"We look to understand how measure and musical effects are deployed and felt in poetry and prose. The class is an extension of the idea that a poem is a combination of its sound and sense. For us there is no separation. Considering music and prosody we search for how each poem, song, or text we read seeks to find its own measure or sound, poem-by-poem." — Visiting Assistant Professor of English Thomas Devaney
Our Cool Classes blog series highlights interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience.
Photo: (from left) Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Zora Neale Hurston
Haverford attracts intellectually curious, independent learners who value honesty, collaboration, and above all, new ways of seeing and improving the world.
As you perform real-world research and immerse yourself in hands-on learning, you'll work side-by-side with professors who are at the top of their fields.
Our mascot—the Black Squirrel—has a genetic adaptation that gives it a bold, black coat. Join our distinctive community and stand out from the pack with your fellow Haverfordians.
Students gather for Plenary, a critical mechanism for student self-governance at Haverford, to raise, discuss, and debate campus issues and reach resolution on changes to the Honor Code.
Haverford fields 23 varsity teams, and club and intramural options include badminton, crew, golf, soccer, Ultimate, volleyball, and rugby.
53% of our students are on varsity or club teams.
Members of the varsity Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field teams are referred to as Goats. Haverford means “goat crossing” in Welsh. Photo: Michael Branscom.
*We have a very tiny magic 8 ball.