Chesick Scholars Ebony Graham '23 and Bilikisu Hanidu '23 work with the Office of Multicultural Affairs to host events for the campus community and take over the College's Instagram in celebration of Black History Month.
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"I have always had a love of learning and been excited by the possibilities education can offer. I am excited by the process of facilitating learning with students and helping them to see the world from new perspectives.”
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At the end of June, the eighth cohort of John P. Chesick Scholars began the summer portion of the program. They were welcomed to campus for the session by an enthusiastic group of students, administrators, faculty, and alumni, and the following five weeks delivered them many exciting and eye-...
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Regardless of what his next professional step is, Ridley is confident that he will step away from his internship this summer understanding what makes up a museum, inside and out.
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The history major is revitalizing the past with a digital exhibit he’s producing for Tulsa’s Woody Guthrie Center.
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Led by professors Anne Preston and Anita Isaacs, a team of Haverford students is working to combat misinformation about immigration and immigrants by collecting and sharing personal stories from migrants in Mexico about their immigration and deportation experiences.
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The English major will spend the year after his Haverford graduation traveling to four continents to explore communities through their barbershops thanks to the $30,000 award.
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Raquel Aguayo '19 presented an exhibit, using photography, film, and narrative, on the effects of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico.
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The linguistics major, religion minor, and Africana studies concentrator wrote her thesis using ethnography to explore race and language in Ghana.
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The computer science major is taking a gap year before pursuing his Ph.D. in the same field at Cornell University.
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