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.

Helping Refugees Rebuild Their Lives

Jennifer Doran'98:
Dr. Manuel Cordero '76

The Hispanic American Medical Association recently named Cordero the winner of its Honor Award for outstanding service to the Hispanic community. The organization cited the Vineland, N.J., dentist for his work on behalf of those affected by health disparities.
3 Questions for Biology Professor Iruka N. Okeke

We talk to Okeke about her new book Divining Without Seeds: The Case for Strengthening Laboratory Medicine in Africa.
Roads Taken and Not Taken: Rakia Clark' 01

A former "science geek" finds her bliss as a book editor.
Kip Voytek '87: A Winning Idea

Voytek is the winner of the Million Dollar Challenge, a contest meant to spark new enterprises in marketing and communications. He'll use the money to launch a nonprofit national education institute for digital arts and sciences.
In/Visible

A group of pioneering curators, scholars, artists and writersâ€”some of whose work is deeply informed by their own disabilitiesâ€”comes to campus for the Feb. 25 symposium In/Visible: Disability and the Arts.
2011-12 Tuition Information

Details about fees and financial aid for the coming academic year.
Celebrating Scholarship Recipients

An annual event honors the accomplishments of students who have been awarded named scholarships and helps to educate them on the selection process. Currently, 50 percent of Haverford students receive financial aid from the College thanks to a need-blind admission policy.
Conference on Economic Human Rights Comes To Haverford

The Haverford House fellowship and the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship are supporting a two-day conference, organized by Cara Curtis '10, to give a human rights framework to local economic justice issues.
Letter from Egypt

Cairo resident Samuel Gerstin '10 recorded an account of life in his neighborhood, just a seven-minute walk from Tahrir Square, as the revolution unfolded.
Exploring 'Perpetual Peace'

A trio of guest speakers will lead a series of dialogues on international peace as part of the â€˜Perpetual Peace' Project, which comes to campus for a public event on Feb. 10.
Roads Taken and Not Taken: Anya Krugovoy Silver '90

Silver writes about finding what Emily Dickinson called a poet's "flood subject" after she was diagnosed with cancer.
Beth Cavener Stichter '95

Stichter shared insights about building a career as a sculptor and her techniques for creating large-scale works out of clay during an artist residency at Washington State University.
Getting the WikiLeaks Story

A two-hour interview with Julian Assange that became a Forbes magazine cover article lands a book deal for Andy Greenberg '04.
Inspiring Scientists

In an essay they co-authored for a new book, Professors of Biology Jenni Punt and Philip Meneely, and President Stephen Emerson, look at Haverford's focus on undergraduate research, and the College's unique Superlab course, as a way to foster future biomedical investigators.