<p>Hi englishjw. Thanks! It’s (clearly) not hard for me to be proud of HC. I am a bit humbled though when reading such pieces and sharing them on CC. They evidence on some level HC’s culture which through experiences both big and small are just as important IMO as the academic learning the kids recieve as well… Stephen Sach’s reflection on Norman Hill’s experience, JB Haglund’s observation of Tom Donnelly spending as much time training a future olympian as the slowest kid on the track team, the alumnus teaching at Williams who noted the cultural differences in classroom dynamics, ect… ect… ect…</p>
<p>On a lighter note, I didn’t know the history behind Ira DeA Reid (other than that he was a prominent sociology professor and HC’s 1st AA professor) and that Martin Luther King Jr’s 1st experience out of college was via Haverford. I just spoke with my close college buddy and we now regret dancing on the window ledge of the Black Cultural Center (where Prof Reid once lived) and spilling one too many rum-and-cokes (so freshman year) on those historic floors during house party jamz.</p>