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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.

Summer Centered: Stephen Niesobecki ’18 Brings Sociology to Law

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Students, Centers

With his Summer Research Assistantship, the rising senior is bridging disciplines as he prepares to write his sociology thesis about unconscionability in contract law.
Where They’re Headed: Rachel Miller ’17

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Alumni

At the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, the political science major will gain experience in fields of international security, foreign policy, and counterterrorism.
Summer Centered: Joseph Spir '20 Helps Link Tourists with Peruvian Indigenous Communities

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Students, Centers

The prospective anthropology major, Spanish minor, and Latin American, Iberian, and Latino studies concentrator will learn about Andean cultures by volunteering for a sustainable tourism program.
Where They’re Headed: Chris Hoogstraten ’17

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Alumni

After graduating summa cum laude with an English degree, Hoogstraten will teach his language of study to undergraduate students in Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Kristen Whalen Earns NSF Award

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Faculty

The assistant professor of biology was awarded $356,028 as part of a larger collaborative grant to fund her work exploring why certain "infochemicals" in the ocean cause phytoplankton death.
Summer Reading: Semyon Khokhlov

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Campus

The research and instruction librarian suggests three relatively new books—two from 2016 and one 2015 reissue of a book from the ’80s that had been long out of print—that grapple with desire, politics, and the modern condition.
Spring 2017 Faculty Updates

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Faculty

Highlighting faculty professional activities, including conferences, exhibitions, performances, awards, and publications.
Haverford College’s Ethical Leadership Institute Expands in Its Second Year

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Students, Alumni

Following a successful 2016 pilot, the innovative summer program doubled its participants and created two parallel course tracks: one focused on medical ethics and another on business ethics.
Where They’re Headed: Vivian Sun ’17

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Alumni

The biology major, who minored in educational studies, is pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education.
New Haverford Professor Launches Experiment on Rocket to International Space Station

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Faculty

Andrea Lommen, the latest addition to the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is part of a team whose x-ray telescope study is aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 mission.
Where They’re Headed: Gabriel Oppler ’17

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Alumni

First as a scientist, and then as an educator, Gabriel Oppler ’17 will apply his love for the outdoors in his upcoming jobs in Northern Wisconsin and the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Summer Centered: Anna Schrecengost ’18 Represents Fords Among Fjörds

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Students, Centers

The biology major and Velay Fellow is conducting research in Bergen, Norway, with scientists from all over the U.S. and Europe.
Hundreds Return for Alumni Weekend 2017

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Alumni, Campus

More than 1200 people attended Alumni Weekend 2017 to celebrate classes ending in 2s and 7s.
Summer Reading: Sarah Horowitz

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Campus

The curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts and head of Quaker and Special Collections suggests three books that highlight the importance of archives and a historical record.
Embracing the Power of Quiet

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Alumni, magazine

Self-described introvert Heidi Kasevich ’87 founded the Quiet Education program to empower quieter voices in classrooms often dominated by those who are most inclined to speak.