Lutnick Library’s New Class-Curated Exhibit Challenges Western Modes of Viewing and Consuming Japanese Modern Art
ByAssistant Professor Erin Schoneveld’s seminar “Japanese Modernisms Across Media” overcame the obstacles of the COVID-19 pandemic to create Romanticizing Japan: Contextualizing Japan through the Western Gaze, which is on view through February 5, 2021.
My New Normal: Sarah Horowitz
ByThe curator of rare books & manuscripts and head of Quaker & Special Collections writes about shifting her work from sharing physical editions to digital ones and becoming “the hands” for researchers far from campus, turning pages for them onscreen.
Political Clubs Unite to Get Out the Vote
ByHaverford’s political clubs have been working together this semester to increase student voter participation in the 2020 election.
My New Normal: Jennie Ciborowski
The Arboretum Program Coordinator describes her work on campus during the College’s closure in the spring, and how it relates to Haverford’s sense of community.
Where They’re Headed: Ben Mackay ’20
A participant in Haverford and Caltech’s joint 3-2 engineering program, the mathematics major and environmental studies minor has finished his Caltech education and is now developing climate change models.
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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: Ben Mackay ’20
A participant in Haverford and Caltech’s joint 3-2 engineering program, the mathematics major and environmental studies minor has finished his Caltech education and is now developing climate change models.
Where They’re Headed: Saif Kureishi ’20
The physics major is moving to London to further his career in real estate financing.
Where They’re Headed: James Barker ’20
The history major and education studies minor is participating in City Year Denver, mentoring, tutoring, and supporting students.
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.