Changemakers: Hampshire's Alums

Nicole DelRosso 12F is a Fulbright Scholar and

Ph.D. candidate in biophysics at Stanford University

Changemakers Hampshire’s take-charge, innovative alums are shaping the world

I always thought differently from the people around me, but I didn’t dream of becoming an entrepreneur.

Hampshire is really good at teasing out entrepreneurial abilities in its students, most of whom don’t conform to the standard. ” Ben Einstein 05F founded Bolt, a venturecapital fund for early-stage startups at the intersection of computer hardware and software, and is currently the president and COO of the app

1 in 4

of our graduates start their own business or nonprofit

93%

of students complete at least one internship or similar activity

9 in 10

alums receive a job offer within six months of graduating

I was educated in creative and critical thinking at Hampshire, and there is no better education. I’ve gone on to teach at European universities, been a research fellow at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, and was an art professor here in the U.s.”

Every Ocean Hughes 96S is a transdisciplinary artist working in performance, photography, video and text. Their projects have appeared in museums including MoMA, the Whitney Museum of American Art, Le Centre national des arts plastiques in Paris, and Moderna Museet in Stockholm.

Most Frequently Attended Grad schools Columbia University University of Massachusetts Amherst New York University Harvard University Yale University Boston University University of California Berkeley

top 3%

of the nation’s colleges whose graduates go on to earn research doctorates

Cornell University Smith College University of California Los Angeles University of Pennsylvania Massachusetts Institute of Technology Northeastern University

Hampshire reminds me to ask what the law ought to be and then, ‘how do we make the law what it ought to be?’ And those are questions that the law school sometimes doesn’t feel comfortable answering, but Hampshire demands that I ask it. I think it gets me way more out of my Harvard Law education than some of my peers.”

Marlon Becera 15F is a student at Harvard Law School and works for social justice organizations such as Legal Outreach and The Innocence Project.

65%

of alums earn advanced degrees within ten years of graduating

JUST A FEW OF THE who’s who of Hampshire GRADUATEs Mequitta Ahuja 96S Painter, Guggenheim Fellow Heather Boushey 88F Member, President Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers Ken Burns 71F Filmmaker and Historian Orisanmi Burton 99F Freedom Scholar and Author Manuel Castro 02F Commissioner, New York Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Nirman Dave 15F Cofounder, Obviously AI Amanda Dennis 02S Executive Director of the Society of Family Planning Rhys E. Ernst 01S Filmmaker and Artist Jose A. Fuentes 05F Cofounder, Duolingo; Partner, Savory and HwC Ventures Gabrielle Hamilton 83F James Beard Award–winning Chef; Author Gary R. Hirshberg 72F Cofounder, Stonyfield Organic Melissa A. Hoffer 84F Climate Chief of Massachusetts Jeffrey A. Hollender 74S Cofounder, Seventh Generation Jon Krakauer 72F Author and Mountaineer Aaron J. Lansky 73F Founder and President, The National Yiddish Book Center Jova Lynne 06F Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit’s Inaugural Artistic Director Robin Coste Lewis 86S National Book Award–winning Poet and Author Brett Morgen 87F Documentary Filmmaker Lucy-Ann McFadden 70F Ph.D. Scientist, Emerita at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Eugene Mirman 92F Comedian and Writer Lupita Nyong’o 03F Academy Award-winning Actor and Director Alex Rivera 91F Sundance Award-winning Filmmaker, MacArthur Genius Grant recipient Liev Schreiber 85F Tony Award-winning Actor, Director, Screenwriter, and Producer Elliott Smith 87F Academy Award-nominated Singer/songwriter Rowen White 97F Founder, Sierra Seeds; James Beard Leadership Award winner

These alums, and many others, are a testament to the unique ways in which Hampshire provides the education and tools for people to make lasting change, in their own lives and the lives of others. Learn more about our alums at hamp.it/outcomes.

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