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Haverford Headlines
Haverford College is conducting a search for its 16th president. Details
In two new business ventures, Richard Peet ’76 is bringing to market the health benefits of high-fiber, gluten-free chicory flour and the therapeutic potential of biosynthetically produced cannabinoids.
This English course examines literary and artistic horror by black artists (including Charles Chestnutt, Gwendolyn Brooks, Victor LaValle, the Geto Boys, Childish Gambino, and Jordan Peele) as a way to explore racial identity and oppression.
Beyond the famous Burning Man Festival, Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley ’11 works year-round to organize artistic and cultural programs for the San Francisco-based nonprofit Burning Man Project.
As the first executive director of the Philadelphia Land Bank, Angel Rodriguez ’89 has a vision for creating a more equitable Philadelphia—one vacant lot at a time.
This year, new professors joined the Departments of Biology, Classics, Mathematics and Statistics, Music, Philosophy, and Religion.
In advance of the midterm elections, Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges will welcome political activists, candidates, and alumni experts to campus for two upcoming events.
In her new book, Insane, America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental lllness, Roth explores how mental illnesses are treated in the country’s correctional facilities.
The most recent solo exhibit of Professor of Fine Arts Hee Sook Kim features canvases filled with motifs from Korean folk paintings and the spiritual expanse of New Mexican landscapes.
The political science major has channeled her passion for minority advocacy into a career as a capital defender.
The assistant professor of chemistry is part of a team awarded $75,000 from the National Science Foundation to fund a new educational initiative that will prepare students in STEM fields to persevere through challenges and failures in the classroom and lab.
Upcoming Events
Sep
21
"1949: Claudia Jones and Simone de Beauvoir in Conversation"
Friday, September 21, 2018
1:30PM to 4:00PM
VCAM VCAM 001 Screening Room
Professor Kathryn Sophia Belle (Penn State) is the founding director of Collegium of Black Women Philosophers. This talk puts Claudia Jones in conversation with Simone de Beauvoir with particular attention to Jones' intersectional analysis of Black women's experiences as simultaneously raced, classed, and gendered juxtaposed with Beauvoir's analogical approach to analyzing gender oppression as analogous with racial oppression.
Sep
24
"Exposing Hidden Natural Products Using Antibiotics"
Monday, September 24, 2018
2:30PM to 4:00PM
Sharpless Auditorium
In this talk, Distinguished Visitor Mohammad Seyedsayamdost will present new approaches that his group has developed for activating silent biosynthetic pathways.
Sep
26
CPGC Social Justice Film Series: Pull of Gravity
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
5:00PM to 7:00PM
VCAM 001 Screening Room
Filmed on the streets of North Philadelphia over the course of two years, Pull of Gravity is an intimate portrait of three men that confronts head-on the gritty details of lives cut short by poverty and drugs. Followed by a conversation with the filmmaker and other people directly impacted by incarceration.
Sep
27
A Reading and Q&A by Victor LaValle
Thursday, September 27, 2018
4:30PM to 6:00PM
Chase Auditorium
Victor LaValle is one of the premier American literary writers working across genres today. His most recent novel, a tale of domestic horror, The Changeling, was cited on numerous 2017 "best of the year" lists by publications including Time, USA Today, Buzzfeed and NPR; it was one of the New York Times "notable books."
Sep
27
Quaker Tea
Thursday, September 27, 2018
7:30PM to 9:00PM
Zubrow Commons, KINSC
Meet Quaker and Quaker-curious students, faculty, and alums. Find out about some local Quaker organizations and activities. Drink some tea. Sample simple, but elegant, desserts. Drop-in as you are able. If you are joining us from off-campus, please RSVP on Facebook so that we can estimate the amount of refreshments.
Sep
28
Nelson Mandela Centennial Conference
Friday, September 28, 2018
4:00PM to 8:00PM
Sharpless Auditorium
Celebrate Nelson Mandela’s legacy at Haverford’s Centennial Conference on September 28—29. Speakers, panel discussions, and workshops will reflect on his values and message to help change the world for the better.
Oct
2
"The Business of Being Quaker in America"
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
4:30PM to 6:00PM
Chase Auditorium
Kathryn Lofton, professor at Yale University, will explore the history of running businesses "the Quaker way" in the United States in order to decide whether or not there is such a way and—if there is—what good it does our economy.
Oct
2
Music & Conversation with Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, saxophone
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
7:30PM to 8:30PM
Marshall Auditorium
The Department of Music presents Music & Conversation with Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, saxophone, and Nicholas Shaneyfelt, piano, featuring Ingrid Arauco’s composition RUBY among others. “Impressive” with “exceptional facility” (Schenectady Daily Gazette), saxophonist Jonathan Hulting-Cohen’s career is burgeoning as a soloist and chamber musician.
Oct
3
Unfolding Beauty and Beyond: Korean Screen Paintings of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910)
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
4:30PM to 6:00PM
VCAM 102, Seminar Room
A talk by Hyunsoo Woo, The Maxine and Howard Lewis Curator of Korean Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art. Part of Hee Sook Kim: Invitation to Paradise.
Oct
3
Tech Talk with Stephen Schmidt '91
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
7:00PM to 8:30PM
Sharpless Auditorium
Stephen Schmidt ‘91, Vice President, Security Engineering & Chief Information Security Officer at Amazon Web Services, will give a tech talk on current trends in Big Tech. Photo: Interop Events.
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