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Students and President Wendy Raymond, all wearing masks, stand behind a table with an Active Minds banner on it in front of Founders Hall

Club Life: Active Minds

Claire Nicholas ’21 Apr 16, 2021 2 min read
Founded in 2018 by Charlotte Scott ‘21, Althea Sellers ‘21, Anna Bacharach ‘21, and Rachel Spitzer ‘21, Active Minds gives students at Haverford access to conversations, guidance, and resources surrounding mental health.

How Can a Business Drive Positive Social Change?

Computer science major Isabella Muno ’21, who recently attended the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit to explore possibilities for her own campus-created startup, writes about what she learned there.

COOL CLASSES: “Global Change Biology”

This biology course for non-majors explores how human activities impact Earth’s climate and, in turn, all living things on the planet.

Impact Challenge Partners with Puentes de Salud

Sponsored by Haverford Innovations Program and Swarthmore’s Center for Innovation and Leadership, a daylong workshop led by Alexandra Wolkoff ’14 from Puentes de Salud gave participants direction on how to support Latinx immigrant communities in Philadelphia.

Spilling the Beans on the Microfinance and Impact Investing Initiative

The Fall 2018 iteration of the “Impact Investing” course chose to support Vega Coffee, a direct-trade venture whose products are now available in the Coop and new Library Cafe.

COOL CLASSES: “The ‘Rise’ of the Novel”

This English course introduces students to the early English novel, as well as to the tradition of scholarship that seeks to explain its origins.

CLUB LIFE: Iconic Dance Team Steps into the Spotlight

Founded in 2018, Haverford’s Step team isn’t afraid to be heard.

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