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Oral History and Activism

This Peace, Justice, and Human Rights course explores the ethics, politics, and practice of oral history as an activist research methodology, and is focused on the theory, practice, and ethics of documenting oral histories.

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

Luis Perez ’94, who is legally blind, has a passion for photography—and for getting the right supports into classrooms so that all students have the chance to succeed.

Read his story in the Fall 2017 issue of Haverford Magazine.

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.

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.

The 12 Bi-Co students in Naomi Safran-Hon’s “Sculpture: Materials and Techniques” class were asked to construct site-specific installations across campus—from the library to the Nature Trail to the KINSC Rotunda—for their final projects this fall.

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.

"Stress and Coping"

This psychology seminar examines the theory and research of stress and coping processes and their links with disease and mental health. It also includes an experiential learning component in which students learn stress-management techniques.

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

Adam M. Pener '95, a political science major, has a mission to shift the shipping industry from wood pallets to those made from environmentally friendly corrugated cardboard.

Read Changing the Pallet in the Winter 2017 issue of Haverford Magazine.

The Departments of astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics, and psychology are housed in the state-of-the-art Marian E. Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center (KINSC).

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.