Haverford Headlines

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.

Alumni

Brandon Alston ’14 Shares Research on Police Countersurveillance and “Camera Cues”

The Haverford alum returned to campus to share his most recent research on Black protectionism and the camera as self-defense.

Faculty

COOL CLASSES: “Design for All”

In Ronah Harris’ class, students are introduced to the creative problem-solving methodology of human-centered design.

Ethical Food With ETHOS

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Campus, Students

The student group’s name is an acronym for “ethical, transparent, homegrown, organic, and sustainable,” which is how they would like the food they consume here on campus to be produced.
Ecology, Place, And Poetics

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Campus

As part of her Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities-organized Tuttle Creative Residency on campus, poet Joan Naviyuk Kane gave a poetry reading and visited classes.
Do It In The Dark Encourages Energy Reduction

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Students, Campus

This year the residents of Gummere led the winners by reducing their consumption by 25.1 percent, and campus-wide the use of 4265 pounds of carbon were averted over the course of the competition.
COOKING THE COLLECTION: Rice Pudding

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Campus

Preparing historical recipes from Quaker and Special Collections’ cookbooks from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
#Haverhome

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Students

Jenna Medeiros ’18 is the winner of our Instagram contest for creatively decorated campus homes, and seniors Grace Mangigian and Sergio Fernandez are the runners up.
Vincent Warren ’86 Talks BlackLivesMatter

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Alumni

The executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights returned to campus to speak about his work and advocate for broad, visionary activism.
HC Board: Cosby Degree Rescinded

A report on the Board of Managers meeting held February 5–6, 2016.
Good Food at Plenary

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Students

Following a CPGC-sponsored trip to the Real Food Challenge Summit, members of Haverford’s ETHOS food-justice group brought a resolution to Plenary that aims to expand ethical, local, and ecologically sound food on campus.
Benjamin Williams '96 Wins U.S. Government's Highest Honor For Young Researchers

The UCLA associate professor of electrical engineering is one of only 105 people this year selected for a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Haverford is a Top Producer of U.S. Fulbright Students and Scholars

Five Fords from the Class of 2015 and two faculty members were selected for the 2015-2016 cohort of Fulbright recipients.
COOKING THE COLLECTION: English Cake

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Campus

Preparing historical recipes from Quaker and Special Collections’ cookbooks from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
COOL CLASSES: “Race, Poverty, and the U.S. Welfare State”

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Faculty

A political science course that introduces students to policies promoting the economic and social wellbeing of U.S. citizens.
Cristian Espinoza '18 Wins Minority Scholarship in Classics and Classical Archaeology

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Students, awards

The future religion major will use the award to fund ancient Greek language studies this summer.
Michael Jaharis 1928 – 2016

Michael Jaharis, one of Haverford College’s greatest benefactors and father of Steve Jaharis '82, died Feb. 17, 2016.
Peter Goldberger '71 Wins 2015 Robert C. Heeney Memorial Award

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Alumni, awards, press

The Philadelphia criminal defense lawyer received the recognition from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.