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Division III Profile: Jamila Umi Jackson Builds Community Through Dance
… courting the power of this fantastic spirit that moved me so deeply. But I was being told by the professional … It was like being told I’m not good enough. That led me on this painful journey for quite a few years. I went to a … Khalil, a Hampshire alum and now dear friend and sister to me, who told me about Hampshire and convinced me to consider …
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Fiction Writing Helped Amani Smith 15F Explore Relationships Between Time, Memory, and Generational Trauma
… I knew that it would be a perfect place for me as a film student also interested in a broader liberal … build upon my own ideas and questions. It was really up to me for both my Div I and Div II to decide what and how I was … committee almost every week for two semesters. They helped me stay organized and were always reviewing my work, asking …
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Planning for Urban Farming
… in a giant water barrel, were caught by Robert in a lake near his Connecticut home. “I like to make the best out of … in a giant water barrel, were caught by Robert in a lake near his Connecticut home. “I like to make the best out of …
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Pustejovsky Examines Responses to Trauma through Music, Art, and Art History
… is regarded as beautiful; the piece is very beautiful to me, but this strangeness it possesses is part of what … my Div III, I had a lot of guidance and people telling me what to do, giving me ideas, and guiding me. I wanted to practice making my own …
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A Director of Photography Reflects on How Hampshire Primed Him for Success
… “Professor Abraham Ravett was a key influence for me,” he says. “He introduced me to filmmakers who had a huge impact on my work. He taught me that cinema visuals can convey a deeper, almost spiritual …
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Upended Worlds: An Evening with Acclaimed Filmmakers Ken Burns 71F and Kira Akerman at Hampshire College
… “The history of the Mississippi River is fascinating to me. The river moved so drastically for such a long time and … profound connection with Indigenous cultures, the species’ near extinction, and the dedicated conservation efforts … profound connection with Indigenous cultures, the species’ near extinction, and the dedicated conservation efforts …
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Jane Marsching 85F Combines a Passion for Sustainability with a Thriving Art Practice
… colleges I got into, Hampshire was the one that interested me the most. I don’t feel like I understood what I was … and the Blue Hill Observatory, a weather observatory near Boston. And you’re also a teacher at MassArt ! Yes, I … and the Blue Hill Observatory, a weather observatory near Boston. And you’re also a teacher at MassArt ! Yes, I …
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Health Professions Links
… Resources for Prospective Students Pharmacy is Right for Me Learn about Programs Learn about Prerequisite Coursework … Resources for Prospective Students Pharmacy is Right for Me Learn about Programs Learn about Prerequisite Coursework …
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Asbestos Management
… any building materials. If there is any doubt, the supplier or manufacturer should be asked to certify that the … any building materials. If there is any doubt, the supplier or manufacturer should be asked to certify that the …
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'Movement as an Intervention' with Miriam King
… my eye when I was searching for schools that would allow me to study both neuroscience and dance. Dancing is how I … we perceive the world and how we move. Hampshire enabled me to combine my two passions. My Division III project … Brain, and Development, made it financially possible for me to complete the Dance for Parkinson’s teacher training and …
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Division III Profile: Illustrating Geological History for Middle-School Education
… Ecology Noah Charney "was really responsible for getting me to love ecology, and to embrace a style of education … and Education Tim Zimmerman was "great at pushing me to wrestle with how to visually represent tough concepts, … grateful for the grant," Reynolds says. "It will enable me to continue sharing my work with communities that require …
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Media Arts and Education
… on a community level. This was a huge turning point for me." Bangs was one of 12 students nationwide chosen for a … how to make media pieces heard, so this was exciting to me. It was a great learning experience out there, and it primed me for a year of Div III work. I'll be using a lot of skills …
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Div II Profile: JOE NEWLIN 15F
… discussions of politics were usually too abstract for me. I’ve always been a solution-oriented person, which … Holyoke I discovered constitutional law, which has given me a practical application for philosophical arguments. … with my practical “American Gov” aspect, which has enabled me to achieve the balance and direction I wanted in my Div. …
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Setbacks, Outtakes, and a Little Gem of Hampshire-ness
… was, Oh, I’m out here alone. What does this look like to me? What do I think about it? Becky: Took off the training … a place like this? Becky: It’s tricky. Part of what helped me was having a creative partner, Billbob Brown at UMass, who egged me on. When I felt I just didn’t have the time to do my …
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The Envelope, Please
… crying,” she said, “because I can say I have you behind me. I can say I have the Care Center behind me.” This was the letter Zaily had been waiting for, … in the air at passing cars. People honked at my letter and me. I had been accepted to a school that saw as much …
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Alum Matt Hinderhofer 17F Researching Type-I Diabetes at Harvard
… John Castorino , did just about everything to help me succeed. [Professors of Biology] Megan Dobro and Jason Tor … of Applied Design] Donna Cohn , is the one who got me into biology. I came to Hampshire wanting to study engineering, and Donna said to me, “You’re clearly a science student—why aren’t you taking …
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Hampshire Nominated for Webby Award for Best Mobile Site
… “It’s Pronounced ‘JIF, not GIF”; Stephen Colbert: “Me. Me. Me. Me. Me.”; and Björk: “A E I O U.” About Hampshire …
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Division III Profile: Nicole DelRosso on DNA Computing
… in the field at that moment. That was really exciting to me.” Morris’s class inspired DelRosso not only to continue … held in Utah. “Going there was a great opportunity for me—it pushed me to talk to others in the field and allowed me to get …
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A Day To Learn, To Educate, To Influence
… push the bounds of sustainability. The Kern Center fills me with pride and highlights the power to teach … the Kern Center as more than a structure or a place. For me it represents the most essential ingredient to make … trying to figure out where away is. If you find it, let me know. This building also challenges the myth that green …
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Notable Alumni
Eliot O'Connell 18F
… model and the support of my amazing committee gives me the freedom to pursue whatever I need in order to make my … as I know that it can be. Hampshire is a safe haven for me after a really rough four years in high school. I never … model and the support of my amazing committee gives me the freedom to pursue whatever I need in order to make my …
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Hampshire College President Ed Wingenbach to Step Down in June
… enabling Hampshire to maintain resources as if it were near full enrollment. These funds have created the space to … enabling Hampshire to maintain resources as if it were near full enrollment. These funds have created the space to …
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Liebling Center Remarks by Ken Burns 71F
… always will be. As my teacher, Jerry quietly disenthralled me from my often burdensome overly intellectual approach to … to become the next John Ford or Alfred Hitchcock and moved me, indeed, moved us all, on a discovery and appreciation of … companies. We got to practice. It made it possible for me to leave Hampshire and have the confidence to start my own …
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Commencement Address
… by leave of our students, to whom this day belongs. Let me use presidential privilege to call for the first of many … them to face great personal risks. It is, it seems to me, a very Hampshire thing to do. It would not surprise me if some of us start finding ways to link Hampshire and …
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Prevent Laptop Destruction
… heard it a million times and think, "it won't happen to me, because I'm careful." But liquid does get spilled into … heard it a million times and think, "it won't happen to me, because I'm careful." But liquid does get spilled into …
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Anna Shaddae Rodriguez 10F
… has lived up to what she hoped it would be. "It makes me really want to do my part to help the program expand. I … has lived up to what she hoped it would be. "It makes me really want to do my part to help the program expand. I …
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