The anthropology major, who had never taken a political science course, taught herself about representative democracy to write the winning 6000-word essay while studying abroad at the University of Cambridge last year.
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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.
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Over the summer, Haverford’s Bookstore received a facelift and now sports a broader array of College-branded merchandise. The book-purchasing process has also been simplified.
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The campus-wide initiative builds on the College’s previous work to build a stronger sense of welcome and belonging for all who live, learn, and work on Haverford’s campus.
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The professor of music is part of an artist delegation that will participate in the 28th season of the Festival de Música Contemporánea de La Habana.
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The associate professors of psychology plan to use their more than $250,000 grant to run a five-year, two-campus longitudinal study on the process of identity development during college.
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During his four years on the team Haverford was undefeated in league play and captured the first Middle Atlantic League championship in College history.
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The associate professor is the fourth current member of the chemistry faculty to receive this award, which recognizes accomplishment in scholarly research with undergraduates and a commitment to teaching
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A new analysis, published on Quartz, uses alumni winners of the Nobel Prize, Fields Medal, and the Turing Award, and election to the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, or Institute of Medicine to evaluate undergraduate institutions' contributions to science.
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The co-creator and co-star of Underground Railroad Game, which just premiered at the Philadelphia Fringe Fest, talks to Mary Moss-Coane about the play, which he based on a game he played in 5th grade history class.
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Highlighting the professional activities of our faculty, including awards, conferences, exhibitions, performances, and publications.
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The Dean’s Office, the Libarires, the Office of Academic Resources, and many other departments across campus have brought in new employees for the new semester.
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The professor of political science comments on the recent vote in Guatemala’s congress to strip President Otto Pérez Molina of his immunity from prosecution amid a corruption scandal.
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The Ticha Project, started by Assistant Professor of Linguistics Brook Danielle Lillehaugen and her collaborators, is a new online explorer for a corpus of Colonial Zapotec texts.
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This summer, three Haverford students created a map for the greater Philadelphia region that helps small business owners locate microfinance-related resources in the city.
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On Wednesday, August 26, we officially welcomed the newest members of the Haverford community to campus and kicked off Customs, the College’s first-year orientation program.
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The political science professor was on the network's Inside Story, discussing corruption in Guatemala.
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The Ruth Marshall Magill Professor of Music wrote the piece as a tribute to Professor of Fine Arts Ying Li.
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