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Pale Cowboy: “"Hampshire was a launching point”"

… goes' approach in a lot of ways. Our common ground is older rock 'n roll music, Chuck Berry, rockabilly and … that, seeing a project through as far as you can, is really a glimpse into how to be a professional artist. " The band is on the verge of releasing a five-track extended play, …

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A Message on the Pittsburgh Shooting from Mim Nelson, David Ko, and Ellen Bernstein

… of Jeffersontown. The challenge many of us face today is how best to frame our grief, outrage, and fear in response … students, staff, and faculty who would like to speak. Here is the schedule for drop-ins: Monday, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm; … Aid Society at: http://www.jfswm.org/donate . HIAS is dedicated to helping refugees find safety and freedom. …

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Hampshire College Ramps Up Admissions and Recruitment for a Fall 2020 Class

… celebrate our 50th anniversary in fall 2020. As Hampshire is working to secure and strengthen the College’s future this year, the College is publishing updates on its Presidential Search and more at updates.hampshire.edu . The College is rebuilding staffing in the admissions and financial aid …

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February 12, 2019: Letter Concerning Accreditation and Admissions by President Nelson

… its entering class.” In this sense, the NECHE standard is a much higher bar to clear than any benchmark that … would be able to graduate from Hampshire. Our priority is to provide the highest quality education to and graduate … our Board’s considerations. We hope that such a stance is temporary, and that future classes of students will be …

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Hampshire Winter Dance Concert 2020

… Wheelchair Accessible   The Hampshire Dance Program is proud to present the 2020 Winter Dance Concert, an annual … the pressure and space between their two bodies, becomes a site of enlivened creative discovery. Reservations are … (413) 559-5889 or emailing HampDanceReservations@gmail.com .   Photo by Derek Fowles … The Hampshire Dance Program …

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Letter to Campus: Hampshire College to Admit a Spring 2020 Class

… transfer students in January. With this move, Hampshire is returning to business as usual in admissions, inviting … with the steps necessary to do so successfully.” The Board is dedicated to preserving an independent Hampshire College, … many small colleges nationwide. In four years, our goal is to have four full classes again and enrollment of over …

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William S. Null 72F P08

… Bill Null joined the Board of Trustees in 2013 and is currently serving as Vice Chair. Bill is a partner at the law firm Cuddy & Feder LLP. He has served … J.D. from the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law in 1980 and is admitted to the bar in New York State, US District Court …

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For Appa Salvi, Faculty Mentors led to Dream Internship

… him secure that position. For Salvi, Hampshire College is a flourishing scientific community with supportive faculty … neurology department of Brigham & Women’s Hospital. Salvi is also interested in environmental health, healthcare reform … in a more environmentally-friendly manner. “When mercury is used in the manufacturing process, it gets deposited in …

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Dula Amarasiriwardena

… inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). He is also interested in the application of laser ablation … and Microchemical Journal . Professor Amarasiriwardena is a member of American Chemical Society , and Sigma Xi … of Tarapaca in Chile.  Professsor Amarasiriwardena is interested in chemical education, environmental issues in …

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Lecture on Using Land to Mitigate Climate Change’

… new technologies to mitigate climate change, one solution is growing all around us. In his lecture "Using Land to … the atmosphere. A rising concern among some scientists is how the process of growing vegetation for biofuels could … that shows if such work follows best practices and is combined with carbon sequestration efforts such as …

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Nathan Kensinger Finds Beauty in Forgotten Spaces

… column called "Camera Obscura" for the website Curbed, and is also working on an ongoing series of photo essays called … The Nut House (2009), and English Kills Voyage (2013). He is currently working on another film titled You Can't Take It … shown in New York. His most recent photography project is about the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in New York City, …

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Hampshire Grads Launch Web Show

… Gilbert 02F . WRECKED tells the story of Spencer, who is unemployed and has been forced to move in with her … in the pilot between Spencer and her best friend, Thomas, is unfiltered by design, Ellis says. "It's how I talk, it's … it, got some more people together and said ?Okay, this is what it takes,'" she says. "I didn't plug into someone …

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A Letter from Past Presidents in Support of Hampshire

… facing this country and the global community, Hampshire is more important now than ever. The College was founded to … such institutions would exist, but they do not, because it is not easy. The conviction of the four colleges 50 years … them the greatest challenge. On the other hand, Hampshire is predicated on the idea that all students would benefit …

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Mellon Foundation Awards Five Colleges $800,000 for Online Museum Collections

… one of the few collections databases in the country that is shared among several museums, but with advancements in … Five Colleges who led the grant application effort. “This is a groundbreaking model for how a variety of museums can … the Mellon Foundation’s Arts and Cultural Heritage program is a 30-month planning grant that will be used to assess the …

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Hampshire to Host College Outdoor Festival April 16

… 16 Lara Leilani Matthias The Appalachian Mountain Club is sponsoring the 5 College Outdoor Festival this Saturday, April 16. The goal is to introduce Hampshire and other Five College students to … they’ll just have to bring their own food.  The festival is organized by Hampshire’s Office of Outdoor Programs, …

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Professor Johnson Publishes Book on China's One-Child Policy

… conventional assumptions that international adoption is the only option for ‘unwanted children.’” It goes on: … seen in the West, in which the mandate of the policy is commonly portrayed as a desire of Chinese parents to have … required or accessible via library)   Johnson is the author of Wanting a Daughter, Needing a Son: …

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Solving Email Overload

… knew that it was possible to transform email from what it is today when I realized that email can be broken down into … as bolster the economy with more high-tech jobs. Inboxmgr.com, his website, is still in beta testing, but after … as bolster the economy with more high-tech jobs. Inboxmgr.com, his website, is still in beta testing, but after …

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2013 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Grant Recipients

… will all receive funding through the $7,000 grant, which is used to support internships either with Hampshire alums or … in research, production, and post-production. Koetch is interning with Empathy in Motion Film Productions in … on contact improvisation dance. Mohan's internship is with Roger Sherman 73F at Florentine Films in New York. …

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Michele Hardesty

… on the cultural politics of international solidarity. She is currently working on a book manuscript entitled Writers … Idols, and Ideas, edited by M. Keith Booker . Hardesty is also working with Hampshire digital pedagogy librarian … project development grant. The goal of this project is to create an ongoing archival research initiative in which …

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Jennifer Bajorek

… Jennifer Bajorek Jennifer Bajorek is a scholar, writer, and university professor working on … dimensions of im/migration in contemporary France. She is working particularly closely with artists, writers, and … of the humanities and in cultural and visual studies. She is particularly eager to support students working on …

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'Shift' - An Animated Film

… 'Shift' - An Animated Film   www.joshmarvel.com Plymouth Film Festival Shift, an animated film by … of inevitable change over time. The overall message is one of optimism, but only within the context of inevitable … world of animated filmmaking.   …   www.joshmarvel.com Plymouth Film Festival Shift, an animated film by …

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A Deep Exploration of William Blake's Poetic Genius

… worth exploring. “The way Blake used the world genius is idiosyncratic and weird,” he says. To more fully grasp the … and evolution. “The proto-European root of genius is ‘gen,’ he explains. “It means ‘to produce’ in pre-Latin … such as religion, poetry, and national identity. Hampshire is the freedom to design your own path Fernandez first …

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Professors Earn Whiting Foundation Grants for Research and Teaching

… Teaching John Courtmanche Assistant Professor Tammy Owens is traveling through New York and New Jersey documenting the … youth cultures in the School of Critical Social Inquiry, is examining the histories of black girls in the domestic … in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies, is researching urban sites and architectural designs that are …

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Hampshire Wins International Campus Sustainability Achievement Award for R.W. Kern Center

… a sustainable future. Opened in 2016, the R.W. Kern Center is a multi-purpose Living Building that generates its own … project worldwide. ILFI's Living Building certification is the most advanced green-building standard in the world, … winners, AASHE’s 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner is Dr. Tony Cortese, Principal at Intentional Endowments …

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Seeking Justice for the Disenfranchised

… of low-income people, the most important part of my job is to tell a story in a compelling way so that a jury or … years as an undergraduate. Hampshire’s academic program is challenging and at times exhausting, but it gave me intellectual stamina. My job is to assist my clients in telling their story. And my work …

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