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Conversations, Handstands, Nerves: Orientation Weekend 2015

… who plans to study architecture, as she waits in line for her ID-card photo. “I learned about Hampshire when I took … offers a great educational approach that’s designed for active users, but the school is hard on passivity. It rewards inquisitiveness, opens space for creativity, and demands commitment.” As he closes his …

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The Envelope, Please

… behind me.” This was the letter Zaily had been waiting for, announcing she had won the Selenia Vazquez Scholarship. It’s a monetary award for our clients who are actively pursuing a college degree. … to continue their education and create a successful future for themselves and their families. Zaily is a hopeful, …

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Hampshire College Alums Divad Durant and Hira Nabi Featured in "The Nation"

… which he attended while also working as a firefighter for the New York Fire Department. As part of his coursework, … and filmmaker based in Pakistan, also penned an essay for the series in May. Nabi's " News from Home and Other … action of bearing witness. Nabi was a member of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and various Students of …

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Alum Jon Krakauer 72F’s True Crime Bestseller "Under the Banner of Heaven" Made into Television Limited Series

… is coming this spring and will be exclusively available for streaming on Hulu. Krakauer was the recipient of an … The New York Times , among others. An article he wrote for  Smithsonian  about volcanology received the 1997 Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism and his 1996 book,  Into …

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Admissions Counselor

Joanna Yas 91F

… Yas has been a literary magazine editor in New York City for over two decades. She is the editor-in-chief of … Joanna was the editor of Open City Magazine & Books for many years, and previously held positions at Ploughshares … cultural studies, and photography. Joanna shares advice for young writers:   Admissions Counselor … Joanna Yas has …

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Laura Wenk

… and instruction. She is also the curriculum director for the Collaboration for Excellence in Science Education at Hampshire College, an … Wenk taught high school biology and physical science for six years before pursuing her doctorate in curriculum …

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Local Food Challenge

… Local Food Challenge No stops for a late night burrito. Chicken wings downtown? They're … basis of a healthy diet, without having to go broke paying for it.  The answer surprised even them.   "It's just amazing … $25 a week, and that includes stocking up on supplies for the winter. They have about 500 pounds of wheat berries …

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Creating Cuban Consciousness

… brings students from Hampshire and other colleges to live for three months in Havana and study one-on-one with Cuban … week, students meet with their specially chosen mentors for six hours, study Spanish language intensively, and come together as a group with their faculty-in-residence for a project seminar. In addition, they collectively take a …

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Hampshire Professor Laela Sayigh on the Life-Changing Value of Hands-On Research

… the middle of nowhere. It was a life-changing experience for me as well as for the students. But in terms of my classroom-based classes, … to the other, hopefully to the benefit of both. For example, one of my Hampshire Division III students …

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Fiction Professor Uzma Aslam Khan on How Teaching and Writing Interconnect as a “Living Practice”

… have a favorite? Birds With Big Noses: Creative Writing For Nature Lovers; Primacy of Character in Historical … Pakistan's four provinces, as well as to Youth Initiative for Peace (a South Asian peace group); teaching children from … about everything, including soccer. I taught in Hawaii for four years before coming to Hampshire. My very first …

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Div III Tests Boundaries

… productions. This field study laid the groundwork for Goldberg to delve into extensive research and writing as … connections, as it was the only port into Palestine for a long time." The play's story follows one similar to her … style. She explains that the play is written specifically for American audiences, and, in the style of Brecht, tests …

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Div II Profile: CONNIE CHANG 15F

… Then I thought I wanted to write fantasy novels again, but for young adults this time. Now, I want to write for television. I’m still interested in sci-fi and fantasy, … reconsolidating them. Questions like these were benchmarks for my Div II: What are the messages I care about enough to …

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Valedictory Letter from Board Chair Luis Hernandez

… Community, With great pride, honor, and joy, I have served for over eight years as a Hampshire Trustee and Board Chair. … relationships validate over and over again the reason for serving and being part of our Hampshire community. We all … is open and welcoming students Encourage financial support for the College via annual giving and the Change in the …

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Hampshire College Alum and Somatic Movement Therapist Martha Eddy Featured in New York Times on ‘Slowing Down to Feel’

… Ferraro Fellow of Social Justice through Movement for Marymount Manhattan College, and held previous positions … somatic awareness with social change. She developed Moving For Life in 1999 to help women with breast cancer as part of … Center’s community outreach. She then established Moving For Life as its own non-profit organization providing free …

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Eddie Mandhry 97F

… his wife Wendy. He is presently leading the Virtual Center for Advanced Potential, a global network of researchers and … the frontiers of science.  He was most recently director for Africa and the Middle East at Yale where he led the … (NYU) Africa House, and the NYU Abu Dhabi Center for Technology and Economic Development supporting …

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Notable Alumni

Jamie Citron 01F

… Foundation. Citron began his career in politics working for then-Senator Obama in early 2007. Over the next decade, … Citron also served as director of the LGBT Vote for Barack Obama’s presidential re-election effort, where he … LGBT and allied Americans. In recent years he has worked for the Barack Obama Foundation and served as a member of the …

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Hampshire Alum Daniel José Older to Join Disney’s Rick Riordan Imprint With Two New Young Adult Novels

… world,” and Older’s series is the first Young Adult series for the imprint. Older’s first novel in the Outlaw Saints … in May 2023. Older is currently the lead story architect for Star Wars: The High Republic . He is the author of Flood … Read.” Older won the International Latino Book Award for Best YA novel in 2016 and has been nominated for the …

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Wetlands Boxes as Water Filters

… of the water coming through.” One goal of the lab is for students to understand the science behind the … will be teaching their classmates how to conduct each one. For the water lab, the group leaders were from Cianfrani’s … constructed and natural wetlands were good preparation for the lab. She and her classmates had toured the Kern …

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Experimental Pinhole Photo Exhibit by Hampshire Alum to Debut at Campus Gallery

… is currently stored off-site, and will be available for research at the Archives in 2019. Freedberg’s photography … as “a young photographer with a special gift not only for composing in color, but for composing in depth, and seeing through layers of quiet …

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Div III show: Nathan Tobiason

… I am attracted to these qualities because of a desire for things to be organized but maintain some complexity," he … III this year, Tobiason also was a teaching assistant for two classes and took the Division III Concentrators Seminar for Visual Arts. View photos from Tobiason's show >> … Nathan …

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Environmentalism and Environmental Justice

… Hampshire was the first institution to see my child for what he was. My love of Hampshire begins with that. My … can see myself here. I can see myself here . The question for me was, “Could Hampshire see him?” Well, it did. My son … of, but because there was more rigor. I had been waiting for a letter like that for eighteen years. I am here to tell …

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Students Design Escape Room Show To Puzzle Audiences

… associate professor of theater design, the class calls for students, guided by the professors, to create an escape … who are narrative minded.” Thirty students signed up for the class. Fay and Kallok split the group into three teams, each responsible for one of the rooms that together comprise the installation. …

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Alum Matt Hinderhofer 17F Researching Type-I Diabetes at Harvard

… Lab at Harvard, researching type-I diabetes. We sat down for a virtual interview with them to talk about their … What did you study at Hampshire? What was your Div III? For my Div III, I studied the effects of CBD on colorectal … and I differentiate them into beta cells, which are used for research for type-I diabetes therapies. I heard about the …

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Artist and Hampshire Alum Leidy Churchman 98F’s Paintings are Absorbing Meditations of Consciousness

… “It's similar to if you're talking to one friend for a while and getting advice from them and then you need to … you supposed to have that if you are just coming into it? For me back then, it was a feeling like when your eyes are … I was trying to find what I didn't know I was looking for.” But Churchman did find what they were looking for at …

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Tradition of Environmental Justice Courses Continues This Fall

… to the campus community, the event’s goal is not just for learning but also for influencing. “We want the event to be a tool for advocacy and a means of leverage around issues of …

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