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'Made In America' Views Prison Labor Through Contemporary Art Lens
… between prisons exploiting incarcerated people for labor, and incarcerated people reclaiming their labor to create art and literature, drive the exhibit Made in America: Unfree … on Thursday, February 2, during Amherst Arts Night Plus and runs through March 10 — is inspired in part by the …
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Staff
Hannah Howard
… Post-graduation, Hannah was itching to return to the area and Hampshire was a natural fit. Hannah started working as CLA's Program Assistant in August 2012, and oversees the ERF (Event Registration Form) process and the office's social media outlets and web presence. She …
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Faculty
Merle S. Bruno
… emerita of biology, holds a B.A. from Syracuse University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. She has done research in comparative sensory neurophysiology and teaches courses in human health and physiology with …
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Jill Lewis
… Jill Lewis Jill Lewis, professor emerita of literature and gender studies, holds a B.A. and a Ph.D. in French literature from Newnham College, … teaches courses exploring the connections between culture and politics - with specific focus on questions of gender and …
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Jason M. Tor
… of microbiology, received his B.S. in soil science and a M.S. in natural resources and environmental science from the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign and a Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of …
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Center for Design Celebrates 20th Anniversary
… Design," just as the center itself has inspired students and alums to design, make, and innovate over the past two decades. “The Center is a … Colin Twitchell 78F, senior faculty associate of design and innovation for social change and founding director of the …
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Hampshire Alum David Shulkin Appointed US Secretary of Veterans Affairs
… David Shulkin, one of the most accomplished physicians and medical executives in the nation, was unanimously … confirmed across party lines by the Senate in February and is now serving as US Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The … government: “350,000 employees, an $82 billion budget and almost 2,000 clinics and medical centers that are …
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Hampshire College Dance Program Makes Strong Showing At National Festival
… in Boston, MA. Division III students, Ailey Picasso and Madison Palffy submitted solos to the Festival for adjudication. The adjudicators, knowing only the title and music selections of each piece had plentiful praise and appreciation for both pieces and selected Ailey Picasso's …
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Nov. 22: Screening of 'Our Nixon'
… Hampshire College will host a screening of Penny Lane and Brian L. Frye's film Our Nixon at Hampshire College on … same location as part of the Tashmoo Lecture Series . Lane and Frye are former Hampshire film and media studies professors and the film's origins trace …
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Hampshire to Host New England Latino Student Leadership Conference
… Latino Student Leadership Conference (NELSLC) on Friday and Saturday, April 1-2. This event is facilitated and supported by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), and organized by Raíces, Hampshire's pan-Latinx student …
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Human Rights Leader Loretta Ross To Be Hampshire College Commencement Speaker
… a national leader for women’s rights, human rights, and reproductive justice. Teaching as a visiting associate … on nominees submitted by fellow students, employees, and trustees of the College. Ross is an author and speaker nationally and internationally on women’s issues …
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Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble 70F Interviewed on PBS NewsHour Regarding Black Patients’ Struggle for Equal Access
… Struggle for Equal Access Amy Diehl Physician, scholar, and activist Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble 70F was … around the medical field’s long history of discrimination and abuse against Black patients and how these issues became magnified during the pandemic. …
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Tara Bynum to Publish 'Reading Pleasures'
… Bynum , assistant professor of African American literature and culture. “When you read the writings of African Americans in the eighteenth century, during and just after the Revolutionary era, their sermons, letters, and narratives, written to and for each other, communicate …
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Hampshire’s Community Orientation Day Focuses on Reaffirming Commitment to Anti-Racism
… 31, which kicked off the fall semester, students, faculty, and staff came together for a panel discussion, “Becoming an Anti-Racist Institution: Knowledge, Action, and Commitment.” The session reaffirmed the College’s … commitment to becoming an anti-racist institution and exploring restorative practices. The event, held via …
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Hampshire is Sixth on Forbes' List of Most Entrepreneurial Colleges
… established the student Seed Fund for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The $1 million gift provides funding toward investment in innovative projects and businesses started by current students and recent graduates. Students make all decisions about which …
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Students Tell Stories of Internships
… of Internships List of summer internships by agencies and sponsoring campus organizations Whether they spent the … peace initiatives in Israel, researching how religion and culture impact the environment in India, working on a … the Five College consortium, Holyoke Community College, and Greenfield Community College. The evening was presented …
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President’s Invite to Invent Hampshire’s Future
… Invite to Invent Hampshire’s Future Dear Staff, Students, and Faculty, I invite us all to work together this fall to … Hampshire opened, the College’s staff, students, faculty, and Board embraced a radical mission: to utterly reimagine … of liberal education for the times in which they lived, and make that vision happen. They celebrated the exuberant …
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President's Letter on Proposed Student Experience Models
… a bold vision for the future of our student experience and reestablish Hampshire as the leading innovator in higher … in our community have contributed to this work, on and off campus. I’m excited to report we are on schedule this month to announce our new vision and model, which we’ll develop throughout this academic year …
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How a Personalized Curriculum Drove Successful Entrepreneurship
… she expressed interest in focusing on both engineering and management during her college search. “They were telling … the University of Massachusetts Amherst, one on leadership and organizational behavior and the second about the business applications of Python, a …
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Hampshire's 50th Anniversary Celebration: October 15-17
… know." Now, as we celebrate Hampshire's 50th anniversary and the power of our mission, the spirit of these words is as … alive as ever. Alums, students, faculty, staff, families, and friends of the College are invited to join us on campus … ever. It will be a weekend to connect, learn, party, and look ahead to the next 50 years. Meet President Ed …
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Faculty
Betsy Hartmann
… studies, received her B.A. from Yale University and her Ph.D. from the London School of Economics. Her research, writing, and lecturing focus on the intersections between population, migration, environment, and security issues. During her time at Hampshire, she served …
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Stephen Dillon Publishes 'Fugitive Life: The Queer Politics of the Prison State'
… Professor of Queer Studies Stephen Dillon examines texts and other works by, as he puts it, “countless feminist, queer, and antiracist activists” of the early 1970s. This largely forgotten group left their homes, families, and friends to fight against racism and imperialism in a time …
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Hampshire Library Extends Five College Partnerships
… the libraries of the Five Colleges continues to strengthen and expand for the benefit of students, employees, and the public. Three of the colleges joined to launch an online archive this summer, and all of the libraries — representing Amherst, Hampshire, …
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Is Hampshire College Closed? Nope. No Way. Not By a Long Shot.
… a bumpy 2019, but Hampshire College was designed to change and respond to the challenges facing humanity, and we’ve been reinventing ourselves all along. We continue … has always been to radically reimagine the liberal arts and serve as the agent of change in higher education. And, in …
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Admissions Counselor
Jesse Natha Vendituoli 98F
… Burlington, VT. She began her writing career researching and publishing articles, magazine features, and essays about food and culinary history while at Boston University’s gastronomy …
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