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Hampshire College Welcomes Hitchcock Center for the Environment to its Cultural Village
… 9,000-square-foot facility located between the Red Barn and the Hampshire College Farm, with access to nature trails and a range of ecological habitats on the College's property. … environmental education programs to some 8,000 children and adults each year, and has plans to leverage its new …
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PVTA Agrees to Five Colleges Bus Route Recommendations
… Colleges Bus Route Recommendations Five Colleges leaders and representatives have successfully petitioned the Pioneer … proposed bus service reductions it had announced in May and to retain routes serving the colleges and the local community. In May, PVTA had proposed bus …
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Michael Klare
… Michael Klare, Five College professor emeritus of peace and world security studies, and director of the Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies (PAWSS), holds a B.A. and M.A. …
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Five College Womens Studies Research Center Events
… Annie Baker has fabricated a town that feels as real and recognizable as its combined parts of Vermont and her hometown of Amherst, Massachusetts. Theater artists … perhaps now more than ever, seem committed to replicating and reenacting, to borrow a phrase of David Foster Wallace's, …
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Flavio Risech-Ozeguera
… of law, holds a B.A. from the University of South Florida and a J.D. from Boston University, and was a Community Fellow in urban studies and planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. …
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Hampshire in Havana Program Embraces Digital Humanities to Create a Dynamic Virtual Immersion Experience
… the fall of 2020, Associate Professor of U.S. Literatures and Cultural Studies Michele Hardesty recognized that the … trip. In order to keep the intellectual exchange vibrant and to offer mutual aid to Hampshire College’s longtime partners in Cuba, Hardesty and Hampshire in Havana partner Roberto García Suárez turned …
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Hampshire College Alum Dr. Justin Xavier Moore Awarded Five-Year NIH Grant
… Moore Awarded Five-Year NIH Grant Amy Diehl Epidemiologist and Hampshire College alum Dr. Justin Xavier Moore 07F was … of Health (NIH) to support his research on geographic and racial disparities in mammography screening and care. The grant from the NIH’s National Institute on …
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Healing the Spiritual Wounds of War
… person inspired by the ancient words of Homer, Euripides, and others, and brings those stories to bear in his work on understanding … high rates of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and suicide in soldiers after they have returned home. The …
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Welcome Chief Advancement Officer Jennifer Chrisler
… encompass our 50th anniversary celebration next fall. She and I will be developing relationships with community members and new friends who are interested in supporting Hampshire’s … by 39 percent, exceeding their goal; launching Lifetime and Leadership giving societies; developing a new brand …
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Hampshire College Welcomes Five New Members to the Board of Trustees
… members include alums Vibhu Norby 06S, Mike Plenty 01F, and Ananda Valenzuela 07F, as well as Alice Petty 89F as the elected alumni trustee and Associate Professor of Economics Omar Dahi as the faculty representative. Alums Julie Schecter 71F and Jesús Colmenares 03F were also renewed for additional …
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Rebecca Miller
… from Bryn Mawr College, an M.A. from Wesleyan University, and a Ph.D. from Brown University in ethnomusicology. She … (Wesleyan University Press, 2008; 2nd edition, 2024) and Are You Dancing?: Showbands, Popular Music, and Memory in Modern Ireland (Indiana University Press, …
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Hampshire Appoints Timothy Zimmerman to Endowed Professorship Honoring Jonathan Lash
… a professorship founded last year by the Board of Trustees and Academic Affairs Division to honor President Lash’s tenure. Funded by gifts from more than 100 donors and growing, the endowment supports the professorship that in turn benefits the academic program and students and helps the College increase its total …
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University of California Professor To Talk Class Struggle in Black Studies at 2017 Schocket Lecture
… tenth-annual Eric N. Schocket Memorial Lecture on Class and Culture. University of California English Professor Fred Moten, a 2016 Guggenheim Fellow and researcher of black studies, performance studies, poetics, and literary theory, will deliver his talk, “Manic …
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President Miriam Nelson Resigns from Hampshire, Board Names Ken Rosenthal Interim President
… Rosenthal Interim President Rosenthal, a Hampshire founder and former trustee, was president of non-profit organization … Interim Board Chair is Luis Hernandez, lifelong educator and alum of Hampshire’s first class President Miriam Nelson … Nelson said the College is divided over her leadership and she had become a distraction from the College’s important …
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Creative Interventions Div III Presentations
… Interventions Div III Presentations Organized by the Arts and Social Action Program in the School for Interdisciplinary … Arts, Creative Interventions presents a selection of arts and social action Div IIIs combining forms of creative practice and engagement with social issues. The event is from 4 to 6 …
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Gould Named New Police Chief
… be the next chief of police for Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges. Gould has served as the director of … a campus police officer at Amherst College (1988-1991), and an officer and sergeant for the Hadley Police Department (1985-2006). …
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January 21, 2019: Update from President Nelson
… the news has been, about our seeking a long-term partner and the Board’s upcoming decision about whether or not to … 2019 class. I’ve heard from hundreds of community members and will continue to be present to address your concerns and questions. On campus, I expect to hold more assemblies …
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Sander Thoenes Research Award Recipients Announced
… Announced Division III students Jennifer Sensenich 11F and Alana De Hinojosa 11F are recipients of the 2015 Sander … the memory of Hampshire graduate Sander Thoenes 87F and go to students working in international relations, peace … Kofi Annan saying, "It is largely thanks to the courage and determination of men and women like Sander that crimes …
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President’s Spring 2020 Welcome
… building a new campus for our first class of 250 students and finalizing a radical new curriculum, abandoning prescribed majors and passive lectures and inviting students to actively lead their own learning, …
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January 15, 2019: Letter from President Nelson
… Nelson Dear Hampshire Community, As we begin the new year and students prepare to return to campus, I’d like to provide … on the Hampshire Visioning Project announced last fall and tell you about an important decision we’ve made. I’m … a long-term partner that can help us achieve a thriving and sustainable future for Hampshire. With the guidance and …
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Ken Burns Recalls His College Thesis as His First History Documentary
… — ignited his interest in making films about history and helped launch his career. And it came about when the College created a production … to learn the craft by making films for local nonprofits and community organizations. One organization that called on …
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Hampshire College Alum Stephen Gardner 94F named CEO of Amtrak
… later this month. Gardner has worked at Amtrak since 2009, and “has been responsible for efforts to expand … formulate policies to carry out Amtrak's strategic plan; and guide general development and planning activities.” In the fall, Congress passed the …
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Admissions Counselor
William S. Null 72F P08
… William S. Null 72F P08 William S. Null 72F P08 Chair Audit and Risk Management Bill Null joined the Board of Trustees in 2013 and is currently serving as Vice Chair. Bill is a partner at … He has served as the firm’s managing partner for 15 years and was a member of the management committee for more than 20 …
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Hampshire Is Going 100% Solar for Electricity
… construction of the two photovoltaic (PV) solar arrays and a Tesla battery-storage system. Hampshire's two solar … the largest on-campus solar power system among colleges and universities in New England and one of the largest in the Eastern US, is expected to be …
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Hampshire Dedicates Kern Center, Explores Solutions in Environmental Justice, Green Building, Education
… Courtmanche Hundreds of members of the Hampshire community and invited guests attended the R.W. Kern Center dedication and symposium on Friday, September 16, a daylong event that … Buildings Should Do.” World-renowned social-entrepreneurs and environmentalists gathered with students, faculty, staff, …
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