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Martha Pskowski 09F Receives Fulbright Award

… III (senior project) was entitled Mother Earth is Not for Sale, Love and Defend Her: Forest Carbon in Chiapas, … people of other countries. The primary source of funding for the Fulbright Program is an annual appropriation made by … is one of over 1,800 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad for the 2014-2015 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. …

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New Exhibit Showcases Young Photographers from Vietnam

… derives from the Greek word autopsia meaning ‘to see for oneself’.) The exhibit will be on view in the Leo Model … same building as the exhibit, the Jerome Liebling Center for Film, Photography, and Video: ·      February 18, 7pm: … 17-March 13, 2016 Leo Model Gallery Jerome Liebling Center for Film, Photography, and Video Hampshire College 893 West …

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Kara Lynch

… and "Mouhawala Oula," a gender-bending trio performance for oriental dance, live video, and saxophone (2010). Her … of the Black experience. She is a 2018 MAPFund recipient for "Saved," an installment of "Invisible." Her projects have … Department, University of Texas, Austin and the Academy for Advanced African Studies in Bayreuth Germany. She earns a …

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Student Circus Performers at First Night Boston

… and sustainability through circus arts and performance. For First Night, Jacob, Quine, and Barbieri performed a … their talents in over 200 performances and exhibitions for the public. "Circus is supposed to make you feel like … the three, joined by four others, will ride bicycles for the entire tour.  The Downside-Up Circus site   … A …

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Sander Thoenes Research Award Recipients Announced

… foreign correspondent. Thoenes, the Jakarta correspondent for the Financial Times (London), was killed in 1999 by … completion of the final project required of all students for graduation from Hampshire College. Recipients' projects: … experiences of education. The Care Center is a GED program for teen mothers in Holyoke. Robrerto Rodriguez 09F—examines …

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Anthropology and Archaeology

… models and methodology, which provide the groundwork for the pursuit of informed, integrative independent … Baker Negotiates Work and Family What it Feels Like for a Girl: Black and Mixed-Race Women's Identity … enslaved Africans. This course is particularly recommended for students with interests in anthropology, archaeology, …

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Hampshire College Mourns the Loss of David E. Smith

… by David's family. We will keep you informed about plans for a memorial celebration at Hampshire College. Jonathan … of many scholarly articles. A grant from The Society for Ethics in Higher Education provided support for his post-graduate work at Yale University's Divinity …

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Why Do Mice Horse Around?

… Why Do Mice Horse Around? Abigail Meisel For Miranda Harrison, play is a serious topic. She traveled … what the function of play is and how to define ‘play’ for animals. I see it as training for adult behavior.” Specifically, Harrison studies play as a …

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Peter Pan Pedagogy

… to analyze ESL [English as a second language] curricula for students in elementary school by building a bridge … of Jinzhong, the school has an innovative ESL curriculum for its elementary-level students: It uses children’s … After that, she hopes to get a job in the United States for a few years, but her ultimate goal is to return to China, …

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January 15, 2019: Letter from President Nelson

… that can help us achieve a thriving and sustainable future for Hampshire. With the guidance and passion of Hampshire’s … community as a whole. I would like to provide some context for such important news. In November, we announced our plans to envision …

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Hampshire College to Transform Curriculum and Student Experience Around Contemporary Challenges

… How To Revolutionize the University To Prepare Students for a World in Flux . “As someone who watches educational … seen anywhere. Most of higher education prepares students for the challenges of higher education. What is astonishing … and every student, in any field and with any ambition, for the challenges both in school and beyond.” Hampshire’s …

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Hampshire Students Launch Hands-on Lessons in Building Systems

… of sustainability. Once finished, Kern’s building systems for electricity, water collection, and wastewater treatment … those systems will be available to the public on the Web. For these first-year students, two weeks into their Hampshire … mathematics professor Sarah Hews’s “Modeling Systems for a Living Building”; microbiology professor Jason Tor’s …

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Animal Behavior and Cognition

… biochemistry, genetics, ecology, and other related fields. For hands-on experiences with animals, students across the … integrate science and alternative technology as a means for testing sustainable methods of farming. In addition, the Farm Center serves the College as a living laboratory for research and teaching on sustainable agriculture and the …

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Choreographer Stephen Petronio 74F Named 2015 Doris Duke Artist

… original score by electronic hip-hop pioneer Clams Casino. For more information about the event, view the Fine Arts … of his generation and is the creator of over 35 works for his own company, and commissioned by some of the world's … original score by electronic hip-hop pioneer Clams Casino. For more information about the event, view the Fine Arts …

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CIEL Conference Presentation on Hampshire Admissions Strategy

… was presented at the national conference of the Consortium for Innovative Environments in Learning (CIEL). Vice … of innovation in higher education, to advocate for alternative practices, and to disseminate key aspects of … was presented at the national conference of the Consortium for Innovative Environments in Learning (CIEL). Vice …

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Neil Stillings

… Professor Stillings has been the principal investigator for two major National Science Foundation-supported projects … and was a founding member of the steering committee for the Culture, Brain, and Development Program. His … Professor Stillings has been the principal investigator for two major National Science Foundation-supported projects …

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Paul Murphy

… has been working in the field of early childhood education for over a decade, including a 12-year run teaching in the … everyone to discover, explore, and create possibilities for learning, community building, and collaboration. Paul is … has been working in the field of early childhood education for over a decade, including a 12-year run teaching in the …

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Hampshire Students Participate in School of America Watch Vigil

… to protest the controversial Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISEC). "We were the largest … of the Americas in the 1940s to provide military training for Latin American government personnel, WHISEC has long been accused of being a training ground for some of the worst perpetrators of human rights abuses in …

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New Orleans Experiences Influence Disaster Policy Studies

… disaster policy, into my study of politics,” he said. For his Division III work, Migliaccio has delved into the … based on what was happening in the world,” he says. “For instance, after 9/11 there was a shift, with FEMA … last year in his hometown of Stamford. “I chose Hampshire for a number of factors,” he says. “It was affordable because …

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A Bright, Shining Moment

… the culmination of an experiment we had been working on for five years. We sat behind arced rows of computer consoles … trying to hit a second bullet with the third bullet." For seven long minutes we waited. All of a sudden, the … projection wall lit up with a flash of blinding light — for an instant it felt like we all held our breath — and then …

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Mathematics

… of their work in other disciplines, but some pursue math for its own sake. Our students engage in a exploratory and … change a non-heap into a heap?") have challenged thinkers for centuries, and other paradoxes have forced changes in … that brings high ability high school students to Hampshire for six weeks to do, share, and enjoy mathematics. College …

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James Miller

… fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and a Fulbright researcher in Paris, as well as … and Education Association, the International Association for the History of Transport, Traffic and Mobility, the International Association for Media and Communication Research, and the Society for

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Five College Women’s Studies Research Center Events

… of "real-life" based reenactments, our desires for realism, and the forms that promise to deliver it. Cayer … Aesthetics in Contemporary China and its Challenges for Transnational Feminism." This presentation investigates … in the Arab world and specifically in Syria dominate world news, a transnational approach to the Levant is imperative in …

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KIMBERLY CHANG's NEW BOOK EARNS NATIONAL ACCLAIM

… didactic. Indeed, the prose is beautiful throughout.” For several years before learning her father’s secret, Chang … relations from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, known for its interdisciplinary approach to the social sciences, … had issued an executive order making it easier for Chinese students fearing persecution to get visas to the …

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Kimberly Chang's New Book Earns National Acclaim

… didactic. Indeed, the prose is beautiful throughout.” For several years before learning her father’s secret, Chang … relations from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, known for its interdisciplinary approach to the social sciences, … had issued an executive order making it easier for Chinese students fearing persecution to get visas to the …

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