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A student observing the night sky through a telescope
Wednesday, November 29, 2017

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

On Friday, December 1, Haverford's Strawbridge Observatory will hold a family-friendly public observing event. Photo: Thom Carroll Photography.

“Advanced Topics in Biology of Marine Life”
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Academics

Haverford's intentionally diverse curricular requirements ensure that our students are well-rounded, expansive thinkers. Students take courses in each of three major academic divisions for a variety of ideas, concepts, and intellectual approaches.

Students from “Advanced Topics in Biology of Marine Life” gave a series of TED Talk-style presentations to introduce audience members to a variety of case-study analyses on the artificial impact to the world’s marine ecosystems. Photo: Wanyi Yang ’20.

Yoga class
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

COOL CLASSES: "Yoga: Art, Text, and Practice"

"Yoga: Art, Text, and Practice"

This course in the Department of Religion investigates the range of meanings attributed to the term “yoga” over 2,000 years and across multiple geographical and cultural communities.

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

Visiting Associate Professor of Religion Pika Ghosh's students participate in a yoga session. Photo: Patrick Montero.

Plant with electronic connections to a computer to produce sound
Monday, November 13, 2017

COOL CLASSES: "Art and the Environment in East Asia"

"Art and the Environment in East Asia"

This course—which is cross-listed in East Asian languages and cultures, environmental studies, and visual studies—is taught by Assistant Professor Erin Schoneveld and examines the relationship between environment and the arts in China and Japan—particularly how artists engage with and respond to nature through varied modes of artistic production and exhibition.

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

Students in the seminar participated in a collaborative, outdoor art installation with the Philadelphia-based artist and sound engineer Sam Cusumano. Photo: Claire Blood-Cheney '21.

Michael Gillespie speaking to a class about remixing
Tuesday, November 7, 2017

COOL CLASSES: "Theories of the Remix"

"Theories of the Remix"

This English course taught by Assistant Professor Lindsay Reckson introduces students to the study of literature through the art of borrowing, sampling, recycling, and remixing.

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

Distinguished Visitor Michael Gillespie, a film theorist and historian, speaking to Reckson’s class. Photo: Wanyi Yang '20.

Students participant in an in-class drawing exercise
Tuesday, October 31, 2017

COOL CLASSES: “The Anthropology of Architecture”

“The Anthropology of Architecture”

This anthropology course surveys approaches to architecture, with a particular interest in how architecture expresses senses of place.

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

Students in Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology Jacob Culbertson's class particpated in a drawing exercise. Photo: Lily Xu '19

Student observing jellyfish
Monday, October 23, 2017

COOL CLASSES: “Advanced Topics in Biology of Marine Life”

“Advanced Topics in Biology of Marine Life”

This biology course challenges students to confront issues relevant to human impacts on oceans and asks them to engage in a conversation about the best strategies and practices to mitigate these effects based on scientific knowledge.

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

Photo from a class trip to the Camden Adventure Aquarium by Assistant Professor of Biology Kristen Whalen.

The Bi-Co orchestra performing its fall concert in Marshall Auditorium
Friday, October 20, 2017

: Music Now

Music Now

The Bi-Co orchestra will see its performance and rehearsal spaces upgraded thanks to the Lives That Speak campaign, which is funding enhancements and additions to Roberts Hall.

Missed yesterday’s photo? See the Orchestra back “Then“.

The orchestra performing in Marshall Auditorium, led by Associate Professor of Music Heidi Jacob, a distinguished cellist and composer who took over as conductor in 1996. 

Haverford-Bryn Mawr Orchestra 1963
Thursday, October 19, 2017

Then & Now: Music Then

Music

Haverford’s first orchestra was founded in 1895, and joined forces with Bryn Mawr in 1940. Under William Heartt Reese’s sustained guidance the orchestra grew in numbers and skill, and in 1963 and 1964 it undertook its most ambitious concert repertoire to date, including pieces by Bartók, Fauré, and Shostakovich.

Come back tomorrow to see Music at Haverford “Now”.

1963 photo of a Haverford-Bryn Mawr College Orchestra performance shows Reese, who led the group for more than a quarter-century, from 1947 to 1975. 

IMMA, Jeremy, Jaamil, and Christina Knight talk during the Keynote
Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Visual Studies Minor

Starting this semester, students can declare a minor in visual studies, which aims to create a dynamic model for critical and creative engagement with visual experience across media, time, and cultures. The minor is supported by the renovation of the Old Gym into the VCAM facility

Organized by Assistant Professor Christina Knight (far right), The Black Extra/ordinary Symposium invited scholars and artists from the greater Philadelphia area and members of the Haverford community to explore blackness in the realm of visual studies. Photo: Lev Greenstein '20.

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