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Alyssa O’Brien
… life and Hampshire College has always been special to me. I believe in Hampshire’s mission and the comprehensive … especially during peak foliage season. A random fact about me: I'm simply unable to keep houseplants alive. I’ve been … month. This is disappointing because I love plants, so let me know if you have any tips! If you could teach a class, …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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“Higher Ed Dive” Reports That Other Institutions Could Learn From Hampshire’s Revitalization
“Higher Ed Dive” Reports That Other Institutions Could Learn From Hampshire’s Revitalization In an era of increasing homogeneity and financial pressures within the higher education landscape, Hampshire's journey underscores the importance of clarity of …
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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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