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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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Faculty
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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Staff
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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Steven Roof
… travel frequently to Death Valley and the Southwest for climate change field research. Professor Roof also … a climate change research program in the High Arctic for undergraduate students called the "Svalbard REU." He … travel frequently to Death Valley and the Southwest for climate change field research. Professor Roof also …
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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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Area Of Study
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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Faculty
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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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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Hampshire Dedicates Kern Center, Explores Solutions in Environmental Justice, Green Building, Education
… of democracy was a widespread tendency among the citizenry for empathy. The Kern Center embodies this idea of the … he considers the Kern Center to be the start of an era for the College. The building contains the essential … that inspires us to be lifelong learners and to just go for it.” Hampshire alum Bill Kern, whose family is the R.W. …
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Hampshire Alum David Shulkin Appointed US Secretary of Veterans Affairs
… and medical centers that are overwhelmed with demands for care.” Shulkin was originally appointed to the … Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/shulkin-unanimously-confirmed-t… USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/13/veterans-affair… …
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School of Cognitive Science Div III Presentations
… A Collection of Professional Development Workshops for The Field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other … 11:15 a.m. Connie Hildreth Title: Character Building for Games and Animation 11:30 - 12:45 p.m. Poster Session and … of a Diagnostic Category and Contemporary Treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder 2:00 p.m. Brenda Snyder …
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Hannah Todd 03F Directs Up a Storm (Tempest)
… Fringe . Shakespeare's last play, The Tempest calls for plenty of magic and illusion, and pushed the limits of ingenuity for Elizabethan theatre makers. Todd's company has reimagined … so much so that people kept asking us what was next for We Happy Few," Todd recalls. "That was when we realized …
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Ian Spalter 94F Among the "Most Creative"
… device from various restaurants, landmarks, and venues. "For the most part, computing can now be accomplished by an … been, which provides a map, timeline, promotional tool for businesses, and a guide for likeminded individuals. "Dennis Crowley, our CEO, likes …
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Hampshire Chooses Bon Appétit as Food Service Provider
… service provider that could best assist in its aspirations for provision of healthy food, connecting the campus farm to … and during the next academic year on collaborative plans for purchasing products from the Farm Center and creating … community meeting. The committee includes Vice President for Finance and Administration Mark Spiro, Sustainability …
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Hampshire Student Selected as National Geographic Emerging Explorer
… Geographic Emerging Explorers. Labuko is being honored for his humanitarian work fighting to stop the ritualistic … Comprehensive profiles http://www.nationalgeographic.com/emerging . … Hampshire College student Lale Labuko 11F … Comprehensive profiles http://www.nationalgeographic.com/emerging . … Hampshire Student Selected as National …
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Hampshire Invites the Public to Humanities Events
… English and humanities Maria Damon, Rhode Island Council for the Humanities Elizabeth Francis, New School digital … the moderator. Curating and Contemporary Art Panelists for a discussion of the explosion of interest in curating and … in New York, and Gordon Hall, director of the Center for Experimental Lectures, and curator Jocelyn Edens. …
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Exploring the Huntington's Family
… Family Inspiration comes from a variety of sources. For Kendra Bechtel , the television show House provided a topic for her Division III studies. The "medical mystery" drama … who may develop Huntington's can be tested genetically for the disease before symptoms appear. A child of an …
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Soliloquys Garden
… of mine," begins Hannah Seaman 09F's artist statement for her Division III. Soliloquy's Garden is an installation … from her childhood. Finally, she created a soundscape for the garden, compiling musical scores from the movies and … she took Women's Design and Fabrication. "I found a love for found-object sculpture through that course," she says, …
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Alum Jason Cilo Helps Students Focus on Professional Video Production
… podcasts, Web series, television shows and other content for networks and cable stations, specializing in comedy, … truTV’s comedy series Greatest Ever and Almost Genius . For the Discovery Network, he produced the acclaimed … production assistant, rising to become associate producer for the newly launched MSNBC network in 1997. He went on to …
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Div III Student Josh Weissbach Receives Princess Grace Award
… received the 2008 Cary Grant Film Award, a scholarship for undergraduate documentary film work. This Princess Grace … each year, and represents the selection panel's regard for Weissbach's work and dedication to film. It is named as a … professor Thom Long. The Princess Grace Awards for theater, dance/choreography, and film continue the legacy …
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To Beat The Band
… Rebirth until 3 a.m., then gets up at 6 to go to meetings for The Roots of Music, then teaches the kids every … East Lecture Hall.” During a long career working primarily for CBS, he’s won numerous industry awards, among them an Emmy for producing the television documentary 9/11 . From the Fall …
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Burton Conducts Bee Research in China, and Learns The Language
… in China, and Learns The Language By Mike Medeiros For Sawyer Burton, the decision to study in China in summer … “The original plan was to conduct research in China for a month,” says Burton 13F. “Little did I know that China … decided to do it. “Chinese is among the hardest language for native English speakers because there are virtually no …
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