Haverford Headlines

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.

Fall Fun with Friends

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

Alumni

Brandon Alston ’14 Shares Research on Police Countersurveillance and “Camera Cues”

The Haverford alum returned to campus to share his most recent research on Black protectionism and the camera as self-defense.

COOL CLASSES: “Ends and Means: Moral Choices in Politics”

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Faculty

This political science course revolves around one question: How should we balance between the demands of morality and the demands of political responsibility?
Furry Friends for Finals

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Students

The Pre-Vet Society hosted its twice yearly De-Stress With Dogs event, bringing pups from Main Line Animal Rescue to campus to cuddle with students as a study break.
COOL CLASSES: “Microfinance: Theory, Practice, and Challenges”

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Faculty

This economics course not only explores theoretical explanations for microfinance methodology and evaluates its impacts, but also exposes students to real-world contexts for it via exposure to social entrepreneurs and guest speakers.
COOL CLASSES: “Data Science and Visualization”

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Faculty, Science

In this computer science course students learn data analysis and visualization techniques in the context of real, complex data and think about the technical and ethical issues this exposes.
Seven from the Class of 2016 Named CPGC Post-Bac Fellows

Itzel Delgado-Gonzalez, Tamar Hoffman, Anthony Marqusee, Kathryn Rowlett, Michaela Ward, and Kaziah White will serve as Haverford House Fellows in Philadelphia. Rebecca Lewinsohn will work with SAATHII in Hyderabad, India, as an International Post-Bac Fellow.
COOL CLASSES: “Cross-Cultural Lament Traditions”

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Faculty

A complement to the current faculty seminar, “Attending the Dead,” this comparative literature course explores medieval laments and elegies alongside primary sources that contextualize the role of lament and lamenters in their societies.
COOL CLASSES: “Philadelphia Freedoms: Cultural Landscapes and Civic Ideals”

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This writing seminar explores the history of the city, in order to trace how its founding principles have manifested in the lived experiences of its residents over many generations.
Getting a Head Start on Graduate Classes at Penn

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Science, Students

Sam Yarosh ’16 is getting ready to graduate with a Haverford physics degree, but he’s already part way through his master’s in systems engineering at the University of Pennsylvania thanks to a pioneering 4+1 program between the College and the university.
COOL CLASSES: “Immigration and Representation”

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Faculty

This course, one of Haverford’s first-year writing seminars, reads both literature and social science texts focused on issues around immigration.
COOL CLASSES: “Governing the Global Economy in Times of Crisis”

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Faculty

This political economy course explores the evolution of international governance regimes for global finance and global trade and delves into financial crises, including the 2008 world financial crisis and its aftereffects.
Summer 2016 CPGC Internships Announced

Fifty-nine Bi-College students have been awarded summer internships by the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship.
COOL CLASSES: “Literature of the Civil Rights and LGBTQ Rights Movements”

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Faculty

A Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Program course on literary works that take political positions.
Celebrating A Campus Commitment to Sustainability

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Campus, Students

There were crafts, film screenings, a clothing swap, and locally sourced food in the Dining Center as part of the campus’ myriad Earth Day 2016 celebrations.
COOL CLASSES: “Superlab”

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Faculty, Science, Students

This signature biology course, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, brings together professors from differing research areas to team teach a stand-alone laboratory course dedicated to solving real-world problems.
From Bollywood to Bieber

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Arts, Students

Last week’s Spring Dance Concert took a tour around the world, showcasing the talent of many internationally flavored Bi-Co troupes in Marshall Auditorium.