Haverford Headlines

Community Care and Resources in Response to Israel-Gaza

At a time of conflict and divide, the College is working to bring students, faculty, and staff together to support one another and engage these important issues through peaceful and constructive dialogue.

Students

Two Students Receive Innovation Microgrants

The grants provided by the Haverford Innovations Program are intended to sustain Fords' entrepreneurial spirit during the busy academic year.

A women's basketball player drive to the hoop while wearing a white Haverford uniform.

News & Updates Haverford magazine

Game Changer: Inside the Athletics Action Plan

The new plan aims to elevate the field of play, and not just for student-athletes.

Pulitzer Prize Winner Junot Diaz to Speak at Haverford

Junot Diaz presents "Whispers From the New America: A Reading". Diaz won the 2008 Pulitizer Prize for his novel <em>The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao</em>.
AcadeMIX Live! April 10-11

AcadeMIX live! is an“International Hip Hop Showcase” featuring an academic panel, concert event, and master classes on deejaying and beatboxing with several scholars from top tier institutions of higher education, and international artists.
Author and Pediatrician Perri Klass

Visiting Professor of Independent College Programs Ruth Levy Guyer chats with Perri Klass, M.D. about her work as a physician, writer, and her commitment to public service.
Professor of Astronomy Bruce Partridge Named President-Elect of Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Partridge will become president of the organization in 2009.
Nobel Peace Laureates for a Better World

Join Emily Higgs '08 on April 9th for a panel presentation and discussion of the 8th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates featuring guest speakers Jonathan Granoff and Mary Ellen McNish.
Daniel Kent '11 Helps Senior Citizens (and Others) Get Wired

The first-year student's nonprofit, Senior Connects, has become Net Literacy, an organization that provides computers and instruction to underserved communities.
A Limit to "The Politics of Selfishness"?

John Harkins '58 and political science professor Sid Waldman discuss Waldman's recent book, America and the Limits of the Politics of Selfishness.
Spiritual Medicine, Mixed Media Work by Hee Sook Kim, on exhibit through May 4

Spiritual Medicine, a solo exhibition of mixed-media works by Hee Sook Kim, assistant professor and department chair of fine arts at Haverford College, will be displayed in Haverford's Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery. An artist's talk and musical response from composer Christopher Shultis will held Monday, April 14 at 4:15 p.m. in the Gallery.
Haverford Alumnus Talks to CNN About the Future of Social Security

Patrick Wetherille '06 is the founder of Secure Our Future/Students for Saving Social Security, an organization he started while at Haverford.
Emily Hinchcliff '08 Awarded a William Penn Fellowship

The Haverford senior will spend next year teaching and living at England's Chigwell School.
Framing Photographs: Contexts & Transpositions

How does your experience and point of view influence what you see in photography and film? Visit the exhibit in Magill Library... see it right now on video.
Pre-register for the 1st Annual Joe Schwartz '83 Memorial 3K Run/Walk

Pre-registration ends April 4
Maggie Bishop '10 to Spend Summer in Nicaragua Courtesy of CPGC Internship

The Shelbyville, KY <em>Sentinel-News</em> profiles local girl Bishop, who plans to help underprivileged children.
Haverford Part of Local Research Consortium Made Possible by Tobacco Settlement Grant

Haverford will collaborate with the University of Pennsylvania and other local institutions on a project involving regenerative medicine.
Steven L. Reiner '82 - Making Immune Memories

Immunologist Steven L. Reiner '82 has demonstrated how the immune system generates two types of sophisticated T-cells. The discovery, hailed as one of 2007's top 10 breakthroughs, could have applications for new vaccines and cellular cancer research.