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.

HC Board: Cosby Degree Rescinded

A report on the Board of Managers meeting held February 5–6, 2016.
Good Food at Plenary

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Students

Following a CPGC-sponsored trip to the Real Food Challenge Summit, members of Haverford’s ETHOS food-justice group brought a resolution to Plenary that aims to expand ethical, local, and ecologically sound food on campus.
Benjamin Williams '96 Wins U.S. Government's Highest Honor For Young Researchers

The UCLA associate professor of electrical engineering is one of only 105 people this year selected for a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Haverford is a Top Producer of U.S. Fulbright Students and Scholars

Five Fords from the Class of 2015 and two faculty members were selected for the 2015-2016 cohort of Fulbright recipients.
COOKING THE COLLECTION: English Cake

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Campus

Preparing historical recipes from Quaker and Special Collections’ cookbooks from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
COOL CLASSES: “Race, Poverty, and the U.S. Welfare State”

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Faculty

A political science course that introduces students to policies promoting the economic and social wellbeing of U.S. citizens.
Cristian Espinoza '18 Wins Minority Scholarship in Classics and Classical Archaeology

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Students, awards

The future religion major will use the award to fund ancient Greek language studies this summer.
Michael Jaharis 1928 – 2016

Michael Jaharis, one of Haverford College’s greatest benefactors and father of Steve Jaharis '82, died Feb. 17, 2016.
Peter Goldberger '71 Wins 2015 Robert C. Heeney Memorial Award

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Alumni, awards, press

The Philadelphia criminal defense lawyer received the recognition from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
A Valentine’s Sugar Rush

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Students

On Friday, Feb. 12, Fords Against Boredom hosted its annual Loveshack graham-cracker-house-building competition in honor of Valentine’s Day.
Sarah Jacoby '06 Wins Society of Children's Book Writer And Illustrator Award

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awards, Alumni

The illustrator won the SCBWI 2016 Winter Conference Portfolio Award.
Zachary Oberfield Wins William E. Mosher and Frederick C. Mosher Award

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Faculty, awards

The assistant professor of political science and his co-authors won the 2015 award for their paper, “Assessing the Past and Promise of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey for Public Management Research: A Research Synthesis.”
Bricolage Co-op Brings D.I.Y. Spirit to Haverford

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Students, Campus, student groups

The new student-run organization, born from an anthropology course on "DIY Movements and American Environmentalism," aims to foster community through do-it-yourself projects, skills sharing, and exchanges of member-made items.
COOL CLASSES: “Mathematics Beyond Calculus”

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Faculty

A half-course that aims to broaden students’ perspectives on what it means to do math.
Welcoming The Year of The Monkey With Dumplings

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Students

To celebrate the new Year of the Monkey, the Global China Connection student affinity group hosted a dumpling-making (and -eating) event.