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April 2, 2019

Two trustees quit amid discord over Hampshire College’s future - The Boston GlobeBeset by a financial crisis, the campus and its alumni are divided over how the Amherst liberal arts school should proceed.

April 1, 2019

Former trustees, alumni, others pen open letter to Hampshire trusteesDear trustees: Two months ago, a group of former trustees, board chairs, and alums, including many of us, wrote to you to express our profound distress at the reckless actions of the Hampshire College leadership, which threatened the future of the...

April 1, 2019

Chairwoman of Hampshire College’s board of trustees resignsAMHERST — The chairwoman of Hampshire College’s board of trustees has resigned, citing the “vitriol” she has experienced as a reason for her departure.Gaye Hill’s decision to step down from the position after six years was announced Monday in an email...

March 23, 2019

March 21, 2019

A different path: Hampshire community to unveil plan to trustees SundayAMHERST — An alternative plan for preserving Hampshire College — keeping it autonomous and financially secure while continuing to pursue its core mission — is being formally unveiled by a coalition of faculty, staff, students and alumni.The...

Lawmakers raise concerns over Hampshire College crisisAMHERST — The two state lawmakers representing Amherst have raised several concerns with the president of Hampshire College.On Wednesday, state Rep. Mindy Domb released a letter that she and state Sen. Jo Comerford sent to Hampshire President Miriam...

Guest Column Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld: Yale professor responds to Hampshire’s ‘spinmeisters’I would like to briefly address your insightful, lively March 11 piece by reporter Dusty Christensen entitled “Behind college’s media strategy.” I admire the bold investigative work of the Gazette in obtaining the startling concealed plans contained...

Douglas Raybeck: College should include faculty, students in decision-makingGenerally I am in strong agreement with Jonathan Wright’s essay on March 11, “Hampshire has earned, needs our support,” particularly his praise of Hampshire students. I had the pleasure of teaching several during the few years I was at Amherst College...

March 12, 2019

Hampshire College Professor Outlines Faculty Coalition's New 'Vision' For The SchoolIt's been nearly two months since Hampshire College's president announced the school was searching for a long-term "strategic partner" to help the school

March 12, 2019

Hampshire College on Democracy Now, Part 1/2

The Fight for Hampshire College: How One School’s Financial Calamity Exposes a Crisis in Higher EdStudents and faculty are fighting to save Hampshire College from unprecedented financial crisis and potential collapse, following a series of devastating cuts and administrative decisions. In January, Hampshire College President Miriam Nelson announced the board of trustees and senior administrators would seek to merge the school with a “strategic partner.” The announcement was followed by staff layoffs in the school’s development and admissions offices, and news that the school would not be admitting a full class in the fall. We host a discussion with Hampshire professor Margaret Cerullo; Hampshire senior Desta Cantave, who is also a member of Hampshire Rise Up; and Hampshire College trustee William Null.

Hampshire College on Democracy Now, Part 2/2

Extended Conversation on the Fight for Hampshire College as Student Sit-In Enters 41st DayExtended web-only conversation about the financial crisis at Hampshire College and what it means for the future of higher education.

March 11, 2019

Guest column Jonathan A. Wright: Hampshire has earned, needs support from alums like meHampshire’s mission in the Valley and in America is just begun. Now, more than ever, the innovative, feisty, open thinking, and collaborative learning approach are essential if we are to survive and thrive as a world community.Other schools talk the...

March 11, 2019

The Case of Hampshire College; or Why Bad Things Don't Have to Happen to Liberal Arts Colleges The season's higher ed masterplot is easy to state: liberal arts education is a financial failure; financial success requires mega-univers...

March 10, 2019

Crafting a message: The powerhouse PR and lobbying firm behind Hampshire’s media strategyAMHERST — When Hampshire College announced on Jan. 15 that it was struggling financially and seeking a partner institution, its leaders acknowledged that all eyes would be on the school as it seeks a solution to a problem plaguing many small colleges...

March 9, 2019

Hampshire College, a Child of the Sixties, Faces Its “Visioning Problem”The future of the half-century-old institution is uncertain after a wave of layoffs following the college’s announcement that it would not accept new students for the fall term.

March 8, 2019

The Unmaking of a College: Notes From Inside the Hampshire Runaway TrainIf Hampshire goes under, the arts and the liberal arts as inspiration to lives of critical inquiry and social engagement will have been dealt another serious blow.

March 7, 2019

Crisis and collaboration: Hampshire College faculty propose alternative vision for school’s futureAMHERST — Faculty at Hampshire College have started organizing an effort to “re-envision” the school, providing the first steps for what they say is a way to keep Hampshire independent and “thriving.”The proposal was released Wednesday and lays out...

March 7, 2019

Project launched to help find solutions for upcoming school year at Hampshire CollegeNORTHAMPTON, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - The latest news on the financial struggles at Hampshire College.

March 7, 2019

The Fight for an IdealCan Hampshire College Survive its “Manufactured” Crisis? By Brian Zayatz The January 15 announcement by Hampshire College president Miriam “Mim” Nelson that the college is seeking a “strategic part…

March 6, 2019

Hampshire College students warned of readmission, graduation limitsAMHERST — Hampshire College has told students who are on medical leave or withdrawn from the college that they will not readmit anyone who expects to graduate after May 2022.Hampshire’s future is deeply uncertain after college President Miriam “Mim”...

March 1, 2019

Chancellor Subbaswamy of UMass and Prof. Salman Hameed of Hampshire College on The Bill Newman Show. (Starting at 21:40).

February 28, 2019

February 27, 2019

Five College Consortium ‘eager as anybody’ to know where Hampshire is headedAMHERST — As big changes loom for Hampshire College, the Five College Consortium is in a holding pattern. Already, the University of Massachusetts Amherst is not allowing students to register for courses at Hampshire, where the fall class schedule is...

Commentary: How Hampshire College Hampered Good GovernanceThe current crisis facing Hampshire College is the result of a lack of leadership competence and responsible governance, writes Jeffrey Sonnenfeld.

February 27, 2019

Remembering the Bold Thinking of Hampshire CollegeInnovative ideas made the school a special—and fragile—place.

February 24, 2019

"One Hampshire Story" by Jim Hicks. The Massachusetts Review.

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February 23, 2019

Hampshire Professor Addresses Layoffs, No Confidence VoteSalman Hameed is a Charles Taylor chair and associate professor of integrated science and humanity at Hampshire College. He’s acting as a media liaison for

February 23, 2019

Guest Column: Former Hampshire president Gregory Prince pens open letter to college, community Crisis brings opportunity and Hampshire’s crisis offers the Five College institutions severally and collectively, and the towns which surround them, incredible economic and educational opportunities. As president of Hampshire, my goal was to make...

February 22, 2019

Emails show talks between Hampshire and UMass about possible partnershipAMHERST — While there has been extensive speculation about whether the University of Massachusetts Amherst would be an appropriate long-term partner for Hampshire College, emails the Gazette obtained from UMass through a public records request show...

February 22, 2019

Emails Show Hampshire Considered UMass A Potential Partner In NovemberAt a press conference on January 15, Hampshire College President Miriam Nelson announced the small, liberal arts college was seeking a "strategic partner."

February 21, 2019

Mary Russo and Susan Tracy: Slow down Hampshire’s fast-moving merger trainWe question President Miriam Nelson’s prediction of a stronger Hampshire College after the unprecedented decision to not admit an entering class in 2019.Although she rightly cites the overwhelming wave of support for the college from alumni, former...

February 21, 2019

On Campus Radio: Hard Times At Hampshire CollegeWill Hampshire College be able to navigate its way through a rocky landscape for small, private colleges in the Northeast?

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"How Hampshire Was Brought to the Brink" by Lee Gardner and Vimal Patel. The Chronicle of Higher Education.

February 20, 2019

"Hampshire College Faculty Tries to Vote No Confidence in President and Board Leaders" by Lee Gardner and Vimal Patel. The Chronicle of Higher Education.

February 20, 2019

Lawmakers Monitoring 'Painful' Situation At Hampshire CollegeHampshire College on Tuesday announced the layoffs of nine people from its admissions and advancement offices.

February 19, 2019

Layoffs, Downsizing On Horizon At Hampshire College Hampshire College officials say they are now envisioning a "significant restructuring" involving layoffs and short-term downsizing.

February 19, 2019

Hampshire College provides excellent education that should be protected (opinion)Hampshire’s model provides excellent education precisely because it is not efficient, argues Falguni A. Sheth, and that's why we need to protect it.

February 16, 2019

At speak out against pending layoffs, Hampshire College alums say they’re trying to save a school they loveWorried about its financial future, Hampshire College decided two weeks ago to admit only 77 students with the fall 2019 freshman class.

February 16, 2019

Alums call on Hampshire College to reverse decision to not enroll first-year classAMHERST — Hampshire College alumni are calling on President Miriam “Mim” Nelson and the college’s board of trustees to reverse the Feb. 1 decision to not enroll a first-year class this fall.With the initial round of layoffs of faculty and staff slated...

February 13, 2019

What Can Antioch College Teach Hampshire College? | WHMP 101.5 & 107.5FM / 1240 & 1400 AM

February 13, 2019

Can small liberal arts colleges survive the next decade?Hampshire College, the famously experimental liberal arts college in Amherst, Mass., is facing dire financial straits. Is the school a bellwether for the collapse of small colleges that rely on tuition?

February 9, 2019

AMHERST — When Rowan Lasky graduated high school last year, she knew she wanted to go to Hampshire College, the school her mother, father and stepfather all attended. So she applied early decision and was admitted in December 2017.Lasky took a gap...www.gazettenet.com/Hampshire-College-decision-to-not-admit-full-class-felt-across-campus-23357970

February 5, 2019, "Will Hampshire Live Free or Die?" Prof. Salman Hameed and Prof. Jennifer Hamilton on The Bill Newman Show, WHMP 101.5 & 107.5FM / 1240 & 1400 AM

February 4, 2019 "The Hampshire Decision with Mr. Universe", A Conversation between Prof. Salman Hameed and of Monte Belmonte of The River 93.9

February 1, 2019, Prof. Salman Hameed and Prof. Jennifer Hamilton on The Bill Newman Show, WHMP 101.5 & 107.5FM / 1240 & 1400 AM

January 30, 2019

Guest column: Hampshire College trustees should admit incoming class, or buy more timeOn Jan. 15, the Hampshire College community learned of President Miriam E. Nelson and the trustees’ intent to find a strategic financial partner to help the college face “bruising financial and demographic realities” and that Hampshire was considering...

January 29, 2019

Jay W. Vogt: Hampshire College and the act of ‘creative floundering’I had two reactions — one professional and one personal — to the announcement that Hampshire, my alma mater, is seeking a strategic partner. Professionally (as a nonprofit organizational development consultant since 1982), I know that nonprofits...

January 17, 2019

What Is Hampshire College Thinking?Listen Listening...

January 15, 2019

Hampshire College, facing financial challenges, weighs whether to enroll a new first-year classThe liberal arts college in Massachusetts is seeking a "long-term strategic partner" but says it will not close.

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