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  • Haverford is committed to making important texts accessible to all, and recently made “Studies in Mystical Religion” by famed Quaker educator and philosopher Rufus M. Jones available to the HathiTrust, a digital library offering millions of titles.

  • Thanks to its flexible Create Spaces, and resources and support, the new Visual Culture, Arts, and Media building has made possible a surge in faculty-inspired, curriculum-related, and student-initiated creative projects on campus.

  • On May 18, the College held its 181st Commencement ceremony, celebrating the accomplishments of the Class of 2019.

  • We’re memorializing every minute of the graduation ceremony of the Class of 2019. #haverford19!

  • Led by Antonio Gil ’19, Planeswalkers for Diversity aims to create a more inclusive environment for Magic: The Gathering enthusiasts and newcomers alike.

  • With more than than 30 options to earn physical education credit ranging from instructional courses to intramural, club, and varsity sports, there is no shortage of ways for Fords to stay fit.

  • Students, Tom Mitchell, President Benston, and Jesse Lytle with a plaque acknowledging Haverford making its Real Food Challenge in the Dining Center

    The College, which pledged to devote at least 20% of its dining budget to local, ethically sourced food by 2020 following a 2016 Plenary resolution, surpassed that ambition 10 months ahead of schedule.

  • The 2019 Mellon Symposium, organized by Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow Aniko Szucs, convened a diverse set of scholars to explore how surveillance has been carried out and undermined across national and temporal contexts.

  • With a mission to provide a support network and space to grow for students with identities underrepresented in the field, Womxn in Econ is crunching the numbers on inclusivity and gender equality.

  • The films in the eighth year of this series engage with the politics of place, race, history, performance, and cinema itself.

  • Students and alumni shared research and career insights during a day of panels, presentations, and Haverfordian connections.

  • With robust student leadership, Public Observing Nights at the Strawbridge Observatory make astronomy accessible to visitors from both on and off campus.

  • The annual energy-saving competition featured a month of energy reduction, sustainable food practices, and environmentally focused events sponsored by the Committee for Environmental Responsibility.

  • The College received a record number of applications this year and offered admission to 801 students.

  • Founders Hall in spring

    On May 18, the College will award honorary degrees to GLAD Civil Rights Project Director Mary L. Bonauto and actor, director, producer, and alum Daniel Dae Kim ’90.

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