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.

New Roads to Health

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Alumni, magazine

In two new business ventures, Richard Peet ’76 is bringing to market the health benefits of high-fiber, gluten-free chicory flour and the therapeutic potential of biosynthetically produced cannabinoids.
COOL CLASSES: “African American Literature: Black Horror”

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Arts, Faculty

This English course examines literary and artistic horror by black artists (including Charles Chestnutt, Gwendolyn Brooks, Victor LaValle, the Geto Boys, Childish Gambino, and Jordan Peele) as a way to explore racial identity and oppression.
Managing Burning Man

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Alumni, magazine

Beyond the famous Burning Man Festival, Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley ’11 works year-round to organize artistic and cultural programs for the San Francisco-based nonprofit Burning Man Project.
Banking on Land

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Alumni, magazine

As the first executive director of the Philadelphia Land Bank, Angel Rodriguez ’89 has a vision for creating a more equitable Philadelphia—one vacant lot at a time.
Haverford College Welcomes Six New Faculty Members

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Faculty

This year, new professors joined the Departments of Biology, Classics, Mathematics and Statistics, Music, Philosophy, and Religion.
Democracy Debates and Candidate Conversations at the Bi-Co

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Campus

In advance of the midterm elections, Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges will welcome political activists, candidates, and alumni experts to campus for two upcoming events.
Alisa Roth ’95 Tackles the Tough State of Mental Health Treatment in the Prison System

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Alumni, magazine

In her new book, Insane, America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental lllness, Roth explores how mental illnesses are treated in the country’s correctional facilities.
“Invitation to Paradise” Opens Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery’s Season

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Arts, Faculty

The most recent solo exhibit of Professor of Fine Arts Hee Sook Kim features canvases filled with motifs from Korean folk paintings and the spiritual expanse of New Mexican landscapes.
Where They’re Headed: Chelsea Richardson ’18

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Alumni

The political science major has channeled her passion for minority advocacy into a career as a capital defender.
Lou Charkoudian Awarded NSF Grant

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Faculty, Science, awards

The assistant professor of chemistry is part of a team awarded $75,000 from the National Science Foundation to fund a new educational initiative that will prepare students in STEM fields to persevere through challenges and failures in the classroom and lab.
Where They’re Headed: Raina Fitzpatrick ’18

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Alumni, Science

As an ecology lab technician at the University of Vermont, the chemistry major examines local soil samples to see the effects of climate change.
Summer 2018 Faculty Updates

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Faculty

Highlighting faculty professional activities, including conferences, exhibitions, performances, awards, and publications.
Where They’re Headed: Brian Keller ’18

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Alumni

Keller, who was heavily involved in the campus comedy scene throughout his time at Haverford, is breaking into the entertainment industry with a job as a production assistant.
Anna Russell '14 Wins Fulbright Award

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Alumni, awards

Russell, who has spent the past few years as the managing artistic director of the Allentown Public Theatre, will further her theater studies at the Universität Gießen in Germany.
Where They’re Headed: Matt Willig ’18

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Alumni

This fall, the geology major will be pursuing a master’s of science in sustainable systems at the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability.