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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.

Roads Taken and Not Taken: Pamela Jay Gottfried '87

Pamela Jay Gottfried found her way to the rabbinate and to a satisfying life as a writer.
Stephen Emerson '74 Presented With Legion of Honor

The College's former president was honored by the French Ambassador to the U.S. for his scientific career and his role in returning the Descartes letter to its rightful home in France during his tenure at Haverford.
New Book from Dave Barry '69

The humorist's new novel, Insane City, is set in South Florida, which he calls "the most surreal place in the United States."
Anita Isaacs in The New York Times

The Benjamin R. Collins Professor of Social Sciences is a source in an article about the upcoming trial of Guatemalan ex-dictator EfraÃn Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Stephen Boughn asks, "Is There More Than One Brain Behind E=MC2?"

The John Farnum Professor of Astronomy co-authored a recent <a href="http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjh/e2012-30061-5">paper</a> in The European Physical Journal H that reveals the contribution of little known Austrian physicist Friedrich HasenÃ¶hrl to Einstein's famous equation.
Samuel Rodriques '13 is Named Churchill Scholar

Rodriques is the third Haverford student to win the highly competitive Churchill Scholarship since the College was invited into the program in 2007. The scholarship funds graduate study in the sciences, engineering and math at Cambridge University.â€¨
Analyzing the News from Mali

Associate Professor of Political Science Susanna D. Wing, author of a book about Mali, has become a sought-after media source on the crisis in that West African country.
A Cognitive Neuroscientist in the Classroom

Professor of Psychology Rebecca Compton, with the aid of her students, is expanding scientific knowledge about how the brain works.
Haverford Conversation: Rachel Jaffe '99

Rachel Jaffe '99 was pursuing a career in urban planning when she realized that "the lawyers and real estate developers made most of the major decisions." Now she's a public interest attorney dealing with housing issues in New York City.
Three Questions With Shannon Mudd

the visiting assistant professor talks about the new Microfinance and Imapct Investing Initiative (MI3) at Haverford.
Susanna Wing Helps Media Understand the Conflict in Mali

The associate professor of political science was recently interviewed by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wbez-worldview/the-french-act-in-mali?in=wbez-wor..., <a href="http://hav.to/ly">Al Jazeera English</a> and <a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/01/u-s-prepares-support-for-french-military-... News</a>, among others.
Mark Hudis '90 Takes a Bite Out of True Blood

Mark Hudis '90 succeeds Alan Ball as the "showrunner" of HBO's True Blood.
Anita Isaacs Writes New York Times Op/Ed

The associate professor of political science contributes to one of the paper's "Room For Debate" packages about the future of a post-Chavez Venezuela.
New Album from Erik Lamberth '88

Lamberth, a pediatrician, medical researcher and father of five, recently put out his second album, Three Guitars, which he wrote and recorded entirely on his own.
Roger Lane in The Washington Post

The professor emeritus of history and author of Murder in America discusses the differences between homicides and mass murders in an article on the state of violence in America.