Family and Friends Weekend

… Family and Friends Weekend Family & Friends Weekend October 17–19, … registration in the R.W. Kern Center on Friday, October 17 and Saturday, October 18.  schedule of events Family and Friends Weekend is a chance for families, alums, friends, …

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Studying in London

… In the fall of 2007, my flatmates were English, Welsh, and Japanese, along with one other American. The busy street … the tallest hill in Parc de Montjuïc to sit on top of a fortress's walls and look out over the entirety of Barcelona. …

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Still Hearing Music

… narrow streets of Florence until the historic buildings and terraces opened up to reveal a sparkling river, which I … the Ponte Vecchio looks as if it’s been here forever. This fortress-like bridge is where local jewelers sell fine gold …

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Carol Bergman 72F

… serves as the vice president for government relations and public affairs for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) … in the Department of Global Health. She is the single mom of a 23-year-old daughter she adopted in China as a baby. … in the Department of Global Health. She is the single mom of a 23-year-old daughter she adopted in China as a baby. …

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Theresa Gold

… 1976 Theresa has had experience teaching in various family and center-based childcare programs since the early 1970s. … University of Massachusetts, focusing on the creative arts and environmental design to promote alternative educational … Belchertown State School. Theresa lives in Sunderland. Her son, Joshua, lives in Easthampton. Her son, Nicholas, is …

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Staff Speech Commencement 2011

… by me every day. They say their hellos, tell their stories and their jokes, their problems, and their excuses! Every … grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. I feel like the mom away from home for some of you and I love that! All kinds … grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. I feel like the mom away from home for some of you and I love that! All kinds …

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Environmentalism and Environmental Justice

… Environmentalism and Environmental Justice “Love as Critical Inquiry”  by … to find the school that will understand their children and know them to be the learners and the voracious seekers … to them at the earliest ages. At ten my perceptive son asked, “Why do they think black children can’t learn?” …

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Meo wins Mexican Cities Initiative fellowship from Harvard School of Design

… particular interest in participatory processes in design, and has contributed to and led design-build projects in … deaf riders,​ on an 800-mile (1,300 km) journey across the Baja California desert. The participants have a range of … deaf riders,​ on an 800-mile (1,300 km) journey across the Baja California desert. The participants have a range of …

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October 11: Trek Nation Screening, Q and A with Rod Roddenberry 92F

… October 11: Trek Nation Screening, Q and A with Rod Roddenberry 92F Attention, Trekkies: Executive producer Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry—son of the legendary Gene Roddenberry—will screen Trek Nation … 11 at 7 p.m. in Franklin Patterson Hall. Admission is free and anyone who would like to attend is welcome. Trek Nation …

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Faculty Toast to Graduates

… Professor of Biology My apologies to Virgil Thomson and J. A. Symonds, Cole Porter, and Scholars everywhere for … glad, While young life's before us! Before we too become Mom and Dad, Before Old age hard and sad, Today, let no one … glad, While young life's before us! Before we too become Mom and Dad, Before Old age hard and sad, Today, let no one …

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In Memory of Samuel Josiah Butterfield 09S

… the College Communications Office to share memories of her son Sam, who was an enormously talented young journalist, and the educational and vocational search process that led … was The Word—which was just not how Sam saw the world. "Mom," he said in one phone call home, "half the girls on my …

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William Null 72F Named this Year's Elected Alumni Trustee

… of the Alumni Advisory Group for the past two years. Their son, Evan Thaler-Null 08F , graduated in December 2011. Null is an attorney and managing partner of Cuddy & Feder LLP, a leading law firm … New York's Hudson Valley that focuses on land use, zoning, and environmental review of real estate development projects. …

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Meet Your Dakin Peer Supports!

… I use she/her pronouns. I am in my third year at Hampshire and my final semester of Div II. I study mainstream … Valley local, commuter student, and semi-professional dog mom to 3.5 year old Kirby. This is my first semester as a … Valley local, commuter student, and semi-professional dog mom to 3.5 year old Kirby. This is my first semester as a …

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Area Of Study

Global Studies and International Relations

… Global Studies and International Relations Global Studies and International … Imperialism in the Works of Halldor Laxness and Ngugi wa Thiong'o Identifying Agamben's Conception of the Homo … Imperialism in the Works of Halldor Laxness and Ngugi wa Thiong'o Identifying Agamben's Conception of the Homo …

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Movement opportunities: Miles Firkins Embraces the Art and Science of Dance

… Movement opportunities: Miles Firkins Embraces the Art and Science of Dance Miles Firkins told herself in high … find another, more practical area of study to focus on, and dancing, well, as always, dancing would be fun. "Then … dance floors while watching her dad play in his salsa band Son Como Son. But now she had to take a step back to see what …

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The Tree of Hampshire College

… of the very early editions of The Making of a College and the series of Planning Bulletins the college published between 1969 and 1971. From the evidence of a single memo (widely … drawn by first Hampshire President Franklin Patterson's son Eric. The memo, dated 1968, is addressed to Franklin …

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The Soul Returns to the Land It Knows

… Nyala 07F examined the neurobiological, psychological, and cultural effects of abuse on children. In addition to … I've found comes in brief moments in the evenings, when Mom and Ben and the dogs and I are in the living room. … remember who was leading. In those moments, I relax while Mom rubs my back, her touch as good as drinking warm caramel …

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Baldwin Scholar's Determination Brings Returns

… limit major disruptions to her life after a childhood in and out of Boston homeless shelters, as she and her mom were uprooted even into her high school years. Through it all she kept a promise to her mom and dad, who died of cancer when she was in second grade, …

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With His Daughter and Son-in-Law, Ken Burns 71F Takes on Leonardo da Vinci, the Myth and the Man

… With His Daughter and Son-in-Law, Ken Burns 71F Takes on Leonardo da Vinci, the Myth and the Man Unlike most of his films, Hampshire alum Ken …

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Of Blisters and Bliss

… Of Blisters and Bliss Chrisopher Bergland 84F “Whenever I would get … lightly, I would pound my feet into the ground harder and visualize the jolt of pain entering my body through the … learning about yoga, breathing, and meditation. The son of aneuroscientist, Bergland was  fascinated  by  the  …

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Minutes of Benefits Advisory Committee (BAC) February 26, 2013

…     iii. Space issues- can we accommodate Actions: Yaniris and Shelly to meet with specific groups; i.e. Central … costs associated with enhancing the current benefit and to determine next steps. III. Health Insurance … Answer: Our plan covers a spouse, domestic partner, son or daughter, or a parent. It does not cover a brother or …

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Brooke Huguley 17F Examines How Reproductive Justice and Embodied Movement Can Heal Trauma

… Brooke Huguley 17F Examines How Reproductive Justice and Embodied Movement Can Heal Trauma Amy Diehl Brooke … college that was in alignment with that upbringing, and my mom and I were doing a lot of research around that. I was on … college that was in alignment with that upbringing, and my mom and I were doing a lot of research around that. I was on …

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Faculty

Amy Teffer

… Amy Teffer Amy is a Western Mass local artist-scientist-mom teaching Animal Behavior at Hampshire College. She earned her BSc and MSc from UMass Amherst in Fisheries Conservation and … States … Amy is a Western Mass local artist-scientist-mom teaching Animal Behavior at Hampshire College. She earned …

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Malama 'Aina:

… Malama 'Aina: Sustainability, Settler Colonialism, and Hawaiian Struggle for Self-Determination (USA)   … Lo‘i (taro patch project), Uka (uplands project), and Wa‘a (sailing canoe project). Through such projects, students … Lo‘i (taro patch project), Uka (uplands project), and Wa‘a (sailing canoe project). Through such projects, students …

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Earl Ubell Science Information Award

… Award Description: The Earl Ubell Grant program recognizes and supports students who seek to make science, scientific methods, and scientific findings accessible to non-scientists and … died in 2007 at age 80. Hampshire College alum, and the son of Earl Ubell, Michael C. Ubell 70F established the grant …

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