Dr. Stephen G. Emerson was named Haverford College's 13th president in a public ceremony held on February 12, 2007.
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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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Zhang, a psychology major, neuroscience minor, and Velay scholar, is heading to Ontario Veterinary College.
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This summer, the prospective chemistry major leveraged her studies and interest in medicine to support the city’s African Family Health Organization.
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Dr. Salvatore LaSpada '82 was appointed Chief Executive of the Institute for Philanthropy in London in March 2006; prior to that, he had worked for nine years at the Rockefeller Foundation in New York.
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For Rachel Nehmer '04 and Ben Wendel '04, those hours in the lab turned into unique careers as trapeze artists.
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SOUNDS OF SUCCESS: MUSIC PERFORMANCE COORDINATOR NANCY MERRIAM COMBINES SKILLS WITH PERSONAL PASSION
Strange but true—Nancy Merriam, performance coordinator for Haverford's music department, was not fond of classical music while growing up in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. But that all changed the day she took hold of her first double bass. -
Ethan Roland '04 is not particularly fond of the word“sustainable” when discussing environmental matters... That's why the concept of permaculture design—the foundation for his current business venture, AppleSeed Permaculture (www.appleseedpermaculture.com) –appeals to him.
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The John B. Hurford '60 Humanities Center presents the theater group Dead Genius Productions in the original play It or Her, Saturday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. in Lunt Basement.
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Haverford's Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery will be host to a unique exhibition of Israeli and Palestinian screen print art, Jan. 26-Feb. 25, 2007. Entitled“35 Prints—35 Years of Occupation: Israeli and Palestinian Artists Against the Occupation and for a Common Tomorrow,” the exhibit was originally created to address the possibility of using art as a bridge to resolving conflict.
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In response to excessive drinking at parties, the Quaker Bouncers have formed to ensure safety of students.
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In October, Anirudh Suri '06, a double major in economics and political science, received a rare opportunity for undergraduate students: He joined a panel of distinguished scholars—a professor emeritus from McGill University, a Ph.D. candidate from the University of Ohio, and the head of the political science department at the University of Baroda, India—in presenting papers at the 34th Conference on South Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Tom Ifill '03 and Matt Joyce '03 talk about Philly Fellows, an organization that they have started to get recent college graduates interested in the non-profit sector of Philadelphia.
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Amanda Lannert '94, President of Jellyvision, discusses how her educational and entertainment company attempts to make relationships between computers and their users friendlier.
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Laura Gavinski '06 recounts her travels in Turkey.
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Alumni Association Executive Committee (AAEC) is taking nominations.
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Eugenia Machado '10 discusses her time at the United World College.
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Unity Fest and the John B. Hurford '60Humanities Center's Student Seminar "Seen and Unseen Seen and Not Seen: Twentieth Century U.S. Working Class Narratives, Representations and the American Dream" invite you to attend a talk: "The Making of American Working-Class Literature" given by Janet Zandy on Thursday, Nov. 30 at 6:30 p.m., Stokes 102. A reception will follow the presentation.
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