What They Learned: Olivia Legaspi ’19
For her thesis, the English major wrote two linked short stories, centered on themes of mental illness and coping.
What They Learned: TJ von Oehsen ’18
As a Haverford House fellow, the sociology major is continuing work he started with his senior thesis: highlighting the experiences of people of color in predominantly white environments.
COOL CLASSES: “Sport and Society”
Born of a 2001 trip to Cuba with the Haverford baseball team, this history course examines the interrelationship of sport and society from a historical perspective and on a global scale, including a focus on key issues that have shaped the Olympic Games and the World Cup.
What They Learned: Sabea Evans ’18
The linguistics major, religion minor, and Africana studies concentrator wrote her thesis using ethnography to explore race and language in Ghana.
New Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant Joins Spanish Department
Paula Yurss Lasanta, who has studied English and Spanish literature in Barcelona, Spain, brings experience and passion to campus as its first hosted Fulbright recipient.
COOL CLASSES: “Ethics of Temporality: Indigenous Land Claims, Child Soldiers”
This peace, justice, and human rights seminar explores how law and time intersect, focusing on cases where changing our understanding of time might help law do better, or changing our idea of law might help us understand what is at stake in different stories about time.
COOL CLASSES: “African American Literature: Black Horror”
This English course examines literary and artistic horror by black artists (including Charles Chestnutt, Gwendolyn Brooks, Victor LaValle, the Geto Boys, Childish Gambino, and Jordan Peele) as a way to explore racial identity and oppression.
Cool Classes
The Club Life @ Haverford
A series exploring the many varied student clubs on campus.
What They Learned
A series exploring the thesis work of recent graduates.
Where They’re Headed
A blog series detailing the post-Haverford plans of our recent graduates.