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Dr. Margaret Price, a professor of English at Spelman College, put her ideas into practice during her Feb. 9 talk, “Ways to Move: Disability and the Kairotic Space of the Classroom,” during which she took special pains to accommodate as many learning styles as possible.

After accepting the National Humanities Medal from President Obama on Monday, Professor Teofilo Ruiz gave a lecture on campus about “The Witch Craze in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe, 1486-1660s.”

The New York Times crossword puzzle master Will Shortz came to campus on Feb. 10 as part of the annual Speaker’s Committee series.

Kuwaiti psychologist Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa is coming to Haverford Feb. 15 to give a lecture about The 99, his comic book series in which the heroes represent the 99 attributes of Allah, in conjunction with Visiting Associate Professor of Art History Carol Solomon’s course “Contemporary Art of the Arab World, Iran and Turkey.”

February 8 the College honored named scholarship recipients with a lunch that included a discussion about the responsibilities that come with receiving this type of financial aid.

Although Haverford is officially non-sectarian, spiritual life still plays a vital role outside the classroom for many members of the College community. Religion and Spirituality Week, organized by…