Hampshire College was founded in 1965 to radically reimagine liberal arts education. Today, we’re more unconventional than ever, and we’re organized in a way that’s different from any other college in the world.
We’re looking for the type of student who can’t imagine waiting to be told what to do. Our community of self-starters is resilient, resourceful, and committed enough to do the deep work of understanding complex problems.
Our curriculum is organized around four Learning Collaboratives. Through these collaboratives, we bring disciplines together to address the pressing issues facing society today. And as global challenges shift, so do the topics of our collaboratives. We evolve and change to reflect the world around us.