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… 1. GEO Info Session/Peer Advising Get an overview of the study abroad options and processes by reviewing the … abroad program, direct enroll in a university, or self-design a semester of field research, there are many resources … abroad program, direct enroll in a university, or self-design a semester of field research, there are many resources …

Division II Procedures

… Committee Request Process and Contract Students begin to design their individual concentrations in their third … with faculty in their area(s) of interest, working toward the goal of both having a faculty committee who will oversee … Committee Request Process and Contract Students begin to design their individual concentrations in their third …

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Hampshire Alum David Shulkin Appointed US Secretary of Veterans Affairs

… John Courtmanche Hampshire alum David Shulkin, one of the most accomplished physicians and medical executives in … he wanted to become a doctor, so they worked together to design a personalized premed program; Shulkin earned his … Most Influential Physician Executives in the Country” by Modern Healthcare and Modern Physician . In 2006, while …

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Jan. 22-Feb. 28: Barbara Norfleet Photography Exhibition

… of new work by photographer Barbara Norfleet, DRINK: The Pleasures and Perils of Alcohol , will be in the Jerome Liebling Center at Hampshire College from January … Her work is in many collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, San Francisco …

Academic Requirements

… (CEL-1) . Some recent 100-level course offerings include: The Design Response; Acting and Presence; Playwriting; Directing … acting or directing, child drama or applied theater, design, playwriting or performance creation, and theatre …

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Pamela Stone's Research Finds Oppression and Inequality in Medicine May Affect Childbirth Outcomes

… In a journal article published this year, Director of the Culture, Brain, and Development program Pamela Stone … violence against reproductive aged women” inherent in modern medical views of childbirth, prevalent since the middle of the 20th century. Stone calls the paper, …

Faculty Toast to Graduates

… Those that Learning nourish; Long Live each member of the same, Long live all that bear its name, Let them ever … cares that pule and pine! Perish envious blamers! Die the Devil, thine and mine! Die the starch-necked Philistine! … ornia, you're ubuntu, You're funk, jam and indie, post-modern theory, You're autotuned! You're the top, you're on …

Brendan Toller Tells a Secret History of Rock and Roll

… more than 20 years later, Brendan Toller 04F is telling the tale of this little-known but hugely influential figure … independent record stores in this country have closed in the last decade. In the summer of 2007, he traveled across … MC5, Stooges, and David Peel. He worked with Nico and the Modern Lovers, managed the Ramones to legend, and so much …

Brendan Toller Tells a Secret History of Rock and Roll

… more than 20 years later, Brendan Toller 04F is telling the tale of this little-known but hugely influential figure … independent record stores in this country have closed in the last decade. In the summer of 2007, he traveled across … MC5, Stooges, and David Peel. He worked with Nico and the Modern Lovers, managed the Ramones to legend, and so much …

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Hampshire Invites 50th Anniversary Class to Engage in Complex Questions of the 21st Century

… 50th Anniversary Class to Engage in Complex Questions of the 21st Century Hampshire College is developing a bold … and construct realities? Potential topics: sustainable design, curation, biotechnology, game design, multimedia performance Time and Narrative : Who are …

To Sleep or Not to Sleep...and Other Power States Explained

… better to shut down. We'll also cover hibernation on PCs. Modern computers are equipped with several features that … power. Even desktop computers are programmed to blank the monitor, and spin down the hard drive and the cpu during periods of inactivity. But, …

Chapter 11: Hampshire Space: Landuse and Facilities Planning

… Space: Landuse and Facilities Planning * Report of the Facilities Planning Committee (1987) * Hampshire College … Hampshire College Master Plan Berkshire Design Group, 1992 Purpose of the Plan In 1970 students first … into the feelings of the community regarding the physical design of the campus. Questions ranged from contemplating the …

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Chemistry Professor Expands Research on Mummies and Toxic Metal Contamination

… Chilean mummies more than a decade ago, his research on the accumulation of trace metals in the mummies’ hair revealed evidence of arsenic poisoning. … lithium-contaminated region in the Atacama Desert and the modern-day population of people exposed to it. “There are all …

Moisture, Mildew, and Mold: Detection and Remediation

… our facilities. This page provides information about the College’s procedures for the detection and remediation of moisture, mildew, and … campus building or facility owned, leased, or operated by the College. The College follows industry standards, …

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Hampshire Mourns the Loss of Longtime Faculty Member Leonard Glick

… Hampshire Mourns the Loss of Longtime Faculty Member Leonard Glick Anne Pinkerton 91F The anthropologist, who taught at Hampshire for 30 years, … Marked in Your Flesh: Circumcision from Ancient Judea to Modern America (Oxford University Press, 2005), and …

Chapter 9: Origins of Hampshire Institutions

… Institutions * Statement at Groundbreaking. (1968) * The Motto Memo. (1968) * The Tree of Hampshire College. … the Tree of Life that bear a strong similarity to Eric's design. The two downward-leaning branches, though, bear not … the Tree of Life that bear a strong similarity to Eric's design. The two downward-leaning branches, though, bear not …

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Philosophy

… allows students to complete substantial groundwork within the history of Western philosophy, while at the same time engaging in dialogue with other traditions and … Relativism and Truth Environmental Ethics Philosophies of Modern and Contemporary Art Science and Religion: The History …

Theatre Program Mission

… is still relevant. We believe it enraptures us, changes the way we think and feel, and allows us to enter and … interdependent elements: Courses A core of theatre faculty design and teach interdisciplinary courses in design, playwriting, directing, acting, storytelling, …

Chapter 3: Some Presidential Initiatives

… * National Service is Everybody's Business (1993) * The Spirit of Invention (1994) * The New Home of the National … I'd care to remember. The good news came when Berkshire Design Group, an environmental planning firm hired by the … been working day and night for the past fifteen months to design the building, and who will now see it through the …

Faculty

Jutta Sperling

… Jutta Sperling Jutta Sperling received her M.A. from the Universität Göttingen and her Ph.D. from Stanford … Sperling’s teaching interests focus on medieval/early modern history and visual culture, with a special emphasis on the Italian Renaissance, global cults of the Virgin Mary, …

Chapter 14: Library and Computer Use

… Chapter 14: Library and Computer Use The Hampshire College Library. (1969) Computers and Computer … their own operations. Changes in technology, in curricular design, in costs, in types of students, in the services … their own operations. Changes in technology, in curricular design, in costs, in types of students, in the services …

Dan Sroka 85F

… am a professional artist, and have been creating art about the everyday significance of nature for nearly 20 years. My previous career was in graphic design and brand marketing, skills I first gained from my … for nearly 20 years. My previous career was in graphic design and brand marketing, skills I first gained from my …

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David Wiener 78F on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Engineering

… bold ideas. His new memoir, Accidental Madness , captures the highs and lows of that journey, providing an inside look … subjects at Hampshire and expanded my research and work to design, engineering, art, and aerodynamics by taking courses … of 16. In recent years, I’ve used my photography to make modern abstract artwork of those images. My art has been …

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"That's It," And He Left The Room: Lessons From a Veteran Professor

… "That's It," And He Left The Room: Lessons From a Veteran Professor This is a series … this seminar we will read and think about the failure of modern (Western) medicine to eliminate most of the tropical … somebody to let you work in their lab. Here, when students design their own projects, in the process they wind up …

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Become a Wool Person, Sing with the Crazy Pitches: Student Groups Represent at Hampfest

… Become a Wool Person, Sing with the Crazy Pitches: Student Groups Represent at Hampfest … really care about each other.” New students know they can design their own course of study, but Hampfest is an … Student GroupsStudents … New students know they can design their own course of study, but Hampfest is an …