Haverford Headlines

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.

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

Students Athletics

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.

Summer Centered: Tina Le ’19 Muses at the Mütter

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Students, Centers

The English major and health studies minor is researching the Spanish flu of 1918 and the impacts of the disease on Philadelphia.
What They Learned: Lincoln Satterthwaite ’18

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Alumni, Science

The chemistry major wrote his thesis on the chirality, or “handedness,” of molecules, which refers to their planar asymmetry.
Summer Centered: Claire Blood-Cheney '20 and Jessie Chen BMC '20 Are Teaching— and Learning—in China

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The rising juniors will work together this summer as interns for the Nanjing, China, chapter of the Amity Foundation.
Where They’re Headed: Safiyah Riddle ’18

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The political science major is going to Johannesburg, South Africa, to teach economics at the African Leadership Academy.
Summer Centered: Miles Lee ’18 Indulges His Love for Art

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The art aficionado and religion major is interning in the technology department of the world-famous Philadelphia Museum of Art this summer.
Where They’re Headed: Kevin Gibbs ’18

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The English major is combining his interests in law and higher education as the development coordinator at the University of San Francisco School of Law.
Summer Centered: Emma Bullock '19 Investigates Social Collapse in Honeybee Hives

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This summer, the chemistry major is working with Associate Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Studies Helen White to investigate colony collapse disorder in honeybee hives.
Where They’re Headed: Christina Szi ’18

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The biology major and neuroscience minor is researching the genetic basis of Autism Spectrum Disorder at the Yale Child Study Center.
Summer Centered: Rachel Kline '20 Delves Deep into the Past

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As an intern at the University of Pennsylvania’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the anthropology and history of art double major is helping to run a summer camp for kids interested in archaeology.
What They Learned: Clara Abbott ’18

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Alumni

The English major with a concentration in gender and sexuality studies combined her interests in queer and performance studies for her thesis on “Belle Reprieve.”
Summer Centered: Ellysia Overton '19 Proves That There’s More to the Shore Than Just Sun and Surf

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This summer, the biology major will be interning at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, just as her campus mentor did before her.
What They Learned: Jessica Koshinski ’18

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The chemistry major with a biochemistry concentration synthesized organic molecules to identify therapeutic treatments for pancreatic cancers.
Summer Centered: Claire Mao ’20 Focuses on Local Politics at the Committee of Seventy

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The political science major is building on her interest in Philadelphia politics as an intern at the city’s only nonpartisan, good-government organization.
Where They’re Headed: Madison Arnold-Scerbo ’18

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Alumni

The history major and museum studies minor is off to Portland, Ore., as a Quaker Voluntary Service fellow for Physicians for Social Responsibility.
Summer Centered: Michael Weber ’19 Takes Pride in Inclusivity

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The religion major with a concentration in peace, justice, and human rights is 'queering' ideas of religious possibilities at Metropolitan Community Church in New York City this summer.