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March 5: Author and Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald

… on civil liberties and U.S. national security issues for the Guardian. He writes critically and powerfully about … Greenwald's most recent book is With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law Is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect … 25 most influential political commentators in the nation. For more information, please contact Professor Sheth  or Jeff …

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Grant Will Support Conference Organized by Prof. Falguni Sheth

… and advance the field. It first convened in 2003, meeting for the first six years in California. It has since met at … Boston in 2011. Marquette University is the host campus for the 2014 conference. Anita Allen, the Henry R. Silverman … of Law and Professor of Philosophy, and Vice-Provost for Faculty at the University of Pennsylvania Law School will …

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Hampshire’s Community Orientation Day Focuses on Reaffirming Commitment to Anti-Racism

… fall semester, students, faculty, and staff came together for a panel discussion, “Becoming an Anti-Racist Institution: … struggles. Rodriguez also provided a glimpse into plans for conducting anti-racism workshops at Hampshire College … of community advocacy, and Will Severino, coordinator for restorative practice, who provided a brief introduction …

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Hampshire is Sixth on Forbes' List of Most Entrepreneurial Colleges

… Michael Vlock, F72, that established the student Seed Fund for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The $1 million gift … and faculty. “Hampshire will operate as the checkbook for a group of students chosen, by students, to be judges,” … opportunities and negotiate with the entrepreneurs for terms of investment. If those terms are acceptable, they …

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Kate Nicoloau

… Kate enjoys embracing children's creativity and looks for opportunities to incorporate music and movement into the … along with colleagues at The National Association for the Education of Young Children on her work with children … adults alike find reasons to smile and enjoy the world. For toddlers especially, Kate believes teachers’ roles can be …

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Public Performances To Address U.S. Imperialism from Puerto Rico Viewpoint

… para nuestra liberación/ Solidarity, and Survival for Our Liberation. The cantastoria encompasses two visual … art. On Tuesday, October 23, AgitArte will host a session for Hampshire students and employees at the College’s annual … Cartagena, programs coordinator, Community Partnerships for Social Change; Mary Bombardier, director, Community …

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Zena Clift 90F

… and extensions). She oversees the admissions process for students seeking readmission to the College and those interested in applying for the All But Div III (ABD) degree program. … and extensions). She oversees the admissions process for students seeking readmission to the College and those …

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A Gift to Support Humanities Students’' Research

… merit of the proposed work and their preparation for such work, the quality of their previous work during … II, and the necessity of the texts or related media for the proposed topic. The fund, Ellis added, will support … but felt the need to address this particular area of need for students. By starting the new grant fund, Ellis and …

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Archaeological Project Co-Directed by Dr. Pamela Stone Awarded AAUW Community Action Grant

… immersive STEM experience with field and lab activities for 5th-8th grade girls as they aid in helping uncover their … by side with archaeologists utilizing scientific methods for recovering and analyzing historic artifacts.  Now in the … and awards to 13,000 women from more than 145 countries. For the 2019–20 academic year, AAUW awarded a total of $4 …

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A Deep Exploration of William Blake's Poetic Genius

… These words — written in 1803 — are uncannily contemporary for student Bailey Fernandez 15F, who wrote a 100-page paper on Blake for his Div III project, an undertaking both sublime and … — Blake’s hometown — at the Swedenborg Society, named for the 18th-century scientist, theologian, and philosopher …

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First Community Orientation Kicks Off Hampshire’s Fall Semester

… 91F On Monday, August 24, the day before classes started for the fall semester, Hampshire hosted its first community … such as racism and internalized racism, self-awareness for liberation workers, building alliances for change, and what she calls critical “liberatory …

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Animation and Digital Art

… and computer scientists. Hampshire provides opportunities for students to develop their own voices as well as work on … and Control in Cyberspace Visceral Reality: New interfaces for the Digital Playground Cyborgs, Posthumans, and New … Malleability and Interactivity Digital Image Manipulation for Film and Video Data Structures Foundations of Digital …

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Women Welders

… Megan Kenney enrolled in a noncredit fabrication workshop for women just for fun during her first year at Hampshire College, she had … to work in the Dorothy and Jerome Lemelson Center for Design at Hampshire, a design and fabrication resource …

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Update on Accreditation: June 7, 2019

… April 5 when the Board decided to move forward with plans for an independent Hampshire. We are heartened by the … months we have an opportunity to secure a vibrant future for Hampshire and to respond successfully to the Commission’s expectations of compliance with its Standards for Accreditation. We have the fortitude and capacity to …

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April 5, 2019: Letter from Luis Hernandez 70F

… together. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I thank Mim for her efforts and wish her the very best for the future.   I know you have many questions. First and … president while the Board works to identify new leadership for the College. When I entered Hampshire in 1970 as a member …

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Layoffs Update and Ongoing Discussions: February 13, 2019

… I’ll send a comprehensive letter describing the plans for the reduction in the workforce, and the resources that … to dissolve these agreements that are currently binding for members of the Strategic Visioning Task Force (the … committee of faculty, staff, students, and trustees) and for the senior leadership team. We’ll replace them with …

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Welcome, Entering Class of Fall 2013!

… level, they: Carve stone. Build guitars. Raised $13,000 for Haiti Relief through a production of The Tempest . Created artwork for an iTunes album. Founded a feminist club and a feminist … Wrote and acted in an Off Broadway musical. Developed apps for the iPhone. Are working on a pilot's license and a …

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Hampshire College Welcomes First Non-Human Scholars-In-Residence

… announce the founding of the world's only academic program for non-human species. The first scholars-in-residence, … says Eva Rueschmann, Dean of Faculty & Vice President for Academic Affairs. “As they help solve important problems … have navigated complex ecosystems such as forest floors for a billion years, proving themselves to be some of the …

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Division III Profile: Sally Monroe Studies Renaissance Hospital Art

… III Profile: Sally Monroe Studies Renaissance Hospital Art For Sally Monroe, paintings from the Renaissance are a bridge … the experience provided by a given artwork," she says. For her Division III capstone project, Monroe 10F studied three Renaissance triptychs commissioned for hospitals: Matthias Grünewald's The Isenheim Altarpiece , …

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Appointment of Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid

… student-directed education. Previously he served as VP for Enrollment at Juniata College and in director-level roles for Bennington, University of Puget Sound, and Bowdoin. Fumio … aid functions and successfully recruiting students for our spring and fall classes this year. Kevin has agreed …

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Hampshire Farm Provides Free Vegetables to Students

… receive small shares; those with four or five (the maximum for mod housing this year) are eligible for large ones. A total of 77 mods are currently taking … amazing to have a free and reliable source of vegetables for an entire season,” says student Katherine Godsil-Freeman …

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Hampshire Alum Dr. Vanessa Gamble Nominated to National Council on the Humanities

… as the director of the Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care. Dr. Gamble has … a governmental apology from then-President Bill Clinton for the study. She has authored several widely acclaimed … medicine, including the award-winning Making Place for Ourselves: The Black Hospital Movement: 1920-1945. In …

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Conference Examining Alcohol Policy in the United States

… Conference Examining Alcohol Policy in the United States For his Hampshire senior thesis, or Division III, Alex Torpey … graduated alcohol policies and drunk driving laws for the U.S. As chair of Hampshire's Community Council, or … gathered at Hampshire College in Franklin Patterson Hall for what Torpey hopes will be the first of many conferences, …

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November 1: Eqbal Ahmad Lecture by Michelle Alexander

… public. The New Jim Crow received the NAACP Image Award for outstanding literary work of nonfiction. It has been … holds a joint appointment at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity and the Moritz College of … Noam Chomsky, Arundhati Roy, Seymour Hersh, and Tariq Ali. For further information, please email jlcPR@hampshire.edu .   …

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Hampshire Films Featured in Historic Northampton Series

… makers working in a variety of genres. View a schedule for the film series >> "This is an opportunity for the Pioneer Valley community to see a broad range of … participant in the city's creative arts and offer a venue for the many talented artists in the region. This new film …

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