“I suggest that you preach truth and do righteousness as you have been taught, whereinsoever that teaching may commend itself to your consciences and your judgements. For your consciences and your judgements we have not sought to bind; and see you to it that no other institution, no political party, no social circle, no religious organization, no pet ambitions put such chains on you as would tempt you to sacrifice one iota of the moral freedom of your consciences or the intellectual freedom of your judgements.” President Isaac Sharpless
Haverford College Commencement, 1888
Photo by Jessica Korgen ’24
Crown Imperial, William Walton
All who are able are requested to stand during the processional.
Wendy E. Raymond, Professor of Biology
Ashok K. Gangadean, The Emily Judson Baugh Gest and John Marshall Gest Professor of Global Philosophy, Professor of Global Philosophy, and Director of Gest Center
Maria Teresa Reyes Pacheco
Jorge Arnaldo Paz Reyes
Beverly Ortega Babers ’84, Esq., President of the Alumni Association
Kimberly Wright Cassidy, President and Professor of Psychology
Wendy E. Raymond
Jon Kabat-Zinn ’64, Ph.D., Alumnus and Mindfulness Pioneer
Presented by Shu-wen Wang, Associate Professor and Chair of Psychology
Ala Stanford, M.D., Physician and Founder of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium
Presented by Qrescent Mali Mason, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Class presented by Linda Strong-Leek, Provost, Professor of African and Africana Studies, and Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies
Candidates presented by John McKnight, Dean of the College
Wendy E. Raymond
Canzona per Sonare No. 2, Giovanni Gabrieli
Lynne Butler, Faculty Marshal and Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
John Dougherty, Associate Professor of Computer Science
Kenneth Koltun-Fromm, The Robert and Constance MacCrate Professor of Social Responsibility and Professor of Religion
Casey Londergan, Professor and Chair of Chemistry
Maud McInerney, The Laurie Ann Levin Professor of Comparative Literature; Professor of English, and Chair of Comparative Literature
Bret Mulligan, Professor of Classics
Alexander Norquist, Hooding Marshal and Professor of Chemistry
Zachary Oberfield, Professor and Chair of Political Science
Bruce Partridge, Emeritus Professor of Astronomy
Jeffrey Tecosky-Feldman, Senior Lecturer of Mathematics and Statistics
Jonathan Clark, horn; Jonathan Fowler, tuba; Paul Futer, trumpet; William Gregory, trumpet; Justin Moore, trombone
Each year at Commencement, Haverford awards honorary degrees to individuals who have distinguished themselves in letters, the sciences, or the arts, and/or who have devoted their lives to service and the betterment of humanity. This year, the College recognizes alumnus and mindfulness pioneer Jon Kabat-Zinn and physician Ala Stanford, founder of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, with honorary doctorate of science degrees.
A practitioner of Buddhist meditation and yoga since 1965, when he was a doctoral student in molecular biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., achieved international recognition following the publication of his book Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness (1990). His 1993 appearance on the PBS series Healing and the Mind, with Bill Moyers, introduced Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to a mainstream audience. Kabat-Zinn is the author of a series of scientific papers on mindfulness as well as of 15 books— including, in 2023, Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief— published in more than 45 languages.
Kabat-Zinn undertook his pioneering work as a professor of medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he is still professor emeritus. There he founded the worldrenowned MBSR Clinic in 1979 and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society (CFM) in 1995, both now part of UMass Memorial Health. From its inception, Kabat-Zinn envisioned MBSR not as a therapy but as a public health project, with the aim to move the bell-curve of society, over time, in the direction of greater health and well-being on every level. His work and that of a global community of colleagues have contributed to a growing movement of mindfulness into mainstream institutions in medicine, higher education, business, social justice, the law, technology, and government. More than 700 hospitals and medical centers around the world now offer MBSR.
A national health equity leader and healthcare policy advisor, Dr. Ala Stanford advocates for vulnerable populations worldwide. Stanford garnered international recognition during the COVID-19 pandemic when she leveraged her pediatric surgery practice in Philadelphia to form the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, a grassroots organization focused on education, testing, contract tracing, and vaccination in communities without access to lifesaving care and resources. The consortium served more than 100,000 of the city’s most vulnerable residents, who were disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
In 2022, Stanford was appointed by President Joe Biden as the regional director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the Mid-Atlantic region, a role in which she oversaw federal health programs and initiatives in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. In her continued effort to shift the paradigm of medical services and eliminate health disparities, in 2021 she founded a Center for Health Equity in North Philadelphia, in a community whose residents have among the shortest life expectancy in the city. The center’s team of expert, culturally competent, and diverse clinicians has expanded the continuum of care and improved health outcomes.
Stanford’s numerous accolades include recognition as one of Forbes’ most influential women (2021 and 2022), a George H. W. Bush Points of Light Award recipient, and a CNN Hero, as well as the commissioning of a Philadelphia street in her name. In August, Simon & Schuster will publish Take Care of Them Like My Own: Faith, Fortitude, and a Surgeon’s Fight for Health Justice, a memoir in which she explores how her experiences on both sides of the scalpel have informed her understanding of the nation’s racial health gap.
The Valentin Y. Mudimbe Award for Excellence in Africana Studies
The award is given in honor of V. Y. Mudimbe, world-renowned scholar and former Haverford professor, and recognizes excellence in scholarship in Africana studies.
Taylor Aiyanna Johnson
The Wyatt MacGaffey Thesis Award in Anthropology
This award honors the professor emeritus of Haverford’s anthropology department and recognizes an outstanding senior thesis in anthropology.
Rafael Montero Caro
The Kaye Prizes in Theater Arts
Established by Laurence Kaye 1983 and his parents, William Kaye 1954 and the late Cynthia Kaye. The prizes are awarded to the two students, regardless of class year, who have done the most to make theater arts an important part of the Bi-College community.
Acting: Regan Riehl (Bryn Mawr College); Direction/Production: Ophelia Evans
The A.W. “Pop” Haddleton Award
Named in honor of the longtime track coach at Haverford, this award recognizes an outstanding contribution to an athletic team by a student who epitomizes perseverance, dedication, and loyalty, and who has not received the recognition that, for example, regular starting players do.
Jillian Grace DiTommaso
The Gregory Kannerstein 1963 Award
Awarded to the individual whose combination of outstanding athletic achievement and leadership has been a significant factor in a team’s competitive success, and whose level of performance has brought distinction not only to the individual and team but also to the entire athletic program.
Abigail Jane Russano
The Stephen G. Cary 1937 Award
Given in honor of Haverford alumnus Stephen G. Cary 1937. This award recognizes overall impact on the Haverford athletic program.
Anna Marie Bradley and William Thomas Graves
The Tom Donnelly Award
This award is named in honor of Haverford’s longtime Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field head coach. Presented to the senior varsity student-athletes who have shown continual improvement throughout their collegiate career and who exhibit the qualities most associated with Tom: strong character, integrity, dedication, and the ability to have a positive impact on their sport and team.
Ravi Surya Eaton and Emily Oh
The Varsity Cup
Haverford’s highest athletic award, presented annually to the outstanding athlete in the senior class. The criteria to select the Varsity Cup winners are athletic accomplishment, sportsmanship, and leadership throughout the student’s career.
Allyson Rachel Landau
The William W. Ambler 1945 Award
Awarded to the graduating senior varsity athlete on the list of nominees who has the highest cumulative grade-point average through seven semesters of college work.
Isabel Thornberry
The Ariel G. Loewy Prize for Senior Research in Biology
Established in 2001 in memory of Ariel G. Loewy, professor of biology from 1953 to 2000. This prize is given to graduating seniors in biology whose efforts and accomplishments incorporate the rigor and diligence of experimental science.
Silina Awad and Ahlam Mohamed Houssein
The Irving Finger Prize in Biology
Established in 2003 by family, friends, and alumni in memory of Irving Finger, professor of biology from 1957 to 1994. It is awarded to graduating seniors in biology for outstanding growth and accomplishment in the major.
Alexander Peter Abramenko, Briana E. Boachie, and Matthew James Curran
The Marian E. Koshland Prize in Biology
Established in 1997 by biology faculty, College administrators, and Board members. The prize is awarded to graduating seniors who demonstrated outstanding performance in senior research.
Annabel Junko Flint, Marlena Langdon, Rebecca Ann Osbaldeston, and Baldwin Zhao
The CPGC Publicly Engaged Scholar Award
Established in 2019, this award recognizes knowledge production and dissemination that advances peace, social justice, and global citizenship.
Tasneem Mabrouk
The American Chemical Society Prize for Scholastic Achievement
Given to the top-ranking senior major in chemistry.
Isabel Thornberry
The American Institute of Chemists Award
Given to an outstanding senior in chemistry in recognition of their demonstrated record of ability, leadership, and professional promise.
Giavanna Rose Flamini
The Colin F. MacKay Prize
Endowed in honor of Professor MacKay by Garth R. Parker Jr. 1981 and the Rohm and Haas Company. This prize recognizes the member of the senior class majoring in chemistry who has shown the greatest intellectual growth over four years of work in the chemistry department.
Charles Mitchell Ferguson
The George Peirce 1903 Prize in Chemistry
Named in honor of George Peirce 1903 by his parents, Harold and Charlotte C. Peirce.
Kelsey Nicole Mabry
The Lyman Beecher Hall Prize in Chemistry
Awarded to graduating seniors for outstanding accomplishment in the major coursework and in research.
XingZhi Chen and Kevin Kaiwen Li
The Class of 1896 Prize in Latin for Sophomores
Awarded to the sophomore who has done the best work in the department.
Avery Barnett 2026
The Class of 1902 Prize in Latin for First-Years
Awarded to the first-year who has done the best work in the department.
Payton Wagner 2027
The Daniel Gillis and Joseph Russo Prize
Awarded for the best essay in classical studies.
The Howard Comfort Prize in Latin
Maya Elena Langer
The Mark L. Hepps 1979 Prize
Awarded in memory of Mark Larry Hepps 1979. This prize recognizes diligence in the study of elementary Latin.
Jonathan Kevorkian 2027
Society for Classical Studies Outstanding Student Award
Awarded annually to the Haverford student who made the most distinguished contribution to the study of classics at Haverford. This award is presented by the Haverford faculty under the auspices of the Society for Classical Studies.
The William W. Baker Prize in Greek
Tianai Wang
Presented by the Faculty
The Augustus Taber Murray 1885 Research Fellowship
Named in honor of Augustus Taber Murray, a distinguished member of the Class of 1885. This fellowship is awarded to a student pursuing further study in English literature, the classics, or German literature.
Charlotte Scott 2021
The Clementine Cope Awards
Given in honor of Thomas P. Cope, a former member of the Board of Managers. These awards are to be used for graduate study at another institution.
Cope Fellowship: Carolena Alexander Muno 2023; Cope Prize: Ahlam Mohamed Houssein
The James Bready 1939 Prize for Journalistic Writing
Established in 2004 by Richard Bready 1967 to honor his father and longtime newspaper writer, James Bready. The prize is awarded annually to a Haverford student who has written the year’s best journalistic article.
Rhianna Searle 2027 for “Dining Center Suffers Staffing Shortages Post-Pandemic”
Research in Computer Science Award
Awarded to a graduating senior in recognition of outstanding contributions to high-quality computer science research during their time at Haverford.
Charlie Crawford
The Hu Shih Prize
Established in 2020 and named for the 20th-century Chinese philosopher and educator Hu Shih (1891–1962). This prize is given annually to students who have distinguished themselves in the study of the Chinese language.
Kaj Jensen and Annika Soranno Shiming Torng
The Margaret Mayeda Petersson Prize in Asian Studies
Awarded to a senior major, recognizing student engagement and passion in East Asian language and culture.
Jenny Xu (Bryn Mawr College)
The Holland Hunter 1943 Economics Department Thesis Prize
Awarded to the seniors whose theses display outstanding empirical and/or theoretical applications of economics.
Nathan Stein and Benjamin Graham
The Michael M. Weinstein Prize in Economics
Established in 1986.
Annais Gangolf 2025, Devansh Goyal 2025, and Samuel Ross 2025
The Ian Walker Prize
Established by family, friends, and classmates of Ian Walker 1950. This prize is awarded to a Haverford junior or senior majoring in English.
Isabella Hanul Shin Yin
The Newton Prize in English Literature
Awarded on the basis of final honors in English.
Matthew Finbar Denton
The Terry M. Kreiger 1969 Memorial Prize
Awarded to the senior demonstrating the greatest achievement in writing during the junior and senior years.
Shana Anam Cohen-Mungan
The William Ellis Scull 1883 Prize
Awarded to the junior or senior who has shown the greatest achievement in voice and expression of the English language.
Jared Bishop
Environmental Engagement Award
Awarded to the graduating senior who demonstrates outstanding dimensions of environmental engagement and interdisciplinarity, with particular emphasis on crossing or combining modes of inquiry; demonstrates boldness, braveness, and community engagement; and exemplifies love and commitment to working with people as well as with land, animals, plants, and other non-human life beyond campus boundaries.
Sophia Kathryn Wagner
The History Department Senior Thesis Prize
Awarded in recognition of the senior projects that best exemplify the passion, commitment, and professionalism of the historical enterprise.
William Stuart Harris and Michael O’Connell
The Samuel Parry Lippincott 1886 Prize in History
Jian Wei and Callia Erin Weisiger-Vallas
The Senior History Prize
Awarded in recognition of achievement in the study of history.
Lillian R. K. M. Austin and Theo Samuel Schefer
The Gridley McKim-Smith Senior Research Prize
Awarded by the Haverford, Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore programs in Latin American, Iberian, and Latinx Studies. This prize recognizes the achievements of the student whose scholarship demonstrates the intellectual rigor and interdisciplinary breadth notable throughout Gridley McKim-Smith’s illustrious career in the Bryn Mawr Art History Department.
Alex Peter Millones
The Libraries Research Award
Recognition for excellence in scholarly research
Inteemum Ahsan, William Stuart Harris, and Pendo Lucy Wanjiru Kamau
The Tri-Co Linguistics Department Outstanding Thesis Award
Awarded to the seniors who wrote the best theses in linguistics.
Maya Antonio and Guilherme Zeus Dantas e Moura
Presented by the Departments of Biology and Chemistry
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Award
Recognizes outstanding undergraduate students in chemistry and biological sciences.
Helen Emily Moniz
The Albert Harris Wilson Award
Established in 1969 by members of the Class of 1919 at their 50th reunion. This prize recognizes first-year students in mathematics who have proven—by their character, scholarship, and need—to be those whom Dr. Wilson would have most enjoyed helping, were he still with us and teaching mathematics at Haverford College.
Dasha Dorash 2027, Shak Mamadalieva 2027, Chantelle Mawoneke 2027, and Grace Nasrallah 2027
Class of 1896 Prize in Mathematics
Awarded to the sophomores who have done the best work in the department.
Will Bender 2027, Nina Chafee 2027, and David Dai 2027
The Department Prize in Mathematics for First-Year Students
Awarded to the first-year students who received the highest scores on the annual math prize exam.
Nhat-Han Bui 2027 and Rupert Lim 2027
The Mathematics and Statistics Senior Thesis Prize
Awarded in recognition of the senior projects that best exemplify commitment, independence, and clarity of mathematical or statistical exposition.
Tomás Ascoli, Atira Glenn-Keough, and Emily Oh
The Sylvia Glickman Chamber Music Prize
This award honors a senior enrolled in the Bi-College Chamber Music Program throughout their time at Haverford who has displayed leadership, commitment, innovation, and improvement during their tenure in the program.
David Jeremy Betz
The PJHR Award for Engaged Scholarship
Awarded to the graduating senior whose justice-oriented work in the concentration has been academically rigorous while also attuned to the importance of communicating ideas to people with different views and forms of training. The recipient of this award has mastered both disciplinary and interdisciplinary forms of excellence.
Tasneem Mabrouk
The PJHR Award for Ethical Action
Awarded to the graduating senior who has lived the values of peace, justice, and human rights both in the classroom and in the world beyond campus in an exemplary fashion. The recipient of this award has put their principles into action and made a positive impact in the larger world by engaging directly with communities impacted by injustice or inequality.
Sunny Martinez
The Elizabeth P. Smith Prize
Established in 1915 by bequest from Elizabeth P. Smith. This prize honors the best essay on peace.
Gabriel Jose Morillo
The Elliston P. Morris 1848 Prize
Founded in 1906 by a gift of $1,000 from Elliston P. Morris 1848. This prize honors the outstanding essays on the subject of arbitration and peace.
Kaia Chau (Bryn Mawr College) and Brianna Feifer 2026
The Charles Schwartz 1979 Memorial Prize in Philosophy
Awarded in recognition of Chuck Schwartz 1979. This prize is awarded to the student whose senior essay best exemplifies the care, precision, and creativity demonstrated by the senior project of Chuck Schwartz.
Samuel Sunghwan Choi
The Departmental Prize in Philosophy
Recognizes students who have made the most significant contributions to the vitality of the philosophical community, both within the classroom and beyond, while majoring in philosophy
Bela Khanna and Allison Flory Landweber
The Faculty-Student Collaborative Research Prize
Funded by the Boughn-Gollub-Partridge Fund for Faculty-Student Research in Astronomy and Physics. This prize awards funds in support of research conference attendance to present research based on the senior thesis, or for research with Physics and Astronomy department faculty.
Adi Advani and Ethan Michael Baker
The Louis B. Green Prizes in Physics and Astronomy
Awarded in honor of Louis B. Green (1911–1999), a professor of astronomy and College administrator who inspired generations of students, these prizes are given to the graduating students who have gone above and beyond in their contributions to research and/or department culture and events. Established by Charles Ufford, a former Haverford College parent.
Anagha Aneesh, Sarah Cohen Campbell, Lydia Rose Guertin, and Petra Tenna Mengistu
The Emerson L. Darnell 1940 Prize
Presented in honor of Emerson Darnell, a Quaker alumnus who dedicated his life’s work to advocating peaceful social change and defending the civil rights of the individual. The prize is awarded annually to the students who present outstanding papers demonstrating an appreciation of the Bill of Rights as the foundation of American law and the very fabric of American society.
Lucca Marcello Guzmán-Gieseken and Kelcey Hutchinson (Bryn Mawr College)
The Harold P. Kurzman 1958 Prize
Awarded to the senior who has performed the best and most creatively in political science coursework.
John A. Donovan IV
The Harvey Glickman Prize
Established by the Political Science department in 2019 in honor of Harvey Glickman, a professor of political science at Haverford for 43 years and an esteemed political theorist. Awarded to the graduating senior in political science whose senior thesis displays the greatest innovation in pushing the theoretical boundaries of the discipline and its subfields.
Laura Mercedes
The Herman M. Somers Prize in Political Science
Given in recognition of the research and teaching of Red Somers. Awarded to the graduating seniors who present outstanding senior projects that reflect the interest in policy, respect for evidence, and the humane concern for improving society that characterized Somers’ work.
Lorelei Kirsten Alverson and John A. Donovan IV
The Stephen H. Miller 1962 Memorial Award
Presented in honor of Stephen H. Miller 1962, who lost his life serving his country and his fellow man in South Vietnam while taking part in village development as a member of the United States Information Agency. This award is presented to the graduating senior in political science who best exemplifies the ideal of political involvement and social service expressed in Miller’s life and career.
Cecilia Tucker Cohen
The Sidney Perloe and David Olton Research Award
Established with a gift from the estate of David S. Olton 1964, chair of the psychology department at Johns Hopkins University. The award honors the seniors who have done exceptional work and show great promise in psychology.
Katy Anne Cheng, Lucas Linden Miller, and Isabel Russak
The Scholarship Improvement Prize
Awarded to the senior who has shown the most steady and marked improvement in scholarship during their time at Haverford.
Nada Ashraf Salama Aly
The Religion Prize
Awarded to the senior religion majors who presented the best theses.
Trinity Rae Kleckner and Marissa Merriam
The Manuel J. and Elisa Pi Asensio Prize
Awarded for the best essay submitted by a senior majoring in Spanish or with a concentration in Latin American, Iberian, and Latinx Studies.
Jean Bonauto Wriggins
The Edmund J. Lee 1943 Memorial Award
Recognizes Edmund Jennings Lee, the sole member of the Class of 1943 to be killed during World War II. This award is given to the student organization that has contributed most toward the furtherance of academic pursuits, extracurricular activities, spiritual growth, or college spirit in individuals or in the College as a whole during the year.
Haverford Students for Peace
The John G. Wallace 1957 Class Night Award
Presented to the student who has made the greatest contribution to on-campus performing arts.
Harrison Tyler Lennertz
The Jonathan Mohrig 1986 Memorial Prize
Honors a Haverford sophomore who died in 1984. This prize is awarded to the student at Haverford who embodies Jonathan’s enthusiasm, warmth, humor, and quiet generosity to those around him, and who, like Jonathan, makes a special contribution to the quality of life at Haverford.
Jacob Chan
The Martin Foss Award
Given to the member of the Haverford College community whose life speaks directly to the lives of others by the powerful harmony of intellect, compassion, and courage.
Jorge Arnaldo Paz Reyes
The Service Leadership Award
Presented to the graduating senior who will make outstanding contributions to social and/or environmental change through projects or programs of their initiation. The award is designed both to nurture graduating seniors as they begin to dedicate their lives to service action and to develop a network of alumni doing model work in the field.
Emma Miller Schwartz
The Stephen G. Cary 1937 Award
Given in honor of Stephen G. Cary 1937 and his contributions to the Haverford community. This award is presented to the senior who best exemplifies “honesty, integrity, a healthy combination of scholarly and extracurricular activities, and, most of all, a deep concern not only for those who are a part of the Haverford community, but also for those who are a part of our neighboring communities.” An award of $1,000 is given in the winner’s name to the College for the purpose of financial aid.
Gabriel Franklin
The Students’ Council Student Life Award
Presented to the senior who, through hard work, persistence, and concern for their peers, has made the greatest contribution to student life on campus.
Maria Teresa Reyes Pacheco
Presented by Students’ Council
The Students’ Association Award
Presented to a Haverford faculty member who gives outstanding service to the Haverford community and who upholds the qualities intrinsic to a Haverford education.
Tarik Aougab
The Students’ Association Appreciation Award
Presented to a departing member of the Haverford faculty or staff who has given outstanding service to the Haverford community and upholds the qualities intrinsic to a Haverford education.
Walter Hjelt Sullivan
The Chesick Scholars Program includes students from groups underrepresented in academia, who are especially interested in focused study and research in their areas of scholarly interest, as well as in working with faculty mentors and like-minded peers to build a supportive academic community. The eighth cohort of Chesick Scholars comprises the following graduating seniors:
The Horizons Leadership Institute includes students from groups underrepresented in academia, who are especially interested in becoming agents of social and structural change on campus. The sixth cohort of Horizons participants comprises the following graduating seniors:
Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest undergraduate academic honor society in the United States. The Haverford College Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society of America was chartered in 1898 as Zeta of Pennsylvania. The Haverford chapter is one of 286 nationwide, housed at colleges and universities with academic programs in liberal arts and sciences acknowledged as sufficiently rigorous and intellectually challenging by standards maintained by the national Phi Beta Kappa society.
Individual selection reflects excellence in the liberal arts and sciences and distinction in a broad array of undergraduate courses. At Haverford College, undergraduate members of good character are selected primarily on the basis of academic performance, as expressed in their course grades. The selection committee of alumni and faculty members of Phi Beta Kappa also considers, to the extent possible, the degree of originality, creativity, and imagination of thought; the range of depth of intellectual interests; and the precision and elegance of a student’s work. Normally no less than 10 percent and no more than 15 percent of a graduating class are selected.
The Phi Beta Kappa Society supports programs that significantly advance scholarship and academic excellence by awards, lectures, and outreach activities to schools. Membership now numbers more than 500,000 individuals.
The following members of the Classes of 2024 and 2025 have been elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society.
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The senior capstone project is an opportunity for Haverford students to apply the skills, methods, and concepts specific to their major field in the production of new knowledge, the original synthesis of existing knowledge, and/or creative artistic expression. The titles of these theses, performances, and/or fine arts portfolios appear below students’ names. Certain majors also include comprehensive exams, and for some majors offered through partner institutions, a senior capstone project may not be required.
On ceremonial occasions, scholars wear academic gowns indicating the level of their degree and hoods indicating the field of the degree and the institution granting it. The origins of academic regalia date back to the 12th century, when gowns and hoods provided a layer of warmth in cold stone buildings. While observers may not be able to easily decipher each aspect of the regalia, they can readily appreciate the gowns, caps, and hoods as an expression of homage to more than 800 years of academic tradition.
All academic degree holders wear the mortarboard cap or the softer tam, which often features tassels, though some universities abroad distinguish their degree holders with more unusual headgear.
On behalf of the almost 15,000 alumni who incorporate Haverford values into our professional, personal, and public lives, we are thrilled to welcome the members of the Class of 2024 to the alumni community! Congratulations to each of you on forging the auspicious path that has led you to this day. The Alumni Association Executive Committee (AAEC) plays a key role in building and maintaining lifelong relationships between alumni and the College, bridging generations of graduates, and providing career and coaching assistance to current students. We look forward to meeting you at upcoming alumni events and counting you all as our newest members.
—Beverly Ortega Babers ’84 Esq., President, on behalf of the AAEC
This digital program displays information for students who are viewed as having completed graduation requirements as of May 18, 2024. As such, this digital program does not confirm completion of requirements. The college transcript serves as the official student record.
Please note: some students may have chosen not to submit their thesis or project titles, and some Bi-Co or Tri-Co departments have not yet certified completion of certain curricular programs.
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