Haverford Headlines

Students work on their finals while seated at tables forming a large rectangle.

Cram Artists

With Noon to Noon, seniors Emmett Huiskamp and Ellie Baron turn finals week into a performance art piece.

Philadelphia Community College's main building is pictured in a landscape photo.

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.

Sorelle Friedler Writes For The Billfold

In the assistant professor of computer science's post she writes about her problems with "no-excuses" charter schools and how, in her opinion, "submissive students do not make good computer scientists."
Ben Le in New York Magazine

The associate professor of psychology has written about his research on how compassionate people end relationships.
Bill Bragin '89 in The New York Times

Lincoln Center's director of programming since 2008 will become the first executive artistic director of NYU Abu Dhabi's performing arts center, giving him command over a 700-seat theater, two smaller performance halls, and a screening room.
Liisa Thomas '93 in Crain's Chicago Business

The lawyer, who chairs Winston & Strawn LLP's privacy and data security practice, has written a new book, <em>Thomas on Data Breach: A Practical Guide to Handling Worldwide Data Breach Notification</em>, about what to do after a security lapse.
Language and Development in India

Robin Banerji '15 spent the summer in India, conducting research for Jeevika, a development program that provides social and economic support to women in Bihar.
Examining What it Means to â€œDo Goodâ€

After an unexpected false start, Alison Marqusee '16 turned her summer around by volunteering with Seva Mandir: a non-profit that takes a multi-faceted approach to development in India.
Supporting Access to Higher Education in Philadelphia

Jee Soo Kang '16 and Sarah Dwyer '17 interned with Philadelphia Futures this summer, teaching enrichment courses for local high schoolers and preparing rising seniors for the college application process.
Practicing and Teaching Sustainable Food Production

Bruce Willis '16 and Breanna D'Antonio '17 interned with Weavers Way Community Programs this summer, gaining hands-on experience in urban farming and teaching children about sustainable food production.
Cathy Koshland '72 Gives Q&A to UC Berkeley News

The newly appointed vice chancellor for undergraduate education at Berkeley and former chair of the Haverford Board of Managers talks about her new role and the importance of academic communities.
Scott Sheppard '06 in The New York Times

<em>99 Breakups</em>, the Pig Iron Theater play in which Sheppard stars, is part of the newspaper's roundup of Philadelphia Fringe Fest offerings.
Stephen Spaulding '05 On NPR's All Things Considered

The policy counsel at Common Cause was interviewed about what Wall Street firms hope to get from hiring former politicians, such as Eric Cantor.
Haverford Announces Three New Academic Partnerships

The new programs with Penn, Claremont McKenna College, and Zheijiang University in China will offer an accelerated path to a master's degree.
Anthony Belber '95 in Run Washington Magazine

The track and cross country programs that Belber runs at Georgetown Day School, where he also teaches 3rd grade, is profiled.
CPGC Expands Post-Baccalaureate Fellowships Program in Year Two

This year the Center is not only sponsoring another fellowship at the Quaker social action center Casa de los Amigos in Mexico City, but is also inaugurating a new public health fellowship in Hyderabad, India.
On The Fringe of the Philly Art Scene

Miriam Hwang-Carlos '17 interned with Philadelphia FringeArts, where she worked on the printed guide to the organization's month-long theater festival.