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(IR)REVERENCE Conference Explores African Culture

(IR)REVERENCE Conference Explores African Culture

Eils Lotozo Oct 10, 2014 4 min read
(IR)REVERENCE, a multimedia conference celebrating African culture and the 50th Anniversary of Chinua Achebe’s novel Arrow of God, convened on the campuses of Haverford, Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore Colleges this month.

MLK at HC

A recent article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, written by a former student of Ira deA. Reid’s (and a classmate of Martin Luther King’s), includes an anecdote about how Haverford’s first tenured African American professor brought the future civil rights leader to campus in 1948.

Microfinance in Context: A View from the Field and Beyond

Tuesday night was the first in a series of lectures that are part of the Department of Economics’ newly created microfinance program. Sashi Selvandran of Mennonite Economic Development Associates, discussed her work helping to create small business solutions to global poverty.

Nicholas Popper ’99 Tackles “Historie”

The alumnus and assistant professor of history at the College of William and Mary came back to campus to give a talk, as part of the Young Alumni Series, about Sir Walter Raleigh’s Historie of the World.

Nicholas Popper ’99 Tackles "Historie"

The alumnus and assistant professor of history at the College of William and Mary came back to campus to give a talk, as part of the Young Alumni Series, about Sir Walter Raleigh’s Historie of the World.

Hip-Hop and Islam

When Columbia University PhD candidate (and project coordinator of the Malcolm X Project) Zahir Ali came to campus to talk about the intersection of hip-hop and Islam, he didn’t just come to lecture. Last Thursday Chase Auditorium was full of the sights and sounds of hip-hop itself, making the topic come alive.

The Iroquois Lacrosse Team Visits Haverford

The “under 19” lacrosse team from the Iroquois Lacrosse Program came to campus as part of a Weekend of Native American Culture and Spirit, including a match against the College’s own men’s lacrosse team.

Cool Classes

A series highlighting interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience.

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.