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.

Fall Fun with Friends

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

Alumni

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.

Ethan J. Kytle '95 Writes "New York Times" Op-Ed on the Civil Rights Movement

The associate professor of history at California State University, Fresno, is the author of the book "Romantic Reformers and the Antislavery Struggle in the Civil War Era." His op-ed piece appeared in the Sunday Review of "The Times" on the song "We Shall Overcome" and the civil rights movement.
Asali Solomon Talks About Her New Novel With the "Philadelphia Inquirer"

The assistant professor of English is interviewed about her debut novel "Disgruntled" and her West Philadelphia childhood, which provided inspiration for the book.
Jessie McDonald '06

Major: Biology and English
Jessica Droste Yagan '99 Talks About Having a Social Impact

The CEO of Impact Engine, a tech company that helps startups build sustainable businesses, is interviewed in the student weekly "Columbia Chronicle" of Columbia College Chicago.
Paul Farber on WHYY's NewsWorks Talks New Philly Monument

The scholar of American and urban studies is co-curator of Monument Lab: Creative Speculations for Philadelphia, a public history project that seeks ideas for the ideal city monument.
Zachary Oberfield Interviewed about Research on Bureaucrats

The assistant professor of political science talks to the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin at Madison about his research and recent book, "Becoming Bureaucrats: Socialization at the Front Lines of Government Service."
Sorelle Friedler Wins Data & Society Research Institute Fellowship

The assistant professor of computer science will pursue research on preventing discrimination in machine learning.
Brook Danielle Lillehaugen Awarded Fellowships for Zapotec Project

The assistant professor of linguistics has won multiple grants for work on historical manuscripts written in the Zapotec language.
Iruka Okeke, Robert Manning Show Better Diagnosis Key to Curbing Ebola Spread

Okeke, a professor of biology, is the lead author of a study with Manning, a professor of mathematics and statistics, and another researcher that used computer simulation to study Ebola outbreaks and ways to reduce the spread of the deadly virus.
Susanna Wing Reports on the Fragile Mali Peace Agreement

The associate professor of political science writes about the uphill struggle for peace in Mali on ReliefWeb.
Message From President Weiss on Appointment To Lead The Met

Haverford's 14th president will be president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Message From Board Chair Howard Lutnick on Departure of President Weiss

The Board has begun deliberations about Haverford's path forward.
Barak Mendelsohn Proposes U.S. Policy Shift on al Qaeda in "Foreign Affairs"

The associate professor of political science makes a provocative argument that the U.S. should not destroy al Qaeda if it wants to defeat ISIS.
Zachary Oberfield Wins Award for "Public Administration Review" Article

The assistant professor of political science was awarded the William and Frederick C. Mosher Award for outstanding academic article published in the "Public Administration Review" in 2014.
Study Abroad Students Get Chance to Hear Nobel Laureates

The 2014 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates was moved from Cape Town to Rome, allowing five IES Abroad students to have a once-in-a-lifetime experience.