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Ellen Donkin
… Ellen Donkin Ellen Donkin, professor emerita of theatre, holds a B.A. in drama from Middlebury College, an M.A. in English from the Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury College, and a Ph.D. in theatre history from the University of Washington. She has taught in the drama department of …
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Cooperation in a Crisis
… Cooperation in a Crisis In the face of financial challenges presented by COVID-19, many colleges … ratified a negotiated agreement, ensuring the continuation of the College’s vibrant academic program, protecting working … and representatives from Hampshire College’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors ( …
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A Sumptuous 'Repast'
… Lesy sat down at his computer and clicked on a collection of menus from 1908, he found they "could conjure up the taste, smell, and sight of food that had been prepared, served, and eaten more than … it, served it, and eaten it." Inspired by the beauty of those menus in the collection Miss Frank Buttolph compiled …
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Notable Alumni
Jacob Reider 83F P10
… healthy. He has worked for decades to improve the health of our communities through the innovative use of technology, and the promotion of benevolence in business. He is currently CEO of Alliance …
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Assault on Democracy — Letter from President Wingenbach
… Capitol in an attempt to overthrow the legitimate outcome of the election. Trump directing his followers to storm the Capitol to disrupt the peaceful transition of power represents a culmination of the actions of this regime, not a departure. It is …
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Dula Amarasiriwardena
… Amarasiriwardena Dula Amarasiriwardena, emeritus professor of chemistry, has a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from North … and his undergraduate work was completed at the University of Ceylon in Sri Lanka. He has a M.Phil. in chemistry from the University of Sri Lanka and a postgraduate diploma in international …
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Tara Bynum to Publish 'Reading Pleasures'
… to black people,” says Tara Bynum , assistant professor of African American literature and culture. “When you read the writings of African Americans in the eighteenth century, during and … Reading Pleasures , under contract with the University of Illinois Press as part of their New Black Studies Series , …
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Notable Alumni
Jamie Citron 01F
… Obama White House staff member and longtime director of development strategy at the Obama Foundation, Jamie Citron … assistant to the President and principal deputy director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. Citron is a former Obama White House …
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Hampshire President-elect Ed Wingenbach: Public Remarks
… introducing President-elect Ed Wingenbach to a gathering of media. Wingenbach was unanimously appointed this month by the Board of Trustees on the recommendation of the search committee . Wingenbach delivered these public …
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Public Performances To Address U.S. Imperialism from Puerto Rico Viewpoint
… from Puerto Rico Viewpoint On October 20 and 24, a group of visiting artists will present a performative art piece featuring a 175-foot scroll that tells the story of U.S. imperialism from the perspective of the economic and environmental state of Puerto Rico and …
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Hampshire College Receives Largest Single Donation Since Founding
… support from the College’s first five entering classes of 1970–1975 in honor of Hampshire’s 50th Anniversary year. Change in the Making: A Campaign for Hampshire has raised $19,456,747 of its $60 million goal since launching in January 2019. …
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Hampshire Team Bikes for Food Bank
… Hampshire Team Bikes for Food Bank Associate Professor of Computer Science Jaime Dávila , as part of a team of Hampshire College community members, is riding his bike to …
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Creating Cuban Consciousness
… who is entering her senior year at Smith College, is one of seven students—including six from Hampshire—who traveled to Havana last spring as part of Hampshire’s Cuba Program . “This experience was the most … could ever happen to someone,” says Mazaheri. “Because of the program, I’ve met two of my favorite poets, who have …
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Hampshire College Alum Represents
… Smith came to Hampshire from Jamaica with the intention of centering her work on the visual arts. Thinking that … career path, she also studied art education. “But because of the way Hampshire is structured, I explored a lot of other things,” she says. “History was always important to …
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Professors Tinson and Koehler Receive 2016 Gruber Awards for Excellence
… Rueschmann, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty. Chris Tinson, Assistant Professor of African American Studies, said he was so surprised receiving Dean Rueschmann’s email notifying him of his award for Excellence in Teaching, he had to read the …
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HIV-Prevention Education
… Engaged For more than two decades Jill Lewis, professor of literature and gender studies , has used education as a … in the international fight against the devastating spread of the HIV epidemic. Approaching the issue from cultural and … HIV-awareness and -prevention initiatives in parts of North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. …
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April 2, 2019: Statement from Trustees Kim Saal 70F and Fraser Beede
… it came to our attention there was a significant breach of confidentiality. This was done without authorization of then Board Chair Gaye Hill. Trust is essential to the integrity and functioning of any Board. The Board expects the highest level of conduct …
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Faculty
Lawrence J. Winship
… Lawrence J. Winship Lawrence J. Winship, professor emeritus of botany, received his B.S. (magna cum laude, honors in … his research on nitrogen fixation at the Harvard Forest of Harvard University, where he investigated the energy cost of nitrogen fixation by nodulated woody plants, particularly …
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Faculty
Sura Levine
… Sura Levine Sura Levine is professor emerita of art history. Levine holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.A. and Ph.D. in art history from the University of Chicago. She is a specialist in the social history of 19th …
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Environmentalism and Environmental Justice
… are. Terms like “achievement gap” describe the sense of insufficiency that attaches to them at the earliest ages. … first institution to see my child for what he was. My love of Hampshire begins with that. My son was bored with school. … this windowless basement where they showed us row upon row of dusty senior theses and said, “This is the intellectual …
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Concerns for Women's Health
… for Women's Health 'The Epidemiology and Political Economy of Cervical Cancer in El Salvador' Within the next two minutes a woman will die of cervical cancer. One dies approximately every two minutes, … such deaths occurring globally each year, 80 percent of them in developing countries, with Central America among …
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First-Year Students Dorm by Shared Interest in Living and Learning Communities
… interest dorm together on the same floor for a year? One of Hampshire’s programs on intentional living, the Living and … for a year with others who are following a similar course of study. The Culture, Brain, and Development (CBD) program, … 2014. The CBD community is now supporting its second class of students. CBD is a campus-wide program of curriculum, …
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National Science Foundation Awards Hampshire Major Grant for New Spectrometer for Student, Faculty Research
… to a mass spectrometer for analyzing chemical properties of solid objects. Now this year the National Science … a major research grant to acquire the latest iteration of the instrument, great news for students and faculty who … sciences, forensics, microbiology, and more. Professor of Chemistry Dula Amarasiriwardena, who is overseeing the …
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CIEL Conference Presentation on Hampshire Admissions Strategy
… strategy was presented at the national conference of the Consortium for Innovative Environments in Learning (CIEL). Vice President of Academic Affairs Eva Rueschmann (pictured right), Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Meredith Twombly, and …
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Faculty
Barbara Yngvesson
… Barbara Yngvesson Barbara Yngvesson, professor emerita of anthropology, received her B.A. from Barnard and her Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. She is former Dean of the School of Social Science at Hampshire College, and …
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