What They Learned: Nyla Robinson ’21
The mathematics major and economics minor used her thesis to model the spread of COVID-19 in prisons and discuss ethics in mathematical research.
COOL CLASSES: “Women in War and Peace”
This political science course explores power and security through the lens of gender.
Strange Truth 2020 Broaches Contemporary Issues Through International Film
With two screenings and an exhibition planned for this semester, the ninth year of the Strange Truth series will examine themes of gender, justice, and historical memory across modern media.
COOL CLASSES: “Quakers, War, and Slavery 1646-1723”
This seminar encourages students to analyze primary sources and secondary works to explore how and why early Friends came to see both war and slavery as immoral.
COOL CLASSES: “Anthropology of Human Rights: Engaged Ethnography and Anthropologist as Witness”
This course examines how anthropologists contribute to human rights in law and grassroots movements.
COOL CLASSES: “Refugees and Forced Migrants”
This political science course integrates diverse disciplinary approaches—legal, political, sociological and anthropological—to explore the causes of migration, the dynamics of assimilation and incorporation of migrants in the U.S., and the process and impacts of deportation and (re)incorporation in Mexico and Central America.
COOL CLASSES: “Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Representation”
This anthropology course explores the tensions between indigenous peoples and the various political and ideological structures that govern their lives.
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.