Haverford Headlines


  • Kim is featured in the <em>Wall Street Journal's</em> Speakeasy blog.

  • The Aperture Foundation marked the publication of Strand in Mexico, the new book by Professor of History James Krippner, with a two-day symposium on the seminal photographer and an exhibition of his work.
  • On October 1st, Haverford welcomed Cathy '72 and Jim '73 Koshland to campus to thank them for generously endowing the Directorship of the John B. Hurford '60 Humanities Center. View our photo gallery from the dedication celebration.

  • Students and faculty are enhancing their research with new, high-tech instruments purchased courtesy of a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
  • The Haverford sophomore has organized a benefit concert to help Pakistan, where more than 20 million people have been affected by the floods. Along with raising money, Shahid hopes the event will educate concert goers about the crisis, the low levels of giving it has inspired internationally, and "the politics of humanitarianism."
  • Gaestel, who lives and works as a journalist in Port-au-Prince, spoke at Haverford about her experiences at two events organized by the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship. In an interview, she discussed her motivation for the move to Haiti and the progress the country has made since the quake.
  • Two of the drills used to dig the 2,041-foot escape route for the 33 trapped miners were manufactured by Schramm, Inc, a West Chester, Pa., company whose chairman is Richard Schramm '58. The company also had two employees at the site.

  • Hickernell's film <em>Lebanon, Pa.</em>, about the unlikely friendship between a Center City executive and a small-town teenager, will be screened as part of the Festival.

  • <em>Consent</em>, a feature film, produced and directed by Brown screens at the 14th Annual FirstGlance Philadelphia Film Festival on October 16.

  • Haverford professors Jerry Gollub and Karl Johnson have co-authored a paper that has been named an "Editorial Selection" at Physical Review Letters Online.
  • War With Pigeons tells the story of a young Korean man's journey of love, loss and hope following the death of a friend.
  • As an intern at Panama's largest newspaper, La Prensa, Annie Mendez '11 spent the summer investigating the human rights violations committed by the country's former dictators. She also had the opportunity to interview Panama's president.
  • Professor, composer and pianist Curt Cacioppo takes to the stage once more after conquering an inflammation of the tendons in his wrist. He performs a program of original works at the American Academy of Rome October 14.
  • Haverford College alumnus Michael B. Kim '85, through his foundation, the MBK Educational Foundation, has pledged $7.5 million toward construction of a new dormitory that will be sited adjacent to, and constructed in tandem with, another new dorm that received separate funding a year ago.
  • Samuel Freeman '97 has donated an electric truck to the College for use by Facilities Management and Arboretum staff members. The truck serves as an environmentally conscious alternative to gas-powered golf carts.

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