… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… and activist Vanessa Northington Gamble 70F —a member of the first entering class of Hampshire College—is keynote … will be held Tuesday, September 4, at 4:30 p.m. in the Robert Crown Center, officially opening the academic year. The event is open and all who would like …

… 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 …

… March 29: Five College Pritzen Lecture The scientific career of an Indian monarch who embodied the European Enlightenment will be the subject of the 2012 Five College Jack Pritzen Lecture by …

… In John Slepian's performance piece "Transcendence," the associate professor of art and technology uses his … and a few essential pieces of equipment, to levitate off the ground. The premiere, at Zero1: The Art and Technology Network in San …

… College Professor Marlene Gerber Fried was honored with the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) 2014 Felicia Stewart Advocacy Award. The award was presented Nov. 17 at the APHA annual meeting in New Orleans. Dedicated to the …

… Professor Michael Klare has been invited to speak at the APEC CEO Summit in Vladivostok, Russia, September 7-8. He … in Friday's panel discussion on "Resources: what are the limits to growth?" APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic … promotes open trade and economic cooperation throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Professor Klare will join regional …

… Courtmanche For his political-art campaign launched during the 2016 presidential election, Hampshire Visiting Professor Eric Gottesman will be honored next month by the International Center of Photography (ICP) with an Infinity Award, the leading distinction for achievement in photography and …

… recognized widely for achievements such as delivering the groundbreaking TEDTalk “Greening the Ghetto,” one of the first six TEDTalks ever. Her Hampshire talk will take …

… In a journal article published this year, Director of the Culture, Brain, and Development program Pamela Stone … in modern medical views of childbirth, prevalent since the middle of the 20th century.  Stone calls the paper, published in the …

… they're passionate about with alums and other faculty at the forefront of their fields. The Creative Media Institute; the Food, Farm, and Sustainability Institute; the Institute …

… Catlett 06F and Tam Nguyen 06F came up with an idea. The two were familiar with the Slow Food movement, which aims at supporting local and … they thought, more students could be introduced to the concept (while also, incidentally, sitting around eating …

… Abraham Ravett, a single grainy photograph provided all the inspiration he needed for his newest film. It also helped … will make its local premiere April 19 at 7:30 p.m. The film will be screened as part of the Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival at UMass …