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Vince Warren '86
Friday, June 24, 2016

Office of Multicultural Affairs

The Office of Multicultural Affairs sustains and carries out Haverford College’s commitment to diversity by supporting student programs, faculty initiatives, and curricular innovations that cultivate a vibrant and multifaceted intellectual community.

Vince Warren '86, a veteran civil and human rights attorney and executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, gave a talk about the broad emerging vision of the BlackLivesMatter movement. The event was co-hosted by the Multicultural Alumni Action Group. Photo: Will Herzog '19.

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

From Doctor to Artist: David Fraser '65

The former president of Swarthmore College and renowned epidemiologist known for leading teams that unraveled Legionnaires’ disease and toxic shock syndrome, Haverford biology major David Fraser '65 has approached his late-in-life art career with the same zeal and curiosity he employed as a scientist and physician.

Long lengths of cord are used in Fraser's colorful, ply-split braiding sculptures. Photo: Patrick Montero.
Haverford Cheerleaders in the 1940's
Tuesday, June 14, 2016

History Lesson: Haverford Cheerleaders

Cheerleading—of the all-male variety—had a venerable history at the College. According to The Record of the Class of 1948, the cheerleading squad of that year had six men and the group’s captain was also charged with emceeing pep rallies, as well as the “fireworks-bonfire extravaganza before the Swarthmore game.”

In the late 1950s, it appears that the cheerleading corps went co-ed for a time, bringing in Bryn Mawr students to fill out the ranks. By the early 1960s, though, cheering had turned into an all-female affair.

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