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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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Two Students Receive Innovation Microgrants

The grants provided by the Haverford Innovations Program are intended to sustain Fords' entrepreneurial spirit during the busy academic year.

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Game Changer: Inside the Athletics Action Plan

The new plan aims to elevate the field of play, and not just for student-athletes.

Where They’re Headed: Jeremy Graf Evans ’18

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Alumni

The political science major and environmental studies minor is pursuing his passion for social justice with a volunteer position at the New Economy Coalition.
Summer Centered: Peter Kurtz ’19 Spends His Summer Immersed in "Leaves of Grass"

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Students, Centers

This summer, the comparative literature major is studying Walt Whitman for an independent research project funded by the Hurford Center.
Where They’re Headed: Josiah Legaspi ’18

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Alumni, Science

The physics major is earning his masters in mechanical engineering at the University of Pennsylvania through Haverford’s 4+1 partnership program with the university.
Summer Centered: Ethan Emmert '19 Reads a Room

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The religion major is interning with the Pennsylvania Humanities Council through the John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities’ Philly Partnerships program.
Where They’re Headed: Sophia Abraham-Raveson ’18

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Alumni, Arts

The English major is returning for a second year as the summer fellow with BlackStar Film Festival, which “showcases films by black people from around the world.”
Summer Centered: Saket Sekhsaria '20 Brings Hollywood to Haverford

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Sponsored by the John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities, the film and media studies and economics double major is conducting an independent investigation into the role of theaters in the movie industry.
Where They’re Headed: John Halifax ’18

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Alumni, Science

From an academic path in chemistry to a career in child literary, John Halifax is broadening his horizons as a Quaker Voluntary Service fellow at West Philadelphia Alliance for the Children.
Summer Centered: Daniel Mayo ’19 Fights for Change in Chile

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With support from the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, the psychology major and health studies minor is fighting for civil rights and liberties for the LGBT community in Chile.
Summer Centered: Peter Baroff ’20 Explores Economic Development in Ardmore

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Hoping to become more familiar with the area surrounding the College, Baroff is interning with the Ardmore Initiative this summer.
What They Learned: Justin Brendel ’18

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The religion major wrote his thesis on the digitization of the Bible—and whether or not that has consequences for Christians’ relationship to its content.
Summer Centered: Diane Moore '20 Brings Advertising into the Digital Age

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The economics major and music minor is a Whitehead Intern at WIT Strategy.
Where They’re Headed: Josh Fried ’18

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Alumni

The political science major, who’s considering running for office himself one day, is currently working for Democratic nominee Chrissy Houlahan’s campaign.
Summer Centered: Yifan Zhang ’21 Digs Deep at the Haagerup Field School

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With support from the Center for Career and Professional Advising’s Deborah Lafer-Scher International Internship fund, the prospective anthropology major is unearthing Denmark’s past—literally.
What They Learned: Katie Sullivan ’18

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Alumni, Science

The biology major and neuroscience minor explored “the unknown” in her thesis, conducting research on the cutting edge of the field of glycobiology.
Summer Centered: Matthew Ridley ’19 Sees Data Creatively

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The history major with a concentration in Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Studies is applying quantitative data and analysis to the humanities at DataArts.