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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.

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Club Life: Haverford Outdoors Club

The Haverford Outdoors Club offers meaningful positive outdoors experience, no matter a student’s experience or financial circumstances.

Two students look at a clipboard as they register to vote in the GIAC. One is wearing a black Haverford t-shirt with the black squirrel on it.

News & Updates

The Run-Up Winds Down

As Election Day nears, Fords embrace their role as a critical voting bloc.

Summer Centered: Johanna Fowler's Dog Days of Summer

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Students, Centers, Science

The rising junior and aspiring veterinarian is gaining career-track experience through a research position at the University of Pennsylvania.
Where They’re Headed: Kofi Kwakwa ’19

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The international studies major is interning at KiCK Global, a Barcelona-based marketing agency, prior to pursuing a similar position back in the U.S.
Summer Centered: Velay Scholar Michelle Lin ’20 Builds on Years of Chemistry Research

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The chemistry major is continuing her work as a research assistant for Professor Robert Scarrow with an eye towards her thesis.
Where They’re Headed: Heather Robinson ’19

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The psychology major and dance minor is splitting her time between her two respective passions at a Harvard Lab and a Cambridge ballet studio.
Summer Centered: Isabel Clements '21 Defends Human Rights

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The political science major is pushing for justice for medical facilities harmed in the Syrian conflict as an intern at Physicians for Human Rights.
What They Learned: Reilly Milburn ’19

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Physics and astronomy double major Reilly Milburn ’19 used his thesis to investigate both an exciting kind of astronomical object and the tools used to detect these objects.
Summer Centered: Shufan Xia '21 Joins the Flock

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The physics major is learning more about our winged companions by examining the scientific intricacies of their feathers.
Where They’re Headed: Nico Kaplan ’19

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Political science major and Spanish minor Nico Kaplan ’19 is exploring the relationship between political and cultural projects by working with documentary distribution company Argot Pictures to reach Spanish-speaking audiences and organizations that stand committed to supporting immigrant communities in NYC.
Summer Centered: Cayley Montoya ’20 Designs Dream Vacations

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Whitehead Intern Cayley Montoya ’20 is using her love of travel and trip planning for her internship with the New York City-based travel agency Valerie Wilson Travel, where she works with the leisure department to design trips on a client-by-client basis.
What They Learned: Rachel Wolfson ’19

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The softball player and sociology major explored how trending boutique fitness studios impact contemporary notions of health, wellness, and femininity in an era defined by universalizing pushes for gender equality.
Summer Centered: Matthew Ridley '19 Spends a Summer at the Museum

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The history major is deepening his knowledge of the field of museum studies at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
What They Learned: Sam Epstein ’19

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The chemistry major’s thesis involved innovative research that was published in a high-impact science journal.
Where They’re Headed: Tai Nguyen ’19

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The economics major will be joining IBM at their Burlington, VT., location as a data scientist.
Summer Centered: Jessica Lopez ’21 Strives for Positive Social Impact

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Anthropology major Jessica Lopez ’21 is doing her Whitehead Internship with real estate group Shift Capital to learn how a for-profit real estate group can emphasize positive social impact.
What They Learned: Paul Brucia Breitenfeld ’19

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Classical languages major Paul Brucia Breitenfeld ’19 used the cultural allusions in a second-century North African Latin novel to understand the reach and oppression of the Roman empire.