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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.

What They Learned: Rebecca Chang ’19

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Alumni

Personal experience and a semester abroad in Peru informed the growth and structure of cities major’s thesis.
Summer Centered: Mary Cott ’21 Peeks Behind the Curtain

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Students, Centers

Education studies minor Mary Cott ’21 is honing her passions for both dance and education by interning with the instructional wings of two New York City-based dance companies.
Quaker Values and Digital Scholarship

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Campus, Faculty

Haverford is committed to making important texts accessible to all, and recently made “Studies in Mystical Religion” by famed Quaker educator and philosopher Rufus M. Jones available to the HathiTrust, a digital library offering millions of titles.
Where They’re Headed: Kirsten Mullin ’19

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The political science major was motivated to pursue a MENAR Fellowship teaching in Tunisia following a CPGC summer-internship abroad in Morocco.
What They Learned: Alexandra Corcoran ’19

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Alumni

The political science and Spanish double major built her thesis upon two summers’ worth of experience studying Medicaid policy and reform with the Georgetown Center for Children and Families.
Summer Centered: Rachel Spitzer '20 Lends a Helping Hand to Children

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The psychology major has a summer internship at Riverside Early Intervention, a center for children with developmental delays and neurological disorders.
Brook Danielle Lillehaugen Receives ACLS Digital Extension Grant

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Faculty, awards

The associate professor of linguistics will use these funds to continue her ongoing work preserving the endangered inidigenous Zapotec language.
What They Learned: Kevin Medansky ’19

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Alumni

The French and Francophone studies major’s thesis took on a unique form, born out of a continued interest in theater and performance and using resources from across the Tri-College Consortium.
What They Learned: Kofi Acheampong ’19

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The chemistry major’s thesis offers valuable insights into the field of biochemistry, but also the act of research itself.
Margaret Morris '90: Outsmarting Smart Technology

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Alumni, magazine

The psychologist, researcher, professor, and author discusses her most recent book Left to Our Own Devices: Outsmarting Smart Technology to Reclaim Our Relationships, Health, and Focus.
Where They’re Headed: Christina Bowen ’19

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Alumni

The religion major discusses how her interdisciplinary studies in the peace, justice, and human rights concentration have prepared her for the challenges of a career in law.
What They Learned: Dylan Slack ’19

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The computer science major explored the development of different forms of machine learning in his thesis.
Summer Centered: VCAM Veteran Emily Dombrovskya ’19 Plays a New Part

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Students, Centers

History of art major and recipient of multiple Hurford Center-sponsored internships Emily Dombrovskya ’19 is spending the summer working behind the scenes as the Hurford Center summer assistant.
Where They’re Headed: Jimmy Wu ’19

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Alumni

The multi-talented physics major will be teaching and coaching while pursuing a graduate degree in education in the hopes of working with English language learners and immigrant students in America.
Exhibitions Boom

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Campus, magazine

Thanks to its flexible Create Spaces, and resources and support, the new Visual Culture, Arts, and Media building has made possible a surge in faculty-inspired, curriculum-related, and student-initiated creative projects on campus.