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Daisha Dukes and Yari Bushell’s collaborative Div III, the We Belong Project, Centers Student-Led Spaces
… of Hampshire, but within it as well. They also both wished for more student-centered space on campus where students … easily. Sparked by their mutual desire to foster a space “for students, by students,” they went on to create their … the We Belong Project. The We Belong Project, which ran for ten weeks over the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters in …
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Theatre Professor Will MacAdams on Embodying New Possibilities
… you teach? Do you have a favorite — why? I teach theatre for social change, directing, acting, and devised theatre, … I have many favorites. One that comes to mind is "Theatre for Community, Revolution, and Radical Joy," which explores … organizers to imagine and embody new possibilities for how we live, make community, and tell stories. What do …
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Poet Ross Gay, Winner of National Book Critics Circle Award, To Present Reading
… creative writing professor Ross Gay is the featured writer for this year’s Andrew Salkey Memorial Reading. Gay’s third … Book Critics Circle awards and been named a finalist for the National Book Award in Poetry and the NAACP Image … contemporary poets risk singing such a singular compassion for the wounded world with this kind of inimitable …
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Margo Dalal: Redevelopment and Entrepreneurship in Detroit
… Margo Dalal: Redevelopment and Entrepreneurship in Detroit For her Division III, Margo Dalal analyzes the effectiveness … they were really trying to take advantage of the push for entrepreneurship and the adaptive reuse of space in … was that entrepreneurship is currently a primary strategy for economic redevelopment in Detroit. However, …
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Students, Professors Present Research at National Ecological Conference
… under construction would provide the perfect vehicle for the program's research. Along with Professors Jason Tor … community.” The program began in the fall as a tutorial for first-year students and continued through June. Whereas … investigations. Cianfriani calls it “quite the exception” for first-year undergrads to present their findings at a …
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President’s Update on the Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic
… hope you are staying well, prioritizing self-care and care for loved ones, and continuing to adapt to the challenges of this pandemic. Thank you for being generous and patient with each other as we learn to navigate new channels for collaboration, co-learning, and community. I hope you …
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Cooperation in a Crisis
… faculty layoffs while meeting sustainable budget goals for the next academic year. The agreement was crafted between … no consultation. Other colleges are closing. In searching for solutions to a challenging fiscal situation, too many … governance practices, asserting that the current need for rapid and decisive action is incompatible with …
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In Conversation with Christoph Cox, Part 1
… , a lot of us felt that what Hampshire really needed was for everybody to get together and figure out what our future … and economic factors—to geography, race, and poverty, for example? Coming back to the question of entrepreneurship, … an arts organization, an assistive technology. For example, a colleague just told me about a recent alum who …
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Culture, Brain, and Development Program to Celebrate 15th Anniversary at Family & Friends Weekend
… and activities bring together faculty and student scholars for collaboration and the exchange of research and ideas. At … across the globe. Hampshire is unique in higher education for funding such undergraduate research through direct … regularly with CBD staff and Steering Committee members for learning opportunities and community-building Faculty and …
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Ethics & the Common Good Project Awards Student Grants
… and collaborate on visions and practices rooted in concern for cultural, artistic, scientific, and ecological … This year, ECG awarded grants up to $500 to 12 students for projects and research engaging in a wide range of … somatics curriculum, a social justice online platform for black femme survival and resilience, a congressional …
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Collaboration and Cooperation Drive Innovative Kern Center Construction
… Hall. The view is a key part of the building's design, but for now contractor Jonathan Wright 70F, president of Wright … provide an extraordinarily effective energy system geared for the vagaries of New England weather. "If you turn off … aims to add two to that list: Wright is also as contractor for the Hitchcock Center for the Environment building now …
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Flower Growing in Kenya
… Zawadi Nyong'o (00F) learned that flowers grown in Kenya for the European market come at a very high price: the … this problem before. She decided to investigate the issue for her Division III. Nyong'o talked to community activists … to the legal issues. Nyong'o searched library archives for news articles about sexual harassment of female workers in …
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Area Of Study
Neuroscience
… based on student interest and may include neurotropic cues for growth and development, neurotransmitter regulation, … as learning and memory and the organizational principles for the development of functional neural networks at synaptic … in Adele Simmons Hall provides an amazing opportunity for undergraduate students to design and complete original …
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May 16: A Celebration of Board Chair Sigmund Roos 73F
… Roos 73F on May 16. He has served on the board of trustees for 17 years, longer than any other person, and is the first … is invited to attend this celebration of appreciation for the support and involvement over so many years by Sig … indelibly linked to Hampshire's success today and promise for the future. The Rehamping the Barn project is a student …
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Alums Pallaoro and Tirado to Present Annual Tashmoo Lecture
… Venice International Film Festival, Hannah was nominated for the Golden Lion, the event’s top prize, and Charlotte Rampling was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. The film is an intimate portrait of loss … was named Best Director at the Marrakech Film Festival for his first feature-length film, Medeas , which he wrote in …
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Notable Alumni
Chen Chen 07F
… Possibilities (BOA Editions, 2017), which was longlisted for the National Book Award and won the Thom Gunn Award, … and fellowships from Kundiman and the National Endowment for the Arts. He teaches at Brandeis University as the Jacob … Poet-in-Residence and also serves on the poetry faculty for the low residency M.F.A. programs at New England College …
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Catherine Smith 71F
… Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) for eight years. In this capacity, she spearheaded efforts to … Her tenure culminated as chief financial officer for Aetna Financial Services before transitioning to ING. In … contribution distribution, chief operations officer for ING U.S. Financial Services, and CEO roles for ING U.S. …
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2014 Convocation Remarks by President Jonathan Lash
… welcome you to what I hope will be a very significant year for Hampshire. I believe we are at a turning point, and I’d … campus to people. In another month we will break ground for a new building that will provide classroom, meeting, … House, a building conceived of, designed by, and purposed for students. It will be the new home of Mixed Nuts, the …
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Division III Profile: Nicole DelRosso on DNA Computing
… sculpture and left with a project holding great potential for detecting disease. DelRosso had been accepted to an art … Four College Biomath Fellowship, which made it possible for her to work in the Smith College labs with Professor … held in Utah. “Going there was a great opportunity for me—it pushed me to talk to others in the field and …
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Notable Alumni
Nirman Dave 15F
… computer scientist and entrepreneur who launched Hack Hamp for the Five Colleges Computer scientist and entreprenuer Dave started HampHack for the Five Colleges while a student. He launched his tech … to support the company’s research and development work for their artificial intelligence/machine learning platform …
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Notable Alumni
Lila Menard 16F
… of the College's nontraditional educational structure for adult students. Lila lives in New York, and is currently … interests include health equity and access, especially for trans* communities. Previously, they worked at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston for seven years, most recently within the division of breast …
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Notable Alumni
Liev Schreiber 85F
… television, and the stage. In 2005, he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Glengarry Glen Ross . He also starred … in the 2015 film Spotlight which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, along with Best Original Screenplay. …
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What Do Blue Jays Say?
… model, student projects often begin with a question. For Sarah Faegre, that question was: what do blue jays say … professor Don Kroodsma, an ornithologist well known for his research on birdsong. Faegre wanted to explore … of what she saw and heard supported existing research. For instance, she observed that jays send out a sort of alarm …
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A Degree Well Earned
… Andrei Kovalenko worked in a factory, packaging oxygen for medical use. Six years ago, at age 32, with his wife and … it. Within a year he knew he wanted to pursue his passion for film and began to look around for a college with a strong program. One of his professors …
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Narratives of Struggle and Hope
… but people in treatment have to gain a sense of control for their recovery to be successful. That in itself is an … at Grace House, a residential drug treatment center for mothers in early recovery, she didn’t anticipate that it … Grace House provides family housing to women in treatment for substance abuse so they can keep their children with them …
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