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Sebastien Dresbach F19 Finds Passion in the Classroom — and on the Soccer Field
… Sebastien Dresbach F19 Finds Passion in the Classroom — and on the Soccer Field An intrepid learner, Sebastien … F19 joined Hampshire in fall 2019 amid the College’s fight for independence. Reflecting on the past few years, he says … found a place where he belongs. Fascinated by both form and function, Sebastien Dresbach is studying design at …
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Hampshire College’s Engage! Conference Centers on Transformative Justice, Restorative Practices, and Antiracism
… Centers on Transformative Justice, Restorative Practices, and Antiracism The College’s 2023 conference featured a theater performance, roundtable discussions, workshops, and a keynote address from transformative justice educator … College campus community gathered in Emily Dickinson Hall for Mother Tongue , a 90-minute original multilingual theater …
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Cara Page 88F’s New Anthology, “Healing Justice Lineages,” Pays Homage to Ancestral Practices of Liberation and Collective Care
… Pays Homage to Ancestral Practices of Liberation and Collective Care The book—comprising stories, testimonials, and incantations—spans geographies, traditions, communities, … of past generations while envisioning the possibilities for what comes next. Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at …
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Hampshire Mourns the Death of Former Professor of Film and Accomplished Producer Lawrence Pitkethly
… Hampshire Mourns the Death of Former Professor of Film and Accomplished Producer Lawrence Pitkethly Lawrence … College from 1973 to 1979, went on to write, produce, and direct multiple documentary series, many through the … joining Hampshire, Lawrence Pitkethly was a journalist for the BBC, where he notably reported on “The Troubles” from …
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Hampshire College Plans for its 53rd Commencement
… Hampshire College Plans for its 53rd Commencement Hampshire’s 2023 Commencement … in Hampshire’s return to financial sustainability, and — among other graduates — will celebrate the intrepid … Piepzna-Samarasinha is a disabled, nonbinary femme writer and disability and transformative justice movement worker. …
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Hampshire College Admissions Numbers Up 17% for Fall 2023
… Hampshire College Admissions Numbers Up 17% for Fall 2023 The largest entering class since 2018. … — significantly increased the size of the entering class and remains on track to return to full enrollment and financial sustainability by 2027. “This is another …
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Sabina Iftikhar 21F Wins Five College Statistics Prize for Hampshire
… Sabina Iftikhar 21F Wins Five College Statistics Prize for Hampshire One student from each of the Five Colleges is … 21F was nominated by Dean of Natural Science Cynthia Gill and Professor of Public Health Elizabeth Conlisk , chair of … Div III project was very advanced for an undergraduate and could have easily passed for a master’s thesis.” When …
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Andrea Pallaoro 00F and Orlando Tirado 00F’s Film “Monica” Examines Trans Identity, Family, and Mortality
… Andrea Pallaoro 00F and Orlando Tirado 00F’s Film “Monica” Examines Trans Identity, Family, and Mortality Director Andrea Pallaoro 00F’s Monica was … of a trans woman as she returns home to provide care for her terminally ill mother and reconnect with her family. …
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Professor Emerita Sandra Matthews Publishes Award-Winning Book on Indigenous Land and History
… Matthews Publishes Award-Winning Book on Indigenous Land and History Associate Professor Emerita of Film and Photography Sandra Matthews recently published a … received the Independent Publisher Book Award Gold Medal for Best Regional Book of Nonfiction in the U.S. Northeast. …
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Hampshire Professor Thom Long on Teaching Agility and Unbounded Thinking
… Hampshire Professor Thom Long on Teaching Agility and Unbounded Thinking Thom Long, architecture and design professor, explains why the world needs thinkers … but understand how different disciplines intersect—and in what ways they impact society. Faculty …
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Art, Community, and Pizza: A Conversation with Hampshire Alum Caterina Kenworthy 14F
… Art, Community, and Pizza: A Conversation with Hampshire Alum Caterina … Kenworthy 14F focused on photography, creative writing, and American studies while at Hampshire. These days, she’s … a slice of the pizza business, serving as the art director for her family founded company, La Rossi Pizza . Based in …
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Hampshire Film Professors and Alums Screen Works on Place and Placemaking
… Hampshire Film Professors and Alums Screen Works on Place and Placemaking Professor of Film and Photography Abraham … join alums Emily Drummer 09F and Josh Weissbach 04F for “Up and Down the River,” an event taking place at the …
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Hampshire’s First Family and Friends Weekend in Four Years Was an Autumn Spectacular
… Hampshire’s First Family and Friends Weekend in Four Years Was an Autumn Spectacular For the first time since 2018, the College was able to host an in-person event full of fun and informative activities for family and friends of current …
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Student and Afghan Journalist Fatima Faizi F22 was Born Into War
… Student and Afghan Journalist Fatima Faizi F22 was Born Into War Emma … F22 has already been documenting war and its atrocities for seven years. In 2015, thousands gathered in Kabul to … and bylines from her work reporting on Afghanistan for news outlets including USA Today , Zoomin TV, The Guardian , …
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Student Entrepreneur Nick Riolo F22 Crafts and Sells Traditional, Hand-Forged Ironwork
… Student Entrepreneur Nick Riolo F22 Crafts and Sells Traditional, Hand-Forged Ironwork Before college, … household items such as hooks, fireplace tools, cookware, and decorations, all influenced by history. In 2020, Nick … techniques and technologies of yesterday, it is important for me to help keep the old ways of my craft alive.” Nick has …
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Museum Director and Educator Sharon Vegh Williams 86S Named Fulbright Specialist
… Museum Director and Educator Sharon Vegh Williams 86S Named Fulbright … graduating, she worked at the Boston Children’s Museum, and received a master’s in education and creative arts from … amount as a classroom teacher, but my passion was for museum education.” She went on to earn a doctorate in …
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Hampshire Alum Noah Falstein 75F P08 Specializes in the Intersection of Games and Healthcare
… Falstein 75F P08 Specializes in the Intersection of Games and Healthcare Emma Rose DeFelice Noah Falstein’s Div III … but I have to thank an advanced student, Chris Spellman, for teaching the APL programming class that both introduced … necessary! You can view his website here: theinspiracy.com Image Credit: Michael O'Donnell/VentureBeat Alumni Game …
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Introducing Professor of Studio Arts and Visual Culture Vick Quezada
… Introducing Professor of Studio Arts and Visual Culture Vick Quezada Hampshire College is pleased … is integral to the College's transdisciplinary approach for faculty hiring that focuses on bringing together … magazine , the Boston Globe , the New York Times , Art News , Trans Studies Quarterly , and Remezcla . Quezada …
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Hampshire College Welcomes an Increasingly Large and Diverse Incoming Class
… Hampshire College Welcomes an Increasingly Large and Diverse Incoming Class On August 31, under clear blue … skies, 335 new students arrived on campus: 262 first-years and 73 transfers. The fall 2023 class represents a 22 percent … from last year in terms of total incoming students. For the fourth year in a row, the College has brought in a …
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Introducing Assistant Professor of Animation, Creative Arts, and Visual Culture Sarah E. Jenkins
… Assistant Professor of Animation, Creative Arts, and Visual Culture Sarah E. Jenkins Hampshire College is … new professors to campus to support its growing enrollment and incoming fall class. Among the new faculty is Assistant … is integral to the College's transdisciplinary approach for faculty hiring that centers on bringing together …
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Student's Multimedia Art Installation Interweaves Personal and Political Histories
… Student's Multimedia Art Installation Interweaves Personal and Political Histories For her Div III, recent graduate Katarina Perunovic 18F … Belgrade facilitated through the Global Education Office—and her own personal history, she filled the Hampshire Art …
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Student Creates Documentary/Memoir About Experience of Adoption and Trust
… Creates Documentary/Memoir About Experience of Adoption and Trust For her Div III, recent graduate Daily Miyamoto 18F created a … Journey to Trust: an adoption story, explores family and identity in relation to adoption and trust using a …
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Hampshire Alum Ellyn Gaydos 09F’s Memoir Reveals the Hard and Beautiful Truths of Life as a Farmhand
… Hampshire Alum Ellyn Gaydos 09F’s Memoir Reveals the Hard and Beautiful Truths of Life as a Farmhand A captivating tale of love, labor, and loss, Pig Years catapults American nature writing into … that go along with it. In her review of the book for The New York Times, author Kristin Kimball wrote, “What …
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Historian Malcolm Purinton 98F Brews Together the Study of Sociology, Globalization, and Beer
… 98F Brews Together the Study of Sociology, Globalization, and Beer Malcolm Purinton 98F has sampled thousands of beers. … and religion. Puriton was recently profiled by Ian Thomsen for News@Northeastern . In the interview, he discusses his …
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David L. Sloss 76F’s New Book Examines Misinformation Campaigns on Twitter and Beyond
… New Book Examines Misinformation Campaigns on Twitter and Beyond Tyrants on Twitter: Protecting Democracies from … studied a combination of philosophy, political theory, and religion, and has spent his career at the forefront of … 1999, Sloss has served as a litigation associate, clerked for a judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, San …
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