Hampshire College http://wamc.org en Helen Benedict - Understanding and stopping the crisis of sexual violence in the U.S. Military http://wamc.org/post/helen-benedict-understanding-and-stopping-crisis-sexual-violence-us-military <p>The prevalence of sexual assault in the U.S. Military has been receiving some increased scrutiny Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:10:26 +0000 Patrick Donges 61639 at http://wamc.org Helen Benedict - Understanding and stopping the crisis of sexual violence in the U.S. Military Al Gore Refutes Critics Of Global Warming Urgency http://wamc.org/post/al-gore-refutes-critics-global-warming-urgency <p>Several&nbsp; events&nbsp; were held in Amherst Massachusetts over the weekend to mark the inauguration of Jonathan Lash as the sixth president of <a href="http://www.hampshire.edu/">Hampshire College</a>.&nbsp; The highlight was a formal inauguration ceremony&nbsp; featuring a keynote address by former Vice President Al Gore.&nbsp; WAMC&rsquo;s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:51:05 +0000 Paul Tuthill 37915 at http://wamc.org Al Gore Refutes Critics Of Global Warming Urgency Formal Inauguration Of Hampshire College President Set http://wamc.org/post/formal-inauguration-hampshire-college-president-set <p>Jonathan Lash will be inaugurated this Friday&nbsp; as the sixth president of Hampshire College. Lash was an environmental attorney, and a former Vermont State Secretary of Natural Resources.&nbsp; Former Vice President Al Gore will deliver a speech at the inauguration.&nbsp; WAMC&rdquo;s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Lash.</p> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:26:15 +0000 Paul Tuthill 37496 at http://wamc.org Formal Inauguration Of Hampshire College President Set Riverscaping Project Concludes With International Conference http://wamc.org/post/riverscaping-project-concludes-international-conference <p>An international conference hosted by the Five College educational consortium is taking place this weekend in western Massachusetts.&nbsp; It is the wrap up to an 18 month project, known as riverscaping. The idea was to identify new ways for people to interact with the Connecticut River.&nbsp; WAMC&rdquo;s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with one of the project&rsquo;s leaders, Thom Long, a professor of architecture at Hampshire College.</p> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:00:00 +0000 Paul Tuthill 37246 at http://wamc.org Riverscaping Project Concludes With International Conference