Hampshire College

On March 9, 2023, Hampshire College News announced that it would "offer admission to all New College of Florida students and to match their current cost of tuition." According to the article, the admissions offer was "in response to the continuing attacks on New College of Florida intended to limit intellectual exploration, turn back progress toward inclusion, and curtail open discussion of race, injustice, and histories of oppression."

Hampshire's Division for Justice, Equity, and Antiracism "equips students, staff, and faculty to question, challenge, and change existing cultures, structures, practices, and systems so as to redistribute power equitably." The division provides several anti-racism education programs including the "Peer Facilitator Program" which "works with students, staff, and faculty to support the collective development of anti-oppression education within first-year academic programming and the wider campus community."

The Division of Justice, Equity, and Antiracism provides "professional development to faculty and staff in antiracist pedagogy, socially committed research and creative activity, and equitable leadership." The division also "equips them to co-create an actively anti-oppressive professional and academic environment."

Hampshire has instituted a "Race and Power" requirement as part of its Division II core curriculum. The college states that it is "committed to the principle that a liberal arts education should include a serious engagement with race and power."

Every student at Hampshire College "must" complete the "multiple cultural perspectives academic requirement" which is under the direction of the special presidential assistant for diversity and multicultural education in collaboration with the dean of faculty. The curriculum includes the study of "non-western perspectives," "race in the United States," and "knowledge and power."

The College hosted a panel discussion, “Becoming an Anti-Racist Institution: Knowledge, Action, and Commitment" as part of their Community Orientation Day in August 2021.

The In/Justice Learning Collaborative invited first-year students and faculty to the "Whiteness" seminar "Whiteness," led by Susana Loza and Roosbelinda Cardenas.

The James Baldwin Scholars Program at Hampshire College awards scholarships to applicants who "show academic promise, exhibit strong leadership within their communities, and display a commitment to social justice and equity." The program also "seeks students from communities historically underrepresented in higher education and who are typically first-generation college students."

Hampshire College is launching its antiracist "plan of action".

The first part of the antiracist action plan was the creation of the "Inventory of Anti-Racist Education, Actions, and Support Systems", which "compiles a list of concrete steps that staff and faculty across campus are currently taking or planning to implement during this academic year."

In 2008, the President of the college released a statement on "Action Against Racism," which constituted the beginning of the college's anti-racist initiatives.

Hampshire provides a list of "paid internship programs and resources specifically for students of color."

The Hampshire College "Fall 2023 Course Descriptions" list several courses which discuss and/or teach Critical Race Theory including: "Deviant Bodies," "Critical Theories & Justice," and "Medicine and Power."

Regarding its "Inventory of Anti-Racist Education," the college has stated the following: "As an institution committed to social justice, Hampshire insists that Black Lives Matter and aspires to be an anti-racist institution. While these commitments are real, we also recognize that our pursuit of these ideals consistently falls short and that we, especially those of us who are white, must do more and work harder to actively dismantle the structures that perpetuate institutional racism and advantage the privileged."