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Standing against a white background, Eric Chen wears a fencing uniform with no helmet. He holds his epee in his right hand and points it at the camera.

Eric Chen '27 Headed to NCAA Fencing Championships

Chen, a sophomore, steps onto the national fencing stage at Penn State University later this month.

Haverford Announces 2025 Honorary Degree Recipients

Legendary track and field coach Tom Donnelly and alternative death care pioneer Katrina Spade ’99 will receive honorary degrees at Commencement.

Matthew McKeever is pictured in a portrait taken on Haverford's campus. He smiles while wearing a grey coat and light blue collared shirt.

Faculty

Professor’s New Book Explores the Economics of Single Motherhood

Thanks for Nothing by Professor and Chair of Sociology Matthew McKeever draws on 40 years of data to understand why the financial outlook for single mothers remains stagnant.

Community Care and Resources in Response to Israel-Gaza

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Campus

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.
Max Champlin ’25 Explores Haverford’s Rails and Roads

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Students

On view in Lutnick Library through the end of the semester, an exhibit curated by Champlin explores Haverford’s transportation history, from the Pennsylvania Railroad to the Blue Bus.
Cotton Candy Comes Alive as Alum’s Theater Group Shapes New Work

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Alumni, Arts, Students

Lightning Rod Special, co-founded by Scott Sheppard ’06, is creating a new work to premiere as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026.
COOL CLASSES: “Phonetics and Phonology”

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Faculty

Students leave Visiting Instructor Noah Elkins’ class prepared to accurately pronounce any sound in any human language.
COOL CLASSES: “Musical Cultures of Afro-Latin America”

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Faculty

By exploring the historical and musical development of social groups from the African diaspora, students better understand the relationship between music and marginality.
Zach Perry ’25 Has His Head in the Cloud

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Students

During back-to-back summer internships at Oracle, the junior and basketball leader has created innovative solutions for the tech giant’s cloud infrastructure team.
Fall Plenary Inspires Debate and Discussion

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Students

The student body convened last Sunday for Plenary, a long-standing Haverford tradition, to contribute to the future of the College.
Searching for Answers in Celestial Bodies

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Alumni

For Alex Wang ’17, practicing astrology in Shanghai is a natural offshoot of his mathematical academic pursuits at Haverford.
COOL CLASSES: “Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography”

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Faculty

Rooted in number theory, Visiting Assistant Professor Anthony Kling’s class examines how to protect critical information in our digital age.
Connecting Computer Science to Activism

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Students

Inspired by his own experiences as a Syrian refugee, Ahmed Haj Ahmed ’26 combines his academic interests with his drive to help other refugees.
Thinking Together at the First Laɣim Tehi Tuma Conference

The Bi-Co program’s first conference brought American and Ghanaian thought leaders and educators to campus in October.
Fun, Fall, Friends, and Family

Friends and Family Weekend draws a record-breaking 700 guests to campus Oct. 27-29.
At the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, Everything Must Go!

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Arts, Faculty

In early October, as his exhibition closed, John Muse gave away 110 works of art to the Haverford community.
Singing Together as a Community

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News & Updates, Faculty

As Singing City celebrates 75 years, Assistant Professor of Music Nathan Zullinger steered the effort to create the progressive choir’s community songbook.
COOL CLASSES: “Advanced Chinese: Food and Food Production”

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Faculty

While advancing students’ proficiencies in key areas of language studies, this class develops narrative skills in thinking and talking about food in Chinese.