Summer Reading: Sarah Horowitz
The curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts and head of Quaker and Special Collections suggests three books that highlight the importance of archives and a historical record.
COOL CLASSES: “Philadelphia Freedoms: Cultural Landscapes and Civic Ideals”
This writing seminar explores the history of the city, in order to trace how its founding principles have manifested in the lived experiences of its residents over many generations.
Getting a Head Start on Graduate Classes at Penn
Sam Yarosh ’16 is getting ready to graduate with a Haverford physics degree, but he’s already part way through his master’s in systems engineering at the University of Pennsylvania thanks to a pioneering 4+1 program between the College and the university.
COOL CLASSES: “Immigration and Representation”
This course, one of Haverford’s first-year writing seminars, reads both literature and social science texts focused on issues around immigration.
COOL CLASSES: “Governing the Global Economy in Times of Crisis”
This political economy course explores the evolution of international governance regimes for global finance and global trade and delves into financial crises, including the 2008 world financial crisis and its aftereffects.
COOL CLASSES: “Literature of the Civil Rights and LGBTQ Rights Movements”
A Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Program course on literary works that take political positions.
Celebrating A Campus Commitment to Sustainability
There were crafts, film screenings, a clothing swap, and locally sourced food in the Dining Center as part of the campus’ myriad Earth Day 2016 celebrations.
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.