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Div II Profile: ANTON KAPLAN 15F

… II? I went into Div II with a strong idea of what I wanted to study that has remained consistent since completing my Div … are rooted in the belief that everyone should be able to access the arts through opportunity to create, view, experience, and learn. I’m researching and …

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Telling a Larger Story

… locating individuals of mixed heritage, getting them to open up in front of a camera, or selecting 40 minutes from … He interviewed 65 people, ranging in age from six to 80 and living in different parts of the country, exploring … acquaintances. Others, he interviewed after they responded to a notice about the film that he posted on an Internet …

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The Hawaiian Charter School Movement

… worldview. Though efforts had been made since the 1970s to reclaim the native language and traditions, it remains a … that a number of educators on the islands are committed to. "I saw a disconnect between education and life in Hawaii, … Catellacci. "Kids at an early age articulate a connection to their home as well as to a broader worldview. And seeing …

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Erick Msumanje Awarded Princess Grace Foundation Film Scholarship

… Film Award, a highly-competitive scholarship awarded to an undergraduate student working in film. Msumanje plans to use the scholarship money to make his Hampshire College Division III film, tentatively …

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A Multidisciplinary Examination of Depression

… all been studied together and apart, and have been proven to be related to depressive behavior," explains Dhruv. "Stressful life … have been studied together and apart and have been proven to be related to depressive behavior." "What happens when we …

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Andrea Domingue Is New Director of Multicultural & International Student Services

… summer. Many of the students altered their summer plans to participate in the interviews, both in person and by phone. "I’m so eager to get started here. The Hampshire students I’ve met have an energy and deep commitment to the cultural center,” Domingue said. “I’m excited to …

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Jorrell Watkins Is Student Speaker at 2015 Commencement Ceremony

… Ceremony Jorrell Wakins was voted by his classmates to represent them as student speaker at the 2015 Commencement … a choreopoem on a theme spanning Harlem race riots to Black Lives Matter. Here is an overview of Watkins' … his own words: The Black Lives Matter movement inspired me to do this project. You can look at what’s happening now …

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Troncoso's International Exhibit and Capstone Research Celebrate Blackness in Cuba

… artists, and rappers," Troncoso remembers. “I joked to my friend that it would be great if we could showcase them … for? Let’s plan it!’” That’s how Troncoso’s second trip to Cuba paved the way for a third—when she would actually premiere the exhibit for the public. To help fund her work, Troncoso, a James Baldwin Scholar, …

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Hampshire Announces Ribbon-Cutting Opening Ceremony for Kern Center

… Opening Ceremony for Kern Center The countdown to the opening ceremony for the R.W. Kern Center has begun, … a larger dedication ceremony the second week of September to feature national environmental leaders and an educational … and avoiding toxic “red list” materials, right down to the duct tape allowed on site. The project has been …

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Hampshire Alum David Shulkin Appointed US Secretary of Veterans Affairs

… with demands for care.”  Shulkin was originally appointed to the Department of Veterans Affairs by President Barack … of Shulkin’s faculty advisers, remembers that he wanted to become a doctor, so they worked together to design a personalized premed program; Shulkin earned his …

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Three Hampshire Professors Receive Grants for Research Abroad

… faculty members have earned grants for travel abroad to conduct research that will have a direct impact on … the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation awarded grants to Associate Professor of Theatre Djola Branner, Five College … Literature Jeffrey Wallen. The purpose of the grants is to stimulate and broaden the minds of teachers and to improve …

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Div III Profile: Sean Seid's Interpretations of Colonial American Music

… for his Division III capstone project can be traced to a unique source: Since he was ten years old, the Virginia … program at Williamsburg as well as the details of the day-to-day existence of the musicians. The notion of authenticity … by Colonial Williamsburg management for balladeers to interpret and perform this music in a style and approach …

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A Tree of Cultural and Economic Importance

… period of several months. "I really like quilting as a way to tell a story, because it's not intimidating as an art form," she says. "If you want people to listen to your story and to hear what you have to say, it's more …

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Aimee Aubin’'s Division III is a “Gift”

… with a refreshing perspective on her studies: Prior to fall semester, her summer employer offered her full-time … me enter the year looking at it as a gift. It allowed me to not stress," she says. "I really looked at it as a year to take for myself, to really explore my education." Aubin's …

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Grant Funds Database of Science and Islam Videos

… $199,656 one-year grant from the John Templeton Foundation to create a website that collects and evaluates the … available online. “By the end of summer 2015, we expect to have a website that serves as a repository of Islam and … he was initially approached by the Templeton Foundation to provide a written report on what videos deal with Islam …

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Muhammad Delivers Eqbal Lecture on Race and Policing

… said Khalil Gibran Muhammad, compelled him as a student to try and understand racial criminalization and its history … by calls for radical criminal-justice reform." How to enact that reform, though, has been a challenge for more … scientific grounding, have long shown themselves malleable to human ideology. Attempts to eliminate individual …

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Hampshire Chooses Bon Appétit as Food Service Provider

… Management Company —a food service provider committed to sustainable practices, culinary innovation, and creating … selected Bon Appétit following an extensive process to identify the food service provider that could best assist … for provision of healthy food, connecting the campus farm to the curriculum, maintaining the College's reputation as a …

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Writing a Lived Landscape

… archives. "When I first came up with the idea, I wanted to write from the perspective of the land, and it evolved from there. I wanted to blur the distinction between people and the environment," she says. "The larger goal was to examine the relationships between people and their …

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Hampshire College Held Free On-Campus Vaccine Clinics

… vaccination clinic at the Robert Crown Center, open to all enrolled students and current employees. Both … vaccine were available that the College was also able to extend the invitation to family members of the Hampshire community. Medically …

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Who Helps Survivors?

… harsh realities of human trafficking involves commitment to the future of those rescued from this appalling, modern-day form of slavery. "I'd like to look at the social services available to the survivors of human trafficking. There's not much …

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Tobin Porter-Brown 05F Helps Grow a New Farm

… 05F Helps Grow a New Farm "My dream has always been to start a farm at an educational institution," says Tobin Porter-Brown 05F . "I figured I was going to have to move far away, and that it was going to take a long time." …

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Hampshire Student Murphy Hunn Bridges History and Craft through Metalworking

… with second-year Div II student Murphy Hunn 18F to learn more about his academic work and his proposed Div … a historically accurate suit of metal armor. What drew you to Hampshire? And metalworking? In high school, I got really … backyard. I didn’t love school, so this was something else to do that was more active than sitting in class, and that's …

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HampHack Students Tackle 21st-Century Problems in 24-Hour Challenge

… but HampHack embraces Hampshire’s interdisciplinary ethics to bring together student teammates from a host of … and hackers came from schools throughout the Northeast to take part in an event that cofounder Nirman Dave says … utilized technology ranging from Microsoft’s HoloLens to Facebook’s virtual reality device Oculus to create …

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Professors Earn Whiting Foundation Grants for Research and Teaching

… while Professor Annie Rogers will visit Canada and England to interview an artist with psychosis and study his works. … and Jasper Whiting Foundation has awarded 46 fellowships to Hampshire faculty, totaling more than $255,000. The … this year, who will receive amounts ranging from $3,000 to $9,750, are the following. Christina Cianfrani , associate …

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April 22: A Conversation with DOT EARTH Blogger Andrew C. Revkin

… environmental policy. On Earth Day, April 22, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Prescott Tavern, Revkin will offer a workshop free and open to anyone who would like to attend. In a question-and-answer session, Revkin will …

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