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.

What They Learned: Amanda Friedman ’18

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Alumni

For her thesis, the sociology major explored the relationship between nonprofit organizations and social justice.
Summer Centered: Nick Sweeney ’19 Sheds Light on Dark Matter

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Students, Centers

Working alongside Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Daniel Grin, Sweeney is using novel dark matter models to describe the structure of the early universe.
Where They’re Headed: Caroline Steliotes ’18

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Alumni

The math and linguistics double major with an educational studies concentration will continue her academic journey at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and pursue her dream of becoming a math teacher.
Roads Taken and Not Taken: Alex Shala '07

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Alumni, magazine

The Los Angeles-based "recovering lawyer" writes about when his parents first dropped him off at Haverford College, a moment that served as the inspiration for his debut novel, Lying To Children.
Resources for Separated Immigrant Families

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Campus

A message from President Kim Benston.
Where They’re Headed: Alyssa Sherman ’18

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Alumni

A student in Haverford’s 4 +1 engineering partnership with the University of Pennsylvania, Sherman is interning with Boeing before heading off to her final year of graduate school.
Summer Centered: Claire Burdick ’19 Studies Animal Behavior at the St. Louis Zoo

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Students, Centers

Funded by the Center for Career and Professional Advising (CCPA), the psychology major is interning at the St. Louis Zoo this summer.
Where They’re Headed: Tyler Fong ’18

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Alumni

The physics major and economics minor is exploring a new realm—investment management—via a two-year, hands-on training program at Vanguard.
Get it Done by Saturday

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Parents, Alumni

Students, volunteers, and staff are reaching out by phone, email, and text message to encourage your participation in annual giving before the fiscal year ends on June 30. Your annual support makes a meaningful impact on the daily lives of students and deepens your connection with Haverford. Your participation sends an affirmative message to all who learn and teach here, and your gift strengthens everything we value in a Haverford education. Give online anytime, or connect by calling (866) GIFT-4HC during business hours. We want to hear from you!
Arctic Expedition: Under the Midnight Sun

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Parents, Alumni

Join the alumni travel program June 14–-24, 2019 in the Arctic Circle on a voyage with Helen White, associate professor of chemistry and environmental studies.
Summer Centered: Gerrit Farren '20 Takes Matter Into His Own Hands

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Students, Centers

A native of Germany, the physics major will return to Europe this summer to conduct theoretical physics research that will be used to construct a model of the Big Bang.
What They Learned: James Levy ’18

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Alumni

For his thesis, the religion major and Russian minor found spiritual significance in the panels of comic books.
Summer Centered: Rylee Fennell '20 Lends a Hand at Weisman Children’s Hospital

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Students, Centers

Supported by the Gertrude Albert Heller Memorial Grant and the CCPA, the linguistics major with minors in neuroscience and child and family studies is helping children find their voice.
What They Learned: Mandy Levine ’18

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Alumni, Science

The biology major focused on the interactions between parasitic bacteria and their host for her thesis.
Ted Brzinski Earns Grant from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund

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Science, Faculty

The Assistant Professor of Physics was awarded a $55,000 grant to investigate the microscopic origins of the transition between two types of sedimentary dynamics.