The astronomy major is a good fit for students who want an in-depth education in astronomy that can be applied to a range of careers as well as further study in astronomy. Our faculty work at the cutting edge of modern astronomy and cosmology, creating exceptional research opportunities for majors.
Astronomy at Haverford
At 7 p.m. on Friday, November 16, Haverford's Strawbridge Observatory will hold a family-friendly public observing event. Photo: Sarah Jennings '21.
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This physics course is about everything that oscillates—vibrations and waves in mechanical, electronic, and optical systems—and introduces related mathematical methods, such as functions of a complex variable and Fourier analysis.
Organized by Talia Scott ’19, the series, which aims to highlight creative career possibilities, kicked off with a talk from Tiffany Bender about making your mark in the media world.
A new exhibit, coordinated in collaboration with the Equal Justice Initiative and the Brooklyn Museum with support from Google, presents EJI’s groundbreaking research into the history of lynchings and connects it to digital media, documentary film, contemporary artworks, and archival materials.
As one of the public events of his campus residency, M. Antonio “Toño” López Galicia, the executive director of the Casa de los Amigos in Mexico City, spoke about La Casa’s mission to an audience of thirty or so people.
This introductory anthropology course explores medical systems, health, and healing in a cross-cultural perspective using ethnographic studies and cross-comparative analyses.
Following a renovation and revitalization of the artwork of Margaret Ralston Gest to the space, the second-floor lounge of the Gest Center strives to emulate the vision of its namesake in facilitating dialogue and connection between students.
This year’s edition of the annual event featured insights into the American economy in the current political climate from former Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews ’90 and Harvard Professor Marc Melitz ’89 alongside moderator Jennifer Kowalski ’17.
The Haverford Fine Arts Department recently unveiled a new photography exhibit featuring photographs of the late culinary icon.
Ainsley Bruton ’21 explores identity and transformation through a portraiture series that features several of her Haverford classmates.
This political science course introduces analytical perspectives on international relations and explores the evolving structure of the state-based order—which originated with the peace of Westphalia in the 17th century—over the last four centuries.
Upcoming Events
Nov
26
"Migrant Justice: Reflections on the Bracero Legacy"
Monday, November 26, 2018
4:30PM to 6:00PM
VCAM 201
Distinguished Visitor Alicia Schmidt Camacho's scholarship examines migration, social movements, and cultural politics in North America. She has written articles about transnational labor organizing, gender violence and feminicide in Mexico, border governance, and migrant expressive culture.
Nov
29
Toni Erdmann (2016) - VCAM European Film Series Screening
Thursday, November 29, 2018
7:30PM to 10:00PM
VCAM Screening Room
Organized in conjunction with the course “European Film,” this series explores what role film plays in the conceptualization of the European Union. In Toni Erdmann, Winfried is a divorced music teacher with a passion for bizarre pranks involving several fake personas. Following the death of his dog, he decides to reconnect with his daughter, Ines, who is pursuing a career in business consulting.
Dec
4
"The Queer Time of Death: Temporality, Geopolitics, and Refugee Rights?"
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
4:30PM to 6:00PM
Stokes Auditorium
Sima Shakhsari is an assistant professor in the Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Minnesota. Their current research examines the way that Iranian transgender refugees are nationalized/denationalized, sexed, gendered, and raced in multiple re-reterritorializations as they transition across national boundaries, online and offline “frontiers,” sexual norms, religious discourses, and geopolitical terrains during the “war on terror.”
Dec
10
Imperial Purple and Freedman Red: Decoding the History of Color in Ancient Rome
Monday, December 10, 2018
7:30PM to 9:00PM
VCAM 201
Distinguished Visitor Sarah E. Bond is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Iowa, and the author of Trade and Taboo: Disreputable Professions in the Roman Mediterranean (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, October 2016) and numerous articles and volume chapters. She is also committed to outreach and has been a regular contributor to Forbes.com and Hyperallergic.com.
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