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Dali Pomfret is pictured on a baseball field. He leans against a chainlink fence while an out of focus scoreboard sits in the background.

Major League Mindset

Dali Pomfret '25 started out wanting to play professional baseball. After an eye-opening internship, he’s now got his mind set on an even loftier goal.

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

Alumni Haverford magazine

Building Futures

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

Faculty Students

Education as Liberation

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

WHAT THEY LEARNED: Kaziah White ’16

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The anthropology major’s passion for reproductive justice and interest in oral history informed her thesis, which gathers stories from abortion care providers.
Elizabeth Milicevic Awarded National Science Foundation Grant

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The assistant professor of mathematics and statistics will use the $128,000 grant to forward her research connecting problems in algebraic geometry and representation theory.
Summer Centered: David Zegeye ‘19 Studies the Evolution of Galaxies

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Students, Centers

The KINSC Scholar is getting a headstart on programming languages and cosmology doing research with Assistant Professor of Astronomy Desika Narayanan.
Summer Centered: Charles Hale ‘17 Analyzes Ant Behavior in Germany

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The biology major is conducting research on the genetic basis of the division of labor within ant colonies at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Divya Shiv ’16

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The English and psychology double major wrote two theses: one on <em>The God of Small Things</em> by Arundhati Roy and another on cultural differences in social support.
Haverford College Names New CPGC Executive Director

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Campus, Centers

Eric Hartman, currently a faculty member in the Staley School of Leadership Studies at the College of Education at Kansas State University, will lead the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship starting Sept. 1.
Summer Centered: Stephanie Terrell ‘18 Makes Summer Fun Accessible to People With Disabilities

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The Gertrude Albert Heller Memorial Grant is funding her internship at Camp Jabberwocky on Martha’s Vineyard.
Where They’re Headed: Katie Lee ’16

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The biology major ’16 will stay on campus in her new role as an admissions officer.
Summer Centered: Rosie Cohen ‘18 Educates, Empowers, and Inspires Girls in Rural West Virginia

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The history major is working as a teaching intern at High Rocks Academy, a free, nonprofit summer camp that supports young girls in Appalachia.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Nora Weathers ’16

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Inspired by a topic from her Superlab course, the chemistry major and environmental studies minor researched the long-term reservoirs of pesticide DDT—which has been banned for almost 50 years in the U.S.—in salt marsh sediment.
Updates for Alumni and Parents

New LGBTQ+ Affinity Group… Padín Scholarship celebration… Help plan your reunion… Alumni Awards nominations
Where They’re Headed: Alana Thurston ’16

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After she finishes her six-week ecological field and lab work at the Toolik Lake field station in Alaska, Alana Thurston ‘16 will become a laboratory and field technician at Drexel University’s Patrick Center for Environmental Research.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Ty Joplin ’16

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The political science major researched radicalization, trying to understand why individuals join groups like ISIS.
Building A Bridge Between Campus and Philadelphia

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Alumni, Centers

The most recent alumni of the Haverford House Fellowship program reflect on their experiences of the past year, including living together, working at local nonprofits, and creating projects that connect Haverford to local communities.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Carman Romano ’16

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The classical languages major explored the geography of the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone.