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Division III: Building the Nonprofit Restaurant
… So she decided to help change it. The inspiration for Fisher's Division III project, Paradigm Shifts: Building … by patrons, extensive use of volunteers, and a living wage for paid employees. There are now about 30 community caf?s … catering program, she organized a fundraising dinner for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. The dinner …
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Hampshire Successfully Implements Campus COVID-19 Testing Program
… repurposed the Robert Crown Center as a testing center for asymptomatic COVID-19 infection. Every other week, all … Institute’s Clinical Research Sequencing Platform Safe for School Program. Between August 10 and December 1, 5,571 … observation with a quick and easy nasal swab, accounted for 5,459 of those tests, which caught four cases, an overall …
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Howard Wein 93F
… have included senior vice president of food and beverage for the Morgans Hotel Group, chief operating officer for Starr Restaurants, and corporate director of food and beverage for Starwood Hotels and Resorts. Howard and his wife, …
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In Memoriam: Kirk Robert Simon 1954-2018
… In 2010, when Kirk Simon 72F won an Academy Award for his documentary short Strangers No More — a film … project — a profile of conductor Michael Tilson Thomas for the PBS series American Masters , to which he contributed … and writer: Eulogy to Kirk, May 21, 2018 I knew Kirk for 40 years, having met him in 1978 when I moved to New York …
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Hampshire Faculty Recognized with Awards, Fellowships, Other Honors
… in Mexico organized by the University and Citizen Network for Democracy and accredited by the National Electoral … residential research fellowship at the Clark Art Institute for spring 2019. She will be researching representations of … The Communications Office welcomes updates on faculty news. Please send us an email, at …
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New Board Chair Jose Fuentes Letter to Hampshire Community
… Hampshire is being forced to change, and we are overdue for change. It’s a great honor and opportunity to be able to … education should be accessible and transformative for all those who choose to follow their path here. Now we … academic program more innovative and collaborative, for the benefit of our campus and our community at large, and …
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Reproductive Realities
… end of all the things the people I know have been fighting for.’” Tan quickly refocused her Div III on abortion rights. … virtually nullify a woman’s ability to get an abortion, for example, severely shortening the gestational length of … . . . There is, therefore, an urgency to the need for restrategizing reproductive rights advocacy.” She points …
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Movement and learning
… Movement and learning A passion for movement has driven Victoria Quine since she took her … to leading the new student orientation program "Circus for the Gravitationally Challenged," she's constantly … gotten a wide range of support and really good feedback." For Quine's Division III (senior) project, Everything I Need …
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2014 Carol and Blair Brown Award Recipients
… Awards, presented May 1. Berger is technical director for music and dance, and Rimmer is director for queer/women services. The awards recognize staff who, … in securing and assembling a new portable tap floor for the college at a total cost of $225—as opposed to a …
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Hampshire College Commits to Funding Students Affected by Hurricane Maria
… Maria, Hampshire College is extending an invitation for two students from Puerto Rico to enroll for the spring semester of 2018. The semester will be fully funded for the two students. Hampshire will cover the cost of …
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The Tree of Hampshire College
… firm, the goal was to create a new, recognizable logo for college stationery and publications. The change was … firm, the goal was to create a new, recognizable logo for college stationery and publications. The change was …
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Course Guides 1990-1999
… Course Guides 1990-1999 Note: The Spring supplement for each year was intended to be used with the previous … to answer thee questions. … Note: The Spring supplement for each year was intended to be used with the previous …
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Risk Management
… program providing risk management and insurance services for the four private colleges in our Five College Consortium: … program providing risk management and insurance services for the four private colleges in our Five College Consortium: …
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Jacob Drucker Div III Project
… dry forest) went extremely well with lots of trials for both my focal species. However, the plot thickens; as it … dry forest) went extremely well with lots of trials for both my focal species. However, the plot thickens; as it …
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Working from Home? VPN Can Help
… and test it before you need it. What is VPN? VPN stands for "Virtual Private Network." It's an extension of a private … and test it before you need it. What is VPN? VPN stands for "Virtual Private Network." It's an extension of a private …
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Area Of Study
Economics
… Can we generalize across countries? Is there a role for government policy, international labor standards, as well … and the Environment Economic Development Economic Theory for Social Analysis The Environment, Resources, and World … Microeconomics (SC) Law and Economics (AC) Statistics for Economists (SC) Facilities and Resources Five College …
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Aug. 30: Edward Humes, Author of Garbology
… with Trash , which was selected as the common reading for Hampshire College's entering class of fall 2013. All … A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court received a PEN Award for nonfiction, and Humes's definitive account of a … Scopes Trial, Monkey Girl , received Silver Gavel honors for its depiction of America's evolution wars. He received …
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Hampshire Student Receives Earl Ubell Grant To Support Div III Thesis
… research and self-publish the project. “I am so grateful for this award and the acknowledgment of my work,” says … medium of television. He was health science editor for WCBS-TV from 1966 to 1972, and from 1978 to 1995. He served as the news director for WNBC-TV News from 1972 to 1976. Ubell …
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Become a Wool Person, Sing with the Crazy Pitches: Student Groups Represent at Hampfest
… says, “People who might not have interacted if it wasn’t for Crazy Pitches, but who all really care about each other.” … Leadership and Activities office. The start of a semester for these diverse groups means welcoming new members. Emma John, a signer for Hamp History, told students about the group’s current …
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Students Present at Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
… 03F, were among a group from Hampshire's Institute for Computational Intelligence whose presentations were … a member of the executive committee of the Association for Computing Machinery's genetic and evolutionary … was titled "Flea Market Simulator: A Market Simulator for Experiments on the Computational Evolution of Trading …
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Unfinished Tom Joslin Film Completed at Hampshire College
… at Hampshire College from 1977 to 1980. He is well known for his 1977 film Blackstar: Autobiography of a Close Friend … Joslin died of AIDS in 1990 he left all of the videotapes for the Silverlake Life project to Hampshire alum Peter … History of Human Expression . All the original materials for that project, which Joslin called The Architecture of …
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Background on Hampshire College Flag Decision November 2016
… that by not flying a flag on our college's flagpole for the time being, the College is seeking to enable a … on campus as an important learning opportunity for all of us on campus. Our hope is we can discuss the … of the months-long election and the escalating number of news reports from across the country over recent months and …
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No to SATs/ACTs: Not Even Optional at Hampshire College
… aid. Hampshire's "Test blind" decision reflects concern for fairness in access to educational opportunity. It is also … accurately reflect family economic status than potential for college success. That standardized testing can pose … is now widely understood, and the National Center for Fair and Open Testing lists more than 800 colleges and …
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Hampshire College Receives Historic $5 Million Gift Honoring Alum Ken Burns
… arts education. “This is yet another historic moment for Hampshire College,” said President Ed Wingenbach, who … way of teaching and learning will prepare students for meaningful work that can change the world. The initiative … two Oscar nominations, and, in September of 2008, at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards, Burns was honored by the …
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A Project-Based Approach to Teaching Game Design
… process that was similar to the process of applying for a job. Prospective students submitted resumes and … of working as part of a studio was a new experience for many team members, and learning how to work with each other took a significant part of the semester. For student Isaiah Mann, learning to work on a team was as …
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