Filmmaker Ken Burns on the planned closure of his alma mater Hampshire College

NPR | By Leila Fadel

Published April 16, 2026 at 4:43 AM EDT

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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to filmmaker Ken Burns, an alumnus of Hampshire College, about the school's plan to permanently close at the end of the fall semester.

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Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.