Haverford Headlines

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.

Senior Ian Goldberg Interviewed in Jewish Journal

The economics major talks about playing basketball at Haverford.
Honorary Degree Recipients Announced for Commencement 2012

At Commencement 2012, Haverford College will award honorary degrees to doctor, professor and public health expert Robert C. Bollinger '79; oceanographer and environmentalist Sylvia A. Earle; and former Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Margaret H. Marshall.
Christopher Johnson '74 Named One of the "Best Mayo Clinic Docs Ever"

The former director of pediatric critical care service and professor of pediatrics is number 39 on a list of 50 medical luminaries from the Clinic's history.
Two Seniors Earn Watson Fellowships

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awards, Alumni

Maya Barlev and Erin Islo (both '12) have been awarded $25,000 to fund yearlong independent projects abroad.
Student Organizers Expand Public Observing Program

Maya Barlev and Megan Bedell (both '12) have doubled the number of on-campus astronomy events held this year.
Cooking up a Food Revolution

Tamar Adler '99, author of acclaimed food manifesto/cookbook <em>An Everlasting Meal,</em> will do a cooking workshop with students as part of Tri-Co Food Week. Adler, featured in the cover story of the latest <em>Haverford</em> magazine, <a href="http://calendar.swarthmore.edu/calendar/EventList.aspx?fromdate=3/16/201... at Swarthmore College on March 18.
Winter 2012 Faculty Updates

Highlighting faculty professional activities, including conferences, exhibitions, performances and publications.
Karan Shah '09 Interviewed on Good Morning Mumbai

The co-founder of Grow-Trees.com discussed his <a href="http://www.grow-trees.com/home.aspx">socially beneficial business</a>, which has planted more than 216,000 trees to offset carbon, create low-skill jobs and improve wildlife habitats.
Jennifer Zelnick '12 Named Luce Scholar

The fellowship will provide the anthropology major with a stipend, language training and a year-long immersion experience in Asia.
On Film, Politics, History and AIDS

Canadian director John Greyson comes to campus for a screening of and conversation about Fig Trees, his "documentary opera" about two AIDS activists. He'll also take part in a panel discussion.
The Philadelphia Inquirer Reviews the "Fine" Jack Carnell Show

The exhibit, which is up through April 22 in the Atrium Gallery, was curated by Professor William Earle Williams.
Friend in Residence 2012

Quaker scholar of environmental policy Peter G. Brown '61 will be "Friend in Residence" and give a public lecture on March 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Math Professor Aids Call for Freedom of Education in Iran

Lynne Butler is one of the organizers of an on-campus documentary screening, panel discussion and petition drive in support of higher education for BahÃ¡'Ãs in Iran.
A New Way to Look at Plants

A matching grant awarded to Assistant Professor of Biology Jonathan Wilson has helped him add a sophisticated new piece of equipment to his lab. The portable infrared gas analyzer allows biology students to easily measure rates of photosynthesis.
Life After Life

Haverford House fellow Emily Bock '11, with support from the CPGC, organized a discussion of the criminal justice system. Among the panelists: Tyrone Werts, whose life sentence for murder was commuted after he spent 36 years in prison.