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Division III Profile: Jennifer Maxwell Takes 'One Step Forward'
… took her across the United States, to jails, hospitals, and support groups, with one mission in mind: to encourage … art. Maxwell is combining her studies of art, animation and computer science to create what she calls “a community … silhouetted woman walking forward, representing depression and subsequent recovery. Using a network of online resources, …
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Hampshire to Host 31st Annual CLPP Reproductive Justice Conference
… CLPP Reproductive Justice Conference Hampshire alums and students will be among the presenters this weekend as more than 1,000 activists and community members gather for the Civil Liberties & Public … April 7–9 at Hampshire, attendees will gain the skills and the community necessary to organize in a political …
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Game Design Professor Embeds Hidden Puzzles in R.W. Kern Center
… Embeds Hidden Puzzles in R.W. Kern Center Josh Murray and John Courtmanche Visitors of all ages exploring Hampshire … in The New York Times .] “I love puzzles, hidden secrets, and treasure hunts,” said puzzle designer Ira Fay, assistant professor of computer science and game design. “The puzzles hidden throughout the building …
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Vehicle for Learning
… graduating class, 21-year-old Christina Salway, designed and executed a total renovation of a vintage recreational … into a guest bedroom in a project titled "Examination and Reconstruction of the Traveling Home: Rebuilding the … with a visit to the summer cottage of family friends Sally and Michael Moskowitz, an A-frame located just outside Port …
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How Hampshire Celebrated Earth Day 2015
… at Hampshire College this year was lively, strategical, and filled with a warm April sun and breeze. Just the day prior, Hampshire was highlighted by … Education (AASHE) for “advancing sustainability on a local and global front.” We were one of only 11 institutions to be …
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Hampshire at the Largest Climate March in History
… air on Sunday morning, September 21, in Central Park West and 6 th Avenue. The feeling before a big thunderstorm: … It became the largest climate march in history, 400,000, and the Hampshire community was dutifully represented – with … of professors, faculty, parents of students, graduates, and, of course, students. After months of work, members of …
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Hampshire Student Is a Victory Congressional Intern
… as a Victory Congressional Intern, a program of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Institute, a nonprofit that supports openly gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) public officials. "It's a very exciting and overwhelming time," Carpenter-Winch says, noting the …
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Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for Hampshire Professor
… a Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Israel, where she will lecture and conduct research during academic year 2013-2014. … Rubinstein is associate professor of American literature and Jewish studies and the dean of academic support and advising at Hampshire …
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Hampshire College Represents at 2021 Mimesis Documentary Film Festival
… Film Festival Amy Diehl Hampshire College Film, Photo, and Video Professors Abraham Ravett and Hope Tucker , as well as alums Josh Weissbach 04F and Emily Drummer 09F, recently exhibited work at the 2021 …
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Statement In Support of Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
… ceremony on May 20. We are appalled by the vicious and explicitly racist, misogynistic, and homophobic threats being directed against Professor Taylor in response to her remarks. And we condemn the actions of those who are inciting violence …
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A Director of Photography Reflects on How Hampshire Primed Him for Success
… in the movie industry. Hampshire’s Film, Photo, and Video Program has helped nurture countless students over … join ASC; cofounder of Florentine Films Buddy Squires 74S and Newton Thomas Sigel 73F are also members. Founded just … essentially, the coolest club a cinematographer can join — and the organization even has a clubhouse. “When you walk in …
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Lynne Hanley
… Lynne Hanley Lynne Hanley, professor emerita of literature and writing, received a B.A. from Cornell University, an M.A. in English from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of California at Berkeley. She has taught at Princeton, Douglass, and Mount Holyoke. At Hampshire, she offered courses on women …
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Hampshire Conducts Final Test for 100% Solar Campus
… test” with the utility Eversource on Tuesday November 28, and is awaiting permission to switch from conditional to full … 15,000 photovoltaic-panel arrays on two fields were built and are owned and operated by SolarCity, and Hampshire is purchasing the …
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Community Commons Summer Grants Announced
… through grant-funded internships, volunteer placements and independent projects. These experiences are invaluable to students as they explore and envision the academic and career paths they want to pursue. This year, however, the …
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Alum Makes $2 Million Donation, Second Seven-Figure Contribution This Month
… 70F contributed $2 million to partner with Paula H. and James S. Crown 71F on the Crown Founders Challenge, which … its launch, in January 2019. A retired NASA scientist and namesake of her own asteroid, Dr. McFadden is known … Science Center, where she helped refurbish the innovative and collaborative open laboratories. “As a member of …
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Student-Driven Theatre On Display in Hampshire’s Theatre Board
… Theatre Department was founded when a group of between 30 and 50 students, indignant and outraged at the lack of performing arts on campus, … several days in protest. But whether it’s legend or fact — and I was told emphatically that it’s fact —is unimportant; …
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Student Plans Hampshire Deaf Studies Conference To Remove Barriers
… fourth-year student, is committed to bridging the hearing and Deaf communities within the bounds of her Division III … studies on portrayals of d/Deafness in mainstream media, and serving as lead organizer on a new Deaf Studies … college, she didn’t really know there was a Deaf culture and community. Daniels cites her first ASL professor, Ruth …
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E-Newsletter: Special Div III Issue
… Serpulids are marine worms that secrete calcareous tubes and attach to hard surfaces, such as stone or shell. They are found around the globe and in a range of environments, but almost always in an … to know why the reefs formed: what caused this unique and fascinating grouping of serpulids in intertwined, …
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College Breaks Ground on Solar Arrays, Aims to Drop CO2 Emissions by 3,000 Metric Tons
… to Drop CO2 Emissions by 3,000 Metric Tons Mike Medeiros and John Courtmanche, Photos by Mike Medeiros “Hampshire … average was December 1984—32 years ago, he said. Roof and half a dozen other speakers from Hampshire and its solar-project partners delivered remarks at the …
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Hampshire a Top-40 College for Alums Earning a Doctorate, Federal Data Reveals
… Federal Data Reveals Federal data on US colleges and universities rank Hampshire College #39 nationwide by … list to Dartmouth, Smith, Mount Holyoke, Carnegie Mellon, and Columbia. The result is notable from a college whose … design their own academic programs with faculty advisers and receive written evaluations instead of grades. According …
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Three Hampshire Graduates Receive 2016-17 Fulbright Awards
… received Fulbright grants from the US Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, it … The awards to Eve Allen, Kristina Moss Gunnarsdóttir, and Leanna Pohevitz will enable them, respectively, to lead … in Mexico plus organize workshops for artisans there, and teach English and perform linguistics research in Turkey. …
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Hampshire Celebrates 2020 Graduates at 50th-Anniversary Commencement, Held Online
… which many upcoming graduates had to vacate campus early and missed the beloved tradition of ringing the Div Free bell … their Div III. Here are just a few examples of the diverse and highly individual projects. Elizabeth Green Dreamstate: … Micael Jude Sobel Consuming Food’s Image: Race, Gender, and Class in Contemporary Food Media Katherine Torres Causes …
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Designing for a Purpose
… process, either. Collaborative skills, mistakes, and inspiration keep a good idea going until it becomes a … by Associate Professor of Public Health Elizabeth Conlisk and Hampshire alum Miriam Cremer. Cremer, an obstetrician and gynecologist, is the founder of Basic Health …
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Results of Removing Standardized Test Scores from College Admissions
… to the outcomes of a test, the only incentive for schools and students to innovate is in the form of improving test-taking and scores. Teaching to a test becomes stifling for teachers and students, far from the inspiring, adaptive education that …
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Howard Wein 93F
… Wein 93F Leverett, Massachusetts Howard Wein is founder and principal of Howard Wein Hospitality, LLC, an advisory and venture firm serving both the local and global hospitality communities. He is an experienced …
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