Notable Alumni

Jacob Reider 83F P10

… who wants the world to be more healthy.  He has worked for decades to improve the health of our communities through … benevolence in business.  He is currently CEO of Alliance For Better Health, a New York health transformation …  and serves as adviser, investor, and/or Director for several small health-focused companies.    Jacob …

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William S. Null 72F P08

… & Feder LLP. He has served as the firm’s managing partner for 15 years and was a member of the management committee for more than 20 years. Bill’s well-established practice … Bill has also handled due diligence reviews both for proposed and completed developments in connection with …

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Campus Gathers at Engage! Conference to Learn, Listen, and Build Community

… planning committee under the aegis of the The Office for Diversity and Multicultural Education , Engage! presented … theater, and the social sciences. “This is a good moment for all our community — staff, students, and faculty — to … education and inclusion and codirector of the Center for Teaching and Learning. “From the feedback we’ve gotten …

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Alum Ché Williams Uses Filmmaking to Tell Stories From the Inside Looking Out

… Williams 16F has been working as a production assistant for a docuseries on the Tulsa Race Massacre that will air on … Doug Trumbull, who had done special photographic effects for 2001: A Space Odyssey and that was a real game changer for me. What was the focus of your Division III project? …

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How Hampshire Celebrated Earth Day 2015

… day prior, Hampshire was highlighted by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in High Education (AASHE) for “advancing sustainability on a local and global front.” … New York Times, who has been writing the blog Dot Earth for seven years and covering environmental issues in the …

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Letter from Ken Rosenthal, Interim President: June 13, 2019

… that empowers students like no other. We are hopeful for Hampshire’s future, and along with our entire leadership … we are working hard to secure that future. The search for a new president is moving rapidly (see link below to the … it coming in the last couple of months in response to the news of our current challenges. On April 5, I agreed to serve …

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Fiction Writing Helped Amani Smith 15F Explore Relationships Between Time, Memory, and Generational Trauma

… over time and why their Div III proved a starting point for future work. Where are you from? What attracted you to … through a friend of mine who attended the Institute for Collaborative Education and was interested in the … concentrations, I knew that it would be a perfect place for me as a film student also interested in a broader liberal …

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Professor Andrea Dezsö: “"The Metal is Paper"”

… “"The Metal is Paper"” Michael Samuels 09F Three mosaics for the U.S. embassy in Bucharest, Romania, are only the most … go up and make a mess," she adds. That "made it possible for me to always be around my work, to never have that … le public pieces intimidated her. She recalls applying for a public art project for the railing in a New York City …

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Successful Spring Reopening at Hampshire College

… College is pleased to report a successful reopening for the spring semester. A carefully planned phased approach … asymptomatic COVID-19 testing, which started on January 19 for all on-campus and commuter students and staff and faculty … known active cases at the College. Regular weekly testing for this group will take place every Tuesday at the Robert …

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Faculty

Kay Johnson

… that almost always the windmill blades gave up. She fought for her life for these years with the same courage and determination.”  For much of the past decade, Kay helped administer …

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Mary Pless Awarded Earl Ubell Grant

… findings accessible to nonscientists. They are named for Earl Ubell, whose distinguished career has influenced … of people by the new millennium. A national campaign for 100 percent condom usage in the commercial sex industry … from 1966 to 1972, and from 1978 to 1995. He served as the news director for WNBC-TV News from 1972 to 1976. Ubell …

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Alumni Profile: Bakepedia's Dédé Wilson

… Wilson realized what she truly loved: food and baking. For her Division III final project, she studied restaurant … and articles about food, tying together her enthusiasm for both writing and baking. Her second book caught the … magazine, which contacted her and asked her to write for them. Wilson also started to develop a web presence. She …

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Alumni Profile: Maud Daudon 73F’'s "“Triple Bottom Line”"

… investment bank, and the deputy mayor and chief of staff for the city of Seattle. She co-chairs Washington State's … foundation, and serves on the board of trustees for the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute. Last year, she … Chamber of Commerce. She recently decided not to run for mayor. For Daudon, these positions are "perches" to help …

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Finding “Immutable Personality” on Facebook

… personality through five traits: openness (appreciation for art, emotion, or unusual ideas), conscientiousness … (energy, positive emotions), agreeableness (tendency for compassion and cooperation), and neuroticism (a tendency … toward the five emotions by analyzing the data collected. (For example, a white male who likes Lady Gaga and has fewer …

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Board Statement: February 18, 2019

… to discuss progress on the efforts to envision and plan for Hampshire’s future. The Board voted to issue the … and fortitude as together we work to forge the future for this extraordinary institution we all cherish. Second, … the depth and validity of concern within the community for Hampshire’s future, and the many questions that have …

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Notable Alumni

Jeffrey Hollender 74S

… company into a leading natural product brand known for its authenticity, transparency, and progressive business … he’s working to drive systemic change that makes it easier for businesses to become radically more sustainable, … transparent and responsible. Jeffrey’s passion for changing the negative impact that industry has on the …

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Devoted Veterinarian

… Devoted Veterinarian As chief veterinarian for New York City Animal Care and Control, Njeri Cruse 88F … in long days. The city-affiliated nonprofit rescues, cares for, and finds homes for some 50,000 homeless and abandoned animals each year. Dr. …

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Study Abroad: A Semester in Madrid

… benefits, new skills learned and new ideas encountered. For a Hampshire student, it also means getting good at … of working toward fluency through immersion. The main draw for Complutense was literature. My studies at Hampshire are … read stories from around the world—and, of course, called for going abroad. Working with Hampshire's Global Education …

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Experimental Dance Show by Dean Slepian and Collaborators To Premiere This Week

… collaborators, will premiere this week at the Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University, Connecticut.  For the premiere, performed by the troupe Adele Myers and … “The dancers are intensely the focus—they create the space for their own performance through their movement,” he says. …

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2013 Carol and Blair Brown Award Recipients

… of the campus community. Hart-Agudelo was recognized for her organizational skills and the more than 40 events she coordinates each year for Hampshire alumni, family, and friends. President Jonathan … Program. Putnam's engagement with students, advocacy for women, and efforts to bring outside theater talents to …

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Students Plan 7th Annual Five College Queer Gender and Sexuality Conference

… The Queer Conference strives to provide a safer space for engaging, learning, and fostering community with a wide … speakers include: Sasha Alexander, Director of Membership for the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Olympia Perez, Content … there will be closed Queer People of Color (QPOC) sessions for folks to choose what best fits their needs throughout the …

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Staff

Jennifer Chrisler

… plan. In July 2024, she became vice president for institutional support, where she leads fundraising, … Before joining Hampshire, she was vice chancellor for advancement at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth … a national nonprofit dedicated to securing equality for LGBT parents and their children. There she built a strong …

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Neural Connections: Research into the Brain Shapes Student's Research

… brain activity, provided Whitmore with essential training for his research. "This is a pretty common technique in … says."We picked a research question and designed a study for class. It's really useful. I got a chance to see what … school in neuroscience, and this seminar gave me a leg up for that." For his Division II, the second of the three …

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Sonic Boom: A New Album with a Hampshire Twist

… she performed with it live on public radio station WNYC , for the popular classical music show Spinning on Air . … she says. O’Reilly recently put out the album Hockets for Two Voices​ on the classical label Cantaloupe Music. In … accompaniment. She recorded the duets using her own voice for both parts. The album has been reviewed on All Songs …

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A Fresh Look at Local Flavor

… III). The spiral-bound cookbook, designed to lay flat for the convenience of the cook, was published locally by Collective Copies. It can be purchased for $19.95 at Collective Copies in Amherst and Florence and … the agricultural way of life has become a passion for her. As part of her studies at Hampshire, where she …

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