Haverford Headlines

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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.

Where They’re Headed: Emily Berlin ’16

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In July, Emily Berlin ‘16 started work as an allocation analyst for TJX’s Merchant Development program.
Summer Centered: An Ethnographic Mission in Urban India

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Students, Centers

This summer the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship has sent five Bi-Co students to work with local NGOs and convey their ethnographic insights using creative multimedia tools.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Kaziah White ’16

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Alumni

The anthropology major’s passion for reproductive justice and interest in oral history informed her thesis, which gathers stories from abortion care providers.
Elizabeth Milicevic Awarded National Science Foundation Grant

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Faculty

The assistant professor of mathematics and statistics will use the $128,000 grant to forward her research connecting problems in algebraic geometry and representation theory.
Summer Centered: David Zegeye ‘19 Studies the Evolution of Galaxies

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Students, Centers

The KINSC Scholar is getting a headstart on programming languages and cosmology doing research with Assistant Professor of Astronomy Desika Narayanan.
Summer Centered: Charles Hale ‘17 Analyzes Ant Behavior in Germany

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The biology major is conducting research on the genetic basis of the division of labor within ant colonies at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Divya Shiv ’16

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Alumni

The English and psychology double major wrote two theses: one on <em>The God of Small Things</em> by Arundhati Roy and another on cultural differences in social support.
Haverford College Names New CPGC Executive Director

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Campus, Centers

Eric Hartman, currently a faculty member in the Staley School of Leadership Studies at the College of Education at Kansas State University, will lead the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship starting Sept. 1.
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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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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The political science major researched radicalization, trying to understand why individuals join groups like ISIS.