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.

Alumni Teachers Make the Grade

Ron Christie '91 and Neal Grabell '77 are just two of numerous Haverford alumni who return to campus to stand before the classroom.
Eric Karpeles '76 is Northern California Book Awards Winner

Karpeles, who gave a talk at Haverford in November, won a special recognition award for his book Paintings in Proust.
Ph.D Powerhouse

A report shows Haverford high in the rankings of colleges whose graduates go on to earn doctorates.
Filming Community History

Anthropology professor Maris Gillette and Corey Chao '08 reflect on working in community media with Philadelphia's Precious Places project.
Colin Cahill '07 Wins Fulbright Scholarship

The former anthropology major will spend 10 months studying issues of public art and censorship in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
A Space to Savor Silence

Haverford's long tradition of Fifth Day Meeting has been reinvented as Fourth Day Meeting. Faculty, students and staff now come together for reflection at a new time (Wednesday mornings at 9:45) and in a new place (The Philips Wing of Magill Library).
Winn Johnson '09 Wins Watson Fellowship

Johnson will use the Fellowship to research sustainability in gardens throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America next year.
Haverford Appoints New Dean of the College

Haverford College is pleased and proud to announce that Martha J. Denney is our new Dean of the College, effective July 1, 2009.
Alternative Spring Break

Instead of sunning it on a beach somewhere, Ingrid Pancoast and Katie Monroe, '12, opted to join other college students in a week of community service in inner city Philadelphia during spring break. They worked on a mural, labored in a community garden, helped out at a public high school and more. Read all about it on their blog.
Lecture: "Mysteries of the Dark Universe." by Prof. Rocky Kolb - Friday March 20 at 5pm

Rocky Kolb is the Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics and the College and Chair of the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Chicago. He is also the co-author of <em>The Early Universe</em> and appeared in several television productions.
Top of the World: Zoe Lloyd '09 Climbs one of the Planet's Highest Mountains

During winter break, Lloyd battled altitude sickness and temperatures both scalding and frigid as she, her mother and her brother hiked to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
David F. Hamilton '79 is Obama Pick

President Obama has nominated Hamilton, now a U.S. District Court judge, to the federal appeals court.
Haverford Announces Tuition, Financial Aid Plans for 2009-10

Continuing a longstanding commitment to making a Haverford College education as accessible as possible to as many as possible, the College Board of Managers has reaffirmed Haverford's commitment to an expanded Financial Aid program while approving the smallest percentage increase in tuition and fees in a decade.
Emma Lo '08 Featured in Global Pulse

Emma's fine arts senior thesis is highlighted in the American Medical Student Association's International Health Journal.
New at Bryn Mawr: Q&A with Sanford Schram

The Graduate School of Social Work visiting professor discusses welfare and the economic crisis.