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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.
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Last week, the 387 students comprising the Class of 2028 began their transition to college life with Customs, Haverford’s signature orientation program.
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Highlighting faculty professional activities, including conferences, exhibitions, performances, awards, and publications.
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The classical culture and society major sought to understand a modern comic masterpiece through the lens of Homeric epics.
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The new artistic and managing director at Allentown Public Theater aims to make theater for the people of Allentown and stage performances all over the small Pennsylvanian city.
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The anthropology major is working on the Quality of Care program at the AIDS Institute in New York City.
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Inspired by endangered species from her home state, the fine arts major made paper lithographs of animals on colorful graphic backgrounds for her thesis exhibition.
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The comparative literature major is off to Miami for a job in the music industry.
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The CEO of Global Blood Therapeutics spoke to Haverford magazine about his company's experimental drug, GBT440, and its promise in treating people with sickle cell disease.
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"Students, you in particular model for us what it means for strangers of all backgrounds and persuasions to build and sustain a community of trust. Let us not minimize the challenge of that undertaking."
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After earning a growth and structure of cities degree, Bracker is working with nearby company Turner Construction as a pre-construction engineer.
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The history major was inspired by diaries she found in Quaker and Special Collections to craft a thesis on the transition to womanhood in mid-19th century Philadelphia Quaker communities.
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Just across the Delaware River, the sociology major shares a family practice he’s known for over a decade.
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The chemistry major and environmental science minor used machine learning to search for compounds that could most efficiently function in solar cells.
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The Spanish major is continuing his work in marketing with tech startup Hidrate Inc., which produces smart water bottles.
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The comparative literature major is in Los Angeles interning at the largest archive of gay and lesbian materials in the world.
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The astrophysics major simulated galaxy formations to test the efficacy of galaxy merger detection methods.
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