Through March 8, 2019
Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery
Since 2015, artist Guadalupe Rosales has been building an archive of vernacular photographs and ephemera connected to Latinx culture in Los Angeles. Her projects exist as both archives of physical objects and crowd-sourced digital archives, assembled on her widely followed Instagram accounts. Details »
Guadalupe Rosales leads a talk during the opening reception for Guadalupe Rosales: Legends Never Die in the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery. Photo: Cole Sansom '19
Haverford attracts intellectually curious, independent learners who value honesty, collaboration, and above all, new ways of seeing and improving the world.
As you perform real-world research and immerse yourself in hands-on learning, you'll work side-by-side with professors who are at the top of their fields.
Our mascot—the Black Squirrel—has a genetic adaptation that gives it a bold, black coat. Join our distinctive community and stand out from the pack with your fellow Haverfordians.
Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Karen Masters collaborates with Oxford Professor Chris Lintott, whom she recently brought to campus, on Galaxy Zoo, an award-winning data-gathering project that asks the public to help identify features and structures in images of galaxies.
In an industry that celebrates rapid change, gender barriers are slow to crumble.
A new multi-media exhibition in the VCAM’s Lower Create Space brings together three artists’ work exploring tropical island imagery and its connection with colonialism and empire.
Five recent graduates earned 2018–2019 Fulbright Student Awards.
This classics course explores the sexual culture of ancient Greece with a focus on primary materials.
When Emma Eisenberg ‘09 couldn't find the literary community she was looking for in Philadelphia, she created her own.
Students from Kristen Whalen’s “Advanced Topics in Biology of Marine Life” class spent a week over winter break exploring tropical coral ecosystems in Roatán, Honduras.
A team of Haverford alumni and professors recently published in the journal The Physics Teacher on methods and resources to help make STEM classrooms more accessible.
This political science course is designed to help students gain a deeper understanding of the politics of school choice and the efficacy of recent American education reforms, like charter schools and school vouchers.
City Love, a duo composed of music educators and social justice advocates Sterling Duns and Caselli Jordan, will join the college community for a series of workshops and conversations over the course of the semester.
Feb
23
Saturday, February 23, 2019
4:00PM to 6:00PM
Marshall Auditorium
Each year, the senior philosophy majors choose a philosopher to invite to campus. This year's Altherr speaker is Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, University Professor at Columbia University.
Feb
27
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
10:00AM to 12:00PM
Outdoor Nature Trail
Join Brice Dorwart and arborist professionals as they explore the winter landscape and learn how to identify tree species without their leaves. Wear good walking shoes and dress for the weather, this event will take place rain or shine. Registration is required, please call (610) 896-1102 or email jciborowsk@haverford.edu.
Feb
28
Thursday, February 28, 2019
4:30PM to 6:00PM
Chase Auditorium
As a social epidemiologist and health services researcher, Distinguished Visitor Madina Agénor investigates health and health care inequities in relation to various dimensions of social inequality–especially sexual orientation, gender identity, and race/ethnicity–using an intersectional lens.
Feb
28
Thursday, February 28, 2019
5:30PM to 7:30PM
VCAM 106
The National Science and Technology Medals Foundation will host an intimate discussion about the life and work of Stephen Lippard '62, the Arthur Amos Noyes Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at MIT whose work focuses on the role of metals in biological systems. Lippard, who will be interviewed by Global Blood Therapeutics CEO Ted W. Love '81, won the National Medal of Science for groundbreaking work on platinum-based cancer therapeutics. Following the discussion, the audience will be able to ask questions of Dr. Lippard and Dr. Love during a Q&A session.
Mar
1
Friday, March 1, 2019
7:00PM to 9:00PM
Strawbridge Observatory
Join us for this event, which includes observing though one or more of our telescopes (weather permitting), activities for children, and a student-led talk on a topic in astronomy. This event takes place rain or shine.
Mar
3
Sunday, March 3, 2019
3:00PM to 5:00PM
Marshall Auditorium
Jazz pianist Aaron Diehl's program Blues and the Spanish Tinge follows the early evolution of the American piano and the essential ingredients in the creation of jazz. Tickets can be purchased in advance through Brown Paper Tickets.
Mar
6
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
7:30PM to 10:00PM
Chase Auditorium
This talk by Avery Gosfield examines the first known Yiddish songs, which date back to the 14th century: a short love poem and a handful of rhymed epics. Part of Yiddish Culture Festival.
Mar
7
Thursday, March 7, 2019
4:30PM to 6:15PM
VCAM 001
Dustyn Roberts is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Temple University. Roberts will share experiences of being a part of makerspaces, hackerspaces, and machine shops both inside and outside of academia, emphasizing Sage Smart Gardens, an automated plant watering system that was turned into a startup co-founded with former students.
Mar
8
Friday, March 8, 2019
7:00PM to 8:00PM
Woodside Cottage
Join us for our second session where we will be discussing Ghosts in the Garden by Beth Kephart. Light refreshments will be provided. Registration is required for this event: (610) 896-1102 or jciborowsk@haverford.edu. Members - $5.00 | Non-members - $10.00
Mar
19
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
4:30PM to 6:00PM
VCAM 201
A talk by Distinguished Visitor Michael Morgan, Chancellor's Professor of Philosophy and Jewish Studies, Indiana University and Senator Jerahmiel S. and Carole S. Grafstein Chair in the Department of Philosophy and Jewish Studies, University of Toronto.
*We have a very tiny magic 8 ball.