<p>One of the really great things about HC is its location. Obviously, its location allows students to venture into Philly for fun or for volunteer opportunities, do research with the Regenerative Medicine Institute at Penn (linked before), visit numerous museums, ect… but one less obvious benefit with location is that it allows scholars from outside to easily and regularly visit HC to enhance the education provided. HC itself, like remote schools, has a contained campus (98% students live on campus, >50% faculty live on campus as well) <strong>BUT</strong> such types of experiences can foster an “ivory tower” mentality that isn’t great to promote in kids. HC’s location makes it possible for 1) kids to leave campus and explore the “ouside world” but also 2) allow outside knowledge/wisdom/experiences to be presented to kids throughout the whole year (not just when there’s no snow). This year alone, one nobel prize winner came to give a series of econ lectures and have lunch with majors, several pulitzer prize winners, and numerous scholars, scientists, physicians, artists to count… and that doesn’t even include the visitors to BMC as well. </p>
<p>Small sample:</p>
<p>April 4th
Dennis Stern ’69, Deputy General Manager, The New York Times
[Haverford</a> College: Calendar: Event Detail](<a href=“http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/12051]Haverford”>http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/12051)</p>
<p>April 6th
“Axon Guidance Unplugged: The Role of Unplugged/Wnt signaling in Motor axon guidance.”
Talk by Laura Carlson, Granato Lab, Cell and Dvelopmental Biolog, U. of Penn.
[Haverford</a> College: Calendar: Event Detail](<a href=“http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/55911]Haverford”>http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/55911)</p>
<p>April 7th
“Doctors as Writers, Doctors as Readers, Doctors as Characters.”
Talk by Perri Klass, M.D.
[Haverford</a> College: Calendar: Event Detail](<a href=“http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/56191]Haverford”>http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/56191)</p>
<p>April 9th
Nobel Peace Laureates for a Better World
[Haverford</a> College News Room](<a href=“http://www.haverford.edu/news/stories/7181/51]Haverford”>http://www.haverford.edu/news/stories/7181/51)</p>
<p>April 10th
“The Secret Gospel of Thomas-New Views of Jesus and His Message.”
Talk by Elaine Pagels, Gest Lecturer!!!
[Haverford</a> College: Calendar: Event Detail](<a href=“http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/56211]Haverford”>http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/56211)</p>
<p>AcadeMIX live!" Panel on International Hip Hop
[Haverford</a> College: Calendar: Event Detail](<a href=“http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/55881]Haverford”>http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/55881)</p>
<p>Obama policy director Karen Kornbluh '85 to discuss the path from BMC to Capitol Hill (at BMC)
[Bryn</a> Mawr Now: Obama Policy Director Karen Kornbluh '86 to lecture](<a href=“News”>News)</p>