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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.
The Korean Culture Club brings the Tri-Co community together with its annual Chuseok celebration.
Brendan Holleck '25 and Avery Lanier BMC '24 are hooked on two things: fishing and composting.
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The coveted award, given by the Cave Canem Foundation, goes to exceptional first books by African-American poets. Cave Canem faculty member Elizabeth Alexander, who was selected by President Obama to compose a poem for his inauguration, chose Pollock's Spit Back a Boy for the award. The University of Georgia Press will publish the book in spring 2011.
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The Oxford Blues, Haverford's oldest all-female a cappella group, joined with over 40 alums to celebrate the group's 25th birthday on November 6.
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In its November 21st program,“The Harmony of Yin-Yang, ” Lyric Fest will premiere a new work by Associate Professor of Music Thomas Lloyd. Lloyd's song,“Fatherly Reflections,” will be performed by prominent tenor Richard Troxell. In an interview, Lloyd, a tenor himself, talks about the genesis of the work and discusses his wide-ranging musical career.
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The CEO of Nextek Power Systems believes converting the electrical grid from from AC to DC could save energy, and he's traveling the world to promote his ideas.
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Alexander, an associate professor of physics at Haverford, is the subject of several videos debuting November 3 on“Secret Life,” a web video series and site created by the makers of the PBS science show NOVA. Aimed at students and teachers, the site features researchers talking about their work and their lives beyond science. Alexander's secret? He's a jazz saxophonist.
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A report in the Chronicle of Higher Education puts Haverford College in the top 25 of bachelor's degree granting institutions for the number of its students awarded Fulbright grants in 2010.
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Kim has received the San Diego Asian Film Festival's "Influential Asian American Artist" award.
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Kim is featured in the <em>Wall Street Journal's</em> Speakeasy blog.
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The Aperture Foundation marked the publication of Strand in Mexico, the new book by Professor of History James Krippner, with a two-day symposium on the seminal photographer and an exhibition of his work.
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On October 1st, Haverford welcomed Cathy '72 and Jim '73 Koshland to campus to thank them for generously endowing the Directorship of the John B. Hurford '60 Humanities Center. View our photo gallery from the dedication celebration.
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Students and faculty are enhancing their research with new, high-tech instruments purchased courtesy of a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
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The Haverford sophomore has organized a benefit concert to help Pakistan, where more than 20 million people have been affected by the floods. Along with raising money, Shahid hopes the event will educate concert goers about the crisis, the low levels of giving it has inspired internationally, and "the politics of humanitarianism."
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Gaestel, who lives and works as a journalist in Port-au-Prince, spoke at Haverford about her experiences at two events organized by the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship. In an interview, she discussed her motivation for the move to Haiti and the progress the country has made since the quake.
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Two of the drills used to dig the 2,041-foot escape route for the 33 trapped miners were manufactured by Schramm, Inc, a West Chester, Pa., company whose chairman is Richard Schramm '58. The company also had two employees at the site.
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Hickernell's film <em>Lebanon, Pa.</em>, about the unlikely friendship between a Center City executive and a small-town teenager, will be screened as part of the Festival.
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