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Alumni Profile: Bakepedia's Dédé Wilson

… Wilson realized what she truly loved: food and baking. For her Division III final project, she studied restaurant … and articles about food, tying together her enthusiasm for both writing and baking. Her second book caught the … magazine, which contacted her and asked her to write for them. Wilson also started to develop a web presence. She …

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Alumni Profile: Maud Daudon 73F’'s "“Triple Bottom Line”"

… investment bank, and the deputy mayor and chief of staff for the city of Seattle. She co-chairs Washington State's … foundation, and serves on the board of trustees for the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute. Last year, she … Chamber of Commerce. She recently decided not to run for mayor. For Daudon, these positions are "perches" to help …

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Finding “Immutable Personality” on Facebook

… personality through five traits: openness (appreciation for art, emotion, or unusual ideas), conscientiousness … (energy, positive emotions), agreeableness (tendency for compassion and cooperation), and neuroticism (a tendency … toward the five emotions by analyzing the data collected. (For example, a white male who likes Lady Gaga and has fewer …

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Board Statement: February 18, 2019

… to discuss progress on the efforts to envision and plan for Hampshire’s future. The Board voted to issue the … and fortitude as together we work to forge the future for this extraordinary institution we all cherish. Second, … the depth and validity of concern within the community for Hampshire’s future, and the many questions that have …

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Notable Alumni

Jeffrey Hollender 74S

… company into a leading natural product brand known for its authenticity, transparency, and progressive business … he’s working to drive systemic change that makes it easier for businesses to become radically more sustainable, … transparent and responsible. Jeffrey’s passion for changing the negative impact that industry has on the …

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Devoted Veterinarian

… Devoted Veterinarian As chief veterinarian for New York City Animal Care and Control, Njeri Cruse 88F … in long days. The city-affiliated nonprofit rescues, cares for, and finds homes for some 50,000 homeless and abandoned animals each year. Dr. …

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Study Abroad: A Semester in Madrid

… benefits, new skills learned and new ideas encountered. For a Hampshire student, it also means getting good at … of working toward fluency through immersion. The main draw for Complutense was literature. My studies at Hampshire are … read stories from around the world—and, of course, called for going abroad. Working with Hampshire's Global Education …

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Experimental Dance Show by Dean Slepian and Collaborators To Premiere This Week

… collaborators, will premiere this week at the Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University, Connecticut.  For the premiere, performed by the troupe Adele Myers and … “The dancers are intensely the focus—they create the space for their own performance through their movement,” he says. …

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2013 Carol and Blair Brown Award Recipients

… of the campus community. Hart-Agudelo was recognized for her organizational skills and the more than 40 events she coordinates each year for Hampshire alumni, family, and friends. President Jonathan … Program. Putnam's engagement with students, advocacy for women, and efforts to bring outside theater talents to …

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Students Plan 7th Annual Five College Queer Gender and Sexuality Conference

… The Queer Conference strives to provide a safer space for engaging, learning, and fostering community with a wide … speakers include: Sasha Alexander, Director of Membership for the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Olympia Perez, Content … there will be closed Queer People of Color (QPOC) sessions for folks to choose what best fits their needs throughout the …

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Staff

Jennifer Chrisler

… plan. In July 2024, she became vice president for institutional support, where she leads fundraising, … Before joining Hampshire, she was vice chancellor for advancement at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth … a national nonprofit dedicated to securing equality for LGBT parents and their children. There she built a strong …

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Students in Game Course Seek to Publish New Game in Four Months

… Leilani Matthias Developing and publishing a mobile game for Apple and Android devices in four months would be an aggressive goal even for a professional game studio. This semester, 19 students … been able to play their game on a device and get a feeling for the main features. In adventure games, players control …

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Reeve Thompson 93F: How Hampshire Prepared Me…

… Prepared Me… Michael Samuels 09F "Who doesn't have an idea for an app?" Reeve Thompson 93F asked during a recent talk at … he went to Panasonic Interactive Media, then PlanetRX.com, an Internet company. While at PlanetRX.com, Thompson was offered a job by LucasArts, a videogame …

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Neural Connections: Research into the Brain Shapes Student's Research

… brain activity, provided Whitmore with essential training for his research. "This is a pretty common technique in … says."We picked a research question and designed a study for class. It's really useful. I got a chance to see what … school in neuroscience, and this seminar gave me a leg up for that." For his Division II, the second of the three …

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Sonic Boom: A New Album with a Hampshire Twist

… she performed with it live on public radio station WNYC , for the popular classical music show Spinning on Air . … she says. O’Reilly recently put out the album Hockets for Two Voices​ on the classical label Cantaloupe Music. In … accompaniment. She recorded the duets using her own voice for both parts. The album has been reviewed on All Songs …

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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 Collective Copies. It can be purchased for $19.95 at Collective Copies in Amherst and Florence and … the agricultural way of life has become a passion for her. As part of her studies at Hampshire, where she …

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Community Commons Summer Grants Announced

… and students had to quickly figure out alternatives for summer work. In response, several Hampshire programs … Kaya Travels: Teaching and Helping Develop Curriculum for Online Education of Migrants and Refugees in Morocco
 … Project 
 Nurture Us and We Grow: Embodied Theater Praxis for Healing and Transformation
 Talia Brown, Div II Project …

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Area Of Study

Theatre

… in productions. Theatre concentrators are responsible for all facets of the production process at Hampshire, from … Image Making Fantasy Fit: Theatre and Creative Writing For Children Slim to None: Raising Awareness of Eating … Theatre Immersive, Design-Driven Performance Dressed for Work: Garment Vignettes on the Lower East Side Just a …

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Devyn Manibo Receives 2013 Princess Grace Award in Film

… the award funds to purchase filmmaking equipment and pay for travel to the Philippines to capture footage for her Hampshire Division III (senior) project, a video installation for the islands i've lost/ for the islands i've never known: …

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Hofstra Emerita Professor Silvia Federici to Deliver 2018 Schocket Lecture

… Collective, the organization that launched the Campaign for Wages for Housework in the United States and abroad. She has also … movements and was a founding member of the Committee for Academic Freedom in Africa, which for more than a decade …

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"Tour de Hamp" Participates in Will Bike 4 Food Fundraiser

… September 28. Participants bike through the Pioneer Valley for donations. For every donated dollar, the Food Bank provides $9 worth of … community of Western Massachusetts. It was also a way for me to get outside, explore, and take a break from my …

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Hampshire College Offers Scholarship to Attend Vermont Law School

… energy, take note. Hampshire offers an annual scholarship for a student or an alum within ten years after graduation to … Scholarship recipient Catherine Craig 08F attended VLS for a master’s in environmental law and policy while earning … State House, where she’s writing environmental laws for the state. “I’m here because of the scholarship; I …

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Hampshire College Alum Represents

… worked at the Cultural Center, which was a big support for me,” Smith says. “They made me feel very welcome, and I … to bring together all the elements I was interested in for my Div III, a comic about Caribbean history, national … the Space Ways . “The structure of Div III is perfect for a cartoonist,” Smith says. “It taught me how to organize …

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Experimenting at Hampshire Summer Academic Programs

… Food, Farm, and Sustainability Institute; the Institute for Curatorial Practice; the Institute for Transforming Social Justice; and TESOL teacher training … give me a better sense of what I had to do and should do for that. I knew a larger part of the program involved …

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Div III Profile: Anita Fuentes Gutierrez On Racism, Reality TV

… , a popular Spanish reality TV show heavily criticized for enforcing anti-Roma (also commonly called Gypsy) … discrimination. Los Gipsy Kings routinely draws criticism for reinforcing stereotypes about the Roma people, often … of the 21 participants blamed Roma people or their culture for their perceived failure to integrate; only two of them …

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