This history course examines the history of the United States through its built environment—the physical spaces and landscapes through which Americans have constructed their habits, hopes and divisions in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.
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Smith, one of three Nobel laureates in chemistry this year, is the fourth Haverford College alum to win a Nobel Prize and the second—after Joseph Taylor Jr.—from the Class of 1963.
A recent party celebrated the relaunch of the College’s literary magazine as “Milkweed,” as well as the release of its spring 2018 issue.
A Haverford alum, Gerber is widely regarded as a major influencer of the modern classical music scene. Thanks to summer work with the Haverford Libraries by Alice Berry BMC ’19, his compositions have been given new life online.
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Haverford alumni are stepping up as first-time political candidates, boldly challenging longtime incumbents and the political “machine” in their communities. For all, the decision to seek office is an effort to live their values. “If you feel something, don’t just throw your shoe at the TV,” says one. “Do something.”
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The sculptor and animator works with found objects to turn the everyday into the masterful.
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The Haverford Innovations Program held a panel devoted to the achievements of female entrepreneurs, two Bi-Co alumni among them.
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Members of the Haverford community celebrated the publication of the first English-language translation of the Odyssey by a woman with a 10-hour-long public reading.
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File under:Organized by the Multicultural Alumni Action Group in partnership with student organization Haverford Votes, the panel featured alumni with diverse political backgrounds sharing the importance of next month’s elections.
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On Sunday, the student body gathered in the GIAC to discuss relevant campus matters and to raise their packets high to ratify the alcohol policy.
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Reserve your space by October 26, 2018 for early booking savings and join the alumni travel program June 14–-24, 2019 in the Arctic Circle for a voyage with associate professor of chemistry and environmental studies Helen White.
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In partnership with the Haverford Friends School, local families shared in honey extraction from the beehives maintained at the Haverfarm.
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The screenwriter, actor, producer, biographer, playwright, and otherwise involved filmmaker is keeping the industry on its toes with her diverse portfolio of women-centered work.
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Students from the Tri-Co and other Pennsylvania colleges gathered to share posters and talks about their summer scientific research.
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File under:As a Haverford House fellow, the sociology major is continuing work he started with his senior thesis: highlighting the experiences of people of color in predominantly white environments.
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File under:Born of a 2001 trip to Cuba with the Haverford baseball team, this history course examines the interrelationship of sport and society from a historical perspective and on a global scale, including a focus on key issues that have shaped the Olympic Games and the World Cup.
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Songwriter and novelist Jim Infantino '87 applies lyrical depth and a philosophical approach to making music.
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Haverford joins Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore in creating an academic, nonresidential, collaborative program to deepen engagement between students and faculty and the city of Philadelphia.
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