Haverford Headlines

As chair of the HIV clinic at the Mayo Clinic, director of its HIV transplant services, associate dean of the Mayo School of Health Sciences, and associate professor of medicine, Dr. Stacey Rizza is on the front lines of treating and understanding HIV and hepatitis C.

The assistant professor of chemistry will receive $560,681 to fund her research on natural product synthases and related outreach activities, including the creation of a professional development series to expose undergraduates to career opportunities in the chemical sciences.

An increasing number of international students are being drawn to Haverford by the promise of intellectual exploration, academic rigor, and close-knit community. Once here, they must also contend with unfamiliar food and strange American social customs, and a climate that may be way outside their comfort zone. Easing the intercultural adjustment on campus is a robust support program for students from abroad.

The children's book author and illustrator of the Paddington Bear series is interviewed by Nick Bruel '87, creator of the Bad Kitty series. 

The student-run Meditation Group aims to introduce more members of the Haverford community to meditation and to help foster their practices.

Our assistant professor of linguistics, a field linguist who studies the Zapotec languages of Mexico, talks about what it’s like to see her profession portrayed on film.