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Nov. 21: Authors Talk on 'Repast'

… Talk on 'Repast' Michael Lesy and Lisa Stoffer, authors of Repast: Dining Out at the Dawn of the New American Century, 1900-1910 , will speak on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 4 p.m. Lesy, professor of literary journalism at Hampshire, and Stoffer, director of

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FY19 Fundraising Update

… FY19 Fundraising Update Our community has a lot to be proud of. Through a grassroots surge led by alums, parents, … faculty, and staff, extraordinary things happened. More of you gave this year than at any time in the College’s … pledges. Earlier this year, Ken Burns 71F, chair of our campaign committee, asked the community to dig deep …

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Faculty

Betsy Hartmann

… Betsy Hartmann Betsy Hartmann, professor emerita of development 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 … During her time at Hampshire, she served as the director of the Population and Development Program. She is the author …

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Hampshire Students Premiere African Art Exhibition in Their First Semester

… First Semester John Courtmanche In their first semester of college, students in a tutorial had the remarkable experience of curating a debut exhibition of African artifacts from Hampshire’s special collections and …

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Ken Burns Recalls His College Thesis as His First History Documentary

… Courtmanche Ken Burns’s first documentary, about the lives of rural Americans after the Revolutionary War — his student … Films was Old Sturbridge Village, the living museum of rural New England in the early 1800s. And the rest is 40-plus years of the most watched documentaries about American history. “We …

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William Brand

… William Brand William Brand, professor emeritus of film and photography, holds a B.A. in art from Antioch College and an M.F.A. in film from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has taught at Sarah Lawrence College and …

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Alum Hawley-Crews Opens Florence Pie Bar

… In the process, the Pie Bar went through 110 pounds of butter, enough to fill a kiddie pool. Claire is joining the ranks of Hampshire graduates who have opened successful restaurants in the area, including Nick Seman, owner of the Black Sheep Deli , and Howard Wein, owner of The Alvah …

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Professors Receive Grants and Fellowships for Summer Research

… nation to explore what its national archives can reveal of Cuban attitudes and Jewish immigration, and connect with the contemporary Jewish community, itself the object of a great deal of interest these days from American Jews. This research will …

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Sander Thoenes Research Awards for Irissa Baxter 10F and Shea Sweeney 11F

… fieldwork and research costs involved in completion of recipients' Division IIIs, the final project required of all students for graduation from Hampshire College. … involved in Division II concentrations, the course of study that precedes Division III. The award, which honors …

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Aaron Fagan 94S

… College and Syracuse University. He is the author of the poetry collections Garage (Salt Publishing, 2007), … Poem-A-Day (poets.com) , Poetry Daily , The Poetry Society of America , Poetry Northwest , Prelude , Salt, Salt Hill , … Today , and The Yale Review . He has served the staffs of POETRY , [CLMP]—Community of Literary Magazines and …

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Poetry Professor Aracelis Girmay Wins 2015 Whiting Award

… in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama. The awards of $50,000 each are based on early accomplishment and the promise of great literary work to come. Professor Girmay has … here, and both formal and emotional range. The beauty of these poems is always married to a deep, implacable pang. …

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What Does Empathy Look Like?

… does empathy look like? The question drives this issue of Non Satis Scire for two reasons. Empathy is all over the … minds at Hampshire. Empathy was written into the making of the College, even if the word itself wasn’t written into the founding text of that name. And it’s right up front, in the preface: “The …

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Update from President Nelson: March 8, 2019

… out and give you a brief update on our progress. Many of you here on campus have heard some of this already in our standing meetings and working groups. … spoke eloquently about the “shared values and goals” of those in our community pursuing “a creative and viable way …

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Area Of Study

Writing and Creative Writing

… with a faculty that believes strongly in the importance of imaginative and questioning work, Hampshire students are encouraged to develop a responsive vision of the world around them, sharpening their writing skills as they explore a wide range of disciplines. You are here Sitewide Search All Hampshire …

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BESSIE Recipient Karinne Keithley 92F: “"Stick with it.”"

… is often referred to as the dance world's equivalent of an Oscar. Keithley won the Outstanding Production award for Montgomery Park, or Opulance . "I am so proud of that show," Keithley says. "The show was only partially made up of dancing. It was made by applying a dancer's mind across …

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Earl Ubell Grant Awarded to Yasmine Abulhab 10F

… awarded an Earl Ubell Grant. Named to honor the memory of Earl Ubell, whose distinguished career has influenced generations of science writers, the grant program recognizes and supports … "the health, environmental, and social implications of diets that include or exclude meat," she says. She will …

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Hofstra Emerita Professor Silvia Federici to Deliver 2018 Schocket Lecture

… 29. The event starts at 4:30 p.m. in the Main Lecture Hall of Franklin Patterson Hall and is free and open to the public. Federici is Emerita Professor of Political Philosophy and International Studies at Hofstra … in Hempstead, New York. In 1972 she was among the founders of the International Feminist Collective, the organization …

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Susan Darlington

… Susan Darlington Susan M. Darlington, professor emerita of anthropology and Asian studies, received a B.A. in … and an M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Michigan. Her research, based on extensive fieldwork in Thailand, examines the work of Buddhist monks engaged in rural development, environmental …

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Sarah Partan

… and her Ph.D. in animal behavior from the University of California, Davis. Her research interests are in the areas of animal social behavior and communication. She is … these and related questions in observational studies of wild African elephants; rhesus macaques; squirrels and …

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President’s Invite to Invent Hampshire’s Future

… a radical mission: to utterly reimagine the purpose of liberal education for the times in which they lived, and … that vision happen. They celebrated the exuberant ambition of that goal, and emphasized that success would demand a … effort.”* That effort was shaped not only by the ideals of those drawn to Hampshire, but also by the financial and …

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Hampshire Alum Co-produces Academy Award Winner "The Lady in Number 6"

… Lady in Number 6" Brigid Gorry-Hines 11F In the process of filmmaking, Hampshire College alum Jon Kitzen 86F says, … tell. As they had a small budget, "It was mostly a labor of love," Kitzen says. "Everyone working on it wanted to be a part of it." The 39-minute film, which won an Academy Award for …

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Professor Ethan Meyers and UMass Colleagues Win National Science Foundation Grant to Study Brain Function

… Brain Function Abigail Meisel An interdisciplinary team of researchers from UMass and Hampshire, among them Assistant Professor of Statistics Ethan Meyers, was recently awarded a four-year, … grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of a nationwide initiative to study deep-brain function for …

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Hampshire Honored with Civic Engagement Award

… with Civic Engagement Award Hampshire College is one of five colleges and universities chosen from more than a … September 29. “Community engagement is an important part of the Hampshire College education, assisting tomorrow’s … partnerships beyond campus to define and address issues of public concern, whether at the local, regional or …

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Alum's Peace Corps Service and Master's Program Focused on International Environmental Policy

… environmental policy from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.  She wrote in her blog … reported on the country’s marine resources and health of its marine habitats and coral reefs; helped develop the capacity of the country’s agriculture offices; helped enhance the …

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Quantum Teleportation Theory Pushes Boundaries in Field

… interesting to NASA and others pushing the boundaries of the field of quantum physics. "It sounds very jazzy, but quantum … basic information about micro-reality," and teleportation of the quantum state has been achieved by scientists numerous …

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