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  • Hurford Humanities Center Associate Director James Weissinger '06 co-curated "Kat Culchur," an exhibition exploring the unique relationship between humans and felines. Organized by the Philadelphia artists of FLUXspace, the show debuted in London's Tate Modern art gallery this spring and is now on view through August 15 in Philadelphia.
  • Natalie Zych '11 is spending this summer in Paris, interning with two organizations that work together to promote equality in France.
  • On the schedule for the September Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe is a new production from The Groundswell Players, whose members include Ali King, Jack Meaney, Jesse Paulsen, all ‘09, and Scott Sheppard '06. For a post on the Festival blog, summer intern Ellen Freeman '11 spoke to them about their play <em>How to Solve a Bear</em> and their plans for a June 26th fundraiser.

  • In his new book, Material Culture and Jewish Thought in America, religion professor Ken Koltun-Fromm brings together the fields of cultural studies and modern Jewish thought.
  • Costigan-Humes is the first Haverford student to win a David L. Boren Scholarship, which will allow him to study Russian at St. Petersburg University during the 2010-11 academic year.
  • At a special ceremony and gala celebration in Paris on June 8, Haverford College and the Institut de France marked the return of a long-lost letter written by philosopher Rene Descartes, and the beginning of new scholarly connections.
  • Professor of Music Richard Freedman has developed a website that provides access to music books published in the 1500s by Parisian printer Nicolas Du Chemin. The site, which is now live, was created with funds from a National Endowment for the Humanities "Digital Humanities" grant.
  • Alexandra Rodriguez-Negron '02, a high school chemistry teacher in Puerto Rico, has won the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
  • A <em>Philadelphia Inquirer</em> article celebrates a concert program co-organized by associate professor of music Thomas Lloyd that brought together the choir of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas and the Bucks County Choral Society. Lloyd, director of the Haverford and Bryn Mawr chamber singers and chorale, is artistic director of the Bucks County group.

  • President Emerson traveled to Paris to return a letter written by the French philosopher that had been stolen from the Institut de France more than 160 years ago. The letter was discovered in an autograph collection donated to the College in 1902.

  • Highlighting faculty professional activities, including conferences, exhibitions, performances and publications.
  • To mark the last month of the Annual Fund year which ends on June 30th, we're asking you to“pass it on” by making a gift to the Annual Fund and spreading the word about its impact by using the "Share" feature on the right.
  • The award recognizes young people who are making a difference in their communities and in the world. Rembert is co-director of Energize Clinton County, which supports innovative economic endeavors in his hometown of Wilmington, Ohio.
  • Like all South Korean men ages 18-35, Kim is required to serve in his country's military. The political science major will begin training as an Air Force Interpreting Officer in September.
  • After years of pursuing various educational and career paths, Bernstein has found his calling as a high school history teacher in Maryland. He was recently recognized by the Washington Post Foundation as a top teacher in his county.

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