Opinion: Thrive or Perish: Transforming Admissions Will Dictate Whether Hampshire College Prospers
In October, 2025, Jennifer Chrisler was appointed the 9th president of Hampshire College after serving...
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Western Mass Institutions Found Guilty of Complicty in Genocide at Western Massachusetts People’s Tribunal on Gaza
A few blocks down from the Amherst Town Common, where the weekly farmers market was...
Archipelago Withdraws Its Application for Atkins Corner Project
On Monday, October 20, 2025, Archipelago Investments withdrew its application for the development of a...
Opinion: Hampshire College at a Crossroads, Part 1
Some may be aware that Hampshire College is in the midst of a presidential search....
Opinion: About the Presidential Search at Hampshire College – A Response to Jonathon Podolsky
Jonathon Podolsky says that Hampshire College is at a crossroads, and finds problems with its...
Opinion: Hampshire at the Crossroads, Part 2: Hampshire Needs to Rethink Higher Ed Again?
Hampshire College is in the midst of a presidential search. After impressive enrollment growth since...
Hampshire College Alum Stefanie Brendler of the Band Brivele, Talks Community Planning, Klezmer, and Fascism, Through Yiddish Folk-punk.
Source: hampshire.edu/news Brivele, a Seattle-based duo known for their genre-defying fusion of Yiddish song, labor...
Jennifer Chrisler Is the New Interim President of Hampshire College
Source: hampshire.edu Jennifer Chrisler, Vice President for Institutional Support at Hampshire College, assumed the role...
Ask Perplexity AI: Which Colleges and Universities Make the Largest PILOT Payments to Their Host Communities?
This column from Ira Bryck is part of a new series entitled “Ask Perplexity AI”....
Hampshire College Commencement Celebrates Graduates Who Continue to Push Back
Source: hampshire.edu Hampshire College hosted its 55th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 17, conferring degrees...
Conservation Commission Pans Wetlands Incursion in Proposed Project at Atkins Corner
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Conservation Commission, May 14, 2025 This meeting was...
Proposed Development at Atkins Corner Raises Concerns About Size and Traffic
\Report on the Meeting of the Planning Board, May 7, 2025 This meeting was held...