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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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Faculty

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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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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Staff

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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Paul Murphy

… of a great co-teaching team at the Early Learning Center and to be a member of the dynamic and inspired teaching staff. Paul believes in emergent curriculum, co-learning alongside children, and working together with everyone to discover, explore, and

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Hampshire Names New Dean of Students

… Dean McCrae served most recently as vice president and dean of student life at Washington & Jefferson College in … of the student affairs staffs of Sarah Lawrence College and the San Francisco Art Institute. McCrae holds a doctorate in educational leadership, administration, and policy from Fordham University as well as a master's in …

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Five College Africa Day on November 5

… Day on November 5 Posted: October 27, 2011 From drumming and dance to panel discussions and stories, Five College Africa Day offers something for … Joseph Sebarenzi, former speaker of the Rwandan Parliament and survivor of the Rwandan genocide, starts off the day's …

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Hampshire College Professor Alan Goodman to Present at Upcoming UN Training Conference

… is sponsored by the UN Network on Racial Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, a network established in 2012 to improve conversation and cooperation between various UN departments, agencies, and funding programs. Goodman’s “Master Class” presentation …

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Faculty

Lawrence J. Winship

… (magna cum laude, honors in biology) from Yale University and his Ph.D. from Stanford University, where he completed his dissertation on nitrogen fixation and nitrate assimilation by lupines in coastal California. He … woody plants, particularly alders. His recent research and teaching interests include the biophysics of gas …

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Notable Alumni

Gary Marcus 86F

… Marcus, director of the Infant Language Learning Center and a professor at NYU, is the author of books including Guitar Zero and Kluge Gary Marcus is a leading voice in artificial … intelligence. He is a scientist, best-selling author, and serial entrepreneur — founder of Robust.AI and

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