COOL CLASSES: “After the Sunset: Lessons in Transition to Peace: The South African Example”
This anthropology course, co-taught by this semester’s Friend in Residence, engages with issues, theories, and methodologies of nonviolent and violent struggles, peace negotiations, transitional justice, post-conflict reconstruction, and peacebuilding by looking at South Africa as a case study.
What They Learned: Sophie Drew ’19
The double major used both her theses in biology and Spanish to address environmental concerns.
What They Learned: Nick Sweeney ’19
The physics major used his senior thesis to explore methods of conceptualizing dark matter.
What They Learned: Gabriel Braun ‘19
The chemistry major, biochemistry concentrator, and French and Francophone studies minor reflects on the collaborative aspects of his thesis process.
Alumni Weekend 2019
Campus played host to over 1100 people from 41 states—and countries as far away as India, Kenya, England, and Sweden—for dinners, panel discussions, readings, parties, and reunions with old friends.
Where They’re Headed: Natalie Pisch ‘19
The psychology major and economics and neuroscience minor is bound for the most magical place on earth.
What They Learned: Max Sonin ’19
The English major informed their analysis of comedy writer P.G. Wodehouse through an incorporation of techniques common to computer science.
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.