your 50s — … to, say, taking eight college kids, mostly city slickers, on a 15-day rafting trip on the Colorado River in the dead of winter, paddling up to …

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For His Div III, Armon Walker 17F Leads a Collaborative Game Design Team to Create the Iaijutsu Project

… titled the Iaijutsu Project , was recently released on itchi.io for playtesting. We sat down [virtually] with … admissions materials. I’d talked about a field trip I went on in high school to a rehabilitation facility that used … They had this foot pedal that would make Mario jump on the screen, and I wrote about how interesting it was to …

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Hampshire Plans to be First U.S. Residential College Supplying 100 Percent of Electricity from On-Site Solar

… College Supplying 100 Percent of Electricity from On-Site Solar Hampshire College’s goal to power its campus … to construct large-scale ground-mount solar power systems on campus, to be installed and maintained by SolarCity … local electric utility. The systems will be constructed on two open-land areas totaling approximately 19 acres of the …

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Eugene Mirman 92F Chosen as 2012 Commencement Speaker

… keynote address at commencement. Commencement will be held on May 19, 2012, at 11 a.m. on the Harold F. Johnson Library Lawn. The keynote speaker at … the graduating class. Mirman has his own half-hour special on Comedy Central and has appeared on Late Night with Conan …

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Professor Honored for Excellence in Ecological Education

… Hampshire College Professor of Ecology Charlene D'Avanzo on August 6. Professor D'Avanzo, who was trained as a marine ecologist, has focused for nearly two decades on ecology education reform. The award is given for … to me," she said. D'Avanzo's research—much of it based on what she has learned while teaching at Hampshire …

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Phyllotaxis Dynamics

… Phyllotaxis Dynamics The arrangement of leaves on a stem, wrapped tightly in intricate spiral patterns as … Chris Golé in creating computer simulations based on mathematical models of phyllotaxis, seen not only in … predominant than others." Grecki, whose initial focus was on creative writing, became seriously interested in …

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Alumni Profile: Its Hampshire. You cant just do one thing.

… and law. She is teaching in Tulsa, Oklahoma, focusing on bilingual education: "Officially it's called Language … English, or some people that do know it but need to work on the mechanics of the language. It's my job to help them," Céspedes Pérez says. She was sold on Hampshire College the moment she saw the admissions slogan …

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Immigration, Incarceration, State Power: 20th-Annual Eqbal Ahmad Symposium Slated for November

… Eqbal Ahmad Symposium with activist panels and lectures on the topics of immigration, incarceration, and state power. The events are free and open to the public. On Thursday, November 9, at 4 p.m. in the Robert Crown … for Million Dollar Hoods, which maps how much is spent on incarceration per neighborhood in Los Angeles County. She …

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A Project-Based Approach to Teaching Game Design

… and publishing. Word Snack was launched to the App Store on December 21. “Our goal was to bring together a talented, … dozen people in the class, many of whom had never worked on a game before, we had to build more than just Word Snack – we had to build a studio.” Teams were chosen based on an application process that was similar to the process of …

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The Quartz Cantabile

… tubes powered the amplification that guitar rock was built on. Are Bunsen-burned test tubes about to fire up the next … Michael Duffey gave a lecture at the Lemelson Center on the conversion of heat to sound. "His focus was on solar heat. I decided to adapt that to a fully-tonal …

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Michele Hardesty

… class, and sexuality. Hardesty’s research focuses on the crosscurrents of social movements and literary cultures during the Cold War era, with a focus on the cultural politics of international solidarity. She is currently working on a book manuscript entitled Writers Take Sides: …

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Listening and the Brain

… up. But Blumberg's curiosity didn't. He found books on the subject and became interested in hearing loss. "I was … can affect everything else in life," he said. "It dawned on me that it might be a worthwhile thing to study." Blumberg … various areas of the brain. "I was focusing at that point on how music is born in the brain," Blumberg said. He came …

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Robert McCarthy, Jr. 72F

… in emerging markets investments. He concentrates on their illiquid, special situation investments in Asia and … and his Division III, entitled "The Gothic Cathedral," was on the economic impact on the medieval community of building a cathedral. Term ends …

Information Technology Policies and Guidelines

… Hampshire-purchased, or Hampshire-managed systems, whether on Hampshire premises or through contracted Cloud-based … Hampshire-purchased, or Hampshire-managed systems, whether on Hampshire premises or through contracted Cloud-based …

Course Guides 1990-1999

… which included a preliminary Spring course listing. Click on the date to download a pdf of that course guide. Course … which included a preliminary Spring course listing. Click on the date to download a pdf of that course guide. Course …

Past Progamming

… from how Jewish identity is performed and queered on the theatrical stage to religious intersections within the … from how Jewish identity is performed and queered on the theatrical stage to religious intersections within the …

Chinese Language Table

… Table in the college dining hall. The group expands on lessons learned in classes, taking a more informal … Table in the college dining hall. The group expands on lessons learned in classes, taking a more informal …

Charitable Lead Trust

… of death. The value of the charitable interest depends on the length of the trust and the amount to be paid out each … of death. The value of the charitable interest depends on the length of the trust and the amount to be paid out each …

Racial and Ethnic Identities

… and Scholarships See Finances and Funding for information on Hampshire funding and external funding for study abroad. … and Scholarships See Finances and Funding for information on Hampshire funding and external funding for study abroad. …

Sexual Orientation

… and Scholarships See Finances and Funding for information on Hampshire funding and external funding for study abroad. … and Scholarships See Finances and Funding for information on Hampshire funding and external funding for study abroad. …

Hampshire is a Big Part of My Life

… away also went to the school. That influenced her thoughts on making a planned gift to Hampshire. "If there's ever an … away also went to the school. That influenced her thoughts on making a planned gift to Hampshire. "If there's ever an …

Grievance Procedures

… of time following the grievance. For more information on the appeals beyond OARS' grievance process, please refer … of time following the grievance. For more information on the appeals beyond OARS' grievance process, please refer …