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“Human Rights and the Dead”

"This class is fundamentally about how social life, in all of its complexity, lives on even as our bodies cross the boundary between life and death. " — Visiting Assistant Professor of Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Adam Rosenblatt

Our Cool Classes blog series highlights interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience.

See what other courses the Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Program is offering this semester. Photo from a class field trip to Mount Moriah Cemetery by Patrick Montero.

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Previous Friday, May 5, 2017

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Fine Arts Senior Thesis Exhibition Opening

Opening Talk & Reception
Friday, May 5, 2017
5:30—7:30 p.m.
Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery

The Fine Arts Senior Thesis Exhibition will represent the culmination of studies at Haverford College for the eight seniors graduating in 2017. Details »

Left to right, standing: Chau Nguyen BMC, Connie Wen BMC, Jennifer Méndez Alba BMC, Zoë Lewis, Juliana Montinola BMC.
Kneeling: Natalie Newman BMC, Holden Blanco, Cordelia Larsen BMC

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Next Tuesday, May 9, 2017

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Learning to Do the Right Thing

In today’s world of “fake news,” “post-truths,” and “alternative facts,” Haverford’s Initiative in Ethical Engagement and Leadership (IEEL) may be more important than ever. So far IEEL has hosted a symposium on scientific ethics, created the Ethical Leadership Summer Institute (ELSI) led by visiting professor Neal Grabell ’77, and funded the “Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility” working group on campus.

Professor Kaye Edwards and (clockwise from top left) Freda Coren '17, George O'Hara '18, Smitha Pallaki BMC '17, Nathan Sokolic '19, Allison Hacker '17, and Amanda Grolig '19 gave presentations on the off-campus groups they volunteer with as part of their course requirements for the new Community Engagement and Social Responsibility seminar.

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