Haverford Headlines

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.

Professor Erin Schoneveld wears a black shirt in a portrait taken in her office on Haverford's campus.

Athletics Faculty

Professor Erin Schoneveld Named Division III FARA Newcomer of the Year

Schoneveld, a two-time national championship rower, is the College's Faculty Athletics Representative.

Faculty

COOL CLASSES: “Lithography – Materials and Techniques”

In Hee Sook Kim’s class, students explore the foundation of offset printing, the standard before the dawn of digital printing.

Where They’re Headed: Freda Coren ’17

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Alumni

The anthropology major is working on the Quality of Care program at the AIDS Institute in New York City.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Zoë Lewis ’17

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Alumni, Arts

Inspired by endangered species from her home state, the fine arts major made paper lithographs of animals on colorful graphic backgrounds for her thesis exhibition.
Where They’re Headed: Zacharia Alden ’17

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Alumni

The comparative literature major is off to Miami for a job in the music industry.
Ted W. Love '81 Pioneers a New Therapy for Sickle Cell

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magazine, Alumni

The CEO of Global Blood Therapeutics spoke to Haverford magazine about his company's experimental drug, GBT440, and its promise in treating people with sickle cell disease.
Thoughts on Charlottesville

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Campus

"Students, you in particular model for us what it means for strangers of all backgrounds and persuasions to build and sustain a community of trust. Let us not minimize the challenge of that undertaking."
Where They’re Headed: Mason Bracker ’17

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Alumni

After earning a growth and structure of cities degree, Bracker is working with nearby company Turner Construction as a pre-construction engineer.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Abigail Corcoran ’17

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Alumni

The history major was inspired by diaries she found in Quaker and Special Collections to craft a thesis on the transition to womanhood in mid-19th century Philadelphia Quaker communities.
Summer Centered: TJ von Oehsen ’18 Brings Circus Arts to Camden Youth

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Students, Centers

Just across the Delaware River, the sociology major shares a family practice he’s known for over a decade.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Malia Wenny ’17

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Alumni, Science

The chemistry major and environmental science minor used machine learning to search for compounds that could most efficiently function in solar cells.
Where They’re Headed: Stephen Davis Hernandez ’17

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Alumni

The Spanish major is continuing his work in marketing with tech startup Hidrate Inc., which produces smart water bottles.
Summer Centered: Sophie Frank ’19 Discovers Untold LGBTQ Stories in ONE Archives

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Students, Centers

The comparative literature major is in Los Angeles interning at the largest archive of gay and lesbian materials in the world.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Matthew Abruzzo ’17

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Alumni, Science

The astrophysics major simulated galaxy formations to test the efficacy of galaxy merger detection methods.
Learning From the Land

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magazine, Alumni

Heidi Witmer ’02, founder of the LEAF Project, brings together diverse groups of teenagers to learn about nutrition, cooking, and farming—and the values of hard work, entrepreneurship, and sustainable living.
Where They’re Headed: Lucia Herrmann ’17

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Alumni

The English major is going from reading literature to reading college applications in Haverford’s Office of Admission.
Summer Centered: Isabella Siegel's Summer on the "Fringe"

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Students, Centers

The rising junior fine arts major spent her summer helping to produce the guide to the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, among other things, at local arts nonprofit FringeArts.