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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.

Summer Centered: Griffin Kaulbach ’21 Mixes Up Some Microbiomes

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Students, Centers, Science

The environmental studies major is exploring how agricultural conditions come to impact plant health by investigating the biology of plant microbiomes in a lab at the University of California, Berkeley.
Eighth Chesick Cohort’s First Taste of Haverford

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Students

At the end of June, the eighth cohort of John P. Chesick Scholars began the summer portion of the program. They were welcomed to campus for the session by an enthusiastic group of students, administrators, faculty, and alumni, and the following five weeks delivered them many exciting and eye-opening academic, social, and cultural experiences.
What They Learned: Alison Gibbons ’19

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For her thesis, the psychology major explored the effects of a particular hormone on pregnancy by studying mice.
Summer Centered: Noorie Chowdhury '21 Aids Refugees in Greece

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Students, Centers

The independent studies major is spending her summer with the Refugee Youth Service in Athens, Greece, where she’s supporting the city’s young refugee community.
What They Learned: Sophie Hess ’19

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Alumni

The political science major studied the ways in which educational policies that group students by performance can lead to a type of intra-district segregation along racial and socioeconomic lines.
Summer Centered: Mack Somers '20 Enters the Art World

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The history of art major is exploring New York City’s art market with an internship at Pettit Art Partners.
Where They’re Headed: Tina Le ’19

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Alumni

The English major is starting her career as a case intake analyst with the Philadelphia-based class action law firm Berger Montague.
Summer Centered: Mallory Kastner '21 Tries on Some Genes

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The biology and environmental studies double major is spending her summer at a genetic engineering lab in her hometown of Strasbourg, France.
Where They’re Headed: Oscar Huang ’19

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Alumni

The chemistry major is moving to Illinois to pursue a Ph.D. in his field at Northwestern University.
Summer Centered: Grace Coberly '21 Shares the Benefits of Music

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Students, Centers

The music and linguistics double major has taken on two internships in the Chicago music world this summer.
What They Learned: Ceci Silberstein ’19

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Alumni

The first Haverford student ever to graduate with a major from the recently founded Bi-College Department of Environmental Studies used techniques she learned as a double major in mathematics to study stream health in Philadelphia.
Summer Centered: Johanna Fowler's Dog Days of Summer

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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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Alumni

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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Alumni

The psychology major and dance minor is splitting her time between her two respective passions at a Harvard Lab and a Cambridge ballet studio.