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Cool Classes: Biology
Tuesday, November 19, 2019

COOL CLASSES: “Global Change Biology”

COOL CLASSES: “Global Change Biology”

Taught by Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Jamie Becker, this biology course for non-majors explores how human activities impact Earth’s climate and, in turn, all living things on the planet.

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

The class met outside on another nice fall day. Photo by Claire Blood-Cheney ’20. See what other courses the Department of Biology is offering this semester.

Lilian Feist stands in front of a whiteboard covered with writing while explaining her diagram
Thursday, November 14, 2019

COOL CLASSES: “Public Policy Analysis”

COOL CLASSES: “Public Policy Analysis”

Taught by Associate Professor of Political Science Zachary Oberfield, this course helps students develop a deeper understanding of how public policy is made while introducing students to policy analysis—the art and science of providing problem-solving advice.

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

Lilian Feist '20 explains her diagram to the class. Photo: Cole Sansom ’19. See what other courses the Department of Political Science is offering this semester.

Three students pose with a new collection of diverse philosophy texts named in their honor
Monday, November 11, 2019

Philosophy at Haverford

Philosophy majors and minors at Haverford are part of an active community of faculty and students committed to exploring the ideas on which we base our understanding of reason, value, and our very existence.

Named after one alumnus and two current students—(from left) Bradford Gladstone ’18, Andrew Lee ’20, and Aarushi Mohan ’20—the Department of Philosophy's new Gladstone Lee Mohan collection features works by authors from backgrounds currently underrepresented in the profession, affirming Haverford’s commitment to diversity. Photo: Patrick Montero

Woman works on an internal combustion engine
Tuesday, November 5, 2019

COOL CLASSES: "Sex Under Capitalism: Intimate Relations Between Economy and Society"

"Sex Under Capitalism: Intimate Relations Between Economy and Society"

Taught by Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology Shelly Ronen, this sociology course engages in debates about families as economic units, women’s bodies as social factories, gay identity’s relationship to labor and consumption, the “pricing” of unpaid care, and sex work and trafficking.

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

See what other courses the Department of Sociology is offering this semester. Photo: Alfred Palmer/FSA/OWI Collection, Library of Congress

A telescope in the observatory
Thursday, October 31, 2019

Astronomy at Haverford

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. Our faculty work at the cutting edge of modern astronomy and cosmology, creating exceptional research opportunities for majors.

At 7:30 p.m. on Friday, November 1, Haverford's Strawbridge Observatory will hold a family-friendly public observing event, rain or shine. Photo: Sarah Jennings '21.

Keeton Martin ’22
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

COOL CLASSES: "Body Media: Wearable Technology and Digital Bodies"

"Body Media: Wearable Technology and Digital Bodies"

This visual studies course introduces students to critical design and creative practices that address technologies that are worn on the body, that digitize the body, and that extend the body.

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

Keeton Martin ’22 presents his wearable technology project during the Body Media visual studies class in the Maker Arts Space. Photo: Patrick Montero.

Danielle Macbeth speaking to her class
Thursday, October 24, 2019

COOL CLASSES: "Mind and World"

COOL CLASSES: “Mind and World”

Taught by T. Wistar Brown Professor of Philosophy Danielle Macbeth, this philosophy course is an introduction to the history of our conception of ourselves as rational beings in the world through a close reading of Aristotle, Descartes, and Kant.

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

See what other courses the Department of Philosophy is offering this semester. Photo: Cole Sansom ’19.

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

COOL CLASSES: "Industry and the Environment: Understanding Environmental Responses within the Textile Industry"

“Industry and the Environment: Understanding Environmental Responses within the Textile Industry”

This environmental studies class, taught by Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Elisabeth Evans, is part of a Philadelphia Area Creative Collaboratives (PACC) project this semester. It broadly examines how the environment is impacted by the textile industry.

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

As part of a PACC project, the class partnered with Hidden City Philadelphia for a trip to historical manufacturing sites in Philadelphia including Globe Dye Works. See what other courses the Bi-College Department of Environmental Studies is offering this semester. Photo: Alexandra Iglesia '21

Members of the Economic Botany out in the field in Trinidad
Wednesday, October 2, 2019

COOL CLASSES: "Economic Botany"

“Economic Botany”

This environmental studies course taught by Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Jonathan Wilson explores the fundamentals of plant biology, physiology, development, and evolution through the lens of agriculturally important plants: everything humans eat, grow, wear, and use.

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

The 2018 iteration of the class went on a spring break field study to Trinidad and Tobago. See what other courses the Bi-College Department of Environmental Studies is offering this semester.

A telescope in the observatory
Friday, September 27, 2019

Astronomy at Haverford

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. Our faculty work at the cutting edge of modern astronomy and cosmology, creating exceptional research opportunities for majors.

At 8:30 p.m. on Friday, September 27, Haverford's Strawbridge Observatory will hold a family-friendly public observing event, rain or shine. Photo: Sarah Jennings '21.

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