Editing Haverford College (section)

== Honor code ==
In 1897, the students and faculty of Haverford voted to adopt an [[academic honor code|honor code]] to govern academic affairs. Since 1963, every student has been allowed to schedule his or her own final exams. Take-home examinations are also standard at Haverford and may include strict instructions such as time limits, prohibitions on using assigned texts or personal notes, and [[calculator]] usage. All students are bound to follow these instructions by the code.<ref>{{cite web|title = The Code {{!}} Honor Council|url = http://honorcouncil.haverford.edu/the-code/|website = honorcouncil.haverford.edu|access-date = 2015-06-21}}</ref>

[[File:Haverfordfounders.jpg|thumb|Founders Hall, completed in 1833]]

Originally conceived as a code of academic honesty, the honor code had expanded by the 1970s to govern social interactions.  The code does not list specific rules of behavior, but rather emphasizes a philosophy of mutual trust, concern and respect, as well as genuine engagement, that students are expected to follow.  A student (or other community member) who feels that another has broken the code, is encouraged not to look the other way but rather to confront and engage in a dialogue with the potential offender, before taking matters to an honor council which can help mediate the dispute.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title = What is the Code? {{!}} Honor Council|url = http://honorcouncil.haverford.edu/the-code/what-is-the-code/|website = honorcouncil.haverford.edu|access-date = 2015-06-21}}</ref>

Every student is required to sign a pledge agreeing to the honor code prior to matriculation. The honor code is entirely student-run. It originated with a body of students who felt it necessary and it is amended and ratified by current students annually at an event called "Plenary".<ref name=":1" /> Student government officers administer the code and all academic matters are heard by student juries. More severe matters are addressed by administrators. Abstracts from cases heard by students and joint administrator-student panels are distributed to all students by several means, including as print-outs in mailboxes. The trial abstracts are made anonymous by the use of [[pseudonyms]] who are often characters from entertainment or history.<ref name=":1" />

The honor code failed to be ratified in 2013, 2018, and 2023 although on all occasions it was reinstated following special assemblies of the student body.<ref>{{cite web|title = Honor Code failure spurs uncertainty|url = http://haverfordclerk.com/honor-code-failure-spurs-uncertainty/|website = haverfordclerk.com| date=28 February 2013 |access-date = 2020-12-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Honor Code Expires, is Replaced By Administration's 'Interim Procedures'|url = http://haverfordclerk.com/the-honor-code-failed-what-now/|website = haverfordclerk.com| date=5 March 2018 |access-date = 2019-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Splenary 2023: A Photo Recap|url = http://haverfordclerk.com/splenary-2023-a-photo-recap/|website = haverfordclerk.com| date=3 April 2023 |access-date = 2023-04-14}}</ref>