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.

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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.

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Game Changer: Inside the Athletics Action Plan

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

Summer Centered: Abby Cox ’18 Brings Archival Skills to Oklahoma

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The English major is exploring issues of class and race, working in the archives and special collections at the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Diana Schoder ’17

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Alumni

The economics major and environmental studies minor combined her academic interests in a thesis exploring the illegal ivory trade.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Jane Shen ’17

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The English major applied theories of biopower to Aphra Behn’s 17th century novel Oroonoko.
Summer Centered: Mary Kearney-Brown ’19 Helps Give Voice to the Unheard at Voice of Witness

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The English major returned to her home state of California to intern at a San Francisco nonprofit that specializes in oral histories and human rights.
Duck Pond Reclamation Project

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Ensuring the well-being of a treasured campus ecosystem.
Summer Centered: Chelsea Richardson ’18 Aids Mitigation in Capital Punishment Cases

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The political science major is helping the Northern Virginia Capital Defender Office build defenses for clients facing the death penalty.
Raisa Williams 1947–2017

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The former first-year dean died July 13. She was 69.
Summer Reading: Margaret Schaus

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Our lead research and instruction librarian suggests three books that feature individuals taking action in difficult times.
Summer Centered: Rachel Wolfson ’19 Learns the Business Behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art

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The sociology major and history of art minor is part of the Museum Studies Internship Program, helping the PMA evaluate its pricing and membership-benefit practices in its group sales department.
Where They’re Headed: Emma Cohen ’17

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The history of art major, museum studies minor, and trained dancer is devoted to a future in the arts.
Summer Centered: Jake Ephron ’19 Practices Agroforestry in Belize

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At the Maya Mountain Research Farm, the biology major will help build a sustainable farming structure that promotes food security and a vibrant ecosystem.
Where They’re Headed: Audra Devoto ’17

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The biology major, who also completed the concentration in scientific computing, sees “things that are otherwise invisible” in her several microbiology-related jobs.
Summer Centered: Sarah Sujin Kay ’19 and Ben Field ’18 Intern at Cantor Fitzgerald

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The two Fords are spending their summer with the Manhattan financial services firm headed by Howard Lutnick ’83.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Caleb Eckert ’17

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For his thesis, the anthropology major and environmental studies minor pondered the pivotal role of water in the lives of those in his hometown.
Summer Centered: Vanessa Quiroz Morales ’19 Delves into Immigration Law

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The anthropology major is interning at Sweet & Paciorek LLC, a firm that provides immigration-related legal resources in the greater Philadelphia area.