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.

Students

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.

News & Updates

The Run-Up Winds Down

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

Summer Centered: Stephanie Terrell ‘18 Makes Summer Fun Accessible to People With Disabilities

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Students, Centers

The Gertrude Albert Heller Memorial Grant is funding her internship at Camp Jabberwocky on Martha’s Vineyard.
Where They’re Headed: Katie Lee ’16

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Alumni

The biology major ’16 will stay on campus in her new role as an admissions officer.
Summer Centered: Rosie Cohen ‘18 Educates, Empowers, and Inspires Girls in Rural West Virginia

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The history major is working as a teaching intern at High Rocks Academy, a free, nonprofit summer camp that supports young girls in Appalachia.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Nora Weathers ’16

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Alumni

Inspired by a topic from her Superlab course, the chemistry major and environmental studies minor researched the long-term reservoirs of pesticide DDT—which has been banned for almost 50 years in the U.S.—in salt marsh sediment.
Updates for Alumni and Parents

New LGBTQ+ Affinity Group… Padín Scholarship celebration… Help plan your reunion… Alumni Awards nominations
Where They’re Headed: Alana Thurston ’16

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Alumni

After she finishes her six-week ecological field and lab work at the Toolik Lake field station in Alaska, Alana Thurston ‘16 will become a laboratory and field technician at Drexel University’s Patrick Center for Environmental Research.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Ty Joplin ’16

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Alumni

The political science major researched radicalization, trying to understand why individuals join groups like ISIS.
Building A Bridge Between Campus and Philadelphia

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Alumni, Centers

The most recent alumni of the Haverford House Fellowship program reflect on their experiences of the past year, including living together, working at local nonprofits, and creating projects that connect Haverford to local communities.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Carman Romano ’16

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Alumni

The classical languages major explored the geography of the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone.
Rebecca Compton Awarded National Science Foundation Grant

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Faculty, Science

The psychology professor will use the $274,175 award to fund her work on attentional focus changes following performance mistakes.
Where They’re Headed: Anne Roca ’16

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Alumni

The growth and structure of cities major is pursuing an MFA in interior design at the Parsons School of Design in New York City.
Summer Centered: Cooro Harris ‘19 Immerses Herself in Asian Cultures

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Students, Centers

The Center for Peace and Global Citizenship and the Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities are jointly funding her internship at the Asian Arts Initiative in Philadelphia.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Sunny Zheng ’16

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Alumni

The history major and fine arts minor explored post-1965 Asian American identity through visual representations.
Where They’re Headed: Cora Hersh ’16

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Alumni, Science

The physics major will spend six months as a fellow for the National Cancer Institute.
Hannah Krohn '17 Receives EPA Greater Research Opportunities Fellowship

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Students

The political science major, who is minoring in environmental studies and international studies, has earned a $39,000 grant to support her summer internship at the EPA in Denver, a research project, and her continued education.