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.
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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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Guided by wildlife experts, the work should wrap up by Labor Day. It aims to shape a more favorable habitat and mitigate flooding.
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Through a virtual internship this summer, King is conducting a principal component analysis of 3,783 guide dog puppies.
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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.
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This course, one of Haverford’s first-year writing seminars, reads both literature and social science texts focused on issues around immigration.
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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.
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Fifty-nine Bi-College students have been awarded summer internships by the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship.
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A Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Program course on literary works that take political positions.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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This history course explores how museums shape our understanding of the natural world and our knowledge about the past and includes several field trips to Philadelphia museums.
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Power Posers is a relatively new student-run club that brings certified instructors from a local studio to campus for yoga classes that are free to students, faculty, and staff.
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A course for students seeking careers in social justice work to prepare them to translate their principles into practice in a complex world.
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Following a recent Plenary resolution, President Kim Benston signed a pledge that the College would move toward spending 20% of its food budget on ethical, local, sustainable food by the year 2020.
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Though Michael Weber’s first Pinwheel Day at Haverford was marred by the disappearance of the pinwheels from Founders Green early in the morning, the campus community rallied to still celebrate the springtime tradition.
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This course, which explores how representations of religion arise in comics and graphic novels. is co-taught by Haverford and Swarthmore religion professors and features a weekly “making” lab with artist-in-residence JT Waldman.
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