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Preventing HIV: Teaching Thai Teens to Invest in Themselves
… Invest in Themselves "Communicating science to the masses is what I'm really interested in," says Human Biology … "so I could understand how this kind of public health work is done and bring that understanding back to Thailand." … to be when they grow up. The first thing we have to do is get them invested in themselves and their futures, so that …
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Hampshire a Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars
… top producer of Fulbright Scholars for 2016-17. Hampshire is one of 11 bachelor’s institutions to receive the … for grants beginning in late summer/fall 2018. The program is open to Hampshire College alums and current students who … and not have earned a doctorate. The Fulbright Program is advised at Hampshire by Rachel Rubinstein, dean for …
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Community Organizers Page and Carruthers Speak on 'Resisting Racial Violence'
… on Hampshire’s Commitment to Anti-Racism, whose objective is to advise the College’s work, on campus and in society, to … gentrification on black communities. “Rapid gentrification is displacing us from our homes, isolating us from each … of this collaboration. “Some of the work I’m most proud of is how we’re contributing to a broader movement,” she said. …
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Game Design Professor Embeds Hidden Puzzles in R.W. Kern Center
… course Youth/Poets, taught by Professor Rachel Conrad. Fay is the CEO of Fay Games, based in New Haven, a … Arts where he led Pogo’s mobile-game development ( Pogo.com ) and released several top Web games. Before that he … board-game designer. (Full game credits at http://irafay.com/ ) The Kern Center was conceived with the goal of …
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With Eqbal
… we quoted his commentaries and expressions. “The situation is absolutely banana,” he’d say. We would, too, never in the … of politics and Middle Eastern studies at Hampshire.) This is an intimate place, I informed him, and asked if he’d be … if you thought it was as bad as I did.” CHUCK COLLINS is a researcher, activist, and storyteller based at the …
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Professors Receive Grants and Fellowships for Summer Research
… into the emerging genre of digital game. The studio is attempting to create a genre that integrates with Twitch, … for live streaming of video content. Such a residency is an atypical opportunity in the game-design field, and Fay … a course entitled “Twitch Game Development.” His goal is to stay abreast of the trends, technologies, and business …
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American Studies
… Reimagining American Literature and Identity This class is an introduction to and expands conventional understandings … and belonging. This course investigates and recasts what is American literature. It is also writing intensive and includes writing workshops. …
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Hampshire College to Host TEDx Event on October 18
… will be held in the main lecture hall of FPH. The event is free and open to the public, with limited seating (100 … takes place each summer in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. On TED.com, talks from TED conferences are shared with the world for … takes place each summer in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. On TED.com, talks from TED conferences are shared with the world for …
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A Fresh Look at Local Flavor
… Valley. Davis, who now lives in San Francisco where she is involved in the local foods movement, is pleased that her undergraduate work can benefit the local … difficult problems head-on and seek practical solutions is an early indicator of her potential as an influential …
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Pivoting from Film to Tech
… a career in medicine and one as a filmmaker. “Hampshire is famous for its filmmaking program, but it also has a … subject with the same name, Plastination. Plastination is a technique that infuses bodies with plastic to ensure to … and shot a film about African river blindness, which is a terrible disease that can cripple you,” Edell says. …
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Letter from the President on Plans for Spring 2021
… a great deal, and I look forward to a spring semester that is improved as we apply lessons from the fall. The spring … in-person component. The form of delivery for all classes is listed on TheHub , and we anticipate minimal changes to those approaches. The fall made clear how important it is to provide more structured social opportunities on campus. …
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Animated Film Takes Owen Neuburger from Div III to Pixar
… that failed,” he says. Hampshire's animation program is consistently recognized nationally in the trade by … I finished Union, but I was able to show it and say ‘this is what I did, these are the skills I have, I hope you’ll … that experience for an easier project.” Neuburger’s impact is still being felt at Hampshire, as a short film he made …
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A Documentary History of Hampshire College, Vol. 3: 1985-1995
… 3. Some Presidential Initiatives National Service is Everybody's Business (1993) The Spirit of Invention … 3. Some Presidential Initiatives National Service is Everybody's Business (1993) The Spirit of Invention …
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Richard Barber and The Whole Gritty City
… important, for a lot of these kids their band director is the most important adult in their lives." For more information, please visit http://thewholegrittycity.com/ . … As a stu dent, Richard Barber 71F collaborated on … more information, please visit http://thewholegrittycity.com/ . … Richard Barber and The Whole Gritty City …
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Jerome Liebling Center
… spaces for image-based media. Access to these facilities is limited to students, faculty, and staff participating in … spaces for image-based media. Access to these facilities is limited to students, faculty, and staff participating in …
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The Rosenthal Fund for Faculty
… they need to succeed. That’s why Hampshire College is establishing the Rosenthal Fund for Faculty. Ken’s history … they need to succeed. That’s why Hampshire College is establishing the Rosenthal Fund for Faculty. Ken’s history …
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Richard Barber and The Whole Gritty City
… important, for a lot of these kids their band director is the most important adult in their lives." For more information, please visit http://thewholegrittycity.com/ . … As a stu dent, R i chard Barber 71F collaborated … more information, please visit http://thewholegrittycity.com/ . … Richard Barber and The Whole Gritty City …
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Elora Pindell
… before heading to graduate school. Most important to her is putting her Hampshire education to good use. "When I look … before heading to graduate school. Most important to her is putting her Hampshire education to good use. "When I look …
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Video Calling aka Zoom
… resources Step 1: Sign in Zoom Why choose Zoom? Zoom is a free conferencing system. You can use the built-in … resources Step 1: Sign in Zoom Why choose Zoom? Zoom is a free conferencing system. You can use the built-in …
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$400,000 Luce Grant Funds Research, Cultural Connections
… and makes up the bulk of a total of $616,000 the College is allocating for the initiative over the next four years. It … learning and sustainable practices, the program is intended to help in the development of sustainable … this exchange together," said Professor Johnson. "The goal is to build ties and make them ongoing so they live beyond …
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Open-Access Education: Students Win When Schools Team Up
… Holyoke, and Smith. I believe this collaborative model is one for education leaders to build on. Many complex … Every year, students demonstrate how valuable this is by taking thousands of classes at partner institutions, … astronomy or to Amherst for a class on hip-hop. Science is just one area of study that shows the strength of …
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Letter from Ken Rosenthal, Interim President: June 13, 2019
… hard to secure that future. The search for a new president is moving rapidly (see link below to the search committee’s … college while we restructure and rebuild. Our priority is to ensure the quality of our student experience. We … long-term sustainability. Our preliminary working goal is to raise about $100 million through philanthropy and new …
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Fiction Writing Helped Amani Smith 15F Explore Relationships Between Time, Memory, and Generational Trauma
… III project (both as a process and a product). My Div III is a compilation of personal short stories titled, How Do I … from an ideological home, and this theme of separation is also mirrored in the fragmentation/erosion of … with fiction writing professor Uzma Aslam Khan (who is just such an amazing teacher) thinking that it could …
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Hampshire Students Premiere African Art Exhibition in Their First Semester
… objects arrive in 19th-century European museums? What is the relationship between African material culture and … create an exhibit, she says, “we actually did one, which is kind of crazy because it doesn’t seem like something a … and assistant professor of African studies, who is half Ghanaian and half English; and Amy Shannon Halliday, …
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Hampshire Student's Essay on American Chestnut Trees Published
… to create a template for protecting all trees. Biller, who is a transfer student, approached her studies without much of … be encouraging to other students who feel like science is an inaccessible field," she said. PublicationsStudents … … to create a template for protecting all trees. Biller, who is a transfer student, approached her studies without much of …
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