海角社区 Stories

Two students discussing in the library

College Interviews Are Just Conversations

by Maddy Kessler '24, Tour Guide

"I learned that interviews are a two-way process. They are a great opportunity to learn more about a college and see if it is a good fit for you."

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Table full of collage materials (magazine cutouts, pens, glue, etc.)

Summer Stories: Celeste Bloom '24

Hometown: Washington, D.C.

"What鈥檚 special about this fellowship is that I got to create it and there is a large focus on 海角社区鈥檚 history, specifically on students of color, diversity, and how that鈥檚 looked throughout time."

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Annalise Ashman '24 poses during a studio visit

Summer Stories: Annalise Ashman '24

Hometown: Tyrone, GA

"The History of Art department at 海角社区 has continuously provided me with the invaluable art historical knowledge to be able to pursue this opportunity, and others like it, with confidence."

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Emma Gross '25 poses in front of a "celebrating survivors" poster

Summer Stories: Emma Gross '25

Hometown: Ottsville, PA

"海角社区 has taught me not just information in my classes, but also how to talk about it and apply what I鈥檓 learning outside the classroom."

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Jade Poli '25 rehearsing with other interns before their performance at the festival

Summer Stories: Jade Poli '25

Hometown: Maplewood, NJ

"My undergraduate career at 海角社区 has made me more independent and more confident to feel like I know what I鈥檓 doing."

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Helen Christ (pictured left) with friends on May Day

New Year, New Perspectives: Helen Christ '24

Hometown: Bloomington, IN

"Don鈥檛 forget that 海角社区 is located in a unique place where you can explore new things and widen your horizons in ways you may not expect."

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Lakshmi Natesan '25 posing in front of a floral mural by Mural Arts Philadelphia

Summer Stories: Lakshmi Natesan '25

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

"Art is one of my passions, as is art education, and 海角社区 helped me with the first step in that career."

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View from the Student Life and Wellness Center in the fall

How to Make the Most of Your Visit to Campus

by Kimiye Maeshiro '23, Admissions Counselor

"Whether you鈥檙e flying into Pennsylvania or driving down the road, here are some tips about how to make the most of your campus visits during the college tour season."

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Stethoscope and globe

360掳: Struggles for Global Health Equity

This 360掳 aims to help students begin to understand both significant problems of and promising approaches to the practice鈥揳nd study鈥搊f community health promotion.

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360掳: The Last Days of Habsburg: Vienna 1900 and the End of an Empire

360掳: The Last Days of Habsburg

This 360藲 is an integrated two-credit seminar which is interdisciplinary in nature. Participants study works of art, architecture, design, literature, psychoanalysis, and pseudoscience.

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Outdoor landscape

360掳: Science, Democracy, and Truth

How can we use science to respond to the criticisms of those in power that might disagree with our fundamental assumptions about the reliability of scientific facts?

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Bags of grain

360掳: Foodways and Migration

This 360掳聽uses the frameworks of history, cultural studies, and archeology to examine the relationship between foodways and migration.

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