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Scott Peltzer poses for a portrait in the shop at Brooklyn Woods. He is surrounded by numerous woodworking tools.

Building Futures

Through Brooklyn Woods, Scott Peltzer ’82 teaches job hunters a lost art and self-sustaining skills for life.

Education as Liberation

Philadelphia’s Freedom Side School imagines future intersections between education and anti-carceral movements with a Haverford first-year writing seminar.

Students

Changing Stigmatized Views of Menstruation in Nepal

For the past four years, Kripa Khatiwada '26 has been working with an eco-friendly feminine hygiene products company and supporting the women of her home country.

COOL CLASSES: “The New Black Arts Movement: Expressive Culture After Black Nationalism”

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Arts, Faculty

This class frames contemporary African American literature as a response to the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s and includes study of writers from Amiri Baraka and Audra Lordre to Ta-Nehisi Coates and even rapper Kendrick Lamar.
A Day of Community Engagement

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Students

On March 18, all members the Haverford community—students, faculty, and staff—were invited to take a break from their usual Friday schedules to participate in volunteer projects at sites throughout the Philadelphia region in honor of the 34 years of service of the now-retired Marilou Allen.
Winter 2016 Faculty Update

Highlighting faculty professional activities, including conferences, exhibitions, performances and publications.
From Non-Profits To The White House

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Campus, Centers, Students

At Haverford’s second Public Policy Forum, alumni from across the professional spectrum returned to campus to talk to students about the wide range of careers that exist to address the complex issues facing our world.
Classics Department Announces Inaugural Utraque Lingua Grant Recipients

Cristian Espinoza '18, Will Edwards '18, and James Faville '18 will fund summer study in Greek and Latin with their awards.
Mariya Krutkova '16 Wins Watson Fellowship

The German and international studies double major, who was adopted from Ukraine, will explore how orphaned youth are mentored across the globe.
Susanna Wing on Radio France

The associate professor of political science is interviewed about last night's thwarted attack on an EU training mission site in Mali.
Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery Welcomes “Unburied”

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Arts, Centers

On Friday, March 18, the Haverford community celebrated the opening of its latest show, the ghostly Among The Unburied, with a reception and a talk by the show’s curator.
COOL CLASSES: “Popular Music in America”

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Faculty

A music course that surveys 200 years of U.S. history to find out when and where popular music originated, how it has evolved, and how it has been defined.
Explore Haverford's Arboretum in a New Book

Plant Curator Martha J. Van Artsdalen wrote the latest addition to Arcadia Publishing's popular Images of America series, which includes over 200 images (some never before published) of the College's Arboretum.
COOKING THE COLLECTION: Clove Cake

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Campus

Back in December, the Library hosted an installment of […]
COOL CLASSES: “Rap and Religion: Rhymes About God and the Good”

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Faculty

This course explores the historical origins and existential and ethical dimensions of hip-hop.
A Club Dedicated To The Most Effective Ways To Make The World Better

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Students

Haverford Effective Altruism Effective brings the titular philosophy and social movement to campus.
‘the new black’ Author Reads At Haverford

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Campus, Faculty

Asali Solomon, assistant professor of English and creative writing, brought poet Evie Shockley to campus for a reading and class visits.
City Suburban News Spotlights New Book on History of The Arboretum

Plant Curator Martha J. Van Artsdalen wrote the latest tome in Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series, which includes 200 vintage images (some of which have never been published before) of the College's Arboretum.