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COOL CLASSES: “Ethical Struggles in Catastrophic Times: Quakers’ Responses to the Holocaust”

This religion course is an examination of some of the remarkable—and highly controversial—activities in which Quakers engaged as they tried to provide assistance to Jews who were being persecuted by the Nazis.

Yuchao Wang '20 poses with peacock feathers, the focus of his research

Students Faculty

Physics Students Publish Peacock Research

Yuchao Wang ’20, Rui Fang ’18, and Yabin Lu ’18 co-authored a paper in PLOS ONE with Professor of Physics and Astronomy Suzanne Amador Kane on the biological physics of the color of peacock feathers.

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Pinwheel Day 2019 is Finally Here

The pinwheels taking over Founders Green today mean spring has officially sprung on campus.

Richard Teitelbaum ’60: Electronic Music Pioneer

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Alumni, magazine

The Haverford music major's 50-plus-year career includes being a part of Musica Elettronica Viva, among the earliest groups to combine synthesizers with more traditional acoustic instruments.
COOL CLASSES: “Introduction to Latin Literature: Friends and Enemies of Rome”

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Faculty

At once an intermediate Latin course and an introduction to the study of Latin literature and culture, this classics class investigates who the Romans were by studying how they described friendship and their friends, and those enemies who resisted, betrayed, and bedeviled them.
COOL CLASSES: “Caribe Queer: Sexualities and Narratives from the Hispanic Caribbean”

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Faculty

This course, which is crosslisted in Spanish and comparative literature, explores different narrative and artistic productions regarding alternative sexualities in the Hispanic Caribbean, starting with the Cuban Revolution and continuing into the present.
Making an Impact with Philabundance

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Students

The Haverford Innovations Program partnered with local food bank Philabundance and Swarthmore’s Center for Innovation and Leadership for an impact challenge to develop models for efficient food recovery.
Semester’s End Sounds Great

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Arts, Students

During the end of the semester at Haverford, many musical groups, from the curricular to the extracurricular, showcase the breadth and depth of musical talent on campus.
Round Two: SoHo Helps Peers Navigate a Second Year at the Ford

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Campus, Students

With the establishment of Sophomore House, Haverford is refocusing on the sophomore experience through yearlong events, discussions, and the formation of an intentional living community.
COOL CLASSES: “Performance, Literature, and the Archive”

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Faculty

This comparative literature course explores the “archive,” as both an institutional and performance practice and a theoretical concept.
Synthesizing Reactions: Peer-Led Team Learning Comes to Chemistry Department

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Faculty, Students

Thanks to funding from a grant from the Lumina Foundation, the Department of Chemistry is encouraging Fords to take a more holistic approach to a STEM education through peer-led team learning.
COOL CLASSES: “Third World Cinema: Desiring Freedom, Freeing Desires”

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Arts, Faculty

This course, which falls at the crossroads of English, visual studies, and comparative literature, explores the central role of film in imagining decolonization and desire as entangled narratives in the Third World.
Update for Alumni & Parents

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Alumni

Stay connected to the College and your fellow Fords with events, travel programs, and year-end giving opportunities.
First CPGC Film Series Comes to a Close

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Centers, Students

The film series is an initiative by the Center to “find new and creative ways to offer opportunities for shared learning and dialogue for the Haverford community and the communities we’re connected to.”
Lloyd Gets Festive

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Campus, Students

In a continuation of hallowed campus wintertime tradition, Lloyd residents have decked their halls in a competition for best holiday display.
Yuying Rong ’20 Narrates Stories of Science through Comics

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Arts, Science, Students

The biology major combined her passion for drawing comics and experience in science with an exhibition of autobiographical comics in the Marian E. Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center (KINSC).
Haverford College Names Wendy Raymond 16th President

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Campus

Raymond, a distinguished molecular biologist with national standing on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, will become Haverford's 16th president on July 1, 2019. She was a professor at Williams College for 19 years and is currently vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Davidson College.
Beyond Language: Indigo-Dyeing Exhibit Highlights Traditional Japanese Technique

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Arts, Campus, Centers, Students

Students in Kimiko Suzuki’s “Advanced Japanese” course took their learning beyond the classroom by collaborating with Philadelphia artists to produce the dyed textiles on display in VCAM.