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Hampshire Alum Curates Exhibit by Professor Sara Greenberger Rafferty at SUNY New Paltz

… Hampshire art professor Sara Greenberger Rafferty, known for unsettling works on topics such as domesticity, the body, … and prints that evoke the theme of damage. To create one set of black and white images, Rafferty paints on paper, … and prints that evoke the theme of damage. To create one set of black and white images, Rafferty paints on paper, …

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Professor and Author Robin Wall Kimmerer Delivers Talk on Environmental Justice

… Braiding Sweetgrass , which was the College’s Common Read for the 2023-24 academic year, spoke to the community about … also asked them to think about living in such a way that one day the earth would be grateful for us. “How do we enter … of eyeglasses. Each lens represented a unique perspective: one lens for Indigenous knowledge and the other for Western …

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Division I Student Jazlyn Cabrera F24 Explores Environmental Science, Music, and Sustainability

… year to explore what you’d like to concentrate on is one of the best experiences yet,” she says. From studying … College Farm and performing in multiple bands — including one at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — Jazlyn’s making … is designed to make improvisation less anxiety-inducing for high school students. I also recently wrapped up a couple …

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A Weekend of Celebration: Hampshire’s 55th Anniversary and Family & Friends

… on the Hampshire College campus to reunite, learn from one another, and have fun. Attendees commemorated 55 years of … Open houses and tours took place at the Hitchcock Center for the Environment, the Center for Design, the Eric Carle … participants who developed and staged a show in just one day.  
     Attendees celebrated together at a 5K …

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Alum Author Elizabeth Brundage Empowered by Hampshire College Education Finds Literary Success

… to chart a professional path in the creative world. One of her novels, All Things Cease to Appear , was recently … to us as adults." Alumni Writing and Creative Writing … One of her novels, All Things Cease to Appear , was recently …

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Div III Profile: Flannery Weiss Drafts Sex Health Education Curriculum

… education. Weiss designed an inclusive sex-ed curriculum for K-12 schools based on a year of intensive research, with … In the Hampshire library, she read journal and news articles on sex-ed policy and curriculum change, as well … policies,” she says. States that do have them fall into one of three camps: progressive policies with mandated sex ed …

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Scholar, Organizer Against Racial Inequality Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor to Deliver 2017 Commencement Address

… African American studies at Princeton University, is one of the organizers of today's International Women’s Strike … including in the US as A Day Without a Woman, as a way for women to resist the conditions behind decades-long … received the Lannan Foundation’s Cultural Freedom Award for an Especially Notable Book. Taylor’s writing has been …

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Childhood, Youth, and Learning / Education

… innovative methodologies and creative critical pedagogy for young people's participation, and conduct basic and …   The Child Development Research Center is equipped with one-way observation glass, A/V recording, and a reception …   The Child Development Research Center is equipped with one-way observation glass, A/V recording, and a reception …

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Hampshire College Alum Shaina Jones/Phenix 12F Featured in Poets & Writers’ “Annual Look at Debut Poets”

… Black femmes in Harlem, and credits a Hampshire professor for significant inspiration. Hampshire alum Shaina Jones 12F, … me The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010 at one of the worst moments in my life” Jones says. “And while … award-winning book which she published last year. Named one of New York Public Library's Best Books, 2023, and the …

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Professor Emerita Sandra Matthews Publishes Award-Winning Book on Indigenous Land and History

… received the Independent Publisher Book Award Gold Medal for Best Regional Book of Nonfiction in the U.S. Northeast. … questions about what it means to occupy land and call it one’s home, how the stories of occupation are told, and how … and Brule have given a number of presentations, among them one for the Partnership of Historic Bostons . Matthews’s …

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Colleges Without Letter Grades? Why Hampshire College Chose Narrative Evaluations

… learn to hold themselves accountable and how to strive for their own best performance. Grades might seem necessary if one accepts the premise that one purpose of education is to sort out winners and losers, …

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President’s Invite to Invent Hampshire’s Future

… to utterly reimagine the purpose of liberal education for the times in which they lived, and make that vision … October, we must adopt a roadmap for a distinctive model, one we will then build together over the next three years. … October, we must adopt a roadmap for a distinctive model, one we will then build together over the next three years. …

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Hampshire College Professor Lili Kim on How Examining our Past Shapes our Future

… in her classroom. “Students really are attuned to one another’s needs and there’s a deep respect and love and … in her classroom. “Students really are attuned to one another’s needs and there’s a deep respect and love and …

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Professor Roosbelinda Cárdenas Explains How the Hampshire Model Enriches Her Teaching

… Model Enriches Her Teaching She shares her passion for co-teaching with other Hampshire faculty members and discusses Hampshire's annual Cuba Program and why it's one of her favorite ways to engage with students. Professor … teaching and research focuses on identity and rights for Afro-descendants in Latin America and social theory of …

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Hampshire Alum Noah Falstein 75F P08 Specializes in the Intersection of Games and Healthcare

… but I have to thank an advanced student, Chris Spellman, for teaching the APL programming class that both introduced … doctors and help patients directly as treatment. I was one of the original team members 13 years ago on a project … necessary! You can view his website here: theinspiracy.com Image Credit: Michael O'Donnell/VentureBeat Alumni Game …

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Hampshire Mourns the Death of Founding Science Professor John M. Foster

… 91F The professor of biology and biochemistry was one of the College’s first faculty members, an avid … in 2017) were the first full-time faculty members hired for the new Natural Science school being developed at … literature instead of textbooks. Homework was to write one-page summaries of articles. These told him a lot about …

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Anthropology and Archaeology

… models and methodology, which provide the groundwork for the pursuit of informed, integrative independent … grow somewhat like trees (teeth also have growth rings), one can use teeth as windows onto past lifetimes and … grow somewhat like trees (teeth also have growth rings), one can use teeth as windows onto past lifetimes and …

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Peter Pan Pedagogy

… to analyze ESL [English as a second language] curricula for students in elementary school by building a bridge … background to linguistics theory at UMass. I was the only one in the class who wasn’t a PhD student.” In September, … background to linguistics theory at UMass. I was the only one in the class who wasn’t a PhD student.” In September, …

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A Fresh Look at Local Flavor

… III). The spiral-bound cookbook, designed to lay flat for the convenience of the cook, was published locally by … her to analyze nutritional content. Entering data for one serving of each recipe, she devised a week's worth of … her to analyze nutritional content. Entering data for one serving of each recipe, she devised a week's worth of …

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Theatre

… in productions. Theatre concentrators are responsible for all facets of the production process at Hampshire, from … several professional visiting artists, offer more than one hundred classes relating to theatre each year. Course … several professional visiting artists, offer more than one hundred classes relating to theatre each year. Course …

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Hampshire College Receives Largest Single Donation Since Founding

… 50th Anniversary year. Change in the Making: A Campaign for Hampshire has raised $19,456,747 of its $60 million goal … campaign support.” “The half-century mark is a significant one for any college, and even more so for Hampshire, whose … campaign support.” “The half-century mark is a significant one for any college, and even more so for Hampshire, whose …

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Mellon Foundation Awards Five Colleges $1.6 Million Faculty Development Grant

… builds on a seminar held at Amherst College in 2020 for 24 faculty members interested in taking on or already … from faculty member to campus leader can be a challenging one, requiring a broad understanding of institutional … • kkennedy@fivecolleges.edu • 413-542-4017 Five College News … The program builds on a seminar held at Amherst …

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Community Orientation Focuses on Restorative Practices

… the first of three Community Education Days was held for this purpose.   For the event, the College invited back … group to consider a future send of home—an aspirational one, in which they have something to give, and hope to find a … Honeycomb Justice and Freedom Farm Azul. Story was named one of Vice 's “31 Women Making History by Creating a Better …

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Hampshire’s Literary and Arts Magazine Is Relaunched After Nine Years

… 17F was inspired to bring back The Reader while looking for a place to publish her own writing. She oversaw the … that happens at the College. The idea was that it might be one way of continuing to build community, particularly around … She graduated in December 2025.  Amelie Dimitre F23, one of the editors of the first issue of The Reader , has …

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Student’s Investigation of Family’s Holocaust History Earns a Scholarship and Fuels Further Research

… I felt that attending Hampshire was the best step for me to take. What did you plan to study, and did that … enough, I first intended to study mechanical engineering. For my senior project in high school, with the help of my … on motorcycles, I thought I would translate my love for machines into an academic curriculum. That didn’t …

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