Haverford alumni are stepping up as first-time political candidates, boldly challenging longtime incumbents and the political “machine” in their communities. For all, the decision to seek office is an effort to live their values. “If you feel something, don’t just throw your shoe at the TV,” says one. “Do something.”
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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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Zhang, a psychology major, neuroscience minor, and Velay scholar, is heading to Ontario Veterinary College.
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This summer, the prospective chemistry major leveraged her studies and interest in medicine to support the city’s African Family Health Organization.
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The sculptor and animator works with found objects to turn the everyday into the masterful.
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The Haverford Innovations Program held a panel devoted to the achievements of female entrepreneurs, two Bi-Co alumni among them.
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Members of the Haverford community celebrated the publication of the first English-language translation of the Odyssey by a woman with a 10-hour-long public reading.
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Smith, one of three Nobel laureates in chemistry this year, is the fourth Haverford College alum to win a Nobel Prize and the second—after Joseph Taylor, Jr.—from the Class of 1963.
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Organized by the Multicultural Alumni Action Group in partnership with student organization Haverford Votes, the panel featured alumni with diverse political backgrounds sharing the importance of next month’s elections.
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On Sunday, the student body gathered in the GIAC to discuss relevant campus matters and to raise their packets high to ratify the alcohol policy.
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Reserve your space by December 14, 2018 for early booking savings and join the alumni travel program June 14–24, 2019 in the Arctic Circle for a voyage with associate professor of chemistry and environmental studies Helen White.
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In partnership with the Haverford Friends School, local families shared in honey extraction from the beehives maintained at the Haverfarm.
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The screenwriter, actor, producer, biographer, playwright, and otherwise involved filmmaker is keeping the industry on its toes with her diverse portfolio of women-centered work.
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Students from the Tri-Co and other Pennsylvania colleges gathered to share posters and talks about their summer scientific research.
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As a Haverford House fellow, the sociology major is continuing work he started with his senior thesis: highlighting the experiences of people of color in predominantly white environments.
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Born of a 2001 trip to Cuba with the Haverford baseball team, this history course examines the interrelationship of sport and society from a historical perspective and on a global scale, including a focus on key issues that have shaped the Olympic Games and the World Cup.
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Songwriter and novelist Jim Infantino '87 applies lyrical depth and a philosophical approach to making music.
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Haverford joins Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore in creating an academic, nonresidential, collaborative program to deepen engagement between students and faculty and the city of Philadelphia.
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