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  Haverford College Arboretum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Haverford College Arboretum (216 acres) is an arboretum located across the campus of Haverford College, in Haverford, Pennsylvania.
In 1928 the college minutes record that "a comprehensive planting of trees" was discussed, and in response the Superintendent of Grounds began a scientific collection of trees arranged in generic and family groupings.
As of 2006 the college's arboretum contains mature oaks and maples, specimen trees, flowering trees, and natural woodland areas.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Haverford_College_Arboretum   (241 words)

  
 Haverford College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haverford is the oldest college or university in North America with Quaker origins.
Haverford is a member of the Tri-College Consortium, which allows students to register for courses at both Bryn Mawr College and Swarthmore College.
Haverford is one of a few liberal arts colleges that has a student to faculty ratio of 8:1.
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 Bryn Mawr College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bryn Mawr College (Pronounced [bɾɪn ma:ɾ]) is a highly selective women's liberal-arts college located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, ten miles northwest of Philadelphia.
Bryn Mawr is one of the Seven Sisters and is part of the Tri-College Consortium along with Swarthmore College and Haverford College.
Bryn Mawr Dickinson • Franklin and Marshall • Gettysburg Haverford Johns Hopkins McDaniel Muhlenberg Swarthmore Ursinus Washington Col.
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 Haverford College Class of 2009 Announced
Nine percent of students are international, 12.2 percent are first-generation college students, 5.6 percent are Quakers, and 13 students are children of alumni.
Haverford's commitment to need-blind admission is also an important factor attracting top students from across the socio-economic spectrum.
While the College is not formally affiliated with any religious body today, the values of individual dignity, academic excellence, and tolerance upon which it was founded remain central to its character.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-09-2005/0004085120&EDATE=   (512 words)

  
 Haverford College - College Closeup
Founded in 1833 as the first college established by members of the Society of Friends (Quakers), Haverford College has chosen to remain small, undergraduate, and residential to carry out its educational philosophy and to maintain a strong sense of community.
Haverford is a residential campus with 98 percent of the students and 70 percent of the faculty living on campus.
Haverford’s proximity to the fifth-largest city in the United States allows its students to take advantage of the many social, cultural, and educational resources that this historic area offers.
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 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Haverford College at Epinions.com
In terms of academics Haverford College is among the best colleges in the county.
I am a current Haverford student, and while I may not be the biggest fan of Haverford, after reading the current reviews that are posted about the school I have decided to write a little series.
Haverford College does not have the name recognition that Harvard, Princeton, Brown, or Amherst may have, but none the less it is a great academic school that is among the ranks of these collegiate powerhouses.
www.epinions.com /content_85512916612   (892 words)

  
 Haverford College Alumnus Awarded Prestigious Mitchell Scholarship
HAVERFORD, Pa., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Haverford College alumnus Aaron Rabinowitz has been selected as one of 12 nationwide recipients of the 2005- 2006 George J. Mitchell Scholarship.
A 2003 graduate, Aaron was chosen from 220 applicants representing 166 colleges and universities.
Haverford distinguishes itself by its unique combination of academic rigor, ethical principles, and integrative approach to learning.
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YMCA and Robert Simkin : As a student at Haverford College, Robert Simkin (1897-1958) was president of the Y.M.C.A. and elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
William Warder Cadbury (1877-1959) received a B.A. and M.A. from Haverford College in 1898 and 1899 respectively, and an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1902.
To the Haverford student newspaper, he reported that he had spent part of the summer raising money for an emergency nutrition camp in Shanghai, since all of Shanghai except the International Settlement had been bombed and surrounding areas devastated, making the International Settlement a refugee area.
www.library.yale.edu /div/colleges/Haverford.doc   (2585 words)

  
 Haverford College Restores Buildings' Original Surface Appearances
This past summer Haverford restored two student residences and the oldest portion of the College library to their original surface appearances.
Haverford is the oldest institution of higher education in
The Henry S. Drinker house, originally built for Haverford professor William Comfort before he became president of the College in 1917, was restored to its 1903 colors.
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 Choreographing the Recruiting Dance - New York Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
More than 80 high school athletes went to Haverford College on Oct. 1 to inspect the campus, meet potential teammates and monitor classes, but for many there was a tacit tension.
Haverford College's men's lacrosse coach, Mike Murphy, charts prospects with names on magnetic tape, with positions coded in color.
Even at colleges that do not play football, like Haverford, coaches and their potential recruits are engaged in a kind of high-stakes poker.
www.nytimes.com /2005/10/16/sports/16haverford.html?ex=1287115200&en=db8f56339aef4639&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss   (887 words)

  
 Haverford College Libraries Quaker and Special Collections :: gophila.com - The Official Visitor Site for Greater ...
Haverford College’s 216-acre campus, home to buildings spanning 150 years of architecture, was landscaped by English gardener William Carvill.
The college’s Quaker and Special Collections are housed far from the constant hum of Montgomery Avenue on the second tier of the Magill Library.
Haverford’s library boasts two copies of the John James Audubon’s elephant folio printing of The Quadrupeds of North America and has unparalleled holdings documenting the rich and varied story of American Cricket, which is still played (and enjoyed) at Haverford in traditional white uniforms.
www.gophila.com /C/Open_on_a_Monday/213/U/Haverford_College_Libraries_Quaker_and_Special_Collections/187.html   (252 words)

  
 Character Clearinghouse
Haverford College is a coeducational, undergraduate, liberal arts college, founded by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
The college offers a number of academic and co-curricular programs that encourage the ethical and moral development of its students.
Curricular Innovations Haverford views education as one "means for understanding the historical conditions and cultural mechanisms of social injustice." Each student is required to complete a social justice course before graduating.
www.collegevalues.org /colleges.cfm?id=657   (325 words)

  
 Haverford College Senior Thesis Archive - Educating for social justice? : hierarchy and principles of equality in the ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
This paper is an appeal to Haverford College to live the Quaker social justice values it professes.
I outline contradictions between the college's statements of its Quaker egalitarian principles and the inequalities described to me by staff members during months of fieldwork conversations.
I argue that Haverford currently fails to practice social justice because it does not account for the economic and cultural hierarchies that undermine its Quaker principles.
thesis.haverford.edu /29   (311 words)

  
 College Profiles - Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College was founded in 1885 by the Quakers to provide for women the same rigorous and stimulating university-level education as was then available only to men.
Bryn Mawr was the first college in the country to grant a Ph.D. to a woman, and it remains today the only predominantly women's institution with an extensive graduate program.
The first College Seminar must be taken in the student's first semester at Bryn Mawr, and the second must be completed within the first two years.
www.collegeprofiles.com /bryn-mawr.html   (1429 words)

  
 Haverford College
Haverford ranked 4th among liberal arts colleges by The Washington Monthly...
Haverford Alumni Magazine cover story about Stephen Harper '76 and the juvenile death penalty is featured in South Florida's Daily Business Review...
Haverford professor Ruth Guyer ponders death and the "Body Worlds" exhibit on NPR's "All Things Considered"...
www.haverford.edu   (63 words)

  
 Charity Navigator Rating - Haverford College
Haverford is a coeducational undergraduate liberal arts college founded in 1833 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
Haverford's 1,100 students represent a wide variety of interests, backgrounds, and talents.
One of Haverford's distinctive features is its extensive academic and social cooperation with Bryn Mawr College.
www.charitynavigator.org /index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/3576.htm   (222 words)

  
 Results Can Be Jarring as Recruiting Carousel Stops - New York Times
For the past 12 months, officials at Haverford College, a small, selective college outside Philadelphia, gave The New York Times access to its athletic recruiting and admissions process, an examination that revealed a system that is both methodical and mystifying.
Guy, an A student with SAT scores equivalent to 1,250, was deferred to the regular admission period this spring, he said, because he received two C's in advanced placement courses in his first semester as a senior.
Casey Ennis of Chester, N.J., was a recruited shortstop and early-decision applicant to Haverford, whose baseball coach, Dave Beccaria, was pursuing shortstops.
www.nytimes.com /2006/05/21/sports/ncaafootball/21haverford.html?ex=1305864000&en=2a18cddbac22a28e&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss   (930 words)

  
 DelcoTimes - Haverford College still reeling in aftermath of deadly attacks
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Of The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA -- Haverford College, the small liberal arts school in suburban Philadelphia, was hard hit by the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington.
On the day of the attack, he and Lutnick were scheduled to meet with Sherman to discuss the college's $200 million fund-raising campaign.
Lutnick's parents both died during his freshman year at Haverford, and the college told him afterward not to worry about tuition.
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 Haverford Workload - College Discussion
I was just wondering how many hours a typical student at Haverford studies each day and on weekends.
From what I have gleaned from D, it can be anywhere between 4-7 hours of studying...depending on the class and what is on the schedule.
That was my impression at Haverford, I was just hoping that it was an "off-day" when I visited.
talk.collegeconfidential.com /showthread.php?t=3542   (251 words)

  
 FIG - Haverford College Student Computing
Although Haverford takes no responsibility for any information provided by groups in group home pages, people outside the community (including high school students applying to Haverford, their parents, and Haverford alumni) will still connect these materials with Haverford.
Haverford respects the rights of groups and individuals to express themselves freely and will, in general, not exercise control over the contents of group home pages.
However, content which is prohibited by state or federal law, such as copyrighted materials used without permission (including software which is not available for free public distribution) or obscene materials, will not be tolerated and may cause your home page to be removed from the system.
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 Bryn Mawr Africana Studies
Haverford offers Africana Studies as an area of concentration anchored in the student’s major with additional courses taken in at least two other departments.
Bryn Mawr and Haverford have the distinction of belonging, with Swarthmore, to the only Africana Studies national consortium that brings together a major research university and liberal arts colleges.
Both Bryn Mawr’s minor and Haverford’s concentration introduce students to theoretical perspectives and empirical studies of Africa and the African diaspora.
www.brynmawr.edu /africana   (395 words)

  
 PEAES Guide: Haverford College
Both the Special Collections and Quaker Collections are housed together within Haverford’s Magill Library; materials relating to the Society of Friends (Quakers) comprise the bulk of the collection.
Haverford’s collections consist of manuscripts, books, and periodicals written by and about the Society of Friends.
Guide to the Records of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Haverford College, Records Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Swarthmore College, 1989) for detailed introductory notes about the scope of the holdings between Haverford and Swarthmore.
www.librarycompany.org /Economics/PEAESGuide/haverford.htm   (1437 words)

  
 Haverford Class of 2008
The main ideal behind the character of a Haverford student is honesty and candor, e.i.
At Haverford, the college web site says they are going to have an open campus day on April 18th.
The first few days of college are the "how you got in" stories- at least that's what friends have told me. But, yeah, Haverford's all about keeping your own grades to yourself.
www.collegeconfidential.com /discus/messages/8/43410.html   (6188 words)

  
 Harvey Mudd College - College Guide Written For Students By Students
Harvey Mudd students may be some of the best in the country, but that doesn't mean the College is all about academics.
It’s the nickname for students at Harvey Mudd College.
Read our Harvey Mudd College insider’s guide and discover what it feels like to be on campus for 4 years.
www.collegeprowler.com /guide.asp/142740075X/index.html   (431 words)

  
 Haverford Womens College Squash 02-03 preview
Haverford's debut in the C division of the Howe Cup, and the team's highest national ranking (#21) to date.
Haverford looks to capitalize on the momentum from 2002 and improve on last year's
Haverford Women, 2002-2003 should be an exciting season to watch.
www.squashtalk.com /college/sept02/haverford_02.htm   (245 words)

  
 Haverford College vs Dickinson College
Haverford College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF jon dough...........
The Automated ScoreBook Haverford College at Dickinson College (Game 2) Apr 06, 2002 at Carlisle, Pa (Biddle Field) Score by innings: R H E ------------------------------------------- Haverford College 400 000 0 - 4 12 2 Dickinson College 000 000 0 - 0 4 0 ------------------------------------------- Haverford College inning 1 Mills singled.
Haverford College inning 6 Hancock to lf for Gordan.
www.dickinson.edu /departments/sports/hvd-dcb2.htm   (878 words)

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