Poet John Rybicki (far right) visited Haverford through a grant from the Hurford Center for Arts & Humanities' Student Arts Fund.
“Not only was I able to engage directly with the work of a poet I love, I was able to speak back, to bring my own voice to the poem.” – David Richardson ’12
Fortunately, first-year students are no longer traditionally flung head-first into the Duck Pond. Photo c. 1948, courtesy of College Archives.
Traditions Each year, ‘Fords look forward to the myriad traditional events such as the Collection speaker series; pinwheel day; the annual weekend throwdown at the end of the year called Haverfest; and, most importantly, Fall and Spring Plenary.
Glenn Kaino, Graft (Ostrich), 2006. Python skin, ostrich, feathers, plastic, thread and paint, lifesize. Installation photo by Andy Kim '10.
In a unique student-faculty collaboration, Professor Carol Solomon and Janet Yoon ’10 co-curated Mapping Identity, an exhibition featuring internationally-recognized artists whose works deal with issues of transnational identity, and the effects of displacement, exile, hybridity cosmopolitanism and the state of … Continue reading
Ghanaians passionately follow their team amidst the grand celebrations of a major global corporate-sports event.
Black Star May 25–27, 2012 Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery A video installation by Assistant Professor Jesse Weaver Shipley displays Ghana’s participation in the 2010 football World Cup held in South Africa, using the spectacle of global football to tell more intimate … Continue reading
Welcome the newest group of Haverford College alumni!
Commencement was held on Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. on Roberts Hall Green, where 307 members of the Class of 2012 were awarded degrees. Check out our video of commencement as well as photo galleries and a news … Continue reading
On Sunday, May 13, keep checking The Haverblog for Commencement updates.
Congratulations, Class of 2012! Commencement 2012 will take place Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 10 a.m. on Roberts Hall Green. Tickets are not required. schedule • speakers • directions • map
We're looking forward to seeing you in May! Read other testimonials.
Join us for Alumni Weekend May 25–27, 2012 “There’s always the fun and fellowship of being with old friends, but Haverford reunions give me the opportunity to reflect on the values represented by the College and the education it provided … Continue reading
The central location; the vast, gently sloping open space; the potential audience in the library, eager for a break—who can blame our musicians for wanting to tune up, plug in and rock out?
Then & Now: Haverfest When a band called The Original Mavericks took the stage at Haverfest 2011, they continued a long tradition of performing on the steps of Founders, one that goes back at least as far as the 1960s. … Continue reading
Alumni wrote in to help us put names on the figures in the picture, including that of philosophy professor Aryeh Kosman on the guitar. Read their recollections in the Fall 2011 issue of HAVERFORD magazine in the letters to the editor section.
Then & Now: Haverfest This vintage 1967 pic was snapped on a warm, early spring day only months before the celebrated Summer of Love. Come back tomorrow to see Haverfest “Now”.
"There are many great colleges and universities in the U.S., but there is no place as distinctive as Haverford." - Dan Weiss
Presidential Search Dan Weiss has been appointed 14th president of Haverford College. He will be on campus today for a visit. A slideshow of the visit will be posted this afternoon.
"There are many great colleges and universities in the U.S., but there is no place as distinctive as Haverford." - Dan Weiss
Presidential Search Dan Weiss has been appointed 14th president of Haverford College. Meet him Wednesday May 2 at 11am in Founders Great Hall, or via a live video stream on http://www.livestream.com/haverford_college.
The Board of Managers met in Founders Hall over the weekend to conclude the search for our next president.
Presidential Search Please join us tomorrow at 12 Noon (ET) for a presidential search announcement.