“The Haverford Review” Blossoms into “Milkweed”
A recent party celebrated the relaunch of the College’s literary magazine as “Milkweed,” as well as the release of its spring 2018 issue.
Classical Contributions: Steven R. Gerber ’69
A Haverford alum, Gerber is widely regarded as a major influencer of the modern classical music scene. Thanks to summer work with the Haverford Libraries by Alice Berry BMC ’19, his compositions have been given new life online.
COOL CLASSES: “History of the U.S. Built Environment, 1870 to Present”
This history course examines the history of the United States through its built environment—the physical spaces and landscapes through which Americans have constructed their habits, hopes and divisions in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.
HIP Celebrates Women in Entrepreneurship
The Haverford Innovations Program held a panel devoted to the achievements of female entrepreneurs, two Bi-Co alumni among them.
Haverford Classics Hosts “Homerathon”
Members of the Haverford community celebrated the publication of the first English-language translation of the Odyssey by a woman with a 10-hour-long public reading.
“What’s At Stake” Panel Brings Perspective to Politics
Organized by the Multicultural Alumni Action Group in partnership with student organization Haverford Votes, the panel featured alumni with diverse political backgrounds sharing the importance of next month’s elections.
Fall 2018 Plenary: Reaching Quorum, Raising Questions, Re-establishing Community
On Sunday, the student body gathered in the GIAC to discuss relevant campus matters and to raise their packets high to ratify the alcohol policy.
The Busy Bees of the Haverfarm
In partnership with the Haverford Friends School, local families shared in honey extraction from the beehives maintained at the Haverfarm.
Haverford Celebrates the 14th Annual Undergraduate Science Research Symposium
Students from the Tri-Co and other Pennsylvania colleges gathered to share posters and talks about their summer scientific research.
What They Learned: TJ von Oehsen ’18
As a Haverford House fellow, the sociology major is continuing work he started with his senior thesis: highlighting the experiences of people of color in predominantly white environments.
COOL CLASSES: “Sport and Society”
Born of a 2001 trip to Cuba with the Haverford baseball team, this history course examines the interrelationship of sport and society from a historical perspective and on a global scale, including a focus on key issues that have shaped the Olympic Games and the World Cup.
What They Learned: Sabea Evans ’18
The linguistics major, religion minor, and Africana studies concentrator wrote her thesis using ethnography to explore race and language in Ghana.
New Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant Joins Spanish Department
Paula Yurss Lasanta, who has studied English and Spanish literature in Barcelona, Spain, brings experience and passion to campus as its first hosted Fulbright recipient.
COOL CLASSES: “Ethics of Temporality: Indigenous Land Claims, Child Soldiers”
This peace, justice, and human rights seminar explores how law and time intersect, focusing on cases where changing our understanding of time might help law do better, or changing our idea of law might help us understand what is at stake in different stories about time.
COOL CLASSES: “African American Literature: Black Horror”
This English course examines literary and artistic horror by black artists (including Charles Chestnutt, Gwendolyn Brooks, Victor LaValle, the Geto Boys, Childish Gambino, and Jordan Peele) as a way to explore racial identity and oppression.
Democracy Debates and Candidate Conversations at the Bi-Co
In advance of the midterm elections, Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges will welcome political activists, candidates, and alumni experts to campus for two upcoming events.
“Invitation to Paradise” Opens Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery’s Season
The most recent solo exhibit of Professor of Fine Arts Hee Sook Kim features canvases filled with motifs from Korean folk paintings and the spiritual expanse of New Mexican landscapes.
Where They’re Headed: Chelsea Richardson ’18
The political science major has channeled her passion for minority advocacy into a career as a capital defender.