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.

The Busy Bees of the Haverfarm

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Campus, Students

In partnership with the Haverford Friends School, local families shared in honey extraction from the beehives maintained at the Haverfarm.
Colette Freedman '90 is a Quintuple Threat

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Alumni, magazine

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.
Haverford Celebrates the 14th Annual Undergraduate Science Research Symposium

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Science, Students

Students from the Tri-Co and other Pennsylvania colleges gathered to share posters and talks about their summer scientific research.
What They Learned: TJ von Oehsen ’18

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Alumni

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.
COOL CLASSES: “Sport and Society”

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Faculty

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.
The Philosophy of "Jim's Big Ego"

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Alumni, magazine

Songwriter and novelist Jim Infantino '87 applies lyrical depth and a philosophical approach to making music.
New Tri-Co Philly Program Launches

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Students, Campus, Faculty

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.
What They Learned: Sabea Evans ’18

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Alumni

The linguistics major, religion minor, and Africana studies concentrator wrote her thesis using ethnography to explore race and language in Ghana.
How To Be A Successful Negotiator: Ron Shapiro ’64

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Alumni, magazine

The former sports agent, author, and founder of the Shapiro Negotiations Institute shares some of his "trade secrets."
Updates for Alumni and Parents

Get ready for Family and Friends Weekend, read advice for the Class of '22, and return to campus for a talk by Richard Besdine '61.
New Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant Joins Spanish Department

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Campus

Paula Yurss Lasanta, who has studied English and Spanish literature in Barcelona, Spain, brings experience and passion to campus as its first hosted Fulbright recipient.
Updating a Classic

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Alumni, magazine

William FitzGerald '83 had the opportunity to leave his mark on the next generation of researchers in academia.
COOL CLASSES: “Ethics of Temporality: Indigenous Land Claims, Child Soldiers”

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Faculty

This peace, justice, and human rights seminar explores how law and time intersect, focusing on cases where changing our understanding of time might help law do better, or changing our idea of law might help us understand what is at stake in different stories about time.
Responding to Hurricanes Florence and Michael

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Campus

A note from President Benston regarding Hurricanes Florence and Michael.
Bruce Partridge Part of Gruber Prize-Winning Team

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Faculty, awards

The emeritus professor of astronomy was part of an international crew of scientists recognized with one of the most prestigious awards in cosmology for their work on the Planck mission.