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Laura Wenk
… Laura Wenk Laura Wenk, professor of cognition and education and dean of curriculum and assessment, is a founding faculty member of the …
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Five College Womens Studies Research Center Events
… Annie Baker has fabricated a town that feels as real and recognizable as its combined parts of Vermont and her hometown of Amherst, Massachusetts. Theater artists … perhaps now more than ever, seem committed to replicating and reenacting, to borrow a phrase of David Foster Wallace's, …
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Hampshire in Havana Program Embraces Digital Humanities to Create a Dynamic Virtual Immersion Experience
… the fall of 2020, Associate Professor of U.S. Literatures and Cultural Studies Michele Hardesty recognized that the … trip. In order to keep the intellectual exchange vibrant and to offer mutual aid to Hampshire College’s longtime partners in Cuba, Hardesty and Hampshire in Havana partner Roberto García Suárez turned …
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Hampshire College Alum Dr. Justin Xavier Moore Awarded Five-Year NIH Grant
… Moore Awarded Five-Year NIH Grant Amy Diehl Epidemiologist and Hampshire College alum Dr. Justin Xavier Moore 07F was … of Health (NIH) to support his research on geographic and racial disparities in mammography screening and care. The grant from the NIH’s National Institute on …
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Healing the Spiritual Wounds of War
… person inspired by the ancient words of Homer, Euripides, and others, and brings those stories to bear in his work on understanding … high rates of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and suicide in soldiers after they have returned home. The …
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Flavio Risech-Ozeguera
… of law, holds a B.A. from the University of South Florida and a J.D. from Boston University, and was a Community Fellow in urban studies and planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. …
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Welcome Chief Advancement Officer Jennifer Chrisler
… encompass our 50th anniversary celebration next fall. She and I will be developing relationships with community members and new friends who are interested in supporting Hampshire’s … by 39 percent, exceeding their goal; launching Lifetime and Leadership giving societies; developing a new brand …
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Hampshire Appoints Timothy Zimmerman to Endowed Professorship Honoring Jonathan Lash
… a professorship founded last year by the Board of Trustees and Academic Affairs Division to honor President Lash’s tenure. Funded by gifts from more than 100 donors and growing, the endowment supports the professorship that in turn benefits the academic program and students and helps the College increase its total …
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Rebecca Miller
… from Bryn Mawr College, an M.A. from Wesleyan University, and a Ph.D. from Brown University in ethnomusicology. She … (Wesleyan University Press, 2008; 2nd edition, 2024) and Are You Dancing?: Showbands, Popular Music, and Memory in Modern Ireland (Indiana University Press, …
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University of California Professor To Talk Class Struggle in Black Studies at 2017 Schocket Lecture
… tenth-annual Eric N. Schocket Memorial Lecture on Class and Culture. University of California English Professor Fred Moten, a 2016 Guggenheim Fellow and researcher of black studies, performance studies, poetics, and literary theory, will deliver his talk, “Manic …
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President Miriam Nelson Resigns from Hampshire, Board Names Ken Rosenthal Interim President
… Rosenthal Interim President Rosenthal, a Hampshire founder and former trustee, was president of non-profit organization … Interim Board Chair is Luis Hernandez, lifelong educator and alum of Hampshire’s first class President Miriam Nelson … Nelson said the College is divided over her leadership and she had become a distraction from the College’s important …
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Creative Interventions Div III Presentations
… Interventions Div III Presentations Organized by the Arts and Social Action Program in the School for Interdisciplinary … Arts, Creative Interventions presents a selection of arts and social action Div IIIs combining forms of creative practice and engagement with social issues. The event is from 4 to 6 …
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Gould Named New Police Chief
… be the next chief of police for Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges. Gould has served as the director of … a campus police officer at Amherst College (1988-1991), and an officer and sergeant for the Hadley Police Department (1985-2006). …
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January 21, 2019: Update from President Nelson
… the news has been, about our seeking a long-term partner and the Board’s upcoming decision about whether or not to … 2019 class. I’ve heard from hundreds of community members and will continue to be present to address your concerns and questions. On campus, I expect to hold more assemblies …
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Sander Thoenes Research Award Recipients Announced
… Announced Division III students Jennifer Sensenich 11F and Alana De Hinojosa 11F are recipients of the 2015 Sander … the memory of Hampshire graduate Sander Thoenes 87F and go to students working in international relations, peace … Kofi Annan saying, "It is largely thanks to the courage and determination of men and women like Sander that crimes …
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Admissions Counselor
William S. Null 72F P08
… William S. Null 72F P08 William S. Null 72F P08 Chair Audit and Risk Management Bill Null joined the Board of Trustees in 2013 and is currently serving as Vice Chair. Bill is a partner at … He has served as the firm’s managing partner for 15 years and was a member of the management committee for more than 20 …
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Redefining College Dining: Hampshire College's Food Plan for the Future
… be. "We are questioning everything that is currently done and every practice that has become routine," said President … changing how food on campus is produced, prepared, served, and consumed. That means making "a strong commitment to offer … on the transition. He owns the hospitality advisory and venture firm Howard Wein Hospitality. Hampshire's history …
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Div II Profile: LAURA HOWARD 15F
… Profile: LAURA HOWARD 15F CONCENTRATION TITLE Art, Power, and the Institution AREAS OF FOCUS Visual arts, history, art … students, the Career Options Resource Center, and all of my wonderful friends. My Division II investigates … the dynamic relationship between the history of power and the history of art. Specifically considering the voices …
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Acclaimed Comics Journalist Featured as Hampshire Writer in Residence
… as Hampshire Writer in Residence Internationally renowned and award-winning comics journalist Joe Sacco will be a writer in residence this fall at Hampshire College, and will be featured this month in a moderated event, free and open to the public. Sacco is a Guggenheim fellow and a …
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Endowed Fund for Research on Women Created in Memory of Hampshire Parent, Trustee Helen Astin
… has announced a new endowed fund that will support faculty and student research on women’s leadership and advancement. In honor of his late wife, Hampshire parent … that will contribute to women’s leadership development and enhance our understanding of societal structures that …
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Feb. 20-22: Hampshire College Winter Dance Concert
… 2014 at 8 p.m. in the Main Dance Studio of the Music and Dance Building. Guest artist and Hampshire alumnus Christopher Mcmillan 03F presents Let … 413.559.5889 or emailing HampDanceReservations@gmail.com beginning February 10. Ticket prices are $10.00 for …
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Oct. 24-25: Scapegoat Garden Dance Theater Company
… in Hampshire’s Main Dance Studio Friday, October 24, and Saturday, October 25, at 8 p.m. as part of Family and Friends Weekend. Conceived and directed by new Assistant … call 413.559.5889 or email hampdancereservations@gmail.com . DanceEventsFamily and Friends Weekend … Scapegoat …
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Staff
Kate Nicoloau
… College, Kate enjoys embracing children's creativity and looks for opportunities to incorporate music and movement into the curriculum. Kate has presented along … the Education of Young Children on her work with children and her view of children as capable and inspiring people. …
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Hampshire Student Selected as National Geographic Emerging Explorer
… a glaciologist, a planetary geologist, an artist, and an entrepreneur as one of 17 visionary, young … work fighting to stop the ritualistic killing of infants and children in Ethiopia's Omo River Valley and providing … Comprehensive profiles http://www.nationalgeographic.com/emerging . … Hampshire College student Lale Labuko 11F …
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A Year of Events Celebrating 50 Years
… College — its 50th anniversary. Sadly, for the safety and well-being of our students and guests, we had to postpone the in-person portion of our … a calendar full of virtual events with impressive alums and faculty. We’ve already hosted two great opportunities to …
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