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Classical Contributions: Steven R. Gerber ’69

Classical Contributions: Steven R. Gerber ’69

Allison Wise ’20 Oct 18, 2018 3 min read
A Haverford alum, Gerber is widely regarded as a major influencer of the modern classical music scene. Thanks to summer work with the Haverford Libraries by Alice Berry BMC ’19, his compositions have been given new life online.

Collaging the Power of Sound

Susan Howe, winner of the 2017 Robert Frost Award for distinguished lifetime achievement in poetry, gave an on-campus reading.

Presenting a Theatrical Thesis

Independent theater major Rory Kennison ’18 wrote a two-act play for his senior thesis, and, with the help of seven student actors, he recently shared his work in a poignant staged reading.

Haverford Innovations Program Helps Launch First Tri-Co Startup Weekend

Aspiring student entrepreneurs from across the Tri-College community learned skills “related to problem-solving, team-building, and critical-thinking.”

COOL CLASSES: “Computer Security: Attacks and Defenses”

This course offers a broad introduction to the field of computer security from two concurrent perspectives: attacks on systems and defenses against those attacks.

Exploring the History of Color Photography

Representative photographs and related material from the College’s extensive, 5000-print-deep photography collection takes viewers on a tour of color photography’s history and demonstrates how it has grown to become the norm when it was once the exception.

COOL CLASSES: “From The Gutenberg-Galaxy To Cyberspace: Literature, Film, And New Media”

This comparative literature seminar examines diverse artistic responses (from Bertolt Brecht to Spike Jonze) to a rapidly evolving media environment that oscillate between technophilia and technophobia.

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