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Hampshire Wins International Campus Sustainability Achievement Award for R.W. Kern Center
… College in Alberta, Canada. AASHE will present the awards to Hampshire and all winners on Oct. 2 at its annual AASHE … and individuals internationally that are helping to lead higher education to a sustainable future. Opened in 2016, the R.W. Kern Center is a multi-purpose Living Building that generates its own …
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Alumni Profile: John Bohannon 96S, Creator of "Dance Your PhD"
… physically and cognitively. This inspired him to create the annual international "Dance Your PhD" contest, which asks participants to choreograph and take videos of dances about their … to create the final results. "For some people, this is their first creative performance experience," Bohannon …
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Hampshire Winter Dance Concert 2020
… Wheelchair Accessible The Hampshire Dance Program is proud to present the 2020 Winter Dance Concert, an annual concert … (413) 559-5889 or emailing HampDanceReservations@gmail.com . Photo by Derek Fowles … The Hampshire Dance Program …
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Hampshire Alumni Authors Write in Support of Russian LGBT Community
… and political campaigner Joseph Huff-Hannon 97F decided to "create a document that mostly doesn't exist." The … from LGBT Russians living both in Russia and in exile is a direct response to Russian legislation passed in June 2013 banning …
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Area Of Study
Writing and Creative Writing
… and questioning work, Hampshire students are encouraged to develop a responsive vision of the world around them, … students discover and develop their own voices, and learn to read as writers. Our faculty also believe that each student's journey to writing is unique. Students are encouraged to develop their …
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Notable Alumni
Sarah Goldfinger 94F
… Sarah Goldfinger 94F Sarah Goldfinger 94F Sarah Goldfinger is a producer and writer on television shows such as Brothers … Sarah has created an endowed theater fund at Hampshire to help bring in visiting playwrights and TV writers and to allow theater students to attend Broadway shows and other …
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2013 / 2014
… Explores the Humanities Hampshire Invites the Public to Humanities Events 2014 Gruber Awards for Excellence in … Awarded Earl Ubell Grant OPRA's Karen Warren Selected to Give 2014 Kurt Hahn Address Hampshire Students' Scripts in … Eqbal Ahmad Lecture by Kimberle Crenshaw Hampshire Student Is a Victory Congressional Intern CLA Awards for Student …
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Faculty
Sura Levine
… Sura Levine Sura Levine is professor emerita of art history. Levine holds a B.A. from … in the United States and Europe. These include “A Hymn to Labor, A Hymn to Nation: Constantin Meunier’s Representations of Work and …
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Carnegie Foundation Recognizes Hampshire for Community Engagement
… Community Engagement Classification. The classification is awarded to colleges and universities that demonstrate significant engagement with and contribute to important community agendas. Hampshire joins 360 other …
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Notable Alumni
Lee Smolin 72F
… Lee Smolin 72F Lee Smolin 72F Physicist Lee Smolin is one of the world's leading gravitational theorists. His … for Theoretical Physics, Smolin has made contributions to quantum gravity theory, specifically the approach known as … physics and cosmology: Life of the Cosmos , Three Roads to Quantum Gravity , The Trouble with Physics , and Time …
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Notable Alumni
Rhys Ernst 01S
… Rhys Ernst 01S Rhys Ernst, a coproducer of Transparent , is a filmmaker and artist who seeks to develop and expand the portrayal of trans lives in media Ernst is a filmmaker and artist who seeks to develop and expand upon the portrayal of trans lives. A …
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Student Receives $5,000 Award at Women's Entrepreneurship Competition
… country participated. Torres’ company, Painter Printer, is developing robotic technology to perform the house painting process, aiming to provide professional quality results to both homeowners …
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2015 Staff Excellence Awards
… Brown Staff Excellence Awards, presented May 1. Barrett is the administrative assistant in the School of Natural … members of a team, have made an exceptional contribution to Hampshire College. Nominations can be made by any member … and faculty, on both large and small scales.” Pointing to Nelson’s engagement with student workers and creation of a …
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Notable Alumni
Diana Arce 99F
… Diana Arce 99F Diana Arce 99F Diana Arce (she/her) is an artist, activist, and researcher, centering … and supremacy via providing online and offline services to individuals and groups, while also providing relief, … and activism. After graduating from Hampshire, she went on to receive her M.F.A. from the University of Arts, Berlin: …
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Staff
William Null 72F
… 72F William Null 72F Sleepy Hollow, New York William Null is one of two elected alumni trustees. He is the managing … on real estate, land use, and zoning issues relating to commercial, institutional, and residential development in … (75S), in Sleepy Hollow, NY. Term ends 6/30/2017; eligible to renew for second term StaffStaff … Sleepy Hollow, New York …
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Notable Alumni
Jeff Sharlet 90F
… Among his books are C Street and The Family Jeff Sharlet is the author of Sweet Heaven When I Die and The Family , … and Virginia Quarterly Review , and a frequent contributor to GQ. He won the 2015 National Magazine Award for Reporting … for his GQ story “Inside the Iron Closet: What it's Like to be Gay in Putin’s Russia." Sharlet is an associate …
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Area Of Study
Dance
… modern dance technique course will introduce students to "modern" and other dance technique practices. By … underlie the techniques we employ, and compare them to those of other dance styles and cultures. How do these … style, and written word. No previous dance experience is necessary. Sample Courses at Hampshire Black Traditions in …
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Hampshire Board of Trustees Names Ed-Tech Entrepreneur Jose Fuentes as Chair
… educational technology entrepreneur Jose Fuentes to serve as its new Chair to help advance the College’s bold transformation of its … Fuentes 05F began his two-year term this month and is eligible to serve two more terms with Board approval. He …
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Choreographer Stephen Petronio 74F Named 2015 Doris Duke Artist
… Stephen Petronio 74F Named 2015 Doris Duke Artist Petronio is one of twenty performing artists who will each receive … in and celebration of their ongoing contributions to the fields of contemporary dance, theatre, and jazz. … in and celebration of their ongoing contributions to the fields of contemporary dance, theatre, and jazz. …
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Hampshire Alum Orisanmi Burton 99F Named 2021 Freedom Scholar
… and Group Health Foundation provides “unrestricted support to emerging leaders in academia whose research can provide critical insight to social justice leaders and whose ideas encourage all of us … and society.” Abolitionist archivist Orisanmi Burton 99F is one of six scholars selected to receive $250,000 each. …
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Youth Leadership and Empowerment Through Collaborative Research
… of adolescents in Greenfield , Massachusetts, decided to explore using quantitative and qualitative research … “During my Division II, I realized I really wanted to work with youth,” Dvorak says. So during their second year … action research, also called community-based research, is an approach that empowers members of a community to act as …
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Staff
Amanda Saklad
… Saklad Senior Support Technician Amanda Saklad (she/her) is the Senior Support Technician. She maintains the campus … Growing up south of Boston, she is the first in her family to graduate college. She graduated from UMASS, and enjoys … Growing up south of Boston, she is the first in her family to graduate college. She graduated from UMASS, and enjoys …
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Two from Hampshire Receive 2017 Princess Grace Award Scholarships for Film Theses
… A student and a recent alum are the latest from Hampshire to win prestigious Princess Grace Awards, receiving … Ford and alum Emily Drummer , who graduated in 2013 and is now in grad school at the University of Iowa, are two of … Lackey , Graduate Film Honorarium http://www.pgfusa.com/award-winners/view/Meredith-Lackey/ 2013 Devyn Manibo , …
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Division III: Peruanismo Between Life and Death
… philosopher and social activist José Carlos Mariátegui led to Roberto Rodriguez 09F's Division III project Peruanismo … said Rodriguez, who grew up in California. "I was exposed to the legacy of Marxist theory at a young age. These … he was looking for in an education. "Hampshire's faculty is great. I feel I've gained so many mentors and peers with …
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Honorary Degrees for Chuck and Polly Longsworth
… Longsworth Hampshire College will award honorary degrees to Charles R. (Chuck) Longsworth and Polly Longsworth during … the beginning in the creation and leadership of what was to be a new kind of college. Chuck was the first employee of … and negotiating for purchase the land where the College is located. Chuck then served as Hampshire's second …
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