Haverford Headlines

Standing against a white background, Eric Chen wears a fencing uniform with no helmet. He holds his epee in his right hand and points it at the camera.

Eric Chen '27 Headed to NCAA Fencing Championships

Chen, a sophomore, steps onto the national fencing stage at Penn State University later this month.

Haverford Announces 2025 Honorary Degree Recipients

Legendary track and field coach Tom Donnelly and alternative death care pioneer Katrina Spade ’99 will receive honorary degrees at Commencement.

Matthew McKeever is pictured in a portrait taken on Haverford's campus. He smiles while wearing a grey coat and light blue collared shirt.

Faculty

Professor’s New Book Explores the Economics of Single Motherhood

Thanks for Nothing by Professor and Chair of Sociology Matthew McKeever draws on 40 years of data to understand why the financial outlook for single mothers remains stagnant.

Where They’re Headed: Stephen Davis Hernandez ’17

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Alumni

The Spanish major is continuing his work in marketing with tech startup Hidrate Inc., which produces smart water bottles.
Summer Centered: Sophie Frank ’19 Discovers Untold LGBTQ Stories in ONE Archives

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Students, Centers

The comparative literature major is in Los Angeles interning at the largest archive of gay and lesbian materials in the world.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Matthew Abruzzo ’17

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Alumni, Science

The astrophysics major simulated galaxy formations to test the efficacy of galaxy merger detection methods.
Learning From the Land

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Heidi Witmer ’02, founder of the LEAF Project, brings together diverse groups of teenagers to learn about nutrition, cooking, and farming—and the values of hard work, entrepreneurship, and sustainable living.
Where They’re Headed: Lucia Herrmann ’17

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Alumni

The English major is going from reading literature to reading college applications in Haverford’s Office of Admission.
Summer Centered: Isabella Siegel's Summer on the "Fringe"

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Students, Centers

The rising junior fine arts major spent her summer helping to produce the guide to the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, among other things, at local arts nonprofit FringeArts.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Christopher Hoogstraten ’17

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Alumni

Inspired by an oceanside sunrise, the English major took on Virginia Woolf’s The Waves to reconcile introspection with natural surroundings.
Summer Reading: Krista Oldham

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Campus

The college archivist and records manager recommends three titles that grapple with what America has become—politically, racially, even sartorially—and how it got that way.
Summer Centered: Linyi Chen ’18 Trains A.I. to Improve Kidney Exchange Networks

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The computer science and mathematics double major is at the University of Maryland this summer, working on finding kidney donor-recipient matches using neural networks, as part of the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates program.
Where They’re Headed: Youkun Zhou ’17

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Alumni

With College Possible, the Spanish major will counsel and support Philadelphia high school students through the college application process.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Sarah Shatan-Pardo ’17

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Alumni

The English major’s creative writing thesis adds intersectionality to literature.
Summer Centered: Joey Leroux ’18 Grows the Market for Cricket Food

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Students, Centers

The economics major is working with San Francisco company Chirps Chips, which makes chips out of sustainable and protein-rich cricket powder.
Where They’re Headed: Lucas Athanassiadis ’17

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Alumni

The East Asian language and culture major is living in Ningbo, China, counseling high school students seeking an education abroad.
Summer Centered: Lev Greenstein ’20 Promotes Peace and Justice at Casa de los Amigos

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Students, Centers

The prospective political science major is immersing himself as a volunteer in Mexico City.
Where They’re Headed: Mónica Marie Zorrilla ’17

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Alumni

The English major, who minored in psychology and Spanish, is beginning her journalism career at AL DÍA News Media in Philadelphia.