Haverford Headlines

Students work on their finals while seated at tables forming a large rectangle.

Cram Artists

With Noon to Noon, seniors Emmett Huiskamp and Ellie Baron turn finals week into a performance art piece.

Philadelphia Community College's main building is pictured in a landscape photo.

New Bi-Co Program Introduces Community College Students to a Liberal Arts Education

The weeklong immersion program, open to any current community college student, will welcome students to Haverford and Bryn Mawr campuses in June.

Faculty

Office Hour: Jonathan Wilson

The professor of environmental studies gives us a tour of his office.

Benjamin Williams '96 Wins U.S. Government's Highest Honor For Young Researchers

The UCLA associate professor of electrical engineering is one of only 105 people this year selected for a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Haverford is a Top Producer of U.S. Fulbright Students and Scholars

Five Fords from the Class of 2015 and two faculty members were selected for the 2015-2016 cohort of Fulbright recipients.
COOKING THE COLLECTION: English Cake

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Campus

Preparing historical recipes from Quaker and Special Collections’ cookbooks from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
COOL CLASSES: “Race, Poverty, and the U.S. Welfare State”

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Faculty

A political science course that introduces students to policies promoting the economic and social wellbeing of U.S. citizens.
Cristian Espinoza '18 Wins Minority Scholarship in Classics and Classical Archaeology

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Students, awards

The future religion major will use the award to fund ancient Greek language studies this summer.
Michael Jaharis 1928 – 2016

Michael Jaharis, one of Haverford College’s greatest benefactors and father of Steve Jaharis '82, died Feb. 17, 2016.
Peter Goldberger '71 Wins 2015 Robert C. Heeney Memorial Award

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Alumni, awards, press

The Philadelphia criminal defense lawyer received the recognition from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
A Valentine’s Sugar Rush

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Students

On Friday, Feb. 12, Fords Against Boredom hosted its annual Loveshack graham-cracker-house-building competition in honor of Valentine’s Day.
Sarah Jacoby '06 Wins Society of Children's Book Writer And Illustrator Award

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awards, Alumni

The illustrator won the SCBWI 2016 Winter Conference Portfolio Award.
Zachary Oberfield Wins William E. Mosher and Frederick C. Mosher Award

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Faculty, awards

The assistant professor of political science and his co-authors won the 2015 award for their paper, “Assessing the Past and Promise of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey for Public Management Research: A Research Synthesis.”
Bricolage Co-op Brings D.I.Y. Spirit to Haverford

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Students, Campus, student groups

The new student-run organization, born from an anthropology course on "DIY Movements and American Environmentalism," aims to foster community through do-it-yourself projects, skills sharing, and exchanges of member-made items.
COOL CLASSES: “Mathematics Beyond Calculus”

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Faculty

A half-course that aims to broaden students’ perspectives on what it means to do math.
Welcoming The Year of The Monkey With Dumplings

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Students

To celebrate the new Year of the Monkey, the Global China Connection student affinity group hosted a dumpling-making (and -eating) event.
Ron Shapiro '64 Inaugurates New Oral Communication Development Initiative

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Alumni, Campus

The famed sports agent, lawyer, author, and negotiator was the first speaker of the Mark and Lillian Shapiro Speaking Initiative, named for his parents and supported by Ron and his wife Kathryn.
COOL CLASSES: “Madness and Wine in Classical Literature”

A writing seminar that addresses two basic questions: Why did the Greeks worship a god of drunkenness, and how does the embracing of ecstatic experience fit into a rational society?