Will Meyer 10F's Division III, titled "Corporations Writing the News: How Journalism is Morphing into Storytelling," takes a look at some age-old advertising practices that are given a modern twist.
Hampshire College has been awarded the 2015 Community Engaged Classification by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The classification is awarded to colleges that “demonstrate significant engagement with and contribute to important community agendas.”
In my last post I promised to share some examples for reaching minds through food. Please indulge me on two points: I am of necessity using my own institution as a case study, as it's work I can document. And I can only skim the surface, as these efforts are comprehensive, touching almost every aspect of life and learning on campus.
Neurobiology and sculpture, labor justice organizing and poetry, computer animation and ancient literature… sometimes I smile at the academic interests of those around me at Hampshire, and how incredibly lucky we are to have such freedom in our studies.
Hampshire College President Jonathan Lash writes for the Huffington Post on how Hampshire educates for change in and outside of the classroom, including the food we eat on campus.
My favorite part of the Hampshire farm is the CSA program, or Community Shared Agriculture. There, once a week, my modmates and I can pick up a plethora of fresh vegetables, flowers, and herbs from just paying a one-time fee – colleges with CSAs are a truly wonderful thing.
