Legendary track and field coach Tom Donnelly and alternative death care pioneer Katrina Spade ’99 will receive honorary degrees at Commencement.
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At a Glance
1,472
student body
100%
students who complete a senior thesis
56
academic programs
98%
of students live on campus
6:1
tree to student ratio
8
miles from Philadelphia
(20 minutes by train)
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Haverford Headlines
News and updates from Haverford College.
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Thanks for Nothing by Professor and Chair of Sociology Matthew McKeever draws on 40 years of data to understand why the financial outlook for single mothers remains stagnant.
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A music education teacher and composer, Grace Coberly '21, writes music for people. "I like relating to other people through music," they say.
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