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Div III Participates in Harvard Linguistics Colloquium
… in Harvard Linguistics Colloquium Lee Morgan was selected to participate in the Ninth Annual Harvard Undergraduate … in philosophy, linguistics, and literary theory in order to present an original analysis of metaphorical expressions. … same weekend, he chose the Harvard event. The colloquium is hosted each spring by the Harvard College Linguistics …
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Speeches and Photos from Inauguration
… School for Interdisciplinary Arts, welcomes Jonathan Lash to Hampshire on behalf of the faculty. Words of Welcome on … Student Trustee Zilong Wang 09F welcomes Jonathan Lash to Hampshire on behalf of students. Words of Welcome on … Gary Hirshberg 72 Introduces Al Gore Gary Hirshberg 72F is the co-founder and chair of Stonyfield Farm. He delivered …
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Student Circus Performers at First Night Boston
… through the arts. The Downside-Up Circus, founded in 2009, is the creative brainchild of Jacob, Quine, and Molly McLeod 05F. The group is dedicated to promoting social justice and sustainability through circus … ride bicycles for the entire tour. The Downside-Up Circus site … A Downside-Up View of the World By Taliesin Nyala …
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Professor Ryan Joo's Book Tops South Korean Bestseller List
… roughly translated as Things That Appear When You Pause , is a collection of essays and shorter works written over the … and magazines as well as on Professor Joo's Twitter site. The essays encourage people to make an effort to notice the world around them, to find …
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Video of Sonya Renee Taylor Delivering Commencement Keynote Address
… Renee Taylor delivered the commencement keynote address to Hampshire's graduating class on May 16, 2015. Taylor is founder and radical executive officer of The Body is Not … and injustice are manifestations of our inability to make peace with our own bodies and those of others. …
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Hampshire Honored with Civic Engagement Award
… Honored with Civic Engagement Award Hampshire College is one of five colleges and universities chosen from more than a hundred nominations to share in the 2014 Higher Education Civic Engagement Awards … tomorrow’s leaders in developing the skills necessary to put their ideas into action. To be recognized for these …
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Resisting Racism and White Supremacy
… the oppression does not fall equally among us. The burden is not shared. The murder of George Floyd was horrifying to witness. The brutality of his death, as his pleas for his … is heartbreaking and traumatic. No message can do justice to the despair, rage, and grief provoked by this cruel act. …
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CLPP Conference Celebrates 35 Years of Mobilizing for Reproductive Freedom
… for Reproductive Freedom Right now, the Supreme Court is deliberating Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt, one of … and more are considered daily. It’s clear that access to abortion is on the line. What will it take to make … . Please register by Monday, April 4; limited on-site registration is offered. The three-day conference begins …
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In Support of Our and All Trans Communities: Statement From President Nelson
… Statement From President Nelson What does it mean to be human? As a humanist and college president, I found the news that the administration seeks to roll back federal protections for transgender people … abhorrent. Classifying a human being by their genitalia is the very definition of anti-human . As a scientist, I see …
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Div III Profile: Anita Fuentes Gutierrez On Racism, Reality TV
… TV Joshua Murray It’s no secret that reality television is a dominant and influential medium globally. Anita Fuentes … called Gypsy) sentiment. There are an estimated 750,000 to one million Roma in Spain. They first arrived in the early … money-obsessed consumerists. This stands in stark contrast to the dire conditions many Roma families are facing in the …
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Jerome Liebling Center
… digital photography, filmmaking, and video. In addition to screening rooms and the Leo Model Gallery space, the … and collaborative lab spaces for image-based media. Access to these facilities is limited to students, faculty, and staff participating in …
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Hampshire College Receives Largest Single Donation Since Founding
… Largest Single Donation Since Founding Hampshire College is announcing a $5,000,000 investment in its Change in the … from fellow alums through a Founders Challenge that aims to raise significant support from the College’s first five … Hampshire College has challenged passionate students to create their own paths, gather the resources they need to …
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Faculty
Geremías Polanco Encarnación
… in mathematics and an M.S. in actuarial science. Prior to Hampshire, he was a visiting assistant professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His passion is to understand and communicate mathematics. His primary …
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Hampshire College Alum Kanya D'Almeida 06F Wins the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
… Kanya D'Almeida 06F, a Sri Lankan writer and journalist, is the 2021 winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The … Short Story Prize is an international award given annually to promote talented new and emerging voices and bring them to a global audience. D’Almeida is the first Sri Lankan to …
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Office Fire Safety
… use multi-plug sockets (converting a single wall socket to multiple sockets). Use power strips with surge … If a cord or plug gets hot, remove it immediately; it is faulty or not the right size. Use of space heaters must be … use multi-plug sockets (converting a single wall socket to multiple sockets). Use power strips with surge …
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Professor's Novel Nominated for Man Asian Literary Prize
… for her novel Thinner Than Skin. More >> Thinner Than Skin is Professor Khan's fourth novel. It tells the story of … from Karachi who lives in San Francisco and travels to Kaghan Valley in northern Pakistan one summer. … partner Frarhana, who is Pakistani-American. "He is hoping to be inspired by the landscape. She's hoping to connect to a …
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Summer Programs Offer Intensive Experiences Across Disciplines
… or collaborating with leading social-justice activists is just part of a day's study. Hampshire College Summer … COLLEGE PROGRAMS College summer programs are open to current college students, graduates, postgrads, and young … They take place over four weeks in June and are available to both Hampshire and non-Hampshire students, the latter whom …
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Statement on Investment Policy and Fossil Fuel and Private Prison Industries
… and Governance (ESG)-oriented investing, which dates back to the college’s early days. As an example, Hampshire was the first college to divest from South Africa. Hampshire’s Investment Policy (adopted December 2011, amended November 2015) is grounded in ESG principles, and requires the college to …
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Become a Wool Person, Sing with the Crazy Pitches: Student Groups Represent at Hampfest
… term. But Fianna O’Brian, one of Crazy Pitches’ signers, is quick to point out that Hampshire’s a cappella group attracts broad … their own course of study, but Hampfest is an introduction to the ways they can create extracurricular activities, too. …
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Hampshire Student Competes in Bluegrass Festival
… at various music festivals. They submitted a video to FreshGrass in August, and were thrilled to make the finals. For Hargreaves, it was less about winning … making connections with others. She believes that music is “a chance to lose yourself and become part of a greater …
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Div III Profile: Flannery Weiss Drafts Sex Health Education Curriculum
… III thesis builds on a simple premise: Sexual education is health education. Weiss designed an inclusive sex-ed … education was effective in actually teaching them skills to deal with their sexual health — things such as consent and … “Almost all of the standards or guidelines are left to the states. Every state has a different approach, and many …
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Literary Collaboration and Control
… a lot of collaborative writing lately, too. In addition to finishing his thesis, or "Division III" as it is called at Hampshire College, where he will graduate May … on graduate school applications, Hill is looking forward to three forthcoming publications: Mute, a magazine of art …
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Oct. 13, 16, 17: Wilhelm Verwoerd and Journeys Through Conflict
… his message will focus on peace and reconciliation. It is a significant moment: the grandson of the "Architect of … divested from South Africa. Hampshire invites the public to three open presentations by Verwoerd: October 13 at 7:30 … served in the U.S. Marines for 12 years. He deployed to Iraq as a captain in 2004 and is the author of P acking …
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September 20: Sister Helen Prejean, Author of Dead Man Walking
… Helen Prejean, Author of Dead Man Walking The public is invited to hear Sister Helen Prejean speak on Thursday, September 20, … is a pioneering opponent of the death penalty, helping to shape the Catholic Church's opposition to state …
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April 5, 2019: Letter from Luis Hernandez 70F
… April 5, 2019: Letter from Luis Hernandez 70F To the Hampshire community: You know by now that Miriam … has stepped down as president of Hampshire College. It is with a heavy heart that I accept her resignation. In the … honorably and well, and I am dismayed by what she has had to endure. What Mim tried to do was emphasize that …
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