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The Re-Radicalization of Hampshire College assisted the administration in launching a pilot program known as mentored independent study. This program paired ten third semester students with Division III students with similar academic interests to complete a small study—observed by, and subject to the approval of, a faculty member.
The New College Plan resulted in the formation of Hampshire College.. In 1958, the presidents of Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (together with Hampshire they are known as the Five Colleges consortium), all located in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts, formed the Committee for an Experimental College/Committee for New College ...
Franklin Patterson (1966–1971), first president of Hampshire College and co-author of the New College Plan Charles R. Longsworth (1971–1977), current director of Saul Centers, Inc., former President, CEO, and Chairman of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Finally, Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Smith and UMass incorporated the Four College Consortium, which became the Five College Consortium when Hampshire College was founded in 1965, and, in 1970, admitted its inaugural class. [3] The five colleges operate both as independent entities as well as mutually dependent institutions.
Independent study is a form of education offered by many high schools, colleges, and other educational institutions. [1] It is sometimes referred to as directed study , and is an educational activity undertaken by an individual with little to no supervision. [ 2 ]
The question arose after a student at the district’s Independent Study High School was barred from trying out for the Templeton High School soccer team, New Times reported last week.
The program is housed at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, and generally runs for six weeks from early July until mid-August.The program itself consists of lectures, study sessions, math workshops (general-knowledge classes), maxi-courses (three-week classes run by the senior staff members), and mini-courses (specialized shorter classes).
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