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Obituary Writer Ken Garfield 71F Got His Journalistic Start at Hampshire’s “Climax” Student Newspaper
… helped foster a restlessness and ignited a curiosity to go out and do something with my life,” Garfield says. He … State in my first-year Political Justice class and went to Kent State for the first time in 1971. I landed in Akron … Journalists typically took one or two routes — get a master’s degree or start work at a small newspaper, …
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Hampshire Welcomes Five New Faculty For Fall Semester 2017
… College welcomed five new full-time faculty members to campus this fall. Experts in their fields, each is teaching under a unique title not previously featured at … historically and at present. These questions find their way into her book project, Reading Pleasures , which looks at …
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Anneka Johnson F23’s Div III Focuses on Microplastics in Fish in Different Ecosystems
… her Div III on pollutants in fish. We caught up with her to talk about her research and what comes next. Tell us about … for the next 40 years of my life. Possibly, I’ll try to get a job with Mass Wildlife or even move back to Woods Hole … Any words for a student considering Hampshire? Hampshire is a great school. It lets students explore specific fields …
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Hampshire Alum and Biologist Phyllis D. Coley 70F Celebrated By The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
… on getting a good grade, I found myself wondering, ‘Who is going to know if I learn anything?’,” she said. “Finally, I was … discovery research to Panama, Panamanian scientists could get more opportunities to actually do research, and there …
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Update on Accreditation: June 7, 2019
… 30, a team of trustees and senior administrators presented to the Commission at a “show cause” hearing. Our presentation, on the theme of Fifty Years is Not Enough , encompassed the spirit of our endeavors to sustain and grow Hampshire. Specifically, the Commission …
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President Nelson Welcomes Class of 2018, Announces Year of Strategic Visioning
… was the message from Hampshire President Miriam Nelson to the class of fall 2018 and returning students, staff, and … its 50th anniversary, in 2020. Nelson said their main goal is to ensure the College is prepared to reach its highest … In the dorms, resident advisers organized first-time get-togethers of hall mates. The College also held an …
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Frequently Asked Questions
… here for reference. Please direct additional questions to president@hampshire.edu . updated April 29, 2020 Health … if you need prescription refills or help with transition to another primary care provider. After hours and weekends, … Nurse at 413.577.5229. The Counseling Service Office is offering phone support and consultation at 413.559.5458. …
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Letter from Ken Rosenthal, Interim President: June 20, 2019
… At its meeting last month, the Board of Trustees voted to “resolve to admit a class for fall 2020 and proceed with the steps … necessary to do so successfully.” People have asked, why is the Board confident they can enroll a new class next fall …
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Hampshire Celebrates 2020 Graduates at 50th-Anniversary Commencement, Held Online
… Held Online The pandemic forced many institutions to postpone 2020 Commencement ceremonies or move them into … Characterization of Pluripotent Stem Cells: When Science Is Personal Micael Jude Sobel Consuming Food’s Image: Race, … Puerto, Quintana Roo: Beekeeping as a Decolonizing Way of Life Hampshire Chair of the Board Jose Fuentes 05F …
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President’s Letter on Plans for Hampshire’s Future
… Future Last week, Hampshire submitted our progress report to our accreditor, the New England Commission of Higher … by the Commission after the events of last spring to demonstrate that we continue to be in compliance with two … great progress in these areas. The college’s leadership is secure and our Board is strong. Together we’re leading a …
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Project Changes Paper Purchasing Policy
… Project Changes Paper Purchasing Policy Going to 100 Percent Post-Consumer Recycled Paper To support her Hampshire College senior thesis, "The Effect … paper causes a higher rate of jamming and malfunction, is cost prohibitive and less clean to use. As a result, …
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'What Are Those Alien Things In Bacteria?' Professor Dobro and Team of Scientists and Students Publish Discoveries
… parts inside bacteria. This will help us one day be able to control those that impact human health, and maybe even … distributed on WAMC and other stations, InsideHigherEd.com, and elsewhere on the Web. … and help students learn biology in a more engaging way. And Dobro agrees the 3D modeling of macromolecular …
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Hampshire College Maintains Accreditation, Advances Ambitious Plan for its Future
… compliance and will continue its accreditation, according to a vote by the New England Commission of Higher Education … began his tenure in August. “Upholding our accreditation is a critical step toward securing a long future for … review, an extensive process involving a self-study and a site visit by leaders from other accredited institutions. …
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Freedom Sounds: Celebrating Creative Voices in Jazz Today
… Hall, Room 109 7–9 p.m. Music Improvisation Workshop Open to all Hampshire and Five College students Hampshire College, … 2 p.m. Nicole Mitchell's Xenogeneisis Suite: A Tribute to Octavia Butler Professor Mitchell will speak of the … and Dance Building, Recital Hall This Artist Residency is made possible by funds from the Gross Family Fund in honor …
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Campus Events January - March 2018
… 2018 semester with a variety of on-campus events open to the public. Among the highlights are dance, music, … urgent, celebratory, soothing, or haunting. What results is a powerful night of dance that journeys through varied … call 413.559.5889 or email HampDanceReservations@gmail.com . NDC Improv Presents: Spring Jam 2.0 February 2, 9 p.m., …
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Game Design and Development
… part of nearly everyone's life, from sports and card games to board games and digital games. You are here Sitewide Search One focus of our game design curriculum is to give students a foundation for further work in the field …
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Hampshire College Events: September and October 2017
… with a flurry of events, ranging from film screenings, to innovative art exhibitions, to live drama from our renowned theater department. If you … Center, Room 131 Holding Hands with Ilse (2017; 93 min.), is Abraham Ravett’s documentary about the search for the …
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Hampshire College Faculty News: Fall 2017
… character Doctor Who’s engagement with history relates to Britain’s colonial past, nostalgia for village life, Norse … turntable — revolutionized musical thought and paved the way for innovative compositions. The book was recently … Administered by the Swedish Arts Council, the final award is presented annually to one or several laureates in the …
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Student’s Investigation of Family’s Holocaust History Earns a Scholarship and Fuels Further Research
… a glimpse into his years-long historical investigation to uncover the journey of his family during the Holocaust. … his address was not in Paris, but in Nice, all the way on the southern coast of France! I just didn’t believe my … survival rates between the two countries. The title of it is “Degrees of Cooperation: The Jewish Councils of France and …
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Hampshire College Position Statement: U.S. Dept. of Education "College Scorecard"
… College Scorecard at CollegeScorecard.ed.gov . According to a White House Fact Sheet, the goal of the Scorecard is “to provide the clearest, most accessible, and most reliable …
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May 3 Update
… May 3 Update May 3 Update to Students from Dean of Student Services Dawn Ellinwood … Hampshire, including preparation of isolation rooms. This is a precautionary measure only, and none of those rooms is … One student who had experienced flu-like symptoms reported to health services on Saturday, and was tested both on campus …
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Four Hampshire Alums Awarded Fulbrights in 2017
… year four young alums have won Fulbright Awards, bringing to 15 the number from Hampshire who’ve earned this competitive grant the past six years to fund overseas research, teaching, and international … A prolific world traveler and a linguist, Pohevitz is actively and formally studying 14 languages. She wrote in …
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Liev Schreiber 85F’s Whiskey Brand Embraces a Broader Purpose
… Irish whiskey sold, Schreiber’s company donates a dollar to BlueCheck Ukraine — an organization he cofounded — to support life-saving humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. The … Ukraine with every bottle sold. The donation goes directly to the organization BlueCheck Ukraine, which was launched in …
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Arts and Politics Learning Collaborative
… Learning Collaborative How can art and politics intersect to challenge dominant narratives and create new visions for … of methodologies, forms, fields, and media are accessible to people? To which people? How does art intervene in politics? How is it mobilized — in complicated, uneven, and sometimes …
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Alum-Curated Exhibit Features Photographs from Hampshire's Collection
… Hampshire's Collection The Hampshire College Art Gallery is pleased to present In each hand I keep each of my eyes , running … in 1977 and printed from negatives that date from 1926 to 1977, the collection accounts for Álvarez Bravo’s full …
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