Haverford Headlines

Community Care and Resources in Response to Israel-Gaza

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.

Olivia Davis smiles in a portrait taken in front of Haverford's KINSC

Summer Centered Students Campus Centers

Summer Centered: Olivia Davis '27 Explore the Promise of Tree Extracts to Combat Neurodegenerative Diseases

For Davis, a prospective biology major, the research she’s pursuing at Haverford is deeply personal.

Two men sit at a table in a library setting while filming a documentary.

Alumni

Documentary Spotlights Pioneering Professor

Dr. Ira Reid: Haverford College’s Unsung Scholar Activist explores the impact of Haverford's first Black professor.

In the 'Shark Tank'

Ryan Frankel '06 introduces his start-up company, Verbalizeit, to a national audience on the ABC reality show.
Anthony Amsterdam '57 in Salon, New Book

In an excerpt from the forthcoming book <em>A Wild Justice</em>, which details the history of capital punishment in the U.S., Amsterdam is called "surely the most important individual lawyer. No other attorney in American history has had such a profound influence on civil rights issues."
Summer 2013 Internships: Aiding Special Needs Children in Bulgaria

Adam Morollo '14 is working with the Karin Dom Foundation through an internship funded by the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship
Fords in Philly

Once plagued by a "brain drain," Haverford's big city neighbor has become an increasingly popular post-commencement destination for the College's grads, many of whom are working to better life for all in their adopted hometown.
Interview: The Allergy Buster

Allergist Kari Nadeau '88 is leading a daring medical study that aims to retrain the immune systems of children with severe food allergies.
Tolulope Oladele '13 Earns Heinz Fellowship

The former religion major will spend the next two years in Pittsburgh mentoring and tutoring students while earning a graduate degree.
Bowling Them Over on the Cricket Field

Cricketer Alisa Strayer '13â€”who picked up the sport her freshman yearâ€”surprises with her“flighty ball.”
Q&A: Attorney Mark Geragos '79 on his new book about the criminal justice system.

The Los Angeles attorney talks about his new book, Mistrial: An Inside Look at How the Criminal Justice System Works...and Sometimes Doesn't.
Summer 2013 Internships: Farming with Refugees

Alanna Matteson '15 is interning at the Refugee and Immigrant Fund's Urban Farm Recovery Project at the Brooklyn Grange urban rooftop farm.
Susanna Wing in The Global Post

The associate professor of political science is interviewed about yesterday's Malian elections.
Summer 2013 Internships: Teaching Du Bois

Alexandra Wolkoff '14 is spending her summer working on the University of Pennsylvania School of Design project "The Ward: Race and Class in Du Bois' Seventh Ward."
In the Collection

Spotlighting the rare and marvelous holdings of Quaker & Special Collections.
Ileana Garcia '08 in Al Dia

The special assistant to Councilman At Large David Oh is interviewed about her work at Philadelphia City Council and how Haverford helped prepare her for it in the city's largest Spanish-language newspaper.
Seth Gillihan in Scientific American

The visiting assistant professor of psychology is interviewed for an article about using brain scans to diagnose mental illness.
Angelo Ngai '13 Presents Senior Thesis in Hong Kong

The sociology major and Mandarin Chinese minor shared his work on the fundamental differences between a western liberal and Chinese Confucian view of law and politics at an international academic conference in June.