Magill Library houses more than half a million volumes and provides access to 2.5 million more through a catalog system that connects it to libraries at neighboring Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore Colleges.

Magill Library houses more than half a million volumes and provides access to 2.5 million more through a catalog system that connects it to libraries at neighboring Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore Colleges.

Magill Library houses more than half a million volumes and provides access to 2.5 million more through a catalog system that connects it to libraries at neighboring Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore Colleges.

Haverford, Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore students take classes at all three schools and frequently collaborate on extracurricular activities.  

A recent open classroom event, exploring “the everyday language of racism,” brought together Swarthmore and Haverford classes and showcased the strength of Linguistics, the first Tri-College department.

“Human Rights and the Dead”

"This class is fundamentally about how social life, in all of its complexity, lives on even as our bodies cross the boundary between life and death. "  — Visiting Assistant Professor of Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Adam Rosenblatt

Our Cool Classes blog series highlights interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience.

“Perspectives in Biology: Human Genetic Diversity”

"My hope is that students will recognize that genetic diversity has been a biological necessity for our species to survive and prosper, and that is a key aspect of what it means to be human."  — Professor of Biology Philip Meneely

Our Cool Classes blog series highlights interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience.

"John Brown's Body"

This English course taught by Associate Professor of English Christina Zwarg uses the spectacular life and death of John Brown to examine issues, such as the place of violence in the cause of liberty and the roles of race and gender in the construction of emancipatory rhetoric, in a diverse set of texts produced across two centuries.

Our Cool Classes blog series highlights interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience.

The astronomy major is a good fit for students who want an in-depth education in astronomy that can be applied to a range of careers, not just further study in astronomy. Our faculty work at the cutting edge of modern astronomy and cosmology, creating exceptional research opportunities for majors.

Haverford, Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore students take classes at all three schools and frequently collaborate on extracurricular activities.  

A recent open classroom event, exploring “the everyday language of racism,” brought together Swarthmore and Haverford classes and showcased the strength of Linguistics, the first Tri-College department.

“Reproducing Difference: The Sociology of Taste, Consumption, and Lifestyle”

"This course examines how and in what ways consumption has come to occupy a central—and often unquestioned—place in our everyday lives."  — Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology Elise Herrala

Our Cool Classes blog series highlights interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience.