Haverford Headlines

Scott Peltzer poses for a portrait in the shop at Brooklyn Woods. He is surrounded by numerous woodworking tools.

Building Futures

Through Brooklyn Woods, Scott Peltzer ’82 teaches job hunters a lost art and self-sustaining skills for life.

Education as Liberation

Philadelphia’s Freedom Side School imagines future intersections between education and anti-carceral movements with a Haverford first-year writing seminar.

Students

Changing Stigmatized Views of Menstruation in Nepal

For the past four years, Kripa Khatiwada '26 has been working with an eco-friendly feminine hygiene products company and supporting the women of her home country.

WHAT THEY LEARNED: Kyu Chang ’17

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The computer science major and statistics minor helps shed light on “dark” reactions.
Summer Centered: Katya Konradova ’19 Fights for Free Press in Eastern Europe

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The comparative literature major is applying her interest in journalism and communications to her work with the South East Europe Media Organization in Vienna, Austria.
Summer Reading: Julie Summerfield

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Our collection management and metadata services assistant makes five suggestions, including two titles for young readers, that involve unexpected connections and new worlds of possibility.
Summer Centered: Abby Cox ’18 Brings Archival Skills to Oklahoma

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The English major is exploring issues of class and race, working in the archives and special collections at the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Diana Schoder ’17

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The economics major and environmental studies minor combined her academic interests in a thesis exploring the illegal ivory trade.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Jane Shen ’17

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The English major applied theories of biopower to Aphra Behn’s 17th century novel Oroonoko.
Summer Centered: Mary Kearney-Brown ’19 Helps Give Voice to the Unheard at Voice of Witness

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The English major returned to her home state of California to intern at a San Francisco nonprofit that specializes in oral histories and human rights.
Duck Pond Reclamation Project

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Ensuring the well-being of a treasured campus ecosystem.
Summer Centered: Chelsea Richardson ’18 Aids Mitigation in Capital Punishment Cases

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The political science major is helping the Northern Virginia Capital Defender Office build defenses for clients facing the death penalty.
Raisa Williams 1947–2017

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The former first-year dean died July 13. She was 69.
Summer Reading: Margaret Schaus

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Our lead research and instruction librarian suggests three books that feature individuals taking action in difficult times.
Summer Centered: Rachel Wolfson ’19 Learns the Business Behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art

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The sociology major and history of art minor is part of the Museum Studies Internship Program, helping the PMA evaluate its pricing and membership-benefit practices in its group sales department.
Where They’re Headed: Emma Cohen ’17

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The history of art major, museum studies minor, and trained dancer is devoted to a future in the arts.
Summer Centered: Jake Ephron ’19 Practices Agroforestry in Belize

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At the Maya Mountain Research Farm, the biology major will help build a sustainable farming structure that promotes food security and a vibrant ecosystem.
Where They’re Headed: Audra Devoto ’17

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The biology major, who also completed the concentration in scientific computing, sees “things that are otherwise invisible” in her several microbiology-related jobs.