… him to a historical incident he had to know more about: The Houston Riot of 1917 grew out of a series of events that … African-American battalion and white townspeople. During the riot by 156 soldiers, four soldiers and 16 civilians were … killed. In a case that eventually worked its way up to the desk of President Woodrow Wilson, the rioting soldiers …

… to Exclude Prison Industry Hampshire College amended the language of its institutional investment policy this … companies; weapons manufacturers; and fossil fuels. The Board also strengthened the language of its “Environmental, Social and Governance …

… RecycleMania Tournament Hampshire College placed in the top 10 percent of several categories in this year’s … to promote waste reduction on campuses. RecycleMania is the nation’s premier recycling contest in higher education, … Over an eight-week period each spring, colleges across the United States and Canada report the amount of recycling …

… a forceful message last week about fighting injustice. The takeaways: Collaborate. Get involved. Build your base. … systems remain. Returning to campus to co-deliver the talk, titled “Resisting Racial Violence,” was Hampshire alum Cara Page 88F, executive director of the Audre Lorde Project, an LGBTQ organizing center in New …

… teaching under a unique title not previously featured at the College.   Sue Darlington, Dean of the School of Critical Social Inquiry, where four of the hires teach, says they are exemplary of Hampshire’s …

… Framing John Courtmanche When Barbara Lancaster designed the Hampshire diploma for her Commencement ceremony in 1975, she expected the College to use it once, retire it, then ask another student or professor to reimagine it the following year. The practice dated back to the first …

… Whitney Biennial Artist Lectures Gordon Hall 01F , as the Center for Experimental Lectures, an artist project Hall … in 2011, is organizing artist lectures in conjunction with the Whitney Biennial, a prestigious exhibition widely regarded as a trend-setting in the contemporary art world. The New York Times describes the …

… Hampshire College alumnus Michael C. Ubell 70F established the grants in honor of his father, the late Earl Ubell, whose distinguished career has … an educational children's picture book, illustrating the geologic history of the Earth in a style that appeals …

… at Hampfest. It's a student group showcase, where each of the College's more than 100 clubs gather to present … a student-writer for Hampshire Communications I've covered the event every year. It's always fun and always fascinating. … unicycle?) At this fall's Hampfest, on Wednesday night in the Robert Crown Center, I had a moment. If the student …

… Concentration in Psychoanalytic Studies , a rare option at the undergraduate level. All Hampshire students pursue … by their own questions and interests. Professors across the College with related scholarly interests are able to … an exceptional opportunity. Hampshire recently celebrated the launch of its psychoanalytic studies concentration, with …

… chosen from more than a hundred nominations to share in the 2014 Higher Education Civic Engagement Awards presented by the Washington Center and the New York Life Foundation. Recipients were chosen based on …

… Hampshire faculty put their ideas into action around the country, across the globe, and on paper. Here’s a sampling of recent … international election observers in Mexico organized by the University and Citizen Network for Democracy and …

… John Courtmanche Ken Burns’s first documentary, about the lives of rural Americans after the Revolutionary War — his student thesis at Hampshire … and helped launch his career.  And it came about when the College created a production company for students to …

… of neither history nor fiction, but a blending of the two into something Annie Nichol 07F hopes reveals more … and fiction were joined in her Div III work, titled The Lived Landscape of Gratton Gulch . The fictional Gratton Gulch is modeled on real places Nichol …

… Page to Stage "The creativity is theirs," says Elly Donkin of her acting and playwriting students, "but with the security of having someone behind them, standing guard over the technical details." For this professor of theatre, few …

… Award at Women's Entrepreneurship Competition Roxanne Finn The competition, founded seven years ago by Smith alum … and her husband, venture capitalist Tim Draper, addresses the large inequities that female entrepreneurs face when seeking funding for startup businesses. The competition has grown into a highly regarded event and, …

… documentary,  Coded Bias , premiered on PBS on March 22. The film was first shown at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and explores the ways biases and discrimination exist within the …

… A new documentary on Norton Juster's children's book The Phantom Tollbooth will have its world premiere at the New Yorker Festival on Sunday, October 6. Juster, … Hampshire College from 1970 until his retirement in 1992. The Phantom Tollbooth: Beyond Expectations traces the …

… Diana Fernandez has accepted an invitation to serve on the board of directors for the United Way of the Pioneer Valley. Fernandez has been active with the United …

… Programs drew dozens of students to campus from across the Northeast and beyond — they came from high schools, … are marked by learning through projects and experience. The College organizes its summer programs as residential … of Summer Academic Programs Meghan Cassidy, and many of the high school students and some from colleges enroll as an …

… has been awarded a $2.5 million, four-year grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help its member campuses … Native American and Indigenous studies (NAIS), with the goal of enhancing teaching, learning, and scholarship in the field. The grant is one of the largest made by The Andrew …

… arts and humanities course funded by a coveted grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently capped their studies by presenting their work to the campus community. The presentations —written analysis, …

… III: Researching Trace Metals in Rice How can you tell if the food you're eating is as healthy as it appears? For her … Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (often shortened to the acronym LA-ICP-MS) at Hampshire's Cole Science Center, … were contaminating specimens of rice, as well as where in the rice the contaminants were located. "Making a visual map …

… today a bold new direction, fundamentally reshaping the liberal arts to match today’s needs.  Three essential … to students’ desires to create new knowledge that can meet the challenges of the 21st century, Hampshire is reorganizing itself around …

… Eric Sanders Co-Author New Scenewriting Book SceneWriting, The Missing Manual for Screenwriters was co-authored by Chris … winning screenwriters, both have a deep understanding of the art and craft of writing scenes. We spoke with them about the upcoming book release and how the origins of the book …