Musical Legend Sun Ra Goes Solo
ByHow did musical legend Sun Ra come to play a solo concert in Roberts Hall on a Fender Rhodes electric piano borrowed from a Haverford student and memorialized in a new archival Bandcamp recording?
Tri-Co Film Fest Goes Virtual
The ninth annual festival celebrating film and media work by Haverford, Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore students was live streamed on Facebook and YouTube for the first time.
The Dogs of Haverford
The canine buddies of faculty and staff are a regular—and beloved— presence on campus.
The Secret Beginnings of Pinwheel Day
Read on for—spoiler alert!—the story and people behind campus’ mysterious springtime tradition.
VCAM Maker Arts Space Equipment Helps Fight Against Coronavirus
Kent Watson not only donated all of the shop’s PPE to local front line workers, he has also been overseeing loans of 3D printers and sewing machines to make new face shields and masks.
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Cool Classes
A series highlighting interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience.
COOL CLASSES: “Childhood and Children’s Literature”
This writing seminar focuses on how British and American culture has defined the child since the 18th century, tracing the ever-evolving definitions of childhood through books, games, and toys of different periods.
COOL CLASSES: “First Language Acquisition”
This linguistics seminar explores how humans acquire their native languages.
COOL CLASSES: “Asian American Psychology”
This seminar course addresses major theories and findings in Asian American psychology, with a focus on immigration and acculturation, ethnic identity, stereotyping and discrimination, families and development, and mental health.
Where They’re Headed
A blog series detailing the post-Haverford plans of our recent graduates.
Where They’re Headed David Zegeye ’19
The physics and astronomy double major is continuing his academic journey as he heads to the University of Chicago to pursue a Ph.D.
Where They’re Headed: Tina Le ’19
The English major is starting her career as a case intake analyst with the Philadelphia-based class action law firm Berger Montague.
Where They’re Headed: Oscar Huang ’19
The chemistry major is moving to Illinois to pursue a Ph.D. in his field at Northwestern University.
The Club Life @ Haverford
A series exploring the many varied student clubs on campus.
Club Life: FUCS Brings the Music to You
The Federation United Concert Series is a group committed to bringing an eclectic range of musical acts right to your doorstep.
CLUB LIFE: Lame Ducks Are Anything But
Haverford’s long-standing, midnight-skating, stick-wielding, hoagie-eating ice hockey team is open to all players, regardless of skill level.
CLUB LIFE: Food Co-op Makes Sure That Delighting Your Taste Buds Doesn’t Have to Break the Bank
Barely one year old, this new campus organization offers students access to food that is both healthy and cheap.
What They Learned
A series exploring the thesis work of recent graduates.
What They Learned: Lena Yeakey ’19
The comparative literature major used her thesis to study the relationship between memory and language in the wake of civil wars, calling upon her study abroad experience in Lima, Peru, to augment her analysis of post-conflict culture in Peru and Sri Lanka.
What They Learned: Talia Scott ’19
The political science major studied the prosecutorial reform movement as a way of exploring the various reasons why politicians and political candidates take up reform-minded stances that deviate from their party’s standard stances.
What They Learned: Alison Gibbons ’19
For her thesis, the psychology major explored the effects of a particular hormone on pregnancy by studying mice.