Paul Socolar '77, editor-in-chief of the Philadelphia Public School Notebook, weighs in on the No Child Left Behind Act, President Obama's pick for Secretary of Education and how we can improve urban education.
Haverford Headlines
![Founders cupola](https://www.haverford.edu/sites/default/files/styles/480_x_360_crop/public/Office/Communications/news-cupola-4161-patrick-montero.jpg?itok=gxkbYqYw)
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.
![A wide view shows new merchandise, including tshirts and sweatshirts, in the College's renovated bookstore.](https://www.haverford.edu/sites/default/files/styles/480_x_360_crop/public/news-bookstore-dsc0962-patrick-montero.jpg?itok=Wpk6oXOu)
Over the summer, Haverford’s Bookstore received a facelift and now sports a broader array of College-branded merchandise. The book-purchasing process has also been simplified.
![Haverford's campus is captured in a photo taken from a drone high above Founders Green](https://www.haverford.edu/sites/default/files/styles/480_x_360_crop/public/news-founders-green-dji-0055-patrick-montero_0.jpg?itok=YhpT7-lo)
The campus-wide initiative builds on the College’s previous work to build a stronger sense of welcome and belonging for all who live, learn, and work on Haverford’s campus.
-
-
Center for Peace and Global Citizenship intern Kaia Davis '10 is spending the summer in South Africa assisting on a reality TV show with a social justice theme.
-
The installation, created by artist Zoulikha Bouabdellah, is on view at New York's Museum of Arts and Design as part of an exhibition of works by the winners of the Abraaj Capital Art Prize, which aims to build links between the Middle Eastern and Western art worlds. A panel discussion is set for September 10 (see below).
-
Assistant Professor of English Theresa Tensuan '89 explores socially relevant themes in contemporary comic books and graphic novels.
-
Through the Hurford Humanities Center, Sarah Singley '10 is interning with Philagrafika, helping plan for the biggest international art festival ever to grace Philadelphia.
-
Haverford makes the top 20 list of small-sized colleges and universities contributing graduating seniors (including Stephanie Pickering '09) to Teach For America's 2009 corps.
-
Highlighting faculty professional activities, including conferences, exhibitions, performances and publications.
-
Steve Begleiter '84 beat out 6,485 other players to become one of nine to win a seat at the final table of the World Series of Poker.
-
Dylan Hatt and Justin Sears, both from the class of '10, are interns in the RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) program sponsored by the German organization DAAD.
-
Thanks to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yusup Shin '11 and Adolfo Cuesta '10 are interning at world-renowned research laboratories this summer.
-
Marc Grossman '07 discusses his experiences working with eSolar, a solar thermal plant that uses an innovative software program to control renewable energy-producing fields of mirrors.
-
The Seuss scholar and foremost collector of Seussiana talks to Haverford about his passion for the work of the beloved author.
-
Haverford hosted a week of brainstorming sessions to create a prototype for "Earth Dashboard," an interactive computerized exhibit that will be displayed in the lobby of the U.N. Building.
-
Jerry Gollub and University of Cambridge collaborators discover a new mechanism for the swimming of micro-organisms.
-
Smith's play, The Sacrifices, was selected from more than 1,400 submissions for the Public Theater's Summer Play Festival (SPF).
Pages
Haverford in the News
- ‹ previous
- 53 of 67
- next ›
Get in Touch
- Questions and comments? Email hcnews [at] haverford.edu.
- Sign up to get enews and events newsletters right in your inbox.
- Join our admissions mailing list.
College Communications
- Meet the team behind the scenes, College Communications.
- Policies and Guides
- Media Guide
- Need additional help?