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Division II

… field study, and study abroad . Students are asked to consider the multiple cultural perspectives that relate to their work and to integrate the knowledge gained from community involvement …

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Recreation and Fitness

… offers an assortment of recreational and fitness classes to meet various lifestyles and goals, for beginners and more … philosophy, and meditation. This class is for students new to yoga or looking for a slower-paced, instruction-oriented … class. Beginning Swimming This class is for those who want to learn to swim, with the goal of helping adults to better …

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Title IX

… IX All Hampshire College community members have the right to personal and sexual safety, respect, integrity and freedom … expression, as long as such expression does not cause harm to others. Hampshire seeks to maintain a safe learning, living, and working environment. …

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Local Scholarship Search

… Local Scholarship Search In addition to applying for national scholarships, you should consider … loans. These local scholarships and loans limit applicants to residents of a certain town, graduates of a specific high … graduates of Hampden County high schools who are planning to attend college for the first time and also for those who …

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Field Study Fees and Financial Aid

… airfare, etc. Financial Aid Hampshire aid can be applied to the Hampshire field study fee, but not to cover outside program fees. All other aid (state, federal, … for details regarding what types of aid they are able to accept. Students should consult with the financial aid …

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Title IX Team

… may contact any member of the Title IX Team if you: Wish to understand your options if you think you may have … sex discrimination or sex-based harassment; Need to report prohibited conduct in violation the College’s Title … Team kept as private as possible and steps will be taking to limit the disclosure of information shared with the Title …

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Deadlines and Notifications

… Early Decision I and II   Early Decision applicants commit to a binding agreement to attend should they be accepted. Early Action   Early Action candidates are free to submit applications to other colleges.  Regular Admission …

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Commencement 2026 Schedule of Events

… Schedule of Events Please note that all events are subject to change. Thursday, May 14 Mandatory Graduate Informational … Patterson Hall All graduating students are required to attend this informational session for Commencement. … from winter 2025 and spring 2026, and look forward to having families and friends on campus to cheer them on!    …

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Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Policy

… Title IX Policy & Grievance Procedures can be directed to the College's Title IX coordinator or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights. … and harassment involving students can be directed to:
 Sheila Lloyd, Ph.D.
 Senior Vice President for Justice, …

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Money Bytes: Our Financial Literacy Resource

… with related web sites, and interactive exercises, all to educate and inform. We want to be sure that our students have relevant information they need to build money skills now to enjoy financial well being in …

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Paddling

… in its offerings and history. Students have opportunities to participate in a variety of trips ranging from day trips to two-week long adventures. Local rivers are frequently … scheduled regularly for rolling sessions and for students to try a kayak. All beginning kayaking courses include pool …

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Services, Facilities, and Conference Spaces

… camps, retreats, and social events ranging from a dozen to 600 people. The Red Barn With its wide-panel flooring … major piece of Hampshire’s broad sustainability initiative to make campus operations carbon neutral, including a plan to go 100 percent solar for campus electricity this year. …

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Curricular Practical Training (CPT)

… CPT is authorization for off-campus employment prior to completion of studies that is either required as part of … you must apply for OPT 2-3 months in advance in order to continue working uninterrupted. Guidelines for Training … full-time work is acceptable as long as you continue to meet minimum division requirements and remain in good …

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Purchasing Procedures and Requisitions

… non-exhaustive) list of items that are and are not allowed to be purchased at the College's expense (whether by … the Purchasing Office at purchase@hampshire.edu prior to making the purchase. Non-allowed purchases will ultimately be at the employee's expense, so it is wise to check first and ask when in doubt. A note about …

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Winthrop "Toby" Dakin

… member of the Trustees of Tinker Hill, incorporated to acquire land for the new college. Tinker Hill is one of the foothills of the Holyoke Range located just to the south of the main campus, and was the site of an … in the early planning stages, the body was named obscurely to prevent land prices from soaring, as the trustees feared …

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Seidl, Amy - 1983F

… of ecology. After graduating from Hampshire, she continued to study the natural sciences, earning a master's degree in … book, Early Spring , Amy "find[s] a lyricism and a poetry to describe what I feel so close to." The book uses her own back yard as a jumping-off point …

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Trash, Recycling, and Compost

… sustainability efforts. We expect all community members to dispose of waste with care to help reduce waste going to landfills when we can. When in doubt,  please look for …

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Hampshire College Course Guides 1970-Present

… in 1970, common practice among liberal arts colleges was to publish course descriptions as part of the glossy college catalog. This was expensive to produce, so relatively few of them were printed, but since the course offerings did not change much from year, to year this was not a problem. At Hampshire, however, the …

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Windows Network Set Up

… point, your computer should automatically connect properly to the Hampshire College network. The first time you open a … Chrome, Internet Explorer), you will be redirected to a NetReg page. Enter your username and password, then wait … minutes. After registration is complete, you will be able to navigate to any web page. If your computer does not …

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Advising Hampshire Exchange and Field Study in Div II

… during the Division II. Faculty can encourage students to take advantage of opportunities to study abroad or elsewhere in the U.S., either on Hampshire … domestic Hampshire Exchange Programs have been developed to complement our academic program. Students pay Hampshire …

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The Red Barn

… structure, conducted a survey of the Hampshire community to determine its preferences for use of the building, and … that the College needed a community center, and proposed to use this building to create one. They also desired to "set a pattern or …

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Tanja Hollander and the Art of Friendship

… New Year's Eve 2010, while composing a handwritten letter to a friend in Afghanistan and writing on Facebook to a friend in Jakarta ( Sandeep Ray 88F ), Tanja Hollander … presence of social media, particularly Facebook, and began to analyze her list of "friends." "What I found were some …

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A Message from the AAG: January 31, 2019

… the critical thinking and tenacity that has been central to every iteration of Hampshire College. The Alumni Advisory Group exists to establish and nurture a community of alums who act as … At this critical juncture, the AAG has two roles: 1. To act as a conduit that can bring the concerns, opinions, …

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Exit Loan Counseling

… Department of Education. Hampshire College has the right to withhold official college transcripts for students who do … learn about the various loan repayment options available to them; are given their accumulated loan debt borrowed while … or cancellation; learn about loan default and how to prevent it ; learn about options to prepay or pay on …

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Tanja Hollander and the Art of Friendship

… New Year's Eve 2010, while composing a handwritten letter to a friend in Afghanistan and writing on Facebook to a friend in Jakarta ( Sandeep Ray 88F ), Tanja Hollander … presence of social media, particularly Facebook, and began to analyze her list of "friends." "What I found were some …

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