Professor Gillette often uses the medium of film to document her ethnographic research.
“Maris is undoubtedly an exceptional teacher in a classroom setting; however, what makes her an even better professor is her accessibility outside of her seminars.”—Laina Gagliardi ’12 Professor of Anthropology Maris Gillette is the Winter 2012 Faculty Profile in HAVERFORD … Continue reading
Anthropologist Jesse Weaver Shipley (pictured with camera during a recent visit to Kenya) has embarked on an initiative to showcase the rising phenomenon that is African hip-hop.
Haverford faculty model academic excellence through their scholarship and an ongoing commitment to compelling, effective instruction.
And the Winner Is… 5 lanes. 1,920 players. 11 tournament rounds. One winner. March 16—April 20, 2012 Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery Investigates competition, cooperation, and community through a series of artist residencies, curricular interventions, and a massive skee-ball tournament involving all … Continue reading
And the Winner Is… Opening Night: Friday, March 16 5:30–8:30 p.m. Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery Investigates competition, cooperation, and community through a series of artist residencies, curricular interventions, and a massive skee-ball tournament involving all members of the Haverford community: students, … Continue reading
Associate Professor of Political Science Anita Isaacs teaching in her home on the Haverford campus.
Haverford’s student-faculty ratio is 8:1 and 97% of our full time faculty hold the highest degree in their field. With half the faculty living on campus, mentoring and commitment to excellence in teaching are cornerstones of the Haverford experience.
Asst. Professor of Chemistry Helen White (right) with Katie Sheline '13 aboard a research vessel in the Gulf of Mexico.
Through funding from the KINSC’s travel stipend program, Katie Sheline ’13 was able to join Environmental chemist Helen White as part of a team of scientists on a research cruise that studied the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf … Continue reading
The Francis B. Gummere Professor of English will serve a one-year term as the College's chief academic officer.
“He changed the way I look at the function and importance of literature—and really of the humanities as a whole—for society.” — Shamie Sahandy ’05 Professor of English Kim Benston finds in the humanities a means to draw connections across … Continue reading
Alexander Norquist in his lab with some of the students on his research team.
Associate Professor of Chemistry Alexander Norquist helped develop an introductory chemistry curriculum and has published 16 research papers with 15 different students as co-authors. Read the Winter 2011 Faculty Profile in HAVERFORD magazine »
Professor of Fine Arts Ying Li instructs a student during a painting class.
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.
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, a group exhibition featuring internationally-recognized artists whose works deal with issues of transnational identity, and the effects of displacement, exile, hybridity cosmopolitanism and the state … Continue reading
Jacob Lowy '14 chronicled his week abroad, which included sampling a true Belgian waffle.
Visiting Professor of Economics Biswajit Banerjee and 17 students spent fall break visiting the European Commission in Brussels and the Central European Bank in Germany.
Associate Professor of Political Science Anita Isaacs teaching in her home on the Haverford campus.
Haverford’s student-faculty ratio is 8:1 and 97% of our full time faculty hold the highest degree in their field. With half the faculty living on campus, mentoring and commitment to excellence in teaching are cornerstones of the Haverford experience.