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Community Care and Resources in Response to Israel-Gaza

At a time of conflict and divide, the College is working to bring students, faculty, and staff together to support one another and engage these important issues through peaceful and constructive dialogue.

Faculty

COOL CLASSES: “Lithography – Materials and Techniques”

In Hee Sook Kim’s class, students explore the foundation of offset printing, the standard before the dawn of digital printing.

Fall Fun with Friends

On a beautiful fall weekend, more than 700 friends and family members flocked to Haverford.

From Rocks to Glass

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Alumni, magazine

Geology major Henry Richardson ’83, now a self-taught artist and sculptor, manipulates enormous sheets of plate glass into ethereal sculptures in his purpose-built barn studio in the Berkshires.
Summer Reading: Brie Gettleson

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Campus

The social science librarian shares suggestions for books to add to your shelf this summer.
Commencement 2017 in Photos and Video

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Alumni, Students

Enjoy a gallery of images and the video from the College’s 179th Commencement ceremony.
Daniel Grin Named a KITP Scholar

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Faculty

Over the next three summers, the assistant professor of physics and astronomy will receive funding to augment his research in theoretical physics at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California Santa Barbara.
Haverford Families at Commencement 2017

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Alumni

After this year’s graduation ceremony, members of the Class of 2017 took photos with their alumni parents and relatives, showcasing their Ford family spirit.
Updates for Alumni & Parents

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Alumni

Lives That Speak, Alumni Weekend, Continuing a Century-Old Tradition...
From Jazzman to Bread Man

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Alumni, magazine

Dan Greenspan '77 discusses how he has bridged his passions as a jazz bassist and bread baker.
Continuing a Century-Old Tradition

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Alumni, Students

In what was the third event of its kind since 1917, the classes of 1967 and 2017 convened for a meal and conversation on the eve of this year’s Commencement.
Commencement 2017, In Real Time

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Campus, Students

Congratulations to the Class of 2017! Follow along with their graduation ceremony via this live feed of tweets.
Celebrating the Second Graduating Class of Chesick Scholars

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Students

On the eve of their College Commencement, the 14 Fords who make up the second class of Chesick Scholars were feted at a dinner with their families, faculty mentors, and program donors.
COOL CLASSES: “Food Bioethics: The Ethics, Justice, and Human Rights of Food Choice”

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Faculty

This course in the Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Program explores the questions that commonly arise in food ethics, such as how values influence individual choice, health issues concerning food, the environmental impacts of farming choices, and food distribution concerns.
For the Love of Soccer

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Alumni, magazine

Former Haverford soccer player Adam Cann ’06 is a tactical wiz, and now writes about the game he loves for the Philly Soccer Page.
Fords Win Big at Tri-Co Film Fest

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Centers, Students

Of the 17 films screened at the sixth annual festival, eight were made by Haverford students and four took home prizes.
COOL CLASSES: “European History: Nationalism and Migration”

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Faculty

A history class on the theory and practice of nationalism uses “history as an indispensable tool for understanding the present.”
COOL CLASSES: “Human Rights and the Dead”

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Faculty

This course explores the material presence of dead bodies as reminders of the effects of violence, objects of mourning, and problems for those who seek to move forward into a new, post-conflict future. It focuses especially on forensic science as a tool for clarifying the fate of victims, prosecuting perpetrators, and identifying remains on behalf of loved ones.