Zombies On Campus
For the fourth year in a row, Haverford residents played Humans Vs. Zombies, a campus-wide live-action game of moderated tag in which “zombies” and “humans” both fight to stay alive.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Jessica Poling ’15
A New York Times article on art therapy in prison sparked her interest in the intersection of mental health and the arts, which led to her thesis comparing art therapy with the Outsider Art movement.
A Summer Bounty at the HaverFarm
Growing interest from students in sustainable, local food has led to an on-campus, student-run farm, which supplies food to Dining Services and a weekly farm stand.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Jordan Dworkin ’15
The psychology major set out to discover how people regulate their emotions when interacting with romantic partners.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Abigail Sweeney ‘15
She combined her education and religion studies for her thesis, “Reading The Fire Next Time and The Autobiography of Malcolm X: Religion and Multicultural Education in the High School Classroom.”
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Matthew Holmes ’15
For his thesis Matthew Holmes ‘15 studied how bacteria that live inside flies interact with their host.
History Lesson: John Coleman Goes Undercover
In 1974, then-President of Haverford College John Coleman went undercover as a garbageman, sandwich maker, and construction worker for his book Blue Collar Journal, which later became the movie The Secret Life of John Chapman.
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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.