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Haverford College mailed acceptance letters to the 859 students offered admission to the Class of 2021. This class represents the College's most selective year yet. After receiving a record 4,424 applications, Haverford admitted 19 percent of its applicants.

The picture of the future Class of 2021 will become even clearer after May 1, the date by which accepted students must commit to enroll in the College. Photo: Patrick Montero.

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Previous Friday, March 31, 2017
Bode Wang photographs
Friday, March 31, 2017
exhibits events

Fenghuang Landscape and Miao (Hmong) Culture

Through April 15, 2017
Alcove Gallery, Magill Library

Through his lens, Miao (Hmong) scholar Bode Wang illustrates a colorful and sophisticated world of the Miao nationality. On exhibition is a sampling of his photos which demonstrate the environment, human communities, social customs, and religious practices of his hometown. Details »

Exhibition sponsors include the Bi-Co East Asian Languages and Cultures Department and the Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment. Photo: Bode Wang.

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Next Tuesday, April 4, 2017
A photo of a man standing in front of an observatory
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Exhibit Students

Expanding the Universe

Astronomy and the Telescope

Opening April 4, 2017
4:30 p.m.
Sharpless Gallery & Magill Library

Curated by Victor Medina Del Toro '17, Expanding the Universe problematizes the conventional wisdom of rapid scientific progress in astronomy after the creation of the telescope. Details »

Samuel Alsop, Jr., director of the observatory and professor of physics and astronomy, in front of the Haverford Observatory in 1878.

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