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Charlie Marquardt ’16 was a Haverford first-year when he began a dogged quest to join the top ranks of the running world. Six years later, he finally reached his goal.

Read "Breaking the Four-Minute Mile" in the Fall 2018 issue of Haverford Magazine

Photo: Holden Blanco '17

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Previous Thursday, February 7, 2019

Griffin Vance in the factory where his environmentally conscious clothing line is made

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Sustainability

As a core institutional principle, sustainability animates Haverford's broad mission of stewarding its financial, ethical, and curricular endowments in the interest of educating principled global citizens while safeguarding intergenerational equity as a perpetual institution.

Disturbed by how much castoff clothing goes into the trash stream, Griffin Vanze ’05 launched a company that makes womenswear out of recycled fabrics. Photo by Webb Chappell.

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Next Monday, February 11, 2019

Students visiting Lower Merion High School

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COOL CLASSES: “Education Reform in America: Politics and Policy”

“Education Reform in America: Politics and Policy”

Taught by Zachary Oberfield, this political science course is designed to help students gain a deeper understanding of the politics of school choice and the efficacy of recent American education reforms, like charter schools and school vouchers.

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

Students in Oberfield's class take field trips to local schools, including Lower Merion High School. See what other courses the Department of Political Science is offering this semester. Photo: Holden Blanco '17.

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