Where They’re Headed: Vivian Sun ’17
The biology major, who minored in educational studies, is pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education.
COOL CLASSES: “Microfinance: Theory, Practice, and Challenges”
This economics course not only explores theoretical explanations for microfinance methodology and evaluates its impacts, but also exposes students to real-world contexts for it via exposure to social entrepreneurs and guest speakers.
COOL CLASSES: “Data Science and Visualization”
In this computer science course students learn data analysis and visualization techniques in the context of real, complex data and think about the technical and ethical issues this exposes.
COOL CLASSES: “Cross-Cultural Lament Traditions”
A complement to the current faculty seminar, “Attending the Dead,” this comparative literature course explores medieval laments and elegies alongside primary sources that contextualize the role of lament and lamenters in their societies.
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
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.