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« on: November 18, 2009, 04:05:59 PM » |
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Does anyone have information about what it's like to teach there and live there?
Thanks a lot!
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« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2009, 04:56:50 PM » |
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The students are excellent. The location is fantastic -- just outside of Philly, near Penn, and right next door to Bryn Mawr.
However, since it's on the Main Line, it is an incredibly expensive area in which to live.
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« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2009, 06:13:45 PM » |
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True it's expensive to have a nice house on the Main Line -- but cheap compared to DC or NY, and other suburbs are even cheaper (as is the city itself -- try West Mt Airy). The college has quite a bit of on-campus housing for faculty as well.
This is one of those places where the students pay more than the junior faculty make.
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« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2009, 06:35:04 PM » |
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There is a long tradition of social liberalism and activism, which parallels the development of the Friends. Haverford is one of the major colleges founded by Friends (Swarthmore being the other). Generally similar to Swarthmore in flavor. I beleive it is no long formally affiliated with the Friends, but that is still a very strong influence.
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jucara
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« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2009, 07:02:40 PM » |
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Thanks, all. Does anyone know how it is in terms of research support (and expectations)? Thanks again!
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« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2009, 07:14:03 PM » |
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« Last Edit: November 18, 2009, 07:17:24 PM by systeme_d »
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« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2009, 08:06:38 PM » |
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You'll be close to the Bryn Mawr students, many of whom like to experiment.
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« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2009, 12:24:47 PM » |
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There is a long tradition of social liberalism and activism, which parallels the development of the Friends. Haverford is one of the major colleges founded by Friends (Swarthmore being the other).
Um, there are at least 13 colleges founded by Friends, not just two. See http://www.earlham.edu/~fahe/mappage.htmCome to think of it, I suppose it depends on how you define "major". Fair enough. But I think Bryn Mawr counts as "major", no? Yours, Astrofraa |
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« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2009, 12:43:06 PM » |
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« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2009, 04:23:01 PM » |
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There is a long tradition of social liberalism and activism, which parallels the development of the Friends. Haverford is one of the major colleges founded by Friends (Swarthmore being the other).
Um, there are at least 13 colleges founded by Friends, not just two. See http://www.earlham.edu/~fahe/mappage.htmCome to think of it, I suppose it depends on how you define "major". Fair enough. But I think Bryn Mawr counts as "major", no? Yours, Astrofraa Certainly Swarthmore and Haverford are the two most famous Friends colleges, and are traditional rivals. Bryn Mawr is not a Friends school; the founding bequest came from a Quaker physician but the trustees soon decided to make the college nondenominational. See this page. |
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