COOL CLASSES: “Advanced Corporate Finance”
This course, a standard offering for business schools, has been in Haverford’s catalog for years, but now, as part of our partnership with Claremont McKenna’s Master of Finance program, it is now offered bi-annually.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Larisa Antonisse ‘15
The political science major used Arizona and Virginia as case studies for Medicaid expansion in her thesis and explored interest group coalition composition and lobbying strategy as potential approaches to overcoming organized opposition to policy implementation.
Where They’re Headed: Grace Klinges ’15
Grace Klinges ’15 is a research fellow with the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, working to develop ways to respond to abandoned and active hazardous waste sites.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Katie Balmer ’15
After sitting in on sessions of Veteran’s Court during a summer internship, the political science major wanted to explore “specialty courts” further in her senior thesis.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Anna Pedersen ’15
Inspired by a class she took freshman year, the comparative literature major studied Don Quijote as a site of performance.
Summer Science at the KINSC
95 students conducted research, either individually or in groups, as part of the KINSC’s summer research program with 28 professors across departments in the natural sciences.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Charlotte Lellman ’15
The archival research she did for her thesis on policing prostitution in 18th-century Paris helped convince the French major that her future is in archival studies or library science.
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.