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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.

"This I Believe" with David Thornburgh '80

The executive director of the University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government contributed to the popular NPR series on May 22.
New Award Honors Three Professors for Encouraging Student Scholarship

Craig Borowiak (Political Science), Bret Mulligan (Classics), and Iruka Okeke (Biology) have been recognized for their classroom innovations with the Life Cycle of the Student Scholar Award.
Charles F. Wurster '52 Receives Honorary Doctor of Sciences

The State University of New York at Stony Brook honored Wurster, one of the founders of the Environmental Defense Fund, for his legacy as a lifelong steward of the environment. In his acceptance speech he recounted the early history of the EDF, which played a key role in making environmental issues part of the national agenda.
The Future of Science

Associate professor of physics Stephon Alexander explores the question "Just What is Dark Energy" in a new book that spotlights the work of top young scientists in a variety of fields.
Medieval Mystic Inspires Fine Arts Professor's New Exhibition

"Twelve Gates: Encounter with Hildegard of Bingen," featuring mixed media works by Assistant Professor Hee Sook Kim, runs through June 8 at Brooklyn's Chi Contemporary Fine Art Gallery.
Viewing Personal Relationships Through the Lens of Social Justice in South Africa

Anthropology professor Zolani Ngwane traveled to South Africa during winter break to lay ground for a new class and an ongoing project that will involve Haverford students.
Physics Professor Peter Love Wins Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award

The award recognizes full-time faculty members with outstanding teaching records.
Graduate Fellowship Sends Anna Pancoast '09 to Explore Galaxies

Pancoast will pursue a Ph.D. in physics at UC Santa Barbara with the help of a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship.
Howard Shelanski '86 Appointed to FTC Post

A Georgetown Law professor, he is named Deputy Director for Antitrust of the Bureau of Economics.
Madeleine Schlefer '09 Heads to Indonesia to Pursue Davis Project for Peace

With funding from the Davis United World College Scholars Program, Schlefer hopes to use Indonesia's past turmoil in promoting future peace.
Congratulations Class of 2009!

For the first time in 26 years, Haverford's commencement moved indoors. Visit the <a href="http://news.haverford.edu/blogs/haverblog/">Haverblog</a> for details. <a href="http://www.haverford.edu/ns/commencement/2009">Watch the video!</a>
Thomas Farley '77 Named New York City Health Commissioner

An infectious disease expert who directs Tulane University's Department of Community Health Sciences, Farley joins the health department just as the city is contending with a swine flu outbreak.
Haverford Alum Receives Honorary Degree at Nearby College

Tony Petitti '83 Delivered the Commencement Address at Delaware Valley College.
Listen Up: Ben Finane '99 Helms New Magazine for Classical Music Lovers

Listen: Life with Classical Music, of which Finane is editor-in-chief, is the first American lifestyle magazine geared specifically towards fans of the genre.
Prof. Anita Isaacs Observes the Charged Political Situation in Guatemala

Political scientist Anita Isaacs, an authority on the history of civil war and reconciliation in Guatemala, just returned from a visit to the country. In this Q&A she discusses the recent assassination of a lawyer who had taped a video blaming the country's president should he be murdered, and the growing strife that has resulted.