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.

Students

Club Life: Haverford Outdoors Club

The Haverford Outdoors Club offers meaningful positive outdoors experience, no matter a student’s experience or financial circumstances.

Two students look at a clipboard as they register to vote in the GIAC. One is wearing a black Haverford t-shirt with the black squirrel on it.

News & Updates

The Run-Up Winds Down

As Election Day nears, Fords embrace their role as a critical voting bloc.

Paul Haagen '72 Provides Guidance for Duke Athletes

As chair of the Duke Student-Athlete Counseling Committee, law professor Haagen offers advice on such topics as selecting classes, professional sports prospects, and choosing the right agent.
Jennifer Waits '89 Honored by College Media Matters

The website named Waits, who shares her passion for college radio on her blog Spinning Indie, one of the top 10 individuals who have mattered most to college media over the past academic year.
An Eye-Opening Summer in Mexico City

Four bi-co students are spending the summer volunteering for various organizations in Mexico City through a program sponsored by the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship.
Haverford Granted Reaccreditation

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education awarded Haverford unqualified reaccreditation after a two-year review process that engaged more than 50 Haverford faculty, staff, students and alumni in the crafting of a detailed Self-Study Report.
Exploring Indonesian Culture

Through a program funded by the CPGC, six bi-co students are learning about Indonesian culture and conducting research on human rights and social justice.
Summer in the Senate

Julia Hofheimer '12 is interning in Senator Blanche Lincoln's office in Washington, DC.
A Summer at the Fringe

Ellen Freeman '11 has been interviewing artists all summer and updating a blog in promotion for the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe in September.
Low-Temperature Physics in High-Temperature Puerto Rico

Joseph Ramirez '13 is conducting physics research at the University of Puerto Rico this summer thanks to funding from Haverford's Multicultural Scholars Program.
Bringing Arab Culture to Area Youth

Chloe Tucker '07, Musa Hamideh '09 and Samee Sulaiman '10 all work for Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, a Philadelphia organization that provides education in Arabic language, arts and culture to young people from diverse backgrounds. This year, Al-Bustan's three-week summer camp focused on the traditions of the United Arab Emirates.
Working to Unite a Divided Korea

Rachel Lim '12 is spending the summer in Seoul, Korea teaching English, learning about the divide between North and South Korea and exploring her identity as a Korean American.
Working for Workers' Rights

Seth Kennedy '12 is interning with a union in Chicago to help mobilize campaigns for workers' rights.
Recent Grads Intern in Africa and Germany

Four recent bi-co graduates are engaging in various projects in South Africa, Swaziland, Nigeria, Nairobi, and Germany, thanks to Senior Bridge funding from the CPGC.
Expanding Abortion Access

Janna Frieman '11 is examining abortion policy and the election cycle with NARAL Pro-Choice in Boston.
Helping the Disabled in Vietnam

Laura Gilroy '11 is interning this summer at an orphanage for handicapped children and working with HIV-positive patients in Ho Chi Minh City.
Haverford's Forest Ranger

Martha Van Artsdalen, Haverford's plant curator, was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in the Delaware County News. Van Artsdalen is responsible for keeping an inventory of and caring for all of the trees and shrubs in the College's arboretum, which is over 100 years old.