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“I really like, in all my classes, to bring in cultural elements to remind my students that these were real people,” says Associate Professor of Classics Bret Mulligan, who teaches ancient Greek and Latin language classes as well as courses on literature, mythology, and history.

Read Office Hour in the Spring/Summer 2014 issue of Haverford Magazine.

Then and Now: The Sunken Lounge Now

It was a long and remarkably snowy winter, and the fireplace in the DC served as a welcome respite from the cold. Students often study, eat dinner, or enjoy special events in front of its warming glow whenever it is lit.

Missed yesterday’s photo? See the Sunken Lounge back “Then.”

Then and Now: The Sunken Lounge

Part of the Dining Center since its 1969 opening, the fireplace in the Sunken Lounge has long served as a meeting place and study space for students looking to warm up, as these organic chemistry students circa 1990 show.

Come back tomorrow to see the Sunken Lounge “Now”.

“What I appreciate so much about the OAR is that they recognize that academic performance is so closely tied to a variety of other factors in a student’s life. When I meet with the staff, I’m not simply talking about my classes or my schedule, but we’re also discussing life and the factors of being a student that can impede my ability to be academically efficient in the way that I want to be.”
— a current student

Four students are participating in Haverford College’s newly launched Interdisciplinary Documentary Media Fellowship focusing on the enduring consequences of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

“It became apparent that there were numerous stories to be told, and the visually stimulating environment of the Gulf of Mexico easily lent itself to a collaboration with a visual medium.” – Prof. Helen White

What They Learned

Political science major Abigail Flynn’s senior thesis examined the Supreme Court’s influence on state legislative action on the death penalty.

Part of the What They Learned Haverblog series that explores the thesis work of members of the Class of 2014.

What They Learned

Biology major Robert Brooks is working toward a career in healthcare and will be attending medical school under the auspices of the U.S. Air Force. His desire to help people through science was partially inspired by his senior research into a worm called C. elegans.

Part of the What They Learned Haverblog series that explores the thesis work of members of the Class of 2014.

The Center for Peace and Global Citizenship supports an array of domestic and international summer internships for students that aim to deepen Haverford’s connections with social change organizations and to encourage an integrated approach to pressing social, cultural and ethical concerns while promoting scholarship and teaching about the critical issues of our day.

Fay Strongin ’10 and Sarah Turkus ’10 discovered a shared passion for food and farming as students. Now the two friends are running Sidewalk Ends Farm in Providence, R.I.

Read the feature article in the Spring/Summer 2014 issue of Haverford Magazine.

“Studying abroad enriched my academic experience by exposing me to new perspectives and encouraging me to critically reevaluate my existing intellectual assumptions.” – Ben Wohl ’14

Each year more than 130 Haverford students take advantage of the opportunity to study abroad.