Haverford Headlines

Office Hour: Jonathan Wilson

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

Dali Pomfret is pictured on a baseball field. He leans against a chainlink fence while an out of focus scoreboard sits in the background.

Major League Mindset

Dali Pomfret '25 started out wanting to play professional baseball. After an eye-opening internship, he’s now got his mind set on an even loftier goal.

Scott Peltzer poses for a portrait in the shop at Brooklyn Woods. He is surrounded by numerous woodworking tools.

Alumni Haverford magazine

Building Futures

Through Brooklyn Woods, Scott Peltzer ’82 teaches job hunters a lost art and self-sustaining skills for life.

Summer Centered: Arielle Schultz ’20 Delves Deep Into the Mysteries of the Zebrafish Genome

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Funded by the Frances Velay Fellowship, the biology major is interning in Assistant Professor Roshan Jain’s on-campus lab for the summer.
Summer Centered: Olivia Wong ’21 Gives a Voice to Philly Youth

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As an intern for Philadelphia Futures, a nonprofit that helps prepare Philadelphia high-schoolers from underserved populations for college, Wong’s students have consistently stunned her with their creativity and resourcefulness.
Where They’re Headed: Benjamin Kaplow ’18

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The sociology major and philosophy minor is off to New Haven to pursue a Ph.D. in sociology at Yale University.
Summer Centered: Sierra Zareck ’20 Uncovers Histories of Race at Haverford

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The English major, who is also minoring in political science and Africana studies, is exploring the untold stories of people of color on Haverford’s campus.
Summer Centered: Tsion Syoum ’21 Explores Water Scarcity in Eritrea

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The rising sophomore received funding from the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship to support continued expansion of the Retaw Water Project, the nonprofit she founded in 2014.
Where They’re Headed: Rebecca Fisher ’18 and Joey Leroux ’18

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The recent graduates have started their own tour company, Beyond the Bell, which strives to tell a more inclusive history of Philadelphia.
Summer Centered: Eitan Geller-Montague '19 Pursues Politics in Washington, D.C.

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The political science major is putting the concepts he’s learned in his classes into practice as an intern in Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office.
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.