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Plenary is a critical mechanism for student self-governance at Haverford College. Students gather to raise, discuss, and debate issues on campus. Resolutions passed by the Students’ Association are viewed as the will of the body, and Students’ Council is then tasked with the carrying out and upholding of any changes or initiatives.

Designed in engagement with Assistant Professor of Linguistics Brook Danielle Lillehaugen’s ongoing fieldwork with speakers of Zapotec languages, Dizhsa Nabani – Lengua Viva – Living Language is a documentary webseries that explores the relationship between identity, language, and daily life in Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca, Mexico. It was produced, in part, by students in the Summer DocuLab program over the summer of 2018

One of Haverford College's unique traditions is the Customs Program, our year-long first-year orientation. Over the course of this year, nearly 150 upperclass students are working to support, in a multiplicity of ways, 357 first-year students in their transition to college life.

Supported by VCAM and the John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities, five students used filmmaking to aid Assistant Professor of Linguistics Brook Danielle Lillehaugen in her study of Zapotec language and culture in Oaxaca, Mexico.

With support from the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, anthropology major Shu Min He '19 is supporting immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers at HIAS Pennsylvania.

The Class of 2022 has arrived and is now immersed in Customs, Haverford College’s First-Year Experience program, which includes a five-day orientation immediately preceding the fall semester.

It's move-in day for our first-year students! Follow along with the excitement of their first day and share your own experiences using #FordsMoveIn on Twitter and Instagram.

Jointly sponsored by the Marian E. Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center and the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, biology major and Spanish and environmental studies double minor Amelia Keyser-Gibson '18 is exploring food sustainability in Trinidad and Tobago.

English major Sierra Zareck '20, who is also minoring in political science and Africana studies, is exploring the untold stories of people of color on Haverford’s campus.

Tsion Syoum ’21 received funding from the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship to support continued expansion of the Retaw Water Project, the nonprofit she founded in 2014.