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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.

Writing Their Way Out

Memoirs by Alistair McHarg '72 and T McKinley '84 chronicle lives derailed by bipolar disorder and depression. Telling their stories was a way to heal, help othersâ€”and maybe shatter some stigmas along the way.
Phin Barnes '98 on Bloomberg TV

The First Round Capital partner discusses the“internet of things” and the importance of design in the relationship between consumers and technology on <em>Market Makers</em>.
A Student-Faculty Research Collaboration Takes Off

Suzanne Amador Kane (Haverford Physics) and her student research team used bird-mounted cameras to examine how falcons pursue their prey. Since their research was published in The Journal of Experimental Biology, the study has been attracting international media attention and a YouTube video of footage from a "falconcam" has gone viral.
Elena Satten-Lopez '12 Interns at The White House

For the past five months the recent graduate worked in the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs focused on Latino outreach.
William Davidon in The Philadelphia Inquirer

The late math and physics professor's life and work for the anti-war movement, including his role in the 1971 FBI break-in, is explored.
Ford Games: Life Coach

Tal Alter '98 turns a love of baseball into a career devoted to building brighter futures for kids.
William Earle Williams in ARTNews

The Audrey A. and John L. Dusseau Professor in Humanities and professor of fine arts is interviewed about his photography exhibit <em>A Stirring Song Sung Heroic</em>, which was up in the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery in the fall and opens at Lehigh University on Jan. 22
Haverford Conversation: Elizabeth Greenspan '99 talks about "the battle for Ground Zero."

Michael Paulson '96 interviews Elizabeth Greenspan '99 about her new book, Battle for Ground Zero: Inside the Political Struggle to Rebuild the World Trade Center.
William Davidon in The New York Times

The late math and physics professor (1927-2013) was one of a recently revealed group of antiwar activists who broke into the F.B.I. offices in Media, Pa., and uncovered documents that exposed extensive spying against dissident groups.
Robert Linn '70 Joins De Blasio Administration

The former chief labor negotiator under Mayor Edward Koch was appointed to be new Mayor Bill De Blasio's director of labor relations.
Associate Professor of Music Tom Lloyd Featured on WHYY

The "Friday Arts" segment aired January 3. Lloyd is the artistic director of the Bucks County Choral Society.
Statement on the ASA Boycott of Israel

President Daniel Weiss and senior leadership oppose boycott.
Michael Kiefer To Leave Haverford

Our Vice President for Institutional Advancement is pursuing an interest in international affairs. Ann West Figueredo '84 has been appointed Interim VP.
Vote for Your Favorite "Lloyd Lights"

The denizens of Lloyd Hall have once again festooned each entry with lights in celebration of the season; cast your vote for your favorite entryway!
Roads Taken and Not Taken: Sarah McMane â€˜94

Sarah McMane '94 loved her Customs experience at Haverford so much, she used it as a model for a program she created at the high school where she now teaches English.