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Community Care and Resources in Response to Israel-Gaza

At a time of conflict and divide, the College is working to bring students, faculty, and staff together to support one another and engage these important issues through peaceful and constructive dialogue.

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Fall Fun with Friends

On a beautiful fall weekend, more than 700 friends and family members flocked to Haverford.

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Brandon Alston ’14 Shares Research on Police Countersurveillance and “Camera Cues”

The Haverford alum returned to campus to share his most recent research on Black protectionism and the camera as self-defense.

What They Learned: Jacob Landsberg ’21

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Alumni, Science

The physics major analyzed the movement of locust swarms in his thesis.
Summer Centered: Becca Matson Dives Into the Archives

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Becca Matson ’22 is working with digital and physical archives this summer as a summer programs assistant at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Summer Centered: Maria Reyes Pacheco ’24 Interns at the New Sanctuary Movement

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The prospective history major, sociology minor, and Latin American and Iberian studies concentrator is an education intern thanks to support from the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship.
What They Learned: Elena Marcovici ’21

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The political science major explored the forces that affect education reform in her thesis.
Summer Centered: Andrew Lummus '21 Goes Behind-The-Scenes at the Penn Museum

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The history major is a group sales intern at the Penn Museum this summer.
Summer Centered: Rhea Chandran ’23 Builds Institutional Memory

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Students

In her work as the library’s “Documenting Student Life” intern this summer, the history major is chronicling campus strikes by collecting oral histories from students and alumni.
What They Learned: Ethan Weiss ’21

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The sociology major analyzed cooperation across party lines in the House of Representatives using social network analysis.
Design + Make Summer Fellowship is Some Work and All Play

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Design + Make Summer Fellows in the VCAM’s Maker Arts Space spent eight weeks designing and prototyping objects of play for Turning Points for Children and Playful Learning Landscapes.
Summer Centered: Isabel Russak '23 Creates Fun and Accessible Camp Programming

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The psychology major and neuroscience and Spanish double minor is helping neurodivergent children develop social skills as a camp counselor at Apex Summer Camp.
Summer Centered: "Of Mice and Man" with Brandon Alonso '22

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The psychology major is studying the effects of estrogen withdrawal on mice in Assistant Professor of Psychology Laura Been’s lab this summer.
What They Learned: Charlotte Scott ’21

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Alumni, Science

The comparative literature and psychology double major researched systems of inequity in her two theses.
Where They’re Headed: Lourdes Taylor ’21

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The English major is continuing her studies in a Ph.D. program at the University of Chicago.
Summer Centered: Ben Pham Roodman '22 Helps Ensure Housing Stability for Philadelphians

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The mathematics major is helping protect Philadelphians from the effects of gentrification in his work with Kensington Corridor Trust.
Summer Centered: Lyvia Yan ’23 Explores Economic Consulting

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The philosophy major is learning about the field of consulting across multiple industries and building her analytical skills as a research assistant at Econsult Solutions.
What They Learned: Julia Pascarella ’21

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Alumni, Science

The biology major and environmental studies minor used her thesis to study the properties and behavior of Crithidia fasciculata with another Haverford alum.