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  • Le Ly Hayslip

    Feb

    21

    Women in the Thick of War: Vietnam and Beyond

    Thursday, February 21, 2019
     7:00PM to 9:00PM
    Sharpless Auditorium

    Distinguished Visitor Le Ly Hayslip is an internationally known Vietnamese-American author, philanthropist, peace activist, and speaker. Her best-selling memoirs When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace record her painful and ultimately triumphant journey from a traumatizing childhood in war-torn Vietnam to her new life in America.

  • Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

    Feb

    23

    Roland Altherr Memorial Symposium in Philosophy

    Saturday, February 23, 2019
     4:00PM to 6:00PM
    Stokes 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.

  • The nature trail in winter

    Feb

    27

    Winter Tree Identification Walk (Session 3)

    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.

  • Madina Agenor

    Feb

    28

    Intersectionality Matters for LGBTQ Health

    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.

  • A flask filled with colorful bubbles

    Feb

    28

    An Evening with Steven Lippard and Ted Love

    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

    Public Observing

    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.

  • Aaron Diehl

    Mar

    3

    Concert Artist Series: AARON DIEHL, piano

    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.

  • Avery Gosfield

    Mar

    6

    "Our Renaissance Roots: Yiddish Song, the First 250 Years"

    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.

  • Dustyn Robert

    Mar

    7

    Watering Plants - A Start Up

    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.

  • Cover for Ghosts in the Garden

    Mar

    8

    Nature Book Club: Ghosts in the Garden

    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

  • Michael Morgan

    Mar

    19

    Tears the Civil Servant Cannot See: Levinas on Ethics and Politics

    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.

  • A man and woman embracing

    Mar

    20

    Strange Truth: QUEST

    Wednesday, March 20, 2019
     7:00PM to 9:30PM
    Bryn Mawr Film Institute

    Directed by Jonathan Olshefski and produced by Sabrina Schmidt Gordon. Filmed with vérité intimacy for nearly a decade, QUEST is the moving portrait of the Rainey family living in North Philadelphia. A conversation with Jonathan Olshefski, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, and Christopher “Quest” Rainey will follow the screening. hav.to/strangetruth

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