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Boston Globe Sunday Reports Hampshire's 'Major Leap Forward' Toward Sustainability
… 'Major Leap Forward' Toward Sustainability A feature in the Boston Sunday Globe today recognizes Hampshire's legacy at the forefront of sustainability efforts, and calls the college's latest efforts toward its goal to be carbon …
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Hampshire and Partner Colleges Win $250,000 Award to Increase Local Food on Campus
… award to encourage college and university campuses in the region to work together to increase the amount of regionally-produced food on campus menus, it … than 1,000 cafés in 33 states. For more than 60 years, the H.P. Kendall Foundation has supported visionary projects and …
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How a Personalized Curriculum Drove Successful Entrepreneurship
… Curriculum Drove Successful Entrepreneurship “No” was the response that Darleane Torres heard repeatedly from … search. “They were telling me that I had to choose one or the other because the majors are so rigorous ,” Torres says. “But when I asked …
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Connecting Philosophy and Music
… puts that challenge to his students, he can never predict the outcome. Almost everyone has an opinion when it comes to … generally it's more passionate than reasoned. Getting past the primary emotional response, and moving on to a more … critical analysis, is what Professor Cox likes to see in the classroom. "First year students say they want to write on …
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Hampshire Professor D’Avanzo Writes Eco-Mystery
… Hot Sea (Torrey House Press) was released on June 7. The book is the first in what D’Avanzo says will be her Maine … readers in climate-change science and politics. Among the numerous positive reviews, independent publisher Foreword …
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Notable Alumni
Gabrielle Hamilton 83F
… Hamilton 83F Gabrielle Hamilton 83F Gabrielle Hamilton is the chef/owner of Prune restaurant and the author of New York Times bestsellers Blood, Bones & Butter and Prune Hamilton is the chef/owner of PRUNE, which she opened in New York City’s …
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Three Hampshire Graduates Receive 2016-17 Fulbright Awards
… Hampshire graduates have received Fulbright grants from the US Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, it was announced this spring. The awards to Eve Allen, Kristina Moss Gunnarsdóttir, and …
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An invitation to do things differently
… Hampshire College is a small liberal arts college in the heart of the Pioneer Valley. Founded in 1965, our goal is to empower … students with a method to self-actualize, now and for the rest of their lives. Students co-design their …
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Five Hampshire College Science Students Receive Coppinger Grants
… and Tim Stiles — to support research projects in the cognitive and biological sciences. Professor Emeritus Ray Coppinger was a founding member of the Hampshire faculty and a leader in establishing the College’s emphasis on student inquiry and research. The …
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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 Nelson … It is with a heavy heart that I accept her resignation. In the nine months she has been with us, Mim has served the College honorably and well, and I am dismayed by what she …
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'Beet' Poetry
… 'Beet' Poetry Beetitude . The word, coined by Hampshire College student Sam Teitel 05F … coauthor Steve Subrizi, an Emerson graduate, is used as the title of their latest joint poetry collection. The genesis: random conversations spurred by stage banter …
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Creating Cuban Consciousness
… as part of Hampshire’s Cuba Program . “This experience was the most life changing thing that could ever happen to someone,” says Mazaheri. “Because of the program, I’ve met two of my favorite poets, who have told … and studio arts. It operates in partnership with the Alejo Carpentier Foundation, a Havana-based organization …
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Grant Funds Database of Science and Islam Videos
… Salman Hameed was awarded a $199,656 one-year grant from the John Templeton Foundation to create a website that collects and evaluates the intellectual content of videos on Islam and science that are available online. “By the end of summer 2015, we expect to have a website that …
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Statement and Apology to Antonia Okafor on Hampshire College's Decision to Cancel Tonight's Speech
… canceling her speech tonight that was to have been held on the Hampshire College campus. We did not cancel the speech because of the speaker, the subject of the speech, or the content. …
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Alum Michael Carriere 94F Co-Authors Comprehensive History on Creative Placemaking
… College alum Michael Carriere 94F, associate professor at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, recently co-authored the book The City Creative: The Rise of Urban Placemaking in …
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CASE Overall Improvement Award for Hampshire Fundraising
… College received an Overall Improvement Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's 2013 Educational Fundraising Awards. CASE presents the awards "to superior fundraising programs at educational institutions across the country." "It's a real testament to alums that we've seen …
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Hampshire to Host New England Latino Student Leadership Conference
… Conference Hampshire College has been selected to host the 13th Annual New England Latino Student Leadership … April 1-2. This event is facilitated and supported by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators … by Raíces, Hampshire's pan-Latinx student group. To date, the conference titled, “Solidarity Through the Decolonization …
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What Does Empathy Look Like?
… What Does Empathy Look Like? What does empathy look like? The question drives this issue of Non Satis Scire for two reasons. Empathy is all over the news these days, though we won’t attempt to answer why … been on our minds at Hampshire. Empathy was written into the making of the College, even if the word itself wasn’t …
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Earl Ubell Grant Awarded to Zoe Kleiman-Tapley 10F
… 10F has been awarded an Earl Ubell Grant. Named to honor the memory of Earl Ubell, whose distinguished career has influenced generations of science writers, the grant program recognizes and supports exceptional student work that seeks to make the scientific method or scientific findings accessible to …
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Blair McLaughlin Saves Trees One Seed at a Time
… Saves Trees One Seed at a Time Abigail Meisel In the era of global warming, climate change could well wipe out … of oaks endemic to California, trees that thrive in the arid terrain typical of their native habitat. How, the team wondered, could these oaks be so resistant to …
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Alum Amy Goldstein 76F Screens Hampshire Documentary on Campus
… filmmaker Amy Goldstein 76F screened her new documentary The Unmaking of a College to a full house in Franklin Patterson Hall. The 85-minute film covers the longest student sit-in in American history—75 days …
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Akil Gibbons' "Paper City" Screened at Northampton Film Festival
… a documentary film by Akil Gibbons 08F , was screened at the Northampton Film Festival on October 11 at the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton. Paper City … started as Gibbons’ Division III project at Hampshire. The film is “a story about the American dream in the age of …
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Renowned British Writer Sissay To Give Public Reading
… give a reading and talk on Sunday, March 27, at 7 pm in the Red Barn. From a hard childhood in England in failed … for his work in diverse forms of public performative art. The official poet for the London 2012 Olympics, his Landmark Poems are installed in …
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Two Hampshire Students Awarded 2015 Humanity in Action Fellowships
… from 253 American colleges and universities for the 2015 Fellowships. Humanity in Action supports all Fellows financially for the duration of their programs, allowing for the merit-based selection of diverse applicants. These young …
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Andrew Figueroa's "Mixed-Race Mixtape"
… Division III capstone project, and now he’s taking it on the road. As the primary writer and performer of Mixed-Race Mixtape, Figueroa has been refining the piece since he first performed it as part of his Div III …
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