Students from Haverford, Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore brought Blitz the Ambassador to Haverford as part of the Ghanaian Music//Global Entrepreneurship Tri-College symposium, March, 2012.
Haverford students are afforded a large amount of autonomy and may use this opportunity to craft the kinds of experiences they wish to have—and they are given the responsibility, the resources and the respect necessary for that to happen.
Women's cross country, which finished second in the conference and region on its way to a 13th-place finish at the national meet, warranted the most selections (14) from within its sport.
The Centennial Conference announced its academic honor roll for fall sports and 61 Haverford students made the list. Haverford had the most honorees among the 364 student-athletes recognized from the 11 Centennial schools.
Rachel Davis '13 submitted this image to the Postcards From Abroad blog.
“Fellow Geology major Kelsey Meisenhelder ’13 and I sat on top of a hot, steaming vent from an older lava lake on Hilo, Hawaii. We also got to see a sulfur dioxide cloud glow red at red out of the … Continue reading
The Women’s Center hosted a Yoga-thon fundraiser on November 10, 2012 to benefit Women for Women International.
The Women’s Center is a safe, non-political space on campus that is open to both women and men providing support, resources and information to the community.
Students had hands-on time with the telescope and its control systems while gathering data and taking images of star clusters.
Peter Ferguson ’13, an astrophysics major, regulates the temperature of the WIYN 0.9-meter telescope with liquid nitrogen during a four-day field trip to Kitt Peak National Observatory.
Here students celebrate handing in their exams by tossing them to the front of the room.
In the academic context, the Honor Code engenders an immediate sense of trust and colleagueship between students and faculty and creates a relaxed, personal atmosphere.
It's not unusual for classes to have fewer than five students; nearly 35% have fewer than ten.
The Fine Arts at Haverford emphasize the individual. Studio classes are small and all students—from beginners to declared majors—receive individual, focused instruction, and are encouraged to develop the physical and critical skills necessary to create art.
Students take advantage of the idyllic nature of Magill Library’s Philips Wing, one of the library's many study spots.
Magill Library houses more than half a million volumes and provides access to 2.5 million more through a catalog system that connects it to libraries at neighboring Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore Colleges.
Environmental anthropologist Nikhil Anand lectures on the history of the global environmental movement.
The Tri-College Environmental Studies Program offers students across the three campuses an interdisciplinary approach to some of the crucial issues of our time.
Plenary Fall 2011, Debbie Leter '15. "This was probably the shortest Plenary ever," commented SC Co-President Florencia Foxley '13.
Then & Now: Plenary Students at Fall Plenary in 2011 were concerned with establishing an Honor Council liaison with Bryn Mawr; the campus alcohol policy; and allowing Honor Council juries to seek outside consultants. Missed yesterday’s photo? See the plenary … Continue reading
This photo from 1985 shows Plenary as held in Roberts Hall. Currently, the Gardner Integrated Athletic Center hosts Plenary.
Then & Now: Plenary When students came to Roberts Hall for Spring Plenary in February 1985, resolutions included guidelines for the publication of Honor Council abstracts; ratification of the Honor Code; and a proposal that the College …[purchase] “new and … Continue reading
Bamboo stem section stained with Toluidine Blue O (TBO).
Biology superlab is designed so that students get first hand experience using techniques and equipment commonly used in graduate labs and research facilities; however, what really makes superlab special is the independence the professors give.