It makes me sad that Hampshire College is closing. My grandfather's house was across the street from it, so when I visited him, we'd go for walks on the campus. He rented out rooms to Hampshire students, who were interestingly weird people. Hampshire is a weird and different kind of education, but there ought to _be_ that kind of education, even though we're decidedly not in the 1960's anymore and it was built for that time period. When they took in students who left New College in Florida, I thought maybe that would be enough to boost their numbers for a while. The admissions building at Hampshire is actually the house my father grew up in. The college bought it from my grandfather and moved him across the road. The college didn't even outlast my grandfather by that much (<20 years). I'm sad that the time period that people wanted a place dedicated to opening their minds in creative ways (as opposed to degrees with a predictable career path) only lasted about 55 years. I'm an outsider to this and could be making wrong assumptions, but I'm still sad that college won't be there. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/hampshire-college-massachusetts-closure #AcademicChatter #Hampshire #Massachusetts