This course explores the religious origins of the modern penitentiary and religious approaches to incarceration, abolition, and social justice.
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Chen, a sophomore, steps onto the national fencing stage at Penn State University later this month.

Legendary track and field coach Tom Donnelly and alternative death care pioneer Katrina Spade ’99 will receive honorary degrees at Commencement.

Thanks for Nothing by Professor and Chair of Sociology Matthew McKeever draws on 40 years of data to understand why the financial outlook for single mothers remains stagnant.
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In this fine arts course, students learn the basic techniques of Chinese calligraphy, its historical roots and development, and its importance in Chinese culture
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Student ensembles’ annual end-of-semester concerts looked and sounded great, thanks to the new Jaharis Recital Hall.
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At a recent event in New York for alumni, families, and friends of the College, hosts Alex Robinson ’96 and Charley Beever ’74 honored President Wendy Raymond by presenting her with a large spoon originally presented to Alexander Harvey Scott, Class of 1886, as the most admired person in his graduating class.
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The Change Finance President and COO has created the first carbon-neutral exchange traded fund (ETF) on the New York Stock Exchange.
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The astrophysics major and film and media studies minor shared the highlights of his summer with a new photography exhibition on the VCAM exhibition wall.
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Highlighting faculty professional activities, including conferences, exhibitions, performances, awards, and publications.
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The political science major photographed murals and artwork in Minneapolis last summer, then curated an exhibit of them on campus this fall.
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In this visual studies course students learn the craft of digital video production and post-production through the creation of short video projects focused on the genres of speculation, especially about the future of humans and human societies, as a creative framework.
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Students and faculty gathered for the 14th annual Economics Alumni Forum to hear about the financial and medical state of the world as a result of the pandemic.
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In this first-year writing seminar, students learn to read and write, critically and purposefully, on what has become a new and highly populated public space: the internet.
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The Haverford Department of Philosophy’s first event of the semester focused on undergraduate papers and undergraduate ideas.
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This co-taught seminar explores what it means to “do math ethically,” to emphasize the ways in which mathematics is inherently political, and to think about antiracism in mathematical disciplines.
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The campus home for entrepreneurship and innovation, which sponsors an annual summer incubator for student projects, has launched a year-round program to fund two student ventures each semester.
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The English major was the second speaker in this year’s Young Academic Alumni Lecture Series, detailing her path in academia and current research.
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