Faculty

Laura Wenk

… and instruction. She is also the curriculum director for the Collaboration for Excellence in Science Education at Hampshire College, an … Wenk taught high school biology and physical science for six years before pursuing her doctorate in curriculum …

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ParaNorman Set Dresser Duncan Gillis

… a misunderstood boy who can see ghosts, was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at this year's Oscars. The … of the set pieces and various props which have been built for that scene, arrange them to camera, modify things if … comparative religion." After graduation, he stuck around for a year as the Arts Barn intern. In return for managing …

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Div III Tests Boundaries

… productions. This field study laid the groundwork for Goldberg to delve into extensive research and writing as … connections, as it was the only port into Palestine for a long time." The play's story follows one similar to her … style. She explains that the play is written specifically for American audiences, and, in the style of Brecht, tests …

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Div II Profile: CONNIE CHANG 15F

… Then I thought I wanted to write fantasy novels again, but for young adults this time. Now, I want to write for television. I’m still interested in sci-fi and fantasy, … reconsolidating them. Questions like these were benchmarks for my Div II: What are the messages I care about enough to …

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After Service In AmeriCorps and Peace Corps, Leanna Pohevitz Earns Fulbright to Brazil

… to serve as an English teaching assistant in Brazil for nine months beginning in early 2018, an opportunity to … to engage with the world became available.” Before leaving for her Fulbright service, Pohevitz 08F is completing her … but the U.S. State Department announced later that year for reasons of safety, it would not send Fulbright recipients …

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Valedictory Letter from Board Chair Luis Hernandez

… Community, With great pride, honor, and joy, I have served for over eight years as a Hampshire Trustee and Board Chair. … relationships validate over and over again the reason for serving and being part of our Hampshire community. We all … is open and welcoming students Encourage financial support for the College via annual giving and the Change in the …

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A Year of Events Celebrating 50 Years

… 50 Years This year marks an important milestone for Hampshire College — its 50th anniversary. Sadly, for the safety and well-being of our students and guests, we … and even past presidents of the College were in attendance for each. If you missed the chance to take part, you can …

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March 31: Screening by Rhys Ernst 01S

… within larger narratives. She Gone Rogue was commissioned for the 2012 "Made in LA" Los Angeles Biennial at the Hammer … , premiered at Sundance 2012. Ernst was a producer/editor for MTV Networks, associate producer for Masterclass (HBO), associate producer for Coming Out …

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Board Member

Eddie Mandhry 97F

… his wife Wendy. He is presently leading the Virtual Center for Advanced Potential, a global network of researchers and … the frontiers of science.  He was most recently director for Africa and the Middle East at Yale where he led the … (NYU) Africa House, and the NYU Abu Dhabi Center for Technology and Economic Development supporting …

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Notable Alumni

Jamie Citron 01F

… Foundation. Citron began his career in politics working for then-Senator Obama in early 2007. Over the next decade, … Citron also served as director of the LGBT Vote for Barack Obama’s presidential re-election effort, where he … LGBT and allied Americans. In recent years he has worked for the Barack Obama Foundation and served as a member of the …

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Hampshire Alum Daniel José Older to Join Disney’s Rick Riordan Imprint With Two New Young Adult Novels

… world,” and Older’s series is the first Young Adult series for the imprint. Older’s first novel in the Outlaw Saints … in May 2023. Older is currently the lead story architect for Star Wars: The High Republic . He is the author of Flood … Read.” Older won the International Latino Book Award for Best YA novel in 2016 and has been nominated for the …

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Language Learning

… intensive language program through the American Institute for Indian Studies in Lucknow, the capital of India's most … in Literacy, an organization involved in funding schools for women. She forged connections with the group after she … helped raise funds, while still in high school in Houston, for victims of the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan. Giles is …

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Div III Profile: Milo Muise's 'Magic, Exile, and Defiant Miracles'

… Exile, and Defiant Miracles' Brigid Gorry-Hines 11F "For me, poetry is all about rich layers of complexity and … poems make me philosophically dizzy, echo around in me for days after reading." To Muise, poetry isn't about finding … mirror of what it means, to me, to be alive," they say. For Div III, Muise has created a two-part project, consisting …

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Div III Profile: Maximilian Beauchene Explores U.S. Interventions and Global Conflicts

… instability and civil war, creating an environment ideal for terrorist cells such as al-Qaeda, ISIS, and al-Shabaab. … creating enemies.”   Beauchene says he wanted a challenge for his project, and researching covert U.S. military … peace and world security studies, a defense correspondent for the Nation , and the author of 16 books on global …

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Wetlands Boxes as Water Filters

… of the water coming through.” One goal of the lab is for students to understand the science behind the … will be teaching their classmates how to conduct each one. For the water lab, the group leaders were from Cianfrani’s … constructed and natural wetlands were good preparation for the lab. She and her classmates had toured the Kern …

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Experimental Pinhole Photo Exhibit by Hampshire Alum to Debut at Campus Gallery

… is currently stored off-site, and will be available for research at the Archives in 2019. Freedberg’s photography … and an MFA from Yale University.  http://www.annacollette.com/ For more information on these two exhibits, contact … and an MFA from Yale University.  http://www.annacollette.com/ For more information on these two exhibits, contact …

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Board Member

Jesús A. Colmenares 03F

… of Defense, National Institutes of Health, Center for Disease Control), academic institutions, and life … position he served as Director of Contracts and Grants for New England Research Institutes. As the Director he led the proposal pipeline and contracting process for the company. Jesús holds a degree in neuroscience from …

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Div III show: Nathan Tobiason

… I am attracted to these qualities because of a desire for things to be organized but maintain some complexity," he … III this year, Tobiason also was a teaching assistant for two classes and took the Division III Concentrators Seminar for Visual Arts. View photos from Tobiason's show >> … Nathan …

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Alum Matt Hinderhofer 17F Researching Type-I Diabetes at Harvard

… Lab at Harvard, researching type-I diabetes. We sat down for a virtual interview with them to talk about their … What did you study at Hampshire? What was your Div III? For my Div III, I studied the effects of CBD on colorectal … and I differentiate them into beta cells, which are used for research for type-I diabetes therapies. I heard about the …

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Artist and Hampshire Alum Leidy Churchman 98F’s Paintings are Absorbing Meditations of Consciousness

… “It's similar to if you're talking to one friend for a while and getting advice from them and then you need to … you supposed to have that if you are just coming into it? For me back then, it was a feeling like when your eyes are … I was trying to find what I didn't know I was looking for.” But Churchman did find what they were looking for at …

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Kunga Chonyi 17F on His Div III Journey to Neurobiology and Nursing

… a student exchange program with the Central University for Tibetan Studies. We sat down with Chonyi [virtually] to … in India. While I was attending the Central University for Tibetan Studies, I learned about the relationship between … inseparable discipline that engulfs the foundation needed for understanding brain function in general. So, during my …

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Student Project Creating Smartphone Software to Monitor Blood Sugar

… use out of his smartphone. "That's how I read most of my news, that's how I check Facebook, and do all of my … "Or, when one breaks, your insurance might not pay for another one yet." If a person already owns a smartphone, … application will be "a tool that would make it very easy for people who may know enough to manage their diabetes, but …

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Tradition of Environmental Justice Courses Continues This Fall

… to the campus community, the event’s goal is not just for learning but also for influencing. “We want the event to be a tool for advocacy and a means of leverage around issues of …

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Professor Koehler Named Visiting Senior Fellow at the National Gallery of Art

… and Art History Karen Koehler will conduct research for her book on Walter Gropius as a Paul Mellon Visiting … Senior Fellow at the National Gallery of Art’s Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts. Gropius, the founder … is the opportunity to pursue this research at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, where she expects to …

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Div III Profile: RJ Sakai, Multimedia Designer

… of tourists are designed, and why people travel. For his Division III thesis, Sakai 08F led ethnographic … research on Turners Falls—a small Massachusetts town known for its quirky events. One of the most well known events in … town was perceived. Visitors would come to Turners Falls for its fun events, but would leave without paying attention …

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