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'''Hampshire College''' is a private [[college]] in [[Amherst, Massachusetts]]. The current president of the college is [[Ralph Hexter]]. The [[:motto|motto]] of the college is ''Non Satis Scire'', which is [[Latin]] for "to know is not enough".

'''Hampshire College''' is a private [[college]] in [[Amherst, Massachusetts]]. The current president of the college is [[Ralph Hexter]]. The [[:motto|motto]] of the college is ''Non Satis Scire'', which is [[Latin]] for "to know is not enough".

== History ==

== History ==

Hampshire was created in [[1965]] by four other colleges as an experiment in higher education. The campus opened and the first class of students arrived in [[1970]]. The Presidents of [[Amherst College]], [[Smith College]], [[Mount Holyoke College]], and the [[University of Massachusetts]] got together in the 1950s and early 1960s and realized that there were things their own schools did not do very well. They also thought that the world was changing a lot and needed a college where students would have a lot of responsibility for their own education to be successful in the future.

Hampshire was created in [[1965]] by four other colleges as an experiment in higher education. The campus opened and the first class of students arrived in [[1970]]. The Presidents of [[Amherst College]], [[Smith College]], [[Mount Holyoke College]], and the [[University of Massachusetts]] got together in the 1950s and early 1960s and realized that there were things their own schools did not do very well. They also thought that the world was changing a lot and needed a college where students would have a lot of responsibility for their own education to be successful in the future.

Franklin Patterson and Charles Longsworth were chosen by these schools and wrote a book called ''The Making of a College'' that said how Hampshire was to be run and what kind of programs it would offer. Today, this book is considered an inspirational document by Hampshire students and faculty who try to live up to its ideals.

Franklin Patterson and Charles Longsworth were chosen by these schools and wrote a book called ''The Making of a College'' that said how Hampshire was to be run and what kind of programs it would offer. Today, this book is considered an inspirational document by Hampshire students and faculty who try to live up to its ideals.

 

== Program ==

==Program==

Hampshire College describes itself as an experimenting college because it is always changing and improving how it does things, rather than doing the same thing as other colleges. Students usually do individual projects in order to move towards graduation.  There is some required coursework, but it is not the main point of the school.  Students also do not receive grades for completing their work.  Instead, they get something called a ''narrative evaluation'', which is a long written explanation of what they did right and what they did wrong. There are also no specific required classes for graduation, but students must take classes in different areas depending on where they are in their studies.

Hampshire College describes itself as an experimenting college because it is always changing and improving how it does things, rather than doing the same thing as other colleges. Students usually do individual projects in order to move towards graduation.  There is some required coursework, but it is not the main point of the school.  Students also do not receive grades for completing their work.  Instead, they get something called a ''narrative evaluation'', which is a long written explanation of what they did right and what they did wrong. There are also no specific required classes for graduation, but students must take classes in different areas depending on where they are in their studies.

*[[Natural Science]] (NS): includes most traditional [[science]] and [[mathematics]]

*[[Natural Science]] (NS): includes most traditional [[science]] and [[mathematics]]

*[[Interdisciplinary]] [[Arts]] (IA): includes performing arts, some studio arts, and creative writing.

*[[Interdisciplinary]] [[Arts]] (IA): includes performing arts, some studio arts, and creative writing.

== Notable Hampshire College alumni ==

===Notable Hampshire College alumni===

*[[Ken Burns]], documentary filmmaker, ''[[The Civil War (documentary)|The Civil War]]'', ''Baseball'' and ''Jazz''

*[[Ken Burns]], documentary filmmaker, ''[[The Civil War (documentary)|The Civil War]]'', ''Baseball'' and ''Jazz''

*[[Chuck Collins]], political activist, co-founder of [[United For a Fair Economy]]

*[[Chuck Collins]], political activist, co-founder of [[United For a Fair Economy]]

*[[Evan B. Brandes]], Attorney / Author

*[[Evan B. Brandes]], Attorney / Author

*[[Thanu Yakupitiyage]], [[Activism|activist]] and [[Disc jockey|DJ]]

*[[Thanu Yakupitiyage]], [[Activism|activist]] and [[Disc jockey|DJ]]

 

== Notable past and present faculty ==

===Notable past and present faculty===

*[[Eqbal Ahmad]], post-colonial political scholar

*[[Eqbal Ahmad]], post-colonial political scholar

*[[Leonard Baskin]], artist

*[[Leonard Baskin]], artist

*[[Andrew Salkey]], writer

*[[Andrew Salkey]], writer

== Other websites ==

== Other websites ==

*[http://www.hampshire.edu/ Hampshire College]

*[http://www.hampshire.edu/ Hampshire College]