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.

Promoting Reproductive Rights

With the help of funding from Haverford's Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, Blase A. Provitola '11 is interning at Planned Parenthood in Philadelphia, where they are helping to promote reproductive rights and sex education at the state and national level.
Teaching English in China

Four bi-co students are spending the summer teaching English to children and middle school teachers in China, thanks to a program sponsored by the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship.
I Can Has Art Show?

Hurford Humanities Center Associate Director James Weissinger '06 co-curated "Kat Culchur," an exhibition exploring the unique relationship between humans and felines. Organized by the Philadelphia artists of FLUXspace, the show debuted in London's Tate Modern art gallery this spring and is now on view through August 15 in Philadelphia.
Fighting Discrimination in France

Natalie Zych '11 is spending this summer in Paris, interning with two organizations that work together to promote equality in France.
Four Fords at the Fringe

On the schedule for the September Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe is a new production from The Groundswell Players, whose members include Ali King, Jack Meaney, Jesse Paulsen, all â€˜09, and Scott Sheppard '06. For a post on the Festival blog, summer intern Ellen Freeman '11 spoke to them about their play <em>How to Solve a Bear</em> and their plans for a June 26th fundraiser.
Using Material Objects to Express American Jewish Identity

In his new book, Material Culture and Jewish Thought in America, religion professor Ken Koltun-Fromm brings together the fields of cultural studies and modern Jewish thought.
Senior Reilly Costigan-Humes Receives Scholarship to Study in Russia

Costigan-Humes is the first Haverford student to win a David L. Boren Scholarship, which will allow him to study Russian at St. Petersburg University during the 2010-11 academic year.
Returning Descartes

At a special ceremony and gala celebration in Paris on June 8, Haverford College and the Institut de France marked the return of a long-lost letter written by philosopher Rene Descartes, and the beginning of new scholarly connections.
16th-Century Songs Presented in a 21st-Century Format

Professor of Music Richard Freedman has developed a website that provides access to music books published in the 1500s by Parisian printer Nicolas Du Chemin. The site, which is now live, was created with funds from a National Endowment for the Humanities "Digital Humanities" grant.
National Teaching Award Goes to Haverford Alumna

Alexandra Rodriguez-Negron '02, a high school chemistry teacher in Puerto Rico, has won the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
â€œAmen for Racial Harmonyâ€

A <em>Philadelphia Inquirer</em> article celebrates a concert program co-organized by associate professor of music Thomas Lloyd that brought together the choir of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas and the Bucks County Choral Society. Lloyd, director of the Haverford and Bryn Mawr chamber singers and chorale, is artistic director of the Bucks County group.
Steve Emerson Returns Descartes Letter to French Library

President Emerson traveled to Paris to return a letter written by the French philosopher that had been stolen from the Institut de France more than 160 years ago. The letter was discovered in an autograph collection donated to the College in 1902.
Haverford's Annual Fund: Pass It On!

To mark the last month of the Annual Fund year which ends on June 30th, we're asking you to“pass it on” by making a gift to the Annual Fund and spreading the word about its impact by using the "Share" feature on the right.
Summer 2010 Faculty Updates

Highlighting faculty professional activities, including conferences, exhibitions, performances and publications.
Mark Rembert '07 Nominated for Do Something Award

The award recognizes young people who are making a difference in their communities and in the world. Rembert is co-director of Energize Clinton County, which supports innovative economic endeavors in his hometown of Wilmington, Ohio.