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.

Telling the Whole Story

A new exhibit looks at how a collection of ancient Greek vases came to Special Collections via a notorious art dealer (and Haverford alumnus) and at broader issues around the illicit antiquities trade.
Markus Baenziger's New Show in The Philadelphia Inquirer

The most recent show by the sculptor and associate professor of fine art, Wayside, is reviewed. "The more eccentric his pieces," says Edith Newhall, "the greater their impact."
Board Chair Howard W. Lutnick Gives $25 million to Lives That Speak Campaign

The gift—the largest in the College's history—will help fund a transformative renovation of the library.
David Thornburgh '80 Named New President and CEO of the Committee of Seventy

The executive director of the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania will take the helm of the government watchdog organization in December.
Paul Farber in The Washington Post

The Haverford post-doctoral writing fellow is interviewed about the new exhibit he curated at the the Goethe-Institut Washington, The Wall in Our Heads: American Artists and the Berlin Wall, which commemorates the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Ebola Contingencies

Health Services would like to update you about how the College is responding to Ebola.
President And Professor

Haverford College President Dan Weiss is co-teaching a class on higher education this semester with Bryn Mawr College President Kim Cassidy and his Chief of Staff Jesse Lytle.
Jordan Salcito '02 On Eater

The Momofuku beverage director appears in a video on the site teaching viewers about the proper glassware for different wines.
Ryan Frankel '06 in The Wall Street Journal

His language translation startup VerbalizeIt raised its seed round to expand.
Tim Ifill '03 in Fast Company

The executive director of Philly Fellows is interviewed in a piece about what nonprofit job-seekers need to know to get their dream job.
Barak Mendelsohn on The Huffington Post

The associate professor of political science is interviewed about the relationship between al Qaeda and ISIS.
Getting a Strong Start With the Chesick Scholars Program

The program, which includes a summer bridge session and intensive mentoring, helps students from groups that are underrepresented in higher education make the Haverford experience their own.
Gabrielle Goodman '12 Writes For CJ, The Quarterly Magazine of Conservative Judaism

The current Harvard Divinity School student writes about how her Jewish awakening was stirred by work done in Professor Steven Finley's class, "The Bible and Literature."
Tal Alter '98 in The Washington Post

The former Haverford shortstop who runs the Nationals' Youth Baseball Academy is part of an article about whether the D.C. baseball team's playoff run can help get local African American kids excited about the sport.
Richard J. Schwab '79 in Philadelphia Inquirer

The University of Pennsyvania sleep medicine physician is the senior author of a study in the current issue of the journal Sleep that suggests that tongue fat may be key in screening and treating sleep apnea.