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When Two Tibets Meet
… India, either a permanent or temporary home since 1959, the year the Dalai Lama fled China and set up a Tibetan government in exile there. In the ensuing 50 years, a unique Tibetan society has grown in …
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Daphne Lowell
… emerita of dance and movement studies, and member of the Five College Dance Department, holds a B.A. in cultural … from Tufts University and an M.F.A. in modern dance from the University of Utah. She is co-founder-director of … physicians, and nurses) of all ages and from all over the country and abroad since 1989. They initiated and hosted …
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Finding Immutable Personality on Facebook
… answered a series of questions about themselves, via the social networking site. When the application was installed on their accounts, their … was automatically transmitted to Chapsky. He organized the data around the "Big Five Theory of Personality." The …
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Letter on Historical Harassment Complaint Decision
… with difficult and important news. An alumna shared with the administration allegations about inappropriate behavior in the 1970s by the late faculty member Lester Mazor. Following a directive …
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Helen Cohen's New Film Chronicles Physician's Recovery after Devastating Injury
… her new documentary at theaters and film festivals around the country, she considered how audiences would react to the emotional subject matter. States of Grace , which screens … Amherst Cinema on Thursday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. , tells the story of Grace Dammann, an HIV/AIDS physician whose life …
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Hampshire College Recognized for Challenging Status Quo in Higher Education
… for Challenging Status Quo in Higher Education When the U.S. Dept of Education announced recently it was … Hampshire College once again made national news, extending the results of our campaign to lead national discussions … education. We’ve been aggressively promoting our stance as the one college committed to putting our mission before …
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Commencement Speaker Is New York Activist, Writer, and Artist Reina Gossett
… Writer, and Artist Reina Gossett Responding to requests by the Hampshire community to identify a commencement speaker who could directly address student concerns, the College has selected Reina Gossett. Commencement will be held on Saturday, May 14, at 11 a.m. on the Harold F. Johnson Library Lawn. Faculty, in consultation …
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2013 DIV IV weekend celebrates Culture, Mind, and Body
… This year's theme, Culture, Mind, and Body, celebrated the College's 43 years of interdisciplinary explorations across the College, as well as 10 years of the Culture, Brain, and Development program. The goal of Div …
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Alumni Profile: Video game developer Noah Falstein 75F
… playing them. For over 30 years, Falstein has been in the thick of gaming as it has grown into a multi-billion … projects and hit titles," such as "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis," among many others. Lately, he has been moving into the emerging field of "serious games." "Some recent games …
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Graphic Novel Merges Art and Psychology
… Novel Merges Art and Psychology A graphic novel called The Listening Cone , Jeane Cohen's Division III project is a … internal journeys after dark. For Cohen, talking about the project is problematic. "I have trouble talking about the work, because it's supposed to be experienced visually," …
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Hannah Todd 03F Directs Up a Storm (Tempest)
… Todd continues, "which is what I'm doing now." Todd is the director and co-founder of We Happy Few Productions , a theatre company in Washington DC "with the mission of presenting stripped down, small cast, ensemble … texts," she says. We Happy Few is currently performing The Tempest at Capital Fringe . Shakespeare's last play, The …
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Aug. 30: Edward Humes, Author of Garbology
… Edward Humes , a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the author of a dozen nonfiction books, will speak at … Hampshire College on Friday, August 30 , at 7:30 p.m. in the Robert Crown Center . (Doors open at 7:15.) A … session and book signing will follow his talk. The event is open and admission is free. Humes will speak …
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Filmmaker's Panel on Islamophobia, Being Muslim in America
… Hampshire’s Creative Writing Program, South Asian Studies, the Eqbal Ahmad Initiative, and their cosponsors announce … a panel discussion, on Wednesday April 5, at 6 p.m. in the West Lecture Hall, Franklin Patterson Hall. It will … Smith College, who will speak on Islamophobia in France. The next day, Thursday, April 6, at 5:30 p.m., also in the …
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Eli Plenk 10F Receives 2013 Humanity in Action Fellowship
… in human rights issues, and outstanding recommendations. The fellowships bring together international groups of … examples of contemporary issues affecting minority groups. The programs are also intended to instill in Fellows a responsibility to recognize the need to protect minorities and promote human rights in …
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Welcome, Hampshire College Entering Class of 2012!
… 54 transfers, and 18 visiting and non-degree students. The new students include 12 James Baldwin Scholars, the largest-ever entering group in this program for talented … Named for novelist James Baldwin, who taught at Hampshire, the Baldwin Scholars program is celebrating its 20th …
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For Instagram’s Ian Spalter 94F, an Interdisciplinary Approach is Key Element of Design
… of Instagram Japan and can be seen on Netflix’s Abstract: The Art of Design . Before being tasked to head up … years in that role, Spalter played an integral part in the site’s enormous growth. Spalter ushered Instagram through the brand’s major rebrand and refresh, which moved the …
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"Tour de Hamp" Participates in Will Bike 4 Food Fundraiser
… 11F "Tour de Hamp," a Hampshire College team, rode in the Western Massachusetts Food Bank’s fourth annual Will Bike … event on September 28. Participants bike through the Pioneer Valley for donations. For every donated dollar, the Food Bank provides $9 worth of food, assisting more than …
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Kara Lynch
… Kara Lynch kara lynch is a time-based artist living in the Bronx, NY, and was born in the auspicious year of 1968. Ambivalent towards hyper-visual … culture, she is curious about duration, embodiment, and the aural. Through collective practice and social …
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Collaboration Brings Research Full Circle
… Conlisk has extensive public health experience at the local, state, federal, and international levels with previous appointments at the Instituto de Nutricion de Centro America y Panama and the Centers for Disease Control. At the CDC, Conlisk worked …
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Five College Program Offers Certificate in Reproductive Justice
… College Program Offers Certificate in Reproductive Justice The Five College Program in Reproductive Health, Rights, and … an academic opportunity they can’t get elsewhere – it’s the only undergraduate certificate program of its kind in the country. Established in 2015, the program ties in to …
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Hampshire to Host 2017 Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer Conference
… Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer Conference The Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Summer Conference, a three-day celebration of the grassroots organic movement marking its 43rd year, will be hosted by Hampshire College August 11–13. The conference had many years of success on Hampshire's …
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Baldwin Scholar's Determination Brings Returns
… her first year of college. Her top priority was to find the right fit. providing stability for the next four years. So as a senior she visited Hampshire for the Baldwin program’s recruiting event called HOME, for …
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Susan Wittenberg's 'Nashville 2.0'
… Aspiring musicians, take note: Nashville, known around the world as "music city," is the place where country, rock, folk, bluegrass, R&B, gospel, … according to Susan Wittenberg 70F . "Artists from all over the country come to live in Nashville," she says. "It's a …
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Alum Craig Sees Law Degree as Tool Kit for Social Change
… Craig ’08F has begun her law career as a clerk to the legislative council in the Vermont State House, where she’ll be writing … Law. A highlight of her studies, she says, was attending the United Nations 2014 Climate Conference, which was held in …
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Debating for Democracy
… Debating for Democracy Raul Matta has been associated with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker group engaged in addressing the root causes of poverty, injustice, and war, for more than a decade. In 2005 he was chosen to be a leader in the group's military counter-recruitment program, which goes …
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