Minutes of Benefits Advisory Committee (BAC): March 29, 2012
… Incentive - Jerry was unable to attend, however a handout on the program outline was circulated for the committee to … Incentive - Jerry was unable to attend, however a handout on the program outline was circulated for the committee to …
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Previous Conferences
… We've Been Denied: Queer Diaspora and the Search for Home On the RACK: Risk Aware Consensual Kink and Kink Sensitivity … We've Been Denied: Queer Diaspora and the Search for Home On the RACK: Risk Aware Consensual Kink and Kink Sensitivity …
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Post-Acceptance Information
… The cost of living will vary greatly depending on which campus you are attending. We highly recommend coming … The cost of living will vary greatly depending on which campus you are attending. We highly recommend coming …
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Recognition
… and as a model of best practices for its emphasis on critical thinking about complex problems, for effective … and as a model of best practices for its emphasis on critical thinking about complex problems, for effective …
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Trustee Code of Conduct
… by the board chair to do so. 7. Make judgments always on the basis of what is best for the institution and for the … by the board chair to do so. 7. Make judgments always on the basis of what is best for the institution and for the …
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Assistive Technology
… which is built into Moodle 4.11. You need to turn it on to scan a course to identify and fix accessibility issues. … which is built into Moodle 4.11. You need to turn it on to scan a course to identify and fix accessibility issues. …
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Hampshire College Art Gallery and Amherst Poetry Festival Partner for Special Events in September
… panel will take place at the Hampshire College Art Gallery on Friday, September 15, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Sahar Muradi … September 16, at 7 o’clock, with Kaveh Akbar for a reading on the James Tate Memorial stage of the Emily Dickinson … Sahar Muradi and Laimah Osman present two graphic series on the heartache and play of learning to voice a mother …
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Hampshire Ranks Among Top U.S. Colleges for Alums Earning Doctorates
… Foundation’s Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) released on February 29, which tracks the number of research … of faculty, and two, that education should not be imposed on students. Students are challenged to perform serious … evaluations. The college has found that a written report on progress is exponentially more informative for learning, …
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Results of Removing Standardized Test Scores from College Admissions
… from various courses and times, distinct from a one-test-on-one-day SAT/ACT score. A student’s consistent "A" grades … quality over quantity and focus attention and resources on each applicant and their full portfolio. At college … college quality when their data-points focus primarily on the high school performance of the incoming class in such …
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2014 Convocation Remarks by President Jonathan Lash
… the summer, a group of students has nearly completed work on the Roos–Rohde House, a building conceived of, designed … that has provided cheap, healthy, organic food on campus since 1972 . . . and whatever else students decide … should be. In fact, during the last few months we’ve been on a major campus improvement campaign. 1,143 bedrooms and …
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Cooperation in a Crisis
… furloughs. Hampshire College is charting a different path. On May 23, 2020, Hampshire College faculty ratified a … this agreement, the faculty will reduce their salary pool on a temporary basis for 2020-2021. Salary reductions will be … The faculty and administration also came to terms on a Voluntary Separation Plan that, among its provisions, …
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In Conversation with Christoph Cox, Part 1
… if we had a bunch of faculty, students, and staff working on a particular issue—thinking about white supremacy, … give us all the experience of working together as a group on a particular project. How’s it gone so far? While a part … a lot of excitement and cross-disciplinary thinking going on. We have people coming together from all across the …
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Two from Hampshire Receive 2017 Princess Grace Award Scholarships for Film Theses
… of blackness to promote alternative discourse on issues of power and inequality. Ford is creating a thesis on the climate of black gun ownership in the United States. … Lackey , Graduate Film Honorarium http://www.pgfusa.com/award-winners/view/Meredith-Lackey/ 2013 Devyn Manibo , …
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Nathan Kensinger Finds Beauty in Forgotten Spaces
… Obscura" for the website Curbed, and is also working on an ongoing series of photo essays called "The Abandoned & … made several documentary films. From 2001-2005, he worked on a film called Liberal Arts , which followed a group of six … and English Kills Voyage (2013). He is currently working on another film titled You Can't Take It With You . Kensinger …
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March 29: Five College Pritzen Lecture
… by Mount Holyoke professor Indira Viswanathan Peterson on March 29 at Mount Holyoke College. "Scientific Dialogues … a research stipend, teaches at least three courses on other consortium campuses, and gives a public lecture on his or her work. The Jackie Pritzen Lectures are named for …
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Computer Collaboration
… distributed programs." Much of his research is going on at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where … Lee Spector, a Hampshire professor of computer science, is on Tarasuk-Levin's Div III committee. "Gabe's exceptional … to advanced research," Spector says. "He has worked on several advanced research topics, to which he appears to …
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Gould Named New Police Chief
… since 2006. He will assume the Three College position on June 24 . The new chief of police will bring nearly 30 … For nearly 20 years, Gould has also taught police officers on both the state and municipal levels in training and … in the IACLEA's multidisciplinary training program on the management of critical incidents at colleges and …
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Hampshire Policy Institute Releases Research By Non-Human Scholars in Gallery Exhibition, Symposium
… available for public viewing in a special exhibition on display at the Hampshire College Art Gallery through March … 9. More research will be released at a public symposium on March 2nd. "All are invited to attend," says gallery … and nutrient, are freely available to interested parties on request. The Plasmodium Consortium has worked for the past …
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Alum Dineen O'Rourke Named Brower Youth Awardee for Leadership in Environmental Movement
… honoring them this year at a ceremony in San Francisco on October 17. For her Division III thesis, O’Rourke, who graduated in May 2017, reported on the role of young people in the United Nations climate … ’17 -- to join 13 other young people from across the US on the official SustainUS youth delegation to COP23 in …
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Mellon Foundation Awards Five Colleges $800,000 for Online Museum Collections
… advancements in technology and new accessibility needs on the part of the user, this database has revealed its age … collections within the Five College campuses. With a focus on the needs of users, the planning project seeks to identify … lead author of the grant proposal. The museums began work on the project in October 2019. Based in Amherst, …
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Hampshire Professor Featured in BBC Documentary
… a historian of the British labor movement, or you work on women’s history, department stores, or consumer culture, … it’s really wonderful that they’re focusing new attention on her,” said Sanders. The series so far has only been shown … of the shopgirl,” she said. Sanders is currently working on a related article, "The Shopgirl and The 'It Girl,'" that …
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Jesse Steinmetz Named Poet Laureate by Hometown
… and Steinmetz’s skills in negotiation and innovation were on full display when he walked into Washington’s town hall … poetry workshop August 21, and an open mic poetry reading on August 26, at which he’ll share a few of his own poems. … during his third year at Hampshire. Steinmetz concentrated on poetry and Spanish during Division II. His faculty …
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Abby Grace Drake's "Significant" Discovery About Dog Evolution
… that wolves essentially domesticated themselves, feeding on scraps and trash at the perimeter of human developments. … years old, or evolved thirty thousand years ago, based on some skulls. Abby showed beyond a doubt that they were … no evidence for it.” Coppinger was an important influence on Drake early in her studies. “Ray was the reason I got …
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Hampshire to Host College Outdoor Festival April 16
… teams and individuals use a map and compass to find points on the Hampshire campus. Costumes are strongly encouraged! … and Mount Holyoke Outing Clubs will lead two groups on the approximately seven-mile Seven Sisters Hike—one group … many outdoor games and activities, including hikes on sections of the New England Trail. The New England Scenic …
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2013 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Grant Recipients
… he will assist with a series of short documentaries on health access in several underserved California … promotion and producing motion graphics for a documentary on contact improvisation dance. Mohan's internship is with … with Brendan Toller 04F at Outré Films in Branford, CT, on a documentary about Danny Fields, a pivotal figure in …
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