Haverford Headlines

Students work on their finals while seated at tables forming a large rectangle.

Cram Artists

With Noon to Noon, seniors Emmett Huiskamp and Ellie Baron turn finals week into a performance art piece.

Philadelphia Community College's main building is pictured in a landscape photo.

New Bi-Co Program Introduces Community College Students to a Liberal Arts Education

The weeklong immersion program, open to any current community college student, will welcome students to Haverford and Bryn Mawr campuses in June.

Faculty

Office Hour: Jonathan Wilson

The professor of environmental studies gives us a tour of his office.

The Great and the Graphic

A rare book and its graphic counterpart will be on display in Special Collections each day December 14-December 18.
Joe Spadaro joins Haverford as new Chief Information Officer

Haverford College welcomes Joe Spadaro of St. Joseph's College in Brooklyn, NY, as our new Chief Information Officer. We look forward to Joe's arrival on February 1, 2010.
Winter 2010 Faculty Updates

Highlighting faculty professional activities, including conferences, exhibitions, performances and publications.
H1N1 Injectable Vaccine

The injectable, inactivated vaccine will be available to students, faculty and staff on December 9 and 10 in Health Services.
A New Way to Read Children's Books

Lynette Mattke '91 is the creator of PicPocket Books, an application that allows users to download children's picture books to iPhones or iPods.
Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowships Prepare Students of Color for Academic Careers

The program, sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, provides Fellows with stipends to pursue research and attend events such as November's Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, where four Haverford students presented their work.
"What is a Legendrian Knot?"

Assistant professor of mathematics Joshua M. Sabloff answers that question in an article that appears in the new issue of Notices of the American Mathematical Society, the worlds most widely read magazine aimed at professional mathematicians. Sabloff's article is part of a series designed to introduce members of the Society to important current topics.
Avalanches, Ice Sheets, and the Aurora Borealis: Tim Richards '10 Explores Greenland

As part of a seminar he's taking at the Danish Institute for Study Abroad, Richards traveled to the frigid country to investigate climate change up close.
Shruti Shibulal '06 Interviewed by CNBC India

Shibulal, the owner of Caperberry Restaurant in Bangalore, India, joined her father, Infosys Technologies Ltd chief operating officer S.D. Shibulal, for a joint Q & A.
Judge David Hamilton '79 Elevated to U.S. Appeals Court

Hamilton was President Obama's first judicial nominee. He previously served as chief judge at the federal courthouse in Indianapolis.
Bob Cannon '05 Trains for Philadelphia Marathon

Cannon has run in marathons across the country, and qualified for the 2008 Olympic Trials.
Jonathan Snipes '82 Works to Preserve Family Farm

Snipes and his sister Susan--children of Sam Snipes '41--have turned their family's 150-acre Pennsylvania farm into an "outdoor classroom" called the Farm School at Snipes.
Yaya Liem '04 Makes Life Safer for Philadelphia IV Drug Users

As Syringe Exchange Coordinator for Prevention Point Philadelphia, Liem provides clients with clean needles, HIV tests, condoms, and referrals for counseling and treatment.
Dean Phil Bean Co-Author of Book About Utica Political Legend

The Dean of Student Affairs and Utica native teamed up with Eugene Nassar of Utica College to write <em>Rufie: a Political Scrapbook</em>, chronicling the career of city politician Rufus Elefante.
Maris Gillette Screens Newest Film at Smith College

The Associate Professor of Anthropology will show and discuss her latest documentary, <em>Broken Pots, Broken Dreams: Working In Jingdezhen's Porcelain Industry</em>, this week.