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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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Fall Fun with Friends

On a beautiful fall weekend, more than 700 friends and family members flocked to Haverford.

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Brandon Alston ’14 Shares Research on Police Countersurveillance and “Camera Cues”

The Haverford alum returned to campus to share his most recent research on Black protectionism and the camera as self-defense.

Summer Centered: Michaela Richter ’25 Researches Professors’ Career Paths With an Eye on Equity

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During a summer internship sponsored by the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, Richter helped track hiring practices in academia and how they relate to careers in linguistics.
What They Learned: Caroline Gihlstorf ’23

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In her linguistics thesis, Gihlstorf’s topic was inspired by a class she took her junior year.
Summer Centered: Bukky Olugbeko ’25 Is Advocating to End Mass Incarceration

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As a summer intern working with the Abolitionist Law Center’s probation and parole campaign, she has witnessed up close the injustice of the criminal legal system.
Where They’re Headed: Sarina Smith ‘23

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The biology major and health studies minor now works as a lab technician in Dr. Elizabeth Bhoj’s lab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Where They’re Headed: Anubhav Sharma ‘23

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The double major in computer science and math currently serves as an Associate Software Engineer at Morningstar Inc., a financial-services company based in Chicago.
What They Learned: Natasha Bansal ’23

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For her thesis, Bansal researched the impact of immigrant-led grassroots.
Summer Centered: Natalie Goeler-Slough ’24 Is Helping to Preserve Coral Reefs

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A summer internship at the Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology has her working on a variety of projects, including research on materials that could enhance the health of coral reefs.
Where They’re Headed: Celia Page ‘23

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The economics major now works as a markets analyst at JPMorgan Chase.
What They Learned: Samuel Tan ’23

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In his thesis, the double major in physics and computer science focuses on quantum error correction.
Summer Centered: Finding Inspiration and Power in Public Art

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Curtis Kline '24 is spending his summer working with an organization in New York focused on public artists.
What They Learned: Mackenzie Tygh ’23

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For her thesis, the physics major and astronomy minor researched the intersection of spiritual and secular imaginations by using the scientific phenomena in the cosmology of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy as a case study.
Summer Centered: Lyali Pereda Figueroa ’26 Finds Her Rhythm In Reggaetón’s History

At the Hasta ’Bajo Project in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Figueroa is spending the summer researching the history and culture of the popular dance music genre.
What They Learned: Amolina Bhat ’23

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For her thesis, the double major in philosophy and sociology argues that the process of interpretation is not, and can never be, completely satisfied or complete in art.
Summer Centered: Noah Tunis ’25 Works Toward Justice in the Legal System

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Supported by the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, Tunis is spending his summer assisting in the Baltimore Office of the Public Defender.
Summer Centered: Theo Schefer '24 Finds a Gateway to History in Folk Music

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During an internship with the American Song Archives, Schefer is creating displays and public programming aimed at exposing a wider audience to folk music's cultural history.