… Education John Courtmanche Hundreds of members of the Hampshire community and invited guests attended the R.W. Kern Center dedication and symposium on Friday, … 16, a daylong event that explored from many angles the theme, “What Buildings Should Do.” World-renowned …

… for Design Celebrates 20th Anniversary Michael Medeiros The 20th anniversary of Hampshire College’s Center for Design (formerly the Lemelson Center) inspired this year’s Div IV alumni weekend theme of "Build, Create, Design," just as the center itself has inspired students and alums to design, …

… III: Using Microscopy to Extract Beauty "I got to be the biologist, the archivist, the archaeologist, the photographer, and the artist for this …

… College Outdoor Festival April 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 …

… what I did at Hampshire.” For his Division III year at the College, McCarthy researched and wrote a thesis about the economic impact of Gothic churches on the towns that erected them. That meant living in Chartres …

… Reginald Dwayne Betts, poet, author, and advocate for the reform of the criminal justice system, is the featured speaker for this year's Andrew Salkey Memorial …

… Toller has premiered his rock music documentary across the global festival circuit this year, it’s been received … rewarding it should have little trouble attracting sales.” The film was a Rolling Stone magazine Must-See Movie of SXSW; the Austin Chronicle dubbed it “practically required viewing …

… Are Still In' Campaign Hampshire College has signed on to the national We Are Still In campaign and pledged to continue … support climate action and reduce carbon emissions to meet the Paris Climate Agreement, joining more than 1,200 signers … investors. To date, almost 200 colleges are part of the campaign, among them Five College Consortium partners …

… on “Race, Empire, and State-Sanctioned Violence” Amy Diehl The 22nd annual Eqbal Ahmad Symposium will take place on Tuesday, March 16 at 4 p.m. EST. The lecture on “Race, Empire and State-Sanctioned Violence” … features three speakers including Barbara Ransby, the author of Making Black Lives Matter ; Palestinian …

… a dignity economy. No human being is disposable, so the government must attend to each and every one of its … Rising: Participatory Democracy, Solidarity Economy, and the Struggle for Racial Justice in Jackson, Mississippi. On … November 8, staff, faculty, students, and other members of the community filled the Robert Crown Center for the lecture, …

… Freedom and Creativity in Music Giovana Romano Sanchez On the stage of the Hampshire College Music and Dance Building, a group of … “What if you did that every day and you tried to find the other side of your sound?” asked Nicole Mitchell, …

… is traveling through New York and New Jersey documenting the experiences of young black girls working as domestic laborers in the 20th century, while Professor Annie Rogers will visit … and student mentoring. Building on their ongoing work, the six professors will create innovative curricula and …

… Hampshire Alum Co-produces Academy Award Winner "The Lady in Number 6" Brigid Gorry-Hines 11F In the process of filmmaking, Hampshire College alum Jon Kitzen … know what you're going to get." When he began working on the documentary The Lady in Number 6 , Kitzen didn't know …

… Activist, teacher, and writer Silvia Federici will be the featured speaker at the 11th-Annual Eric N. Schocket Memorial Lecture on Class and Culture, to take place March 29. The event starts at 4:30 p.m. in the Main Lecture Hall of …

… Education, a professorship founded last year by the Board of Trustees and Academic Affairs Division to honor … Funded by gifts from more than 100 donors and growing, the endowment supports the professorship that in turn benefits the academic program …

… says Walden Avery as he scoops a pile of gravel. Avery and the three members of his team, all first-year Hampshire students, are gathered around a plastic box on the lawn outside the Cole Science Center. Their aim: to create a miniature …

… 50th Anniversary Hampshire College is helping to celebrate the upcoming 50th anniversary of one of the best-selling picture books of all time – Brown Bear, … an expansive and heartwarming outdoor exhibit throughout the town of Amherst. This special exhibit, Brown Bear …

… We’ve sought to be as careful possible and to consult with the Staff Advocacy Committee before providing the details, given what is at stake. Later this afternoon, I’ll send a comprehensive letter describing the plans for the reduction in the workforce, and the …

… . Enigmatic, Velázquez’s painting depicts members of the Spanish court of King Philip IV and has compelled … generations of artists for many reasons — one of which is the complex use of space as a narrative device, withholding … and revealing critical information. For example, the way those most central Renaissance figures, king and …

… at 4:00 pm, having submitted her resignation letter to the Board two days earlier. In a letter to the Hampshire community today, Nelson said the College is divided over her leadership and she had become …

… to Environmental Studies Abigail Meisel Green is not the color of wokeness. The very government agencies, NGOs, and foundations who … often lag in racial inclusivity—a problem that begins in the classroom. “I’d look around my classes and wonder ‘where …

… 11F Hampshire College professor Deborah Gorlin received the 2014 May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize for her poetry collection, Life of the Garment . The award honors the poet, novelist, and essayist May Sarton …

… Graduates at 50th-Anniversary Commencement, Held Online The pandemic forced many institutions to postpone 2020 … livestreamed to thousands of viewers on social media, the College celebrated 289 bachelor of arts awardees. Capping … upcoming graduates had to vacate campus early and missed the beloved tradition of ringing the Div Free bell — a much …

… to design prototypes and technology for agriculture, with the goal of benefiting underserved communities both locally … and internationally. Two Hampshire professors established the new, interdisciplinary course through the College’s Entrepreneurship Program, building on …

… students - Hao Bai's Another World and Andrew Figueroa's The Mixed-Race Mixtape - will be presented at WORD! on Thursday, April 17, at 8 p.m. in the Curtain Theater at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. A script by Mount …