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.

Faculty

COOL CLASSES: “Lithography – Materials and Techniques”

In Hee Sook Kim’s class, students explore the foundation of offset printing, the standard before the dawn of digital printing.

Fall Fun with Friends

On a beautiful fall weekend, more than 700 friends and family members flocked to Haverford.

Reporting the Truth in Panama

As an intern at Panama's largest newspaper, La Prensa, Annie Mendez '11 spent the summer investigating the human rights violations committed by the country's former dictators. She also had the opportunity to interview Panama's president.
A Triumphant Return

Professor, composer and pianist Curt Cacioppo takes to the stage once more after conquering an inflammation of the tendons in his wrist. He performs a program of original works at the American Academy of Rome October 14.
Haverford To Build Another New Dorm

Haverford College alumnus Michael B. Kim '85, through his foundation, the MBK Educational Foundation, has pledged $7.5 million toward construction of a new dormitory that will be sited adjacent to, and constructed in tandem with, another new dorm that received separate funding a year ago.
Steering Haverford to a Greener Future

Samuel Freeman '97 has donated an electric truck to the College for use by Facilities Management and Arboretum staff members. The truck serves as an environmentally conscious alternative to gas-powered golf carts.
Behind the Museum Scenes

After serving as Hurford Humanities Center-sponsored interns at the Philadelphia Museum of Art this summer, Janet Yoon '10 and Andreea Bailuc '11 are pursuing exciting new opportunities in the art world.
Service in the City

This year, five members of the class of 2010 have been selected as 2010-11 Philly Fellows, and are participating in a year-long service program founded by two Haverford alumni.
"DANIEL! I'm a Haverford Student"

Actor and Haverford alum Daniel Dae Kim '90 ("Lost") makes an appearance in our new Study Away blog, "Postcards from Abroad".
Alumni Relations and Annual Giving Announcements

Find out the latest news on the Annual Fund, ways for alumni and parents to stay connected to the College, and read about upcoming events.
2010 Alumni Association Volunteer Award Recipients Announced

Haverford congratulates the 2010 Volunteer Award winners for their sustained support to the College. Awards will be presented during Volunteer Leadership Weekend on October 1st.
Don Jamison '78: Symphony Commissions New Work from the Composer

Jamison is the featured composer for the Vermont Symphony Orchestra's Made in Vermont Festival tour. The orchestra will perform his composition "It is Time," which was inspired by a poem written by German Poet Rainer Maria Rilke.
Nick Bruel '87: A New Book from the Children's Author and Illustrator

The Tarrytown, New York, creator of books for kids (Boring, Who is Melvin Bubble? ) has just published a new installment in his Bad Kitty series, titled Bad Kitty Vs. Uncle Murray.
Exploring the "Urban Colonies" of Utica

Associate Dean Phil Bean talks about his new book, The Urban Colonists: Italian American Identity and Politics in Utica, New York
Fall 2010 Faculty Updates

Highlighting faculty professional activities, including conferences, exhibitions, performances and publications.
Studying Abroad in Russia

Senior Reilly Costigan-Humes is spending the academic year at St. Petersburg University courtesy of the David L. Boren Scholarship, which provides funding for study in countries critical to U.S. security. Costigan-Humes is the first Haverford student to receive this scholarship.
The End of a Television Era

Chris Goutman '73, executive producer of the long-running soap opera "As the World Turns," reflects on the show's cancellation and the decline of soaps in general in TIME Magazine.