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

Two Students Receive Innovation Microgrants

The grants provided by the Haverford Innovations Program are intended to sustain Fords' entrepreneurial spirit during the busy academic year.

A women's basketball player drive to the hoop while wearing a white Haverford uniform.

News & Updates Haverford magazine

Game Changer: Inside the Athletics Action Plan

The new plan aims to elevate the field of play, and not just for student-athletes.

Sam Snipes '41 Named a Paul Harris Fellow

The 93-year-old Snipes was nominated by the Morrisville-Yardley Area Rotary Club for representing their ideals, including "service above self."
Ed Zimmerman '89 Writes Wall Street Journal Blog Post

Zimmerman argues that entrepreneurs should stay in college, and writes about the Dorm Room Fund, the for-students-by-students capital-raising program of, among others, fellow Ford Phin Barnes '98.
Anita Isaacs in The Wall Street Journal

The Benjamin R. Collins Professor of Social Sciences discusses how the Guatemalan genocide trial of former dictator EfraÃn RÃos Montt is a test for the country's fragile justice system.
Barak Mendelsohn's Global Terrorism Research Project On Boston Bombing Suspects

A report issued by the assistant professor of political science's project says that Vilayat Dagestan, a jihadist group linked to al-Qaeda and operating in the North Caucasus, issued a statement neither confirming nor denying a connection to the Tsarnaev brothers.
Indie Innovator

Emily Best '02 created the new digital distribution and crowdfunding platform Seed&Spark to help independent filmmakers find funding and connect with audiences.
Six From Class of 2013 Named Haverford House Fellows

These six fellows, who were selected for their commitment to social justice and community action, will work four days a week with non-profit organizations in our region with their fifth workday devoted to projects that engage the College with Philadelphia community activism.
Celebrating Earth Day on Campus

Students helped plant wildflowers and gathered on Founders porch for a reading of Dr. Seuss's The Lorax by the Arboretum's Mike Startup.
Lionel Anderson Writes Post for New York Times' The Choice Blog

The assistant director for the Office of Academic Resources offers advice for how to succeed in college.
Michael Martinez Named Dean of First-Year Students

Martinez, who is currently associate dean at Bates College, will succeed Raisa Williams in the post, starting July 1.
Two Haverford Seniors Selected for Princeton in Latin America Program

Jake Weisenthal and Shanina Halbert have won full-year fellowships that will support their work with organizations in Guatemala and Colombia, respectively.
Maya Barlev '12 Profiled in The Washington Post

Barlev tells the paper about the international astronomy education outreach she's been doing during her <a href="http://www.haverford.edu/news/stories/58701/51">Watson Fellowshop</a>-sponsored travel.
Dean Philip Bean Writes New York Times Blog Post

The dean of academic affairs and associate dean of the College writes about choosing a major for The Choice blog.
Dr. Kari Nadeau '88 on NPR's Fresh Air

The director of the Stanford Alliance for Food Allergy Research, Nadeau talks to Terry Gross about her food allergy research.
Mark Geragos '79 Reviewed In The Wall Street Journal

Mistrial: An Inside Look at How the Criminal Justice System Works... and Sometimes Doesn't, the famed defense attorney's new book, is reviewed.
Seth Gillihan's Research Finds Most Effective PTSD Therapies Are Not Being Widely Used

In a paper the visiting assistant professor of psychology co-authored for Psychological Science in the Public Interest, he and his collaborators argue that while clinical research has identified certain psychological interventions that effectively ameliorate the symptoms of PTSD, most of the nearly eight million people struggling with PTSD don't receive those treatments.