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Hampshire College Student Awarded Prestigious Projects for Peace Grant for Program in Ghana

… with Kevin Ntoni, a student at Middlebury College focusing on economics and math, and Nathaniel Wullar, a computer … with Projects for Peace, what inspired him to embark on this journey, and what drew him to Hampshire College. What … (in the form of training and mentorship) and information on ways to subsequently leverage those skills for economic …

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Student Project: A Haven for the Homeless

… a connection between people with homes and people who live on the streets, two groups often disconnected from one … the nation's third largest central library, Wagner focuses on how the library serves as a haven for the homeless. … in the Picture . She says she never would have read a book on the subject, but the film was accessible and inspired her …

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Community and Education: "It All Ties Together"

… Their ages ranged from 19 to 55. "The course focused on writing about emotional and traumatic educational … of student work, held in the Tavern, a gallery space on the Hampshire campus.  "It was a really exciting experience to have their art hanging on the walls. It brought to light this important and …

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Hampshire Writing Program To Host Award-Winning Author Helen Benedict for Public Reading

… War , will read from her latest novel, Wolf Season , on Tuesday, December 5, at 5:15 p.m. at Hampshire College's … about justice, women, soldiers, and war. Her research on sexual assault in the U.S. military instigated a landmark lawsuit against the Pentagon on behalf of victims of military sexual assault. Benedict has …

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'This Just Might Be the Greenest College in the World'

… Solar: We're planning to install 19 acres of solar arrays on our 840-acre campus and become the first US residential … college generating 100 percent of electricity from on-site renewable sources; and Two, Building a Living … Post Jonathan Lash blog “Carbon and Values: Change Begins on Campus” MassLive.com “Hampshire College solar project …

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Studying in London

… Hampshire's fields and nightly chorus of crickets. I was on exchange at Goldsmiths College, studying anthropology in … and hiked the tallest hill in Parc de Montjuïc to sit on top of a fortress's walls and look out over the entirety … took some getting used to. The emphasis was still on papers rather than tests, but there were lectures to …

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2014 Gruber Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Advising

… are asked to give a lecture or organize a symposium on the topic of teaching or advising, with a goal of … the beauty of Hampshire." Moreira (pictured right), who is on sabbatical for the spring 2014 semester, was chosen as … the work, she is always willing to sit down with them one on one or in a group to parse through it until it makes sense …

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University of California Professor To Talk Class Struggle in Black Studies at 2017 Schocket Lecture

… upcoming tenth-annual Eric N. Schocket Memorial Lecture on Class and Culture.  University of California English … talk, “Manic Depression: A Poetics of Hesitant Sociology,” on Thursday, March 30, at 5:00 p.m. in Franklin Patterson’s … subjects and objects? What work does such looking do on or for or to or against the world? Moten’s talk is an …

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Will Ryan

… interest in outdoor recreation, he has written two books on fishing and serves as a contributing editor at Gray's … Sporting Journal, where he edits and writes a column on the history of hunting and fishing. Will Ryan 28293 … interest in outdoor recreation, he has written two books on fishing and serves as a contributing editor at Gray's …

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Lynne Hanley

… and Mount Holyoke. At Hampshire, she offered courses on women writers and short story writing. She publishes both … a collection of short stories and critical articles on women and war entitled Writing War: Fiction, Gender and … and Mount Holyoke. At Hampshire, she offered courses on women writers and short story writing. She publishes both …

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Christina Cianfrani

… from the University of Vermont. Her research focuses on watershed processes approached from an ecological and … Specifically, she explores the effects of urbanization on stream systems and conducts basic geomorphological … from the University of Vermont. Her research focuses on watershed processes approached from an ecological and …

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Hampshire Student Is a Victory Congressional Intern

… that something needs to happen, and everyone is focused on getting a solution and making sure that this does not … just from being in the halls." Carpenter-Winch is working on completing her Division II, which focuses on religious studies and women, gender, and sexuality …

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Division III Profile: Illustrating Geological History for Middle-School Education

… of the earth's entire geological history. It also "touches on issues of climate change and human impact on the environment," Reynolds says. The support of his Div … love ecology, and to embrace a style of education focused on observation and questioning rather than lecturing," …

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Division III: Computer Programmer, Hackathon Winner, and Business Founder

… "You used to have to hire a programmer, now you can do it on your own," Nierenberg says. With Trext, Nierenberg intends … In addition to Trext, Nierenberg also continued working on the chemical reactions project, and wrote a paper entitled … to work full-time with Trext. "We're working very hard on getting clients and increasing revenue," he says. … Zeke …

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Exhibit of Multi-Layered Photographs and Notebooks Celebrates Robert Seydel

… will open Wednesday, August 28, with a reception on Wednesday, September 18, from 5–7 p.m., and a talk by … artist Nathan Rubinfeld 09F, who was taught by Seydel, on Thursday, September 19, from 5–6 p.m. Robert Seydel taught … archival materials from the Seydel estate—will focus on a selection of Seydel’s lesser-known (and largely unseen) …

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April 7: Inaugural Kay Johnson Lecture in Asian American Studies Examines History of Anti-Asian Violence in the U.S.

… inaugural Kay Johnson Lecture in Asian American Studies on Wednesday, April 7 at 4:30 p.m. EST. The lecture will focus on the history of anti-Asian violence in the United States. … the broader history of anti-Asian violence, and reflect on the implications for the present day. As the country …

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Poetry Professor Aracelis Girmay Wins 2015 Whiting Award

… and drama. The awards of $50,000 each are based on early accomplishment and the promise of great literary … Critics Circle Award. In announcing Girmay’s selection on March 5, the Whiting Awards judges said: “Her project … latest work of Girmay and the other winners are available on TheParisReview.org . No submissions are accepted for the …

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Marty Ehrlich

… his diverse ensembles. His compositions are represented on 30 different recordings of these groups, including the recent "A Trumpet In the Morning" for Jazz Orchestra on New World Records. As a multi-instrumentalist passionate … Myra Melford, George Russell, and John Zorn. He appears on more than 100 recordings with these and other composers. …

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Statement In Support of Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

… Statement In Support of Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor On behalf of Hampshire College, we write to express our … the keynote speaker at Hampshire’s commencement ceremony on May 20. We are appalled by the vicious and explicitly … the political rhetoric and policies that are exerting harm on communities of color, women, immigrants, people who are …

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Hampshire College Earns Living Building Certification for R.W. Kern Center

… & Associates announced today that the R.W. Kern Center on Hampshire’s campus has been certified as a Living Building … the public alike. “The Living Building Challenge focuses on materials safety all the way back to their source, … off site. Net-zero energy is reached via the PVs on the roof, which generate about 17% more energy than the …

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President Miriam Nelson Resigns from Hampshire, Board Names Ken Rosenthal Interim President

… to $20 million over the subsequent three years. Dependent on tuition for 87% of its revenues, Hampshire has a small … to graduation, which led the Board to vote to focus on educating its current students and not admit a full new … partnerships for the College, publicly announcing a search on January 15, which led to talks with more potential …

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Hampshire College Events: October and November 2016

… well-trodden Transcendentalist tradition. More info on  Gallery Page . A Girl's Life By Kathleen Tloan in the … 18-23 A Girl's Life  is a coming of age story centered on a family full of contradictions, where the whole family is … to study, reflection, and discussion about our work on campus and in society to undo racism and support …

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A Fresh Look at Local Flavor

… science and sustainable agriculture, she learned hands-on skills on the Hampshire farm and as an apprentice on an organic family farm in North Carolina and a …

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Public Release of Hampshire-UMass 2018 Negotiation Documents

… previous leadership believed our College could not survive on its own and needed to search for a partner. That search … institution. Our Board of Trustees then changed course on April 5, voting to pursue an independent Hampshire. That … Board of Trustees never endorsed a partnership with UMass on these, or any other, terms. If Hampshire entered into any …

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How a Personalized Curriculum Drove Successful Entrepreneurship

… from schools when she expressed interest in focusing on both engineering and management during her college … classes at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, one on leadership and organizational behavior and the second … semester at Hampshire, he called her to discuss working on a potential project together.  “He had the idea, and I had …

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