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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.

WHAT THEY LEARNED: Isabel Gross ’17

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Alumni

Inspired by her semester abroad in Chile, the Spanish major studied the subversive power of Chilean songwriter-poet Violeta Parra’s political songs.
Summer Centered: Rebecca Fisher ‘18 Practices Social Entrepreneurship in Uganda

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Students, Centers

The romance languages major is working with financial tech start-up Ubuntu Capital as a Whitehead Intern.
Where They’re Headed: Tejan Walcott ’17

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Alumni

The former mainstay on the Fords men’s soccer team is translating his athletic passions into a Sales Associate role with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Summer Centered: Maria Padrón ’19 Supports Restorative Justice in Maine

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Students, Centers

The rising junior and psychology major is working with Maine-Wabanaki REACH to build cross-cultural collaborations that empower the state’s Native population.
Summer Reading: Anna Fodde-Reguer

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Campus

The humanities librarian suggests two nonfiction titles and a beautifully drawn, almost-wordless graphic novel about creativity.
Where They’re Headed: Rachael Garnick ’17

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Alumni

The political science major will help devise communication strategies at San Francisco-based brand marketing and advertising agency Swirl, which is run by a fellow Ford.
Summer Centered: Hope Ebert ’19 Brings Moxie to Farming

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Students, Centers

The biology major is interning with Food Moxie, a Philly-based food-justice co-op and partner of the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship.
Summer Centered: Nhi Nguyen ’18 Works with the Smithsonian’s First Community Museum

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At the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum, the anthropology major and museum studies minor is learning about and reaching out to the southeastern D.C. community.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Chloe Wang ’17

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Alumni, Science

The chemistry major and environmental studies minor used untargeted chemical analysis to study honeybee health.
Where They’re Headed: Nora Tien ’17

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Alumni

The computer science major will begin the Google Engineering Residency program in New York this fall.
Summer Centered: Christopher Bechen ’18 Archives Activist Media in Philly

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Students, Centers

At the Media Mobilizing Project, the double major in fine arts and growth and structure of cities will begin organizing video documentation of city activism for the creation of a public archive.
Summer Reading: Rachael Beyer

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Campus

The art registrar suggests three titles (two nonfiction, one fiction) about community and utopia.
Summer Centered: Reilly Milburn ’19 and Justin Otter ’19 Simulate Galaxies in the Sunshine State

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Students, Centers

At the University of Florida in Gainesville, the two rising juniors are using supercomputer models to learn about the evolution of the universe’s early galaxies.
Shu-wen Wang Earns Two Early Career Awards

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Faculty

In the span of just 12 months, the assistant professor of psychology has been honored by the Asian American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program.
Where They’re Headed: Rebecca Miller ’17

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Alumni

After changing her mind about becoming a biomedical engineer, the math major and statistics minor will use her love of numbers as a marketing data analyst at Crossix.