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DEAFinitions Conference Draws Hundreds to Celebrate Deaf Culture
… DEAFintions, the weekend of March 24-25, to celebrate and learn about Deaf culture. The event has become important to the Deaf community in Western Massachusetts and beyond. “Deaf people often feel like they live in … of knowledge, 2) to build bridges between the Deaf and hearing communities, and 3) to raise awareness for the …
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Labor’s Love’s Found
… Meisel Americans who view immigrants with suspicion and fear; corporations that exploit workers; appointed and elected government officials who represent Wall Street. … city’s massive expansion brought both immigrant workers and labor unrest, such as the infamous Homestead strike by …
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Division III Profile: Jennifer Maxwell Takes 'One Step Forward'
… took her across the United States, to jails, hospitals, and support groups, with one mission in mind: to encourage … art. Maxwell is combining her studies of art, animation and computer science to create what she calls “a community … silhouetted woman walking forward, representing depression and subsequent recovery. Using a network of online resources, …
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Game Design Professor Embeds Hidden Puzzles in R.W. Kern Center
… Embeds Hidden Puzzles in R.W. Kern Center Josh Murray and John Courtmanche Visitors of all ages exploring Hampshire … in The New York Times .] “I love puzzles, hidden secrets, and treasure hunts,” said puzzle designer Ira Fay, assistant … Arts where he led Pogo’s mobile-game development ( Pogo.com ) and released several top Web games. Before that he …
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How Hampshire Celebrated Earth Day 2015
… at Hampshire College this year was lively, strategical, and filled with a warm April sun and breeze. Just the day prior, Hampshire was highlighted by … Education (AASHE) for “advancing sustainability on a local and global front.” We were one of only 11 institutions to be …
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Hampshire at the Largest Climate March in History
… air on Sunday morning, September 21, in Central Park West and 6 th Avenue. The feeling before a big thunderstorm: … It became the largest climate march in history, 400,000, and the Hampshire community was dutifully represented – with … of professors, faculty, parents of students, graduates, and, of course, students. After months of work, members of …
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Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for Hampshire Professor
… a Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Israel, where she will lecture and conduct research during academic year 2013-2014. … Rubinstein is associate professor of American literature and Jewish studies and the dean of academic support and advising at Hampshire …
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Statement In Support of Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
… ceremony on May 20. We are appalled by the vicious and explicitly racist, misogynistic, and homophobic threats being directed against Professor Taylor in response to her remarks. And we condemn the actions of those who are inciting violence …
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A Director of Photography Reflects on How Hampshire Primed Him for Success
… in the movie industry. Hampshire’s Film, Photo, and Video Program has helped nurture countless students over … join ASC; cofounder of Florentine Films Buddy Squires 74S and Newton Thomas Sigel 73F are also members. Founded just … essentially, the coolest club a cinematographer can join — and the organization even has a clubhouse. “When you walk in …
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Lynne Hanley
… Lynne Hanley Lynne Hanley, professor emerita of literature and writing, received a B.A. from Cornell University, an M.A. in English from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of California at Berkeley. She has taught at Princeton, Douglass, and Mount Holyoke. At Hampshire, she offered courses on women …
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Hampshire Conducts Final Test for 100% Solar Campus
… test” with the utility Eversource on Tuesday November 28, and is awaiting permission to switch from conditional to full … 15,000 photovoltaic-panel arrays on two fields were built and are owned and operated by SolarCity, and Hampshire is purchasing the …
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Community Commons Summer Grants Announced
… through grant-funded internships, volunteer placements and independent projects. These experiences are invaluable to students as they explore and envision the academic and career paths they want to pursue. This year, however, the …
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Alum Makes $2 Million Donation, Second Seven-Figure Contribution This Month
… 70F contributed $2 million to partner with Paula H. and James S. Crown 71F on the Crown Founders Challenge, which … its launch, in January 2019. A retired NASA scientist and namesake of her own asteroid, Dr. McFadden is known … Science Center, where she helped refurbish the innovative and collaborative open laboratories. “As a member of …
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Student-Driven Theatre On Display in Hampshire’s Theatre Board
… Theatre Department was founded when a group of between 30 and 50 students, indignant and outraged at the lack of performing arts on campus, … several days in protest. But whether it’s legend or fact — and I was told emphatically that it’s fact —is unimportant; …
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Student Plans Hampshire Deaf Studies Conference To Remove Barriers
… fourth-year student, is committed to bridging the hearing and Deaf communities within the bounds of her Division III … studies on portrayals of d/Deafness in mainstream media, and serving as lead organizer on a new Deaf Studies … open to everyone. Registration is required at www.tinyurl.com/deafinitions . The event will be held in Franklin …
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College Breaks Ground on Solar Arrays, Aims to Drop CO2 Emissions by 3,000 Metric Tons
… to Drop CO2 Emissions by 3,000 Metric Tons Mike Medeiros and John Courtmanche, Photos by Mike Medeiros “Hampshire … average was December 1984—32 years ago, he said. Roof and half a dozen other speakers from Hampshire and its solar-project partners delivered remarks at the …
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Hampshire Celebrates 2020 Graduates at 50th-Anniversary Commencement, Held Online
… which many upcoming graduates had to vacate campus early and missed the beloved tradition of ringing the Div Free bell … their Div III. Here are just a few examples of the diverse and highly individual projects. Elizabeth Green Dreamstate: … Micael Jude Sobel Consuming Food’s Image: Race, Gender, and Class in Contemporary Food Media Katherine Torres Causes …
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Suitable for Framing
… didn’t always look like diplomas.” After she graduated and received one with her name on it, Lancaster 70F moved to California and didn’t give it another thought. Fast-forward to last … talking with Ken Rosenthal, a founding Hampshire employee and the College historian, and learned that his daughter had …
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Designing for a Purpose
… process, either. Collaborative skills, mistakes, and inspiration keep a good idea going until it becomes a … by Associate Professor of Public Health Elizabeth Conlisk and Hampshire alum Miriam Cremer. Cremer, an obstetrician and gynecologist, is the founder of Basic Health …
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Results of Removing Standardized Test Scores from College Admissions
… to the outcomes of a test, the only incentive for schools and students to innovate is in the form of improving test-taking and scores. Teaching to a test becomes stifling for teachers and students, far from the inspiring, adaptive education that …
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Staff
Howard Wein 93F
… Wein 93F Leverett, Massachusetts Howard Wein is founder and principal of Howard Wein Hospitality, LLC, an advisory and venture firm serving both the local and global hospitality communities. He is an experienced …
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Paul Murphy
… of a great co-teaching team at the Early Learning Center and to be a member of the dynamic and inspired teaching staff. Paul believes in emergent curriculum, co-learning alongside children, and working together with everyone to discover, explore, and …
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Hampshire Names New Dean of Students
… Dean McCrae served most recently as vice president and dean of student life at Washington & Jefferson College in … of the student affairs staffs of Sarah Lawrence College and the San Francisco Art Institute. McCrae holds a doctorate in educational leadership, administration, and policy from Fordham University as well as a master's in …
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Hampshire College Professor Alan Goodman to Present at Upcoming UN Training Conference
… is sponsored by the UN Network on Racial Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, a network established in 2012 to improve conversation and cooperation between various UN departments, agencies, and funding programs. Goodman’s “Master Class” presentation …
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Lawrence J. Winship
… (magna cum laude, honors in biology) from Yale University and his Ph.D. from Stanford University, where he completed his dissertation on nitrogen fixation and nitrate assimilation by lupines in coastal California. He … woody plants, particularly alders. His recent research and teaching interests include the biophysics of gas …
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