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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.

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Club Life: Haverford Outdoors Club

The Haverford Outdoors Club offers meaningful positive outdoors experience, no matter a student’s experience or financial circumstances.

Two students look at a clipboard as they register to vote in the GIAC. One is wearing a black Haverford t-shirt with the black squirrel on it.

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The Run-Up Winds Down

As Election Day nears, Fords embrace their role as a critical voting bloc.

Summer Centered: Hannah Melville ’20 Writes for the Philadelphia Public School Notebook

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The English major is keeping her writing skills sharp with a summer internship at the Philly nonprofit.
Where They’re Headed: Kate Sollee ’18

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The biology major and environmental studies minor is set to begin her first year of a joint J.D./M.P.H. program this fall—the first step on the path to her dream job of being a public health policy attorney.
Summer Centered: Jharna Jahnavi ’19 Has a Career in Medicine on the Brain

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The pre-med biology major, who also minors in neuroscience and health studies, is exploring the world of clinical research in the division of neurology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia this summer.
Summer Centered: Theodora Rodine ’19 Works Behind the Scenes

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Thanks to a summer internship at In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, the anthropology major is examining the art of performance in a professional setting.
Where They’re Headed: Bradford Gladstone ’18

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Gladstone wants to change the way we think about race, and he’s pursuing a Ph.D. in philosophy at Emory University to do so.
Summer Centered: Lena Yeakey ’19 Builds a Case for Public Interest Law

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The comparative literature major is a CPGC-sponsored intern at Justice at Work, a legal group that provides free legal aid to low-wage immigrant workers.
Summer Centered: Nicholas Rhodes ’19 Works to Eradicate Food Deserts

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Thanks to funding from the CPGC, Rhodes is interning at Philadelphia nonprofit Food Moxie.
Where They’re Headed: Malin Ehrsam ’18

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Ehrsam is starting a two-year stint as a Teach for America educator this summer.
Summer Centered: Ian Ogolla ’21 Thinks Globally in Ghana

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As a Lagim Tehi Tuma Fellow, the prospective computer science major emphasized the importance of experiential technological education at the Dalun ICT Center.
Summer Centered: Madison Sultan ’19 Does Market Research

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The economics major is applying the theories she’s learned in her classes to a market research internship with the New York City-based startup Engagious.
Where They’re Headed: Amanda Friedman ’18

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The sociology major is applying her passion for food justice as a FoodCorps service member at the Boston Mayor’s Office of Food Access.
Summer Centered: Alyssa Kerper ’20 Brings FringeArts into Focus

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The French and art history double major is using her writing skills to inform Philadelphians about the performances FringeArts produces.
Haverford Welcomes Seventh Cohort of John P. Chesick Scholars

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Fifteen high-achieving members of the Class of 2022 from underrepresented backgrounds in higher education celebrated their accomplishments with presentations that capped off five weeks of academically rigorous summer work.
Where They’re Headed: Jeremy Graf Evans ’18

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The political science major and environmental studies minor is pursuing his passion for social justice with a volunteer position at the New Economy Coalition.
Summer Centered: Peter Kurtz ’19 Spends His Summer Immersed in "Leaves of Grass"

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This summer, the comparative literature major is studying Walt Whitman for an independent research project funded by the Hurford Center.