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Haverford’s new Visual Culture, Arts, and Media (VCAM) facility houses the College’s Interdisciplinary Minor in Visual Studies, the Haverford Innovations Program, and the John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities and its new Philadelphia Area Creative Collaboratives initiative.

Our campus has 200 acres of award-winning architecture and landscaping; more than 50 academic, athletic, and residential buildings; and a nationally recognized arboretum with 400 species of trees and shrubs, a 3.5-acre duck pond, gardens, and wooded areas.

The College’s long-running Mentoring and Student Teaching program gives Haverford students the opportunity to tutor local secondary school students in science and writing, creating a relaxed environment where learning is a mutual experience.

Best known for his predictions regarding a certain comet, Edmond Halley was an all-around genius who built the first diving bell, devised a working model of a magnetic compass, and pioneered actuarial science.

"In the Collection" highlights some of the rare and marvelous items that are part of Magill Library's Special Collections.

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.

An increasing number of international students are being drawn to Haverford by the promise of intellectual exploration, academic rigor, and close-knit community. Once here, they must also contend with unfamiliar food and strange American social customs, and a climate that may be outside their comfort zone. A robust support program for students from abroad eases intercultural adjustment.

The CCPA fosters career exploration, professional growth for students and alumni, as well as networking and outreach with employers.

A Survey of Color Photography from its Prehistory to the Present Day

February 2–April 29, 2018
Atrium Gallery, Marshall Fine Arts Center

A diverse group of photographers, photographs, and processes from the Daguerreian era (1839 to 1855) to today’s digital era take viewers on a tour of color photography’s history, demonstrating how color photography has grown to become the norm when it was once the exception. Details »

As one of three newly appointed Visual, Cultural, Arts, and Media faculty fellows, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures Erin Schoneveld will help promote the many opportunities VCAM has to offer.

Read Office Hour in the Fall 2017 issue of Haverford Magazine.

Podcasts—a digital, downloadable alternative to radio—have become one of the world’s most popular ways to tell stories, share information, and tackle challenging issues. The Fall 2017 issue of Haverford magazine spotlights some Haverford alums who have plunged into the field.