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.

Students

Two Students Receive Innovation Microgrants

The grants provided by the Haverford Innovations Program are intended to sustain Fords' entrepreneurial spirit during the busy academic year.

A women's basketball player drive to the hoop while wearing a white Haverford uniform.

News & Updates Haverford magazine

Game Changer: Inside the Athletics Action Plan

The new plan aims to elevate the field of play, and not just for student-athletes.

Barak Mendelsohn Writes About the Future of Al Qaeda After Mullah Omar

The associate professor of political science writes in <em>Foreign Affairs</em> about how the death of the Taliban leader could hurt the terrorist group and empower ISIS.
Summer Centered: Emma Lumeij '16 Goes To The Movies With Thomas Edison

The English major is researching Edison's films and photographs from around 1900 at the Library of Congress for her upcoming thesis.
Jesse Weaver Shipley in The New York Times

The associate professor of anthropology is interviewed about Ghanaian hiplife music, about which he also wrote a recent book.
Neil Owen Fishman '79 on NewsWorks

The associate chief medical officer at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is interviewed about the recent outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx.
Haverford Baseball Pipeline Discussed on NewsWorks Tonight

Bill Pennington, author of the recent New York Times piece on the College's many alumni who work in Major League front office jobs, was on the WHYY show to talk about the article.
Chris Osgood '99 Named Boston's Chief of Streets

The co-chair of the Boston mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics, will join the mayor's cabinet as the inaugural holder of this new role.
Summer Centered: Abby Fullem '16 Studies Rare Biodiversity Conservation Site

The geology major is spending her summer collecting soil samples at Unionville Serpentine Barrens for her KINSC-sponsored thesis research.
Helen K. White Awarded Gulf Research Program Early-Career Fellowship

The assistant professor of chemistry is being recognized by the National Academy of Sciences for her exceptional leadership, past performance, and potential for future contributions to improving oil system safety, human health, and the environment.
Thomas Lloyd Interviewed by Bonhoeffer Center Site

The professor of music discusses his choral-theater work <em>Bonhoeffer</em>, which has upcoming performances in New York (09/12 at James Memorial Chapel of Union Theological Seminary) and Philadelphia (09/13 at the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral).
Summer Centered: Charlotte Lellman '15 Delves into French Arrest Warrants

The recent graduate is in Paris creating a database Professor Lisa Jane Graham, who will use it to write a book on debauchery in 18th century France.
A Ford On The Transplant Team

Dr. Dan Zlotolow '94 identified the child who received the recent first-ever bilateral pediatric hand transplant.
Summer Centered: Hannah Krohn '17 Works to Protect America's Waterways

The political science major is interning at PennEnvironment, lobbying legislators in support of the recent Clean Water Rule.
Shaun Hill '01 In Conde Nast Traveller

Hill Farmstand, his brewery, is part of the magazine's exploration of "how a small Vermont town birthed the 'world's best beer.'"
Summer Centered: Renee King '16 Fights TB In South Africa

King is working alongside the community liaison officer at the Tuberculosis & HIV Investigation Network with funding from the CPGC.
The New York Times Says "A Thesis Could Be Written On Haverford's Influence On Baseball"

The piece includes alums in front office jobs, Tommy Bergjan's recent MLB draft, and the economics senior theses related to the sport.