Hampshire College

Hampshire College Since 1970, we've been transforming how college works.

Hampshire, in Amherst, Mass., is among the most innovative colleges in the country, challenging students to design their own programs of study and recruit a faculty committee to advise them using narrative evaluations rather than grades. Like a graduate school model for undergraduates, the success of the College can be measured by the mainstreaming of many of its innovations in education and the a

chievements of its alums: Academy Award and Emmy Award winners, best-selling authors, scientists, historians, Peabody winners, MacArthur Foundation awardees, Fulbright scholars, and more. The College is ranked 40th in the US for percentage of alumni who earn doctorate degrees according to the National Science Foundation. More than a quarter of its grads have started their own venture or organization, landing the college on Forbes’s 2015 list of top-ten most-entrepreneurial colleges. Hampshire is part of the Five Colleges consortium, through which our students share classes, activities, and resources with the students of Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and UMass Amherst.

Hampshire alums, new grads, students, staff, and a current parent gathered in Boston last Thursday evening at the Jamai...
06/03/2026

Hampshire alums, new grads, students, staff, and a current parent gathered in Boston last Thursday evening at the Jamaica Plain home of Sam Bergquist 82F. There were many sweet moments and offers of support, but perhaps one of the most poignant moments came when a 1970s alum and current student both declared, "You seem like someone who could be in MY Hampshire class!"

Generous alums have stepped up to host similar casual gatherings in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. RSVP for one near you by visiting the Hampshire Network at https://hampshirenetwork.com/events

Shawna Itakura 23F (they/them) studied creative movement and community organizing with Visiting Assistant Professor of D...
06/01/2026

Shawna Itakura 23F (they/them) studied creative movement and community organizing with Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance Lailye Weidman and the dance program at Hampshire. They were part of the 2023 Faculty Concert, SEED (Show up, Express, Exchange, and Dance) shows, and one of Shawna's most memorable classes was Dancing Coalition, a class about physical movement and political movement — what we can learn from them and their similarities.

Shawna is interested in pursuing continued education in human sexuality to become a sexuality educator. Outside of academics, they are looking forward to traveling, meeting new people, and working on learning Spanish. They are a social butterfly, open to connecting and looking forward to connecting with other Hamp alums!

Congratulations, Shawna!

05/27/2026

The people demand more Zukiswa content, so please enjoy this video made during her very first year at Hampshire!

If any recent graduates would like to be featured on Hampshire's socials, please send a photo and a paragraph or two about yourself to communications AT hampshire DOTedu by next Monday, June 1 for consideration! 💚🐸💚

Congratulations to 2026 Hampshire graduate Zukiswa Mhlongo 22F who will attend Columbia University for an M.F.A. in fict...
05/26/2026

Congratulations to 2026 Hampshire graduate Zukiswa Mhlongo 22F who will attend Columbia University for an M.F.A. in fiction writing in the fall! Mhlongo concentrated in African feminist activist storytelling, and received both the Five College International Relations certificate and the Five College African Studies certificate. Her work was published in Hampshire’s “The Reader” and in Amherst College’s “Lilac.” She believes her Division III novel manuscript, her poetry chapbook, and her participation in Hampshire College’s poetry club are all reasons she was accepted into the prestigious Columbia program, along with her other accolades.

She would like to thank Co-director of the Writing Program and Faculty Associate Faune Albert 02F and Professor of Anthropology, Literary Arts, and African Studies Nathalie Arnold for supporting her lyrical writing over the years, as well as her grad school application; Assistant Director for Community Advocacy Anne West for her influence on her Center for Feminisms work; and Arnold and Professor of Economics Omar Dahi for encouraging her academic knowledge acquisition in politics, which she imbues into her work. She is extremely grateful and excited to be attending Columbia and joining the New York City Hampshire College Alumni community.

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05/21/2026

The loudest and longest round of applause for Chris Naylor 22F, the very last Hampshire College communications and marketing student worker! Go behind the scenes as Chris lays out the process behind his Div III project, the short film >>Tragic Beings

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05/16/2026

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