Student Engagement

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Haverford has more than 100 student groups that publish magazines, host symposia, sing a cappella, discuss religion and spirituality, stay politically active, maintain a system of student self-government, dance, demonstrate, and create.

Archery Club, founded in the fall by two sophomores, gives any interested students a weekly chance to better their bow-and-arrow skills. Photo: Dex Coen Gilbert '21.

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Haverford attracts intellectually curious, independent learners who value honesty, collaboration, and above all, new ways of seeing and improving the world.

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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.

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Squirrels

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.

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Previous Thursday, April 26, 2018

Exhibit

Unwilling: Exercises In Melancholy

Closes April 27, 2018
Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery

Resisting the historical definition of melancholy as an affliction that creates disorder or inactivity, this exhibition reimagines passive sadness as powerful refusal, a conscious (or unconscious) “standing aside,” a willful production of generative failures and resistant potencies. Details »

Noa Giniger, The Sorrow the Joy Brings, collage from steel engraving (Napoleons Grab, 1838), 2012. 16.5 x 21 cm. (publication detail). Courtesy of the artist.

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Next Monday, April 30, 2018

A person reaches out in front of a laptop using peripheral to interface with a computer.

Academics

COOL CLASSES: “Human Computer Interaction”

"Human Computer Interaction"

Taught by Associate Professor of Computer Science John Dougherty, this course, which covers the design, evaluation, and implementation of interactive computing systems, explores how design decisions can impact access to computing and technology.

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

A student uses peripherals to interface with a computer. See what other courses the Department of Computer Science is offering this semester. Photo: Holden Blanco ’17

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