Haverford Headlines

Philadelphia Community College's main building is pictured in a landscape photo.

New Bi-Co Program Introduces Community College Students to a Liberal Arts Education

The weeklong immersion program, open to any current community college student, will welcome students to Haverford and Bryn Mawr campuses in June.

Faculty

Office Hour: Jonathan Wilson

The professor of environmental studies gives us a tour of his office.

Dali Pomfret is pictured on a baseball field. He leans against a chainlink fence while an out of focus scoreboard sits in the background.

Students Athletics

Major League Mindset

Dali Pomfret '25 started out wanting to play professional baseball. After an eye-opening internship, he’s now got his mind set on an even loftier goal.

What They Learned: Charlotte Scott ’21

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Alumni, Science

The comparative literature and psychology double major researched systems of inequity in her two theses.
Where They’re Headed: Lourdes Taylor ’21

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Alumni

The English major is continuing her studies in a Ph.D. program at the University of Chicago.
Summer Centered: Ben Pham Roodman '22 Helps Ensure Housing Stability for Philadelphians

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Students, Centers

The mathematics major is helping protect Philadelphians from the effects of gentrification in his work with Kensington Corridor Trust.
Summer Centered: Lyvia Yan ’23 Explores Economic Consulting

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Students; Centers

The philosophy major is learning about the field of consulting across multiple industries and building her analytical skills as a research assistant at Econsult Solutions.
What They Learned: Julia Pascarella ’21

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Alumni, Science

The biology major and environmental studies minor used her thesis to study the properties and behavior of Crithidia fasciculata with another Haverford alum.
Summer Centered: Luke Sheppard '24 Learns About Our Legal System

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Students, Centers

The rising sophomore is interning in Dauphin County Bar Association’s pro-bono department.
What They Learned: Jonah Benjamini ’21

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Alumni

For his thesis, the sociology major and psychology minor analyzed the United States’ structure of power under Donald Trump, comparing it to others around the world.
Summer Centered: Karlie Pollock ’22 Organizes Pediatric Concussion Data

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Students, Centers

The psychology major is doing neuropsychology research at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia’s center.
Summer Centered: Anita Zhu ’22 and Kate Scully ’22 Research Mental Health History

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Students, Centers

The history and psychology majors are Scattergood Behavioral Health Reading and Writing Interns in Quaker and Special Collections this summer.
What They Learned: Jacob Coleman ’21

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Alumni

The French and Francophone Studies and German and German Studies double major combined his language studies with literary analysis in his thesis, which explored Colette’s fiction through the lens of Hannah Arendt’s philosophical theories.
What They Learned: June Hoang ’21

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Alumni, Science, Students

The chemistry major explored molecular and enzymatic diversity in bacteria that has major pharmaceutical implications.
Summer Centered: Lía Hermosillo Rojas ’22 Ties the Past to the Present

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Students, Centers

The English major is curating a 1960s folk music exhibit at the Woody Guthrie Center this summer.
What They Learned: Joseph Weisberg ’21

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Alumni

The history and Spanish double major reexamined popular perceptions of the past, close to and far from home.
Summer Centered: Taylor Johnson ‘24 Documents the Life of Ira De Augustine Reid

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Centers, Students

The prospective sociology major is working with a documentary team to produce a film on the life of one of Haverford’s most important figures.
Summer Centered: Scott Kaiser '22 Gets With the (Chemistry) Program

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Students, Centers

The chemistry major is an early member of Assistant Professor Clyde Daly's lab, where he is part of a team researching carbon dioxide in ionic liquids this summer.