COOL CLASSES: “Perspectives in Biology: Poisons, Plagues, Pollution, and Progress”
A biology course for non-majors that focuses on the various nodes of intersection between poisons—found in nature and man-made—and the history of human misery, including contemporary issues, such as the Ebola outbreak in western Africa.
"Through the Plain Camera" Opening
Friday evening the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery unveiled its latest show, Through the Plain Camera: Small and Shapely Pleasures in Contemporary Photography, which was curated by Sarah Kaufman ’03 and Rebecca Robertson BMC ’00, two former students of Professor of Fine Arts and Curator of Photography William Williams.
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.
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.