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April 6, 2019: Letter from Interim President Kenneth Rosenthal
… in Hampshire College. The Board of Trustees has asked me to become Interim President to help Hampshire find its way … I am happy to be working with you. You will hear more from me again soon. Ken Rosenthal … Dear Hampshire Community, … in Hampshire College. The Board of Trustees has asked me to become Interim President to help Hampshire find its way …
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New Faculty Q&A with Daniel Altshuler
… what does that tell us about the human brain? What draws me to doing linguistics, and especially semantic theory, is … part of the question presupposes that others beside me are ordinary, and I think that everyone has an … know if that’s cool, but it’s the first thing that came to me. No, that’s very cool! Now, can you recommend some books …
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"It Was A Building That Spoke The Loudest"
… through improving. This process is what’s greatest for me because what’s now needed in the world is not more talk … “Why are you turning off all the lights?” my mother asked me last January, when I came home for break. “To save energy, … observed by white people just did not apply to me. Both directly and indirectly, I was just not part of the …
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Jennifer Chrisler Selected to Lead Hampshire College’s Next Bold Chapter
Jennifer Chrisler Selected to Lead Hampshire College’s Next Bold Chapter Hampshire College has appointed Jennifer Chrisler as its ninth president. An accomplished higher education administrator and leader, LGBTQIA+ advocate and non-profit executive, …
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Professor Roosbelinda Cárdenas Wins Woodrow Wilson Fellowship
… by Tristan Cullen 13F. He credits Cárdenas with “giving me the confidence to feel I could succeed in an academic … here and decided to stay, she was extremely happy for me and told me she’d hoped something would happen that would take me on a …
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Seeking Justice for the Disenfranchised
… would end up, and no vision about what the future held for me. But I had a fundamental belief that I was meant to do … is challenging and at times exhausting, but it gave me intellectual stamina. My job is to assist my clients in … meaningful relief to my community. Hampshire taught me to never, ever accept injustice — and to fight harder, …
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Taking a Deep Dive into Dolphin Communication
… I was learning. Hampshire seemed like a perfect fit for me because students can combine various subject areas — I … and tedious, but volunteers have been helping me, and they’ve been amazing. The most exciting part is the … and people. I don’t know what I’d do without them helping me through each step of this project. I’ve had the …
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Jake Schievink on Power, Desire, and the 'Actualized Computer'
… man’s greatest desire to possess and control.” That sent me on this tangent figuring out what digital technology hides … At my final show, this guy was really trying to argue with me and I said, “Well, historically, almost every advancement … the reasons I chose them is that I knew they would trust me on my own. Technology used to be a lot more emotional, it …
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Admissions Counselor
Kiara Badillo 17S
… You should totally check them out. A random fact about me: I love my dog so much, and Boomer is a huge part of … and The Art of the Self Sustaining Artist. Interview with me klbad@hampshire.edu Admissions Counselor … Degree: B.A., … You should totally check them out. A random fact about me: I love my dog so much, and Boomer is a huge part of …
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Hampshire Team Bikes for Food Bank
… fund raiser, the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts gives me the opportunity to work towards providing one of those … who took the time and some of their resources to sponsor me. It'll be a privilege to work on their behalf,” Dávila … fund raiser, the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts gives me the opportunity to work towards providing one of those …
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Chapter 9: Increasing Diversity
… process of problem identification and rectification in the near future. 1. MULTICULTURAL MISSION: PERCEIVED … a truly multicultural community. I hope you will join me in working toward that goal this year. In Pursuit of … process of problem identification and rectification in the near future. 1. MULTICULTURAL MISSION: PERCEIVED …
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Q&A with Professor Andrea Dezso
… on that I’m just going to try to do what really makes me excited, and what makes me feel like when I was a child and I came up with a project … that thing, and do it like that, because that’s what, for me, makes it alive. Q. Would you describe the process you use …
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Previous Conferences
… and BDSM Explorations in Nonmonogamy Fat and Queer Fem(me)inism; Politics/Theory/Art Five College LGBTQ+ Student … and BDSM Explorations in Nonmonogamy Fat and Queer Fem(me)inism; Politics/Theory/Art Five College LGBTQ+ Student …
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Alum Rebecca Carroll on Her New Memoir 'Surviving the White Gaze' and the Power of Storytelling to Reshape Language
… and Black womanness, it's a really important tool for me to be able to use conversation, storytelling, and language … mind for this book? I mean, the first audience had to be me—it had to be little me and me at every stage that I write about in the book …
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'Anything by Itself, Hitched to Everything Else in the Universe'
… the Universe.’ I am deeply curious about the webs around me that shape their ecosystems, and every time I answer one … scientific process and investigating the ecosystems around me will make me a better educator. Having female role models, scientists …
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Division III: Researching Trace Metals in Rice
… was on rice samples collected from downsteam villages near the Xikuangshan mine in the Hunan Province of China. … was on rice samples collected from downsteam villages near the Xikuangshan mine in the Hunan Province of China. …
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Alum Exhibit Explores Humanity, Nature in the Post-Industrial Moment
… personal significance) along the Concord River, which runs near her home. “What I love about this,” Altmann says, “is … personal significance) along the Concord River, which runs near her home. “What I love about this,” Altmann says, “is …
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January 21, 2019: Update from President Nelson
… As I’ll keep reaching out to you, please reach out to me. We’ve compiled many of your questions in an updated FAQ … . Your feedback and questions are important not only to me, but also to the Board. I’ve been relaying your concerns … As you have questions or concerns, please reach out to me at president@hampshire.edu . Current students and parents …
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Abby Grace Drake's "Significant" Discovery About Dog Evolution
… I got started in all of this,” Drake says. “He introduced me to the idea of studying dogs, and the idea that dogs are … for evolutionary biology. I owe it all to him. He got me set down that path.” For her Division III (senior) … arrested in a juvenile state. Drake’s Div III “taught me to be a good scientist, and a critical thinker,” she says. …
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Marlene Gerber Fried Honored with APHA Advocacy Award
… After taking a course taught by her, “Marlene sent me off to different internships, linked me to other mentors, and pushed me academically, all experiences that have become …
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Sensenich Examines Native American History and its Absence from U.S. Schools
… American school systems, either. It was an aha! moment for me. I decided, This is something I need to bring back to … a non-native person myself. That was really important to me. I did archival research, at Dartmouth College, at the … workshops and speeches. The Sander Thoenes Grant provided me the opportunity to travel, produce quality prints, and …
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Hampshire Student Beau Guenther 23S Balances Competitive Bike Racing, Art, and Photography
… you develop is something that’s been applicable to me through every part of my life. That being said, there was … two-dimensional artworks. I’ve also carried a camera with me over the course of the season, documenting moments with my … other. Hampshire provides the flexibility necessary for me to even think of pursuing a career as a cyclist, and it’s …
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Tips to Borrowing a Private Alternative Loan
… and payment incentives. If graduate school is in your near future, you may want the loan you choose to have a … and payment incentives. If graduate school is in your near future, you may want the loan you choose to have a …
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Ladder Use Policy
… electrical equipment. Use fiberglass or wooden ladders near power lines or electrical equipment. Cross-bracing on … electrical equipment. Use fiberglass or wooden ladders near power lines or electrical equipment. Cross-bracing on …
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Action Against Racism | Hampshire College
… that we let the discussion go on as long as necessary for me to answer any and all questions from the floor. We devoted … as a whole, much less individual faculty voices, but let me convey what I took away from that extraordinary … working quickly, my senior administrative team helped me create a fresh document, which we forwarded, again to the …
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