Haverford Headlines


  • The program, which includes a summer bridge session and intensive mentoring, helps students from groups that are underrepresented in higher education make the Haverford experience their own.
  • The current Harvard Divinity School student writes about how her Jewish awakening was stirred by work done in Professor Steven Finley's class, "The Bible and Literature."

  • The former Haverford shortstop who runs the Nationals' Youth Baseball Academy is part of an article about whether the D.C. baseball team's playoff run can help get local African American kids excited about the sport.

  • The University of Pennsyvania sleep medicine physician is the senior author of a study in the current issue of the journal <em>Sleep</em> that suggests that tongue fat may be key in screening and treating sleep apnea.

  • Alex Egilman '16 traveled to North Carolina to participate in a historic organizing campaign through an internship with Union Summer, a program that introduces young activists to the labor movement.
  • The president writes for the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges about making tough decisions during his first year at the College and how the Board of Managers can be a "moral compass."

  • In the assistant professor of computer science's post she writes about her problems with "no-excuses" charter schools and how, in her opinion, "submissive students do not make good computer scientists."

  • The associate professor of psychology has written about his research on how compassionate people end relationships.

  • Lincoln Center's director of programming since 2008 will become the first executive artistic director of NYU Abu Dhabi's performing arts center, giving him command over a 700-seat theater, two smaller performance halls, and a screening room.

  • The lawyer, who chairs Winston &amp; Strawn LLP's privacy and data security practice, has written a new book, <em>Thomas on Data Breach: A Practical Guide to Handling Worldwide Data Breach Notification</em>, about what to do after a security lapse.

  • Robin Banerji '15 spent the summer in India, conducting research for Jeevika, a development program that provides social and economic support to women in Bihar.
  • After an unexpected false start, Alison Marqusee '16 turned her summer around by volunteering with Seva Mandir: a non-profit that takes a multi-faceted approach to development in India.
  • Jee Soo Kang '16 and Sarah Dwyer '17 interned with Philadelphia Futures this summer, teaching enrichment courses for local high schoolers and preparing rising seniors for the college application process.
  • Bruce Willis '16 and Breanna D'Antonio '17 interned with Weavers Way Community Programs this summer, gaining hands-on experience in urban farming and teaching children about sustainable food production.
  • The newly appointed vice chancellor for undergraduate education at Berkeley and former chair of the Haverford Board of Managers talks about her new role and the importance of academic communities.

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