Plenary is a critical mechanism for student self-governance at Haverford College. Students gather to raise, discuss, and debate issues on campus. Resolutions passed by the Students’ Association are viewed as the will of the body, and Students’ Council is then tasked with the carrying out and upholding of any changes or initiatives.
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This semester’s iteration of Haverford’s long-standing tradition celebrating self-governance focused on resolutions addressing sustainability, environmental justice, and student agency. Photo: Dex Coen Gilbert '21.
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A new exhibit in the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery explores the summer of 1976 in Philadelphia through a documentary created by the 2019 Summer Doculab Fellows.
WE’RE SORRY THIS ITEM IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, up through March 6 in VCAM, finds comedic value in a serious subject.
This anthropology course, co-taught by this semester’s Friend in Residence, engages with issues, theories, and methodologies of nonviolent and violent struggles, peace negotiations, transitional justice, post-conflict reconstruction, and peacebuilding by looking at South Africa as a case study.
A collection of creative work from 20 student artists was displayed in VCAM after an open-call search across campus.
The Federation United Concert Series is a group committed to bringing an eclectic range of musical acts right to your doorstep.
This semester’s iteration of Haverford’s long-standing tradition celebrating self-governance focused on resolutions addressing sustainability, environmental justice, and student agency.
The Quaker South African politician and activist will be on campus all semester long, teaching a class and offering several public talks.
With two screenings and an exhibition planned for this semester, the ninth year of the Strange Truth series will examine themes of gender, justice, and historical memory across modern media.
The talk was the latest in the yearlong Technology and Justice Series, sponsored by the President’s Initiative for Ethical Engagement and Leadership, which aims to help the Haverford community grapple with issues in the intersection of technology, equity, privacy, surveillance, sustainability, and more.
This seminar encourages students to analyze primary sources and secondary works to explore how and why early Friends came to see both war and slavery as immoral.
Upcoming Events
Mar
1
Concert Artist Series: Lorelei Ensemble
Sunday, March 1, 2020
3:00PM to 5:00PM
Marshall Auditorium
Lorelei is an all-professional vocal ensemble, comprising nine women whose expertise ranges from early to contemporary repertoire. Their a cappella program “Without Walls” presents music by Perotin, Sungi Hong, David Lang, Jessica Meyer, Hildegard von Bingen, and a traditional arrangement of "Wayfaring Stranger." Ticket prices are $20 (adult), $15 (senior), $10 (student) $5 (children 7-17), and free to the Tri-College community. Tickets can be purchased in advance through Brown Paper Tickets.
Mar
2
"(Re)programming cell identity and function in plants"
Monday, March 2, 2020
2:30PM to 4:00PM
Sharpless Auditorium
Doris Wagner is a Robert I. Williams Term Professor of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania. Wagner's research focuses on the reprogramming of cell identity and function during developmental transitions and in response to environmental inputs in plants.
Mar
3
"Crossing Borders: From Slavery to Abolition, 1670-1865" Opening Talk and Reception
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
4:30PM to 6:00PM
Lutnick Library 200
Join us for a reception and talk celebrating the opening of "Crossing Borders," curated by Sarah Wilma Watson and the students of the Fall 2019 Crossing Borders writing seminar. This exhibit explores the themes of authorship, perspective, and abolitionism in a global context through engagement with Aphra Behn’s 1688 novel Oroonoko and Haverford’s collection of rare books, manuscripts, and maps related to transatlantic travel, the slave trade, and abolition.
Mar
4
Strange Truth: "Shusenjo"
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
7:00PM to 9:30PM
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
This film, part of Strange Truth 2020, delves deep into the most contentious debates and uncovers the hidden intentions of the supporters and detractors of comfort women. Most importantly it finds answers to some of the biggest questions for Japanese and Koreans: Were comfort women prostitutes or sex slaves? Were they coercively recruited? And, does Japan have a legal responsibility to apologize to the former comfort women? A conversation with filmmaker Miki Dezaki will follow the screening. Screenings at Bryn Mawr Film Institute are free for all Tri-Co students, staff, and faculty.
Mar
18
Music & Conversation with andPLAY DUO
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
4:15PM to 6:00PM
Founders Great Hall
andPlay DUO's program presents adventurous new works for violin and viola, including music by Philadelphia-area composers Ingrid Arauco, Richard Belcastro, Richard Brodhead, and Suzanne Sorkin.
Mar
18
Yiddish Culture Festival: Richard Lenatsky
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
7:30PM to 10:00PM
Chase Auditorium
Richard Lenatsky returns with a stirring program of Yiddish songs, accompanied by Sender Botwinik on the keyboard. Richard always provides rich details of the history and meaning of each musical piece, as he weaves them into an intriguing story. English translations provided.
Mar
20
"Moving Black Women from the Margin to the Center of the #MeToo Movement"
Friday, March 20, 2020
1:15PM to 2:30PM
VCAM 201
The Early Career Scholar Fund presents a talk by Shaeeda Mensah, assistant professor of philosophy, Franklin & Marshall College. Her areas of research specialization include black feminisms, social and political philosophy, philosophy of race, and feminist philosophy. Her current research focuses on Black women’s experiences with police violence and mass incarceration. More specifically, her research centers Black women as victims of police violence and mass incarceration, and considers the social, political, and epistemological implications of centering Black men and boys as the near exclusive targets of such practices.
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