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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.

Summer Centered: Khady Ndiaye '26 Explores the Properties of Ionic Liquids as a Chemistry Lab Intern

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Students, Campus, Centers

In an internship funded by the Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center, Ndiaye is working in the lab of Assistant Professor of Chemistry Clyde Daly.
Summer Centered: Noah Kogut Levin '26 Works With Environmental Organizations in Brazil

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Students, Campus, Centers

Over the course of two internships in Rio de Janeiro sponsored by the Center for Career and Professional Advising, Levin is learning about protecting the environment from both a hands-on and a policymaking perspective.
What They Learned: Anubhav Sharma ’23

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Alumni

The math and computer science double major explored the applications of finite fields in cryptography.
With 1,000 Trees Planted, Haverford College Arboretum Achieves 10-Year Plan in 5

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Haverford Arboretum

When Sally Anderson interviewed for the job of Haverford College Arboretum Plant Curator in the winter of 2017, Director Claudia Kent didn’t beat around the bush—or more appropriately, the trees—about what the job would entail.

"We have to plant 1,000 trees in 10 years," Kent told her.
What They Learned: Eva White ’23

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Alumni

The physics major and environmental studies minor used her thesis research to explore the sustainability efforts by Haverford College to design a microgrid.
Summer Centered: Mimi Tran ’23 Supports Fishadelphia

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Alumni, Campus, Centers

With support from the Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities, Tran is working with seafood CSA Fishadelphia’s social media and content team.
Summer Centered: Callie Rabins ’25 Gets Hands-On With Organic Agriculture in Italy

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Students, Campus, Centers

Rabins is working at three different farms across Italy as part of a self-designed internship supported by the Center for Career and Professional Advising.
What They Learned: Juliana Brinn ’23

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Alumni

The history major focuses on a concept of anthropophagy and its role in 20th century artistic representations of Indigenous people.
What They Learned: Emily Hsiang ’23

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Alumni

Hsiang’s senior thesis “Franny: A Musical” is a one-act musical written for two voices and piano, originally performed by Aviana Rivera (“Franny”), Joseph Correale (“Lane”), and Ting Ting Wong (piano).
What They Learned: Jack Crump ’23

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Alumni

Jack Crump’s thesis journey helped him realize the type of research he enjoys, leading him to continue a similar line of work as he pursues his PhD in physics.
Statement in Response to Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action

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Campus

The following message was sent to Haverford students, faculty, and staff on Thursday, June 29.
What They Learned: Samantha Silverman ’23

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Alumni

Wildfires, flooding, and differential equations are at the heart of Sam Silverman’s math thesis.
Haverford Scientist uses Exotic Stars to Tune into Hum from Cosmic Symphony

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Faculty

Prof. of Physics and Astronomy Andrea Lommen helped found the group that continues to break new ground in the study of pulsars.
Asian American Studies Minor Marks a Successful Inaugural Year

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Academics

A combined effort of the Tri-College Consortium of Haverford, Swarthmore, and Bryn Mawr, the new minor is an interdisciplinary curriculum designed to help students develop an understanding of Asian American experiences, histories, cultures, and art.
Kim Spang Named Vice President for Institutional Advancement

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Campus

The current vice president for advancement at Lafayette College will become the newest member of Haverford’s Senior Staff on Aug. 1.