Haverford Headlines

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.

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.

Improving Children's Health in Boston

Gemma Donofrio '12 is researching children's health care this summer with a CPGC funded internship at Children's HealthWatch in Boston.
President Emerson Will Not Seek Reappointment

He will spend the final year of his term on a research sabbatical, then return to teaching.
Practicing Medicine in India

Olivia Coburn-Flynn '13 and Nicole Lantz '12 are in the middle of a Center for Peace and Global Citizenship-funded internship at a hospital in Koderma, India.
Uplifting a community affected by HIV/AIDS in rural Uganda

Sam Gant '13 is spending the summer working with a community affected by HIV/AIDS in Uganda.
Financial Aid: Haverford "Among the Best"

<em>The Washington Post</em>'s College, Inc. blog names Haverford's aid policy, which replaced loans with grants in 2008, as one the 12 best in the country.
Uncovering History in Philadelphia

Rosalie Hooper '12 is spending the summer conducting history research in Philadelphia.
Researching Woodblocks from the 19th Century

Liz Crooks '12, is studying 19th century wood blocks at The Library Company of Philadelphia this summer thanks to a Hurford '60 Humanities Center Grant.
Exploring the Humanities (and Philadelphia)

Katie Monroe '12 is in the middle of a Humanities Center-sponsored summer internship at the Pennsylvania Humanities Council in Philadelphia.
Theresa Tensuan '89 Named Director of Office of Multicultural Affairs

The former assistant professor of English will be supporting intercultural initiatives and enhancing multicultural community life at Haverford
Interning with the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Jacob Horn and Jenny Sanford (both class of '13) are spending the summer interning at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Studying the History of Medicine

Elinor Hickey '12 is spending her summer conducting research at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia and the MÃ¼tter Museum thanks to a grant from the John B. Hurford '60 Humanities Center.
Recreating Du Bois' 7th Ward

Michael Franklin '12 is spending the summer with the Mapping Du Bois Project at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design, developing a high school curriculum about race relations in the 7th Ward of Philadelphia.
Reporting on K-12 STEM Education

A committee of educators that includes Physics Professor Jerry Gollub recommends ways to improve the teaching of science, technology, engineering and math in a new report issued by the National Research Council.
A Ford at the Fringe

Lulu Krause '12 is spending the summer interviewing performing artists, updating a blog, and filming a web-series promoting the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe in September.
Anita Isaacs Quoted in Wall Street Journal

The political science professor and Guatemala expert comments on a Mexican drug cartel's incursion into northern Guatemala.