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Friends of Alum Sander Thoenes, Slain as a Journalist, Dedicate Memorial to Inspire World Citizens
… John Courtmanche As fellow international students meeting on their first day at Hampshire in 1987, Sander Thoenes and … Wolofsky from Montreal, and Wolofsky remembers that on their walk to the courts he asked what she wanted to do … soldiers while reporting for the Financial Times on the vote for independence by residents of the island of …
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Photos of Div III Showcase and Roos-Rohde House Groundbreaking
… family and friends broke ground for the Roos-Rohde House on Thursday, May 16. The Rehamping the Barn project is a … 75S . Hampshire College's Division III Showcase took place on Friday, May 17. The showcase includes academic … presentations, readings, and film screenings. View photos on Flickr. … Sig Roos 73F and family and friends broke ground …
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March 5: Author and Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald
… and best-selling author Glenn Greenwald will speak on "Endless War, Radical Presidential Power, and a Rotted Political Culture" on Tuesday, March 5, at 5:30 p.m. at Hampshire College. The … . A former constitutional lawyer, Greenwald is a columnist on civil liberties and U.S. national security issues for the …
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May 16: A Celebration of Board Chair Sigmund Roos 73F
… College will honor outgoing board chair Sigmund Roos 73F on May 16. He has served on the board of trustees for 17 years, longer than any other … will be held at the future site of the Roos-Rohde House, on the lawn between Cole Science Center and the Lemelson …
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Developing the Framework for the Future Student Experience
… for reinventing its future student experience. Building on a foundation of ideas and data gathered the past several … models to consider. Members of our community are gathering on campus this week to explore these approaches and their … continue with open discussions with the Board of Trustees on campus: Developing the Framework: Launch Sequence #3 …
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End-Of-Year Events Feature Div III Concerts, Exhibits, More
… Div III Concerts, Exhibits, More End-of-semester events on campus range from Division III showcases, concerts, … Reception April 28 from 7-10 p.m. Shear is a meditation on the butchering and consumption of the animal body through … installation. There will be an opening reception on April 28 from 7-10 p.m., with an interactive performance …
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Collaboration and Cooperation Drive Innovative Kern Center Construction
… energy and water conservation. The tour group is gathered on the second floor of the Kern Center, peering out the wall … see a heavy crop of apples growing in the orchard leading on to Merrill House and Franklin Patterson Hall. The view is … College Project Manager Carl Weber prefer the group focus on the still-empty window frames. When installed, Weber …
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Suitable for Framing
… After she graduated and received one with her name on it, Lancaster 70F moved to California and didn’t give it … had taken art classes during her public high school years, on the Jersey Shore. She painted in oil and watercolor and … she says. Lancaster worked in the round, settling on the theme of a circle to symbolize the Hampshire mission …
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"That's It," And He Left The Room: Lessons From a Veteran Professor
… own projects, so students could then switch to working on a project that looked interesting to them. In three weeks … with questions. He'd then start in with a lecture, on the spot, based on whatever their interests were for that day. The first time …
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Hampshire Alum Justin Lowe 96S and Jonah Freeman’s COLONY SOUND at ARoS Aarhus Art Museum
… collaborator Jonah Freeman’s COLONY SOUND is currently on exhibit at AroS Aarhus Art Museum, one of the largest art … Northern Europe. Freeman and Lowe’s COLONY SOUND is based on the theorist Herman Kahn’s theory on San San, which imagines that the cities between San Diego …
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'Shift' - An Animated Film
… texture that would have been much more difficult to create on a computer. Then, he used the tools of 2- and 3-D computer … to slow everything down so that the audience would focus on subtleties in emotion and color, filling up their senses. … animation, Marvel is influenced by and consciously draws on the tradition of narrative documentaries. He describes …
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Professor Koehler Named Visiting Senior Fellow at the National Gallery of Art
… History Karen Koehler will conduct research for her book on Walter Gropius as a Paul Mellon Visiting Senior Fellow at … the Bauhaus art school, in Germany, was a major influence on early- and mid-20th-century modernist culture. While in … in the National Archives that will provide background on an earlier research discovery, an Office of War radio …
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Issues of Migration and Immigration
… language training in the city of Ankara, then head on in the fall to Germany to continue work begun with her … a Fulbright Fellowship to support her continuing research on issues of identity among Turkish women who are first- and … ethnographic field research for her Division III. Drawing on and expanding the network she had built in 2005, she …
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New Orleans Experiences Influence Disaster Policy Studies
… of community outreach organizations led him to concentrate on other areas. “After my second time in New Orleans, it dawned on me that my focus could be on the issues I’ve encountered there. I decided to …
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'Art Questions' Course Provides Sweeping, Immersive Arts Experience
… The grant supports faculty in the preparation of a course on a fundamental concern of human life as addressed by the … collection,” she says. “Doing investigative research on under-studied collections gave students a chance to … Hayden Lilly Daiber, a teaching assistant, said the hands-on approach amplified the impact. “We got to look at a lot of …
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Div III Project Sows Seeds for DIY Film Community
… people, why not try something bigger?" The film, focused on "the dangers of youthful ignorance," has involved more … the idea of building a long-term collaborative plan based on developing a film studio-like group on campus. "It's surprising how many people want to work …
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Hampshire Community Welcomed to Roos-Rohde House
… ceremony for Hampshire's new Roos-Rohde House on May 15 concluded years of hard work that transformed a … into a student gathering space. "All over this valley, on campuses, buildings are going up. Big brick buildings, big … said President Jonathan Lash. "I'd bet none has on it, or could have on it, 'This is a project of, by, and …
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The Hawaiian Charter School Movement
… The Hawaiian Charter School Movement Growing up on the big island of Hawaii, Alima Catellacci had firsthand … it remains a challenge that a number of educators on the islands are committed to. "I saw a disconnect between … hours away as part of her Division III project research. On the Kanu website, it's noted that their mission is "laying …
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Recent Graduate Robert Ditto 17F’s Work with the Smithsonian Helped Make Freedmen’s Bureau Archives Available to All
… Ditto 17F came to Hampshire knowing he wanted to focus on his passion for history. When the unexpected disruptions … archives to access poorly searchable records, many still on microfilm. The Smithsonian’s transcription project changed … toward the First World War while the war was going on, both on the homefront and also the experiences of …
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Andrew Figueroa's "Mixed-Race Mixtape"
… his Division III capstone project, and now he’s taking it on the road. As the primary writer and performer of … Div III, I wrote this hip hop theatre piece, based tightly on my own experience coming from a mixed class, multilingual, … fellow Hampshire student Madeline Burrows 09F’s Div III] on a two-year national tour which became super successful,” …
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Finding Focus
… most first year students, when Amelia Andersen 06F arrived on campus two years ago, she began the difficult task of … the Latin American Study Group and the Pre-Law Group on campus, efforts that she said would have been much more … Service Committee in San Diego this past summer to work on human rights documentation, community base building, and …
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Experiencing the Journey Through the Woods: A Theatrical Adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood
… theatrical adaptation of "Little Red Riding Hood" drawing on Smartt's multiple areas of study, and on her own life. On the design side, "there are three main sections of my Div …
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Arts Barn Use Policy
… for Art Studios by Thomas Ouimet. This guide can be found on the Hampshire College environmental health and … sink area. When there is no evidence of paint or solvent on your brushes, the final rinse may be done in the sink. … form for additional details. A current waiver form must be on file in Greg Kline's office. Proper use of lung, eye, and …
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Hofstra Emerita Professor Silvia Federici to Deliver 2018 Schocket Lecture
… at the 11th-Annual Eric N. Schocket Memorial Lecture on Class and Culture, to take place March 29. The event … austerity programs imposed by the IMF and the World Bank on their countries. She is the author of many essays on political philosophy, feminist theory, cultural studies, …
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April 1, 2019: Statement from Luis Hernandez 70F and Kim Saal 70F
… commitment to Hampshire as a learning community founded on the principles of inquiry-based education and social … following statement about her departure: “Since we set out on a most difficult path to secure Hampshire’s future, we’ve … not only me but at colleagues who have been working months on end with one goal in mind: to bring Hampshire through the …
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