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Standing against a white background, Eric Chen wears a fencing uniform with no helmet. He holds his epee in his right hand and points it at the camera.

Eric Chen '27 Headed to NCAA Fencing Championships

Chen, a sophomore, steps onto the national fencing stage at Penn State University later this month.

Haverford Announces 2025 Honorary Degree Recipients

Legendary track and field coach Tom Donnelly and alternative death care pioneer Katrina Spade ’99 will receive honorary degrees at Commencement.

Matthew McKeever is pictured in a portrait taken on Haverford's campus. He smiles while wearing a grey coat and light blue collared shirt.

Faculty

Professor’s New Book Explores the Economics of Single Motherhood

Thanks for Nothing by Professor and Chair of Sociology Matthew McKeever draws on 40 years of data to understand why the financial outlook for single mothers remains stagnant.

Digital Innovator

A Digital Innovation Fellowship will allow Professor of Music Richard Freedman to reconstruct missing parts of an important repertory of 16th-century French songs.
Ronald M. Shapiro '64

Shapiro, one of baseball's most respected and successful agents, gave a lecture on baseball at the Muskegon Museum of Art as part of the ongoing exhibition,“We Are The Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball.” Shapiro, who has negotiated deals for Cal Ripken Jr., Kirby Puckett and current Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer, was invited to speak at the museum by fellow Ford Joseph Schulze '63, a former Muskegon Public Schools superintendent.
What Is the Terrorism Threat Now?

Prof. Barak Mendelsohn discusses 'What We Still Don't Understand' about identifying and tracking domestic terrorist groups in the <em>New York Times</em>.
New "Friend in Residence" Program Launches

Joe Volk comes to the College for a three-week stay as Haverford's first Friend in Residence. The aim: to highlight the College's Quaker roots and increase connections to the Quaker community.
Externship Takes Students To Supreme Court

Thomas Gowen '71 hosted two student externs and brought them to watch arguments at the United States Supreme Court.
A TV Show Grows in Sierra Leone

Native Sierra Leonean Vickie Remoe '06 returned to her country after its civil war and launched her own lifestyle television show.
A Marine's Mission

In Afghanistan, Lieutenant Colleen Farrell '08 helps lead one of the Marine Corps' new Female Engagement Teams.
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.