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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.

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.

Fall Fun with Friends

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

WHAT THEY LEARNED: Caleb Eckert ’17

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Alumni

For his thesis, the anthropology major and environmental studies minor pondered the pivotal role of water in the lives of those in his hometown.
Summer Centered: Vanessa Quiroz Morales ’19 Delves into Immigration Law

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Students, Centers

The anthropology major is interning at Sweet & Paciorek LLC, a firm that provides immigration-related legal resources in the greater Philadelphia area.
Where They’re Headed: Samuel Walter ’17

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Alumni

The music major and political science minor will be attending the Yale School of Music this fall.
Summer Centered: Olivia DuSold ’18 Researches Genetics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

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Students, Centers

In her hometown, the psychology major is spending 10 weeks studying genetic mutations that result in Cornelia de Lange syndrome.
Where They’re Headed: Julian Schneider ’17

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Alumni

The double major in philosophy and political science is returning to Hungary, where he interned last summer, to continue his work on migration and refugee issues.
Summer Centered: Russell Nicholson ’18 Dives into Marine Biology Research

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Students, Centers

The biology major and environmental studies minor is analyzing samples of Emiliania huxleyi at Haverford and, later, at the University of Georgia.
Where They’re Headed: Sofia Tieze ’17

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Alumni, Science

The biology major and neuroscience minor will be assisting NASA’s BioSentinel mission in the Silicon Valley.
Summer Centered: Courtney Ahmed ’18 Supports Empowered Youth in Kolkata

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Students, Centers

The philosophy major is interning with Prayasam to advocate for child rights and health education in India’s third-most populous metropolitan area.
Spotlight on Student Photography

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magazine, Students

A talented team of student photographers helps the Office of College Communications document life at Haverford for the web, social media, the magazine, and posterity. Here are some of their stories and favorite shots.
Summer Reading: Rachel Hochberg

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Campus

“For me, the greatest pleasure of reading is being transported from everyday reality to someplace else entirely,” says the senior administrative assistant, “so here are some windows to worlds that are better, worse, and just plain different.”
Summer Centered: Tina Le ’19 Delves into the Life of Woody Guthrie

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Students, Centers

The English major and health studies minor is bridging her academic interests by researching Woody Guthrie’s personal notes and struggle with Huntington’s disease.
Where They’re Headed: Gus Helbock ’17

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Alumni

The history major and film studies minor is moving to L.A. to follow his celluloid dreams.
Summer Centered: Alie Lin ’19 Works to Transform Pearl Street

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Students, Centers

The comparative literature major is interning with Philadelphia's Asian Arts Initiative, focusing on its revitalization project of four blocks in Chinatown.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Ching Li ’17

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Alumni, Science

The physics major produced theoretical calculations for his thesis to chart possible results of particle collisions.
Summer Centered: Emily Dombrovskaya ’19 Returns to Her Roots at the Museum of Russian Art

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Students, Centers

The history of art major and museum studies minor is getting “real” experience with Soviet realist collections in Minneapolis this summer.