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Welcome, Entering Class of Fall 2013!
… Welcome, Entering Class of Fall 2013! Hampshire welcomed 398 first-year students, 76 … Maryland, Vermont, and Maine. A quarter are students of color or international students, and another 11 percent … a one-woman show they wrote and performed in New York City. Taught English to Burundian refugees. Worked at an …
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Alum Dr. Andrew Lustig 80F Pivots from Corporate Life to One of Service
… Dr. Andrew Lustig 80F Pivots from Corporate Life to One of Service Andrew Lustig 80F “orchestrated deals with movers … 80F led a successful multimedia corporation in New York City, but felt his life was missing something; he wanted to … addressed gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and created a clean water project in Nepal. “I’m a …
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Issues of Migration and Immigration
… Issues of Migration and Immigration Division III — Turkçe and … Resistance, and Ethnographic Thickness in the Voices of Second Generation Turkish Women in Berlin, Germany For May … spend three months in intensive language training in the city of Ankara, then head on in the fall to Germany to …
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Radio Interview with Dean Roof: Students Help Transform Campus Energy Use
… Roof was interviewed by WHMP radio about the efforts of students partnered with campus leaders and others to take … living building that promises to set a new standard for green building design. These efforts have also created new … living building that promises to set a new standard for green building design. These efforts have also created new …
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Hampshire College to be Honored with Legacy Award
… be honored with a Legacy Award by the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce at its Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday, October … South Amherst, creating a cultural district, commitment to green building and sustainability, and creation of the … South Amherst, creating a cultural district, commitment to green building and sustainability, and creation of the …
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'Defying The Nazis' Film by Hampshire Alums Burns and Joukowsky Premieres on PBS
… to rescue refugees and dissidents in Europe at the start of World War II, premieres on September 20 at 9 pm on PBS. … escape arrest and watch as the Third Reich invaded Eastern Europe. Dozens of Jewish scientists, journalists, … (2002) for class 6 and won the silver medal in the Mexico City Games (2003). He served on the boards of a number of …
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A History of Student Activities, 1978-1982
… A History of Student Activities, 1978-1982 Compiled by Tim Shary 1978 … crew to begin removing thousands of round red, white, and green stickers from campus buildings; the Italian … crew to begin removing thousands of round red, white, and green stickers from campus buildings; the Italian …
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Reimbursement Rates
… note that we generally do not reimburse for the purchase of alcoholic beverages, except in certain pre-authorized … for major U.S. cities (such as Boston, Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.) and major foreign … note that we generally do not reimburse for the purchase of alcoholic beverages, except in certain pre-authorized …
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Hampshire College Welcomes Five New Members to the Board of Trustees
… Hampshire College Welcomes Five New Members to the Board of Trustees Amy Diehl Hampshire College added five new members to its Board of Trustees in the last fiscal year, starting July 1, 2020. … throughout the U.S. He is a lifelong resident of New York City and is involved in various philanthropic works dedicated …
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Hampshire Board of Trustees Names Ed-Tech Entrepreneur Jose Fuentes as Chair
… Hampshire Board of Trustees Names Ed-Tech Entrepreneur Jose Fuentes as Chair Hampshire College’s Board of Trustees elected successful educational technology … from Guatemala and now lives and works in New York City. As a Hampshire student, he pursued a concentration in …
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Mystery of the Mummies
… Mystery of the Mummies Eight Hampshire students and their professor … tops their agenda on this cold winter morning: the health of the people in a faraway Chilean fishing village. The … Valley, a village located a few hours' drive from Mexico City. "It was a very interdisciplinary effort. We all made …
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Urban Agriculture Activist Doria Robinson 93F Is Changing the Future of Farming
… Activist Doria Robinson 93F Is Changing the Future of Farming Passionate about the intersections of environmental and social injustices, Doria Robinson sees … Tilth, she’s now a newly elected member of the Richmond City Council. Robinson told the Richmond Pulse that over the …
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Akil Gibbons' "Paper City" Screened at Northampton Film Festival
… Akil Gibbons' "Paper City" Screened at Northampton Film Festival Paper City, a … the Northampton Film Festival on October 11 at the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton. Paper City started as … The film is “a story about the American dream in the age of the school-to-prison pipeline, the nationwide phenomenon …
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Jerome Liebling: Brooklyn and Other Boroughs, 1946-1996
… Boroughs, 1946-1996 The Stephen Kasher Gallery in New York City will show Jerome Liebling: Brooklyn and Other Boroughs, … 6 to 8 p.m. Liebling was among the founding professors of Hampshire College. He joined the faculty in 1969, before … photographer and filmmaker. This is the second exhibition of Liebling’s work at Steven Kasher Gallery. The show …
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A 'Very Hampshire Approach' to Academics and Athletics
… Approach' to Academics and Athletics For years, one of Alissa Graff’s goals was to play NCAA basketball. When it … college offers to play NCAA soccer and basketball in favor of the intellectual challenge she knew Hampshire would bring. … that she designed, she’s examining changes in her home city of Detroit through the lens of conflict and conflict …
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March 31: Lorrin Thomas to Speak on Her Book, 'Puerto Rican Citizen'
… on Her Book, 'Puerto Rican Citizen' Lorrin Thomas , author of the award-winning book Puerto Rican Citizen: History and Political Identity in New York City will speak in Hampshire's Red Barn on March 31 at 6 p.m. … to the public. Thomas is a professor in the department of history at Rutgers University. Her research explores ideas …
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A History of Student Activities, 1969-1973
… A History of Student Activities, 1969-1973 Compiled by Tim Shary 1969 … writes a letter to the students in his "Science and Eastern Thought" class, explaining that he will not return to … writes a letter to the students in his "Science and Eastern Thought" class, explaining that he will not return to …
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Hampshire Mourns the Death of Former Professor of Film and Accomplished Producer Lawrence Pitkethly
… Hampshire Mourns the Death of Former Professor of Film and Accomplished Producer Lawrence Pitkethly Lawrence … many through the Center of Visual History in New York City, which he co-founded. He died on February 24. Before …
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Mission and Goals
… to the College. Goals Volunteer committees in New York City, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Boston will work with … with the College. Volunteers will facilitate the exchange of information between alums from their regions and the … Members serve a one-year term with the possibility of renewal. Gather information on the needs and wants of …
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Valentin-Escobar Exhibit Named Top 20 Museum Show of 2015 by Art Media
… Valentin-Escobar Exhibit Named Top 20 Museum Show of 2015 by Art Media John Courtmanche, Photos By Máximo Colón … Professor Wilson Valentín-Escobar about the history of the revolutionary, paramilitary, Puerto Rican organization … Surrealism: The Emergence of Latin@ Artivists in New York City (New York University Press). He holds a Ph.D. in …
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'Adventures of a Kid'
… 'Adventures of a Kid' "...when imagination and reality were seamless." … world around her—grownups fighting, schoolmates playing, city streets, museums—she blends it with fantastical animals … III (senior project), a graphic novel titled Adventures of a Kid. Through the character Mendes explores her own ideas …
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2010 Convocation Speech by Patricia Klindienst 71F
… and thanking parents for trusting their kid's choice of Hampshire College, I would not have believed them. When my … in Rte. 91 at the Oxbow, I saw the Valley open into flat green fields interrupted by long, low tobacco barns. Their … gardeners of Holyoke, the first planned industrial city in America, about half an hour from here, just over the …
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Artist and Hampshire Alum Leidy Churchman 98F’s Paintings are Absorbing Meditations of Consciousness
… Leidy Churchman 98F’s Paintings are Absorbing Meditations of Consciousness Amy Diehl Hampshire alum Leidy Churchman 98F … work often explores, with thoughtful curiosity, ideas of perception and knowing. From the scale of Churchman’s … who currently splits their time between New York City and Maine, often has multiple projects in process at any …
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Sofi Ward’s Div III Seeks to Make Parkour More Inclusive for Fem and Genderqueer Members of the Community
… Parkour More Inclusive for Fem and Genderqueer Members of the Community Amy Diehl Currently completing their Div … Ward’s Div III research delves into the experiences of fem and genderqueer members within the parkour community … of fem or genderqueer people doing parkour together in a city where they weren’t before. While I have these really big …
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In Memoriam: Kirk Robert Simon 1954-2018
… short Strangers No More — a film detailing the struggles of refugee and immigrant children at a school in Tel Aviv — … gift of his company. Eventually, I sublet his West Village apartment and lived there for six years (alas, he took the … gift of his company. Eventually, I sublet his West Village apartment and lived there for six years (alas, he took the …
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