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.

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.

Faculty

COOL CLASSES: “Japanese Book Art and Printing”

This hands-on class explores Japanese book arts and a wide range of printmaking processes.

Andrew Sullivan: On Being Christian, Conservative and Gay

The creator and writer of influential blog The Dish spoke on campus on Feb. 8 at the invitation of the Students Council Speakers Committee.
The Artblog calls Hank Willis Thomas show a "must-see"

The review of OPP: Other People's Property, which is up in the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery through March 8, calls Thomas' images "necessary and powerful."
Stephon Alexander '93 Honored By American Physical Society

The Dartmouth College professor, who also recently published a New York Times <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/02/04/do-black-intellectuals-n..., is the winner of the 2013 Edward A. Bouchet Award.
Anita Isaacs Writes Miami Herald Op/Ed

The Benjamin R. Collins Professor of Social Sciences writes about the importance of holding the impending genocide trial of onetime Guatemalan dictator EfraÃn RÃos Montt in Guatemala
Roads Taken and Not Taken: Eric Barnhill '95

Working with special-needs children helped Eric Barnhill, once an aspiring concert pianist, find his true calling in life.
Roads Taken and Not Taken: Pamela Jay Gottfried '87

Pamela Jay Gottfried found her way to the rabbinate and to a satisfying life as a writer.
Stephen Emerson '74 Presented With Legion of Honor

The College's former president was honored by the French Ambassador to the U.S. for his scientific career and his role in returning the Descartes letter to its rightful home in France during his tenure at Haverford.
New Book from Dave Barry '69

The humorist's new novel, Insane City, is set in South Florida, which he calls "the most surreal place in the United States."
Anita Isaacs in The New York Times

The Benjamin R. Collins Professor of Social Sciences is a source in an article about the upcoming trial of Guatemalan ex-dictator EfraÃn Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Stephen Boughn asks, "Is There More Than One Brain Behind E=MC2?"

The John Farnum Professor of Astronomy co-authored a recent <a href="http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjh/e2012-30061-5">paper</a> in The European Physical Journal H that reveals the contribution of little known Austrian physicist Friedrich HasenÃ¶hrl to Einstein's famous equation.
Samuel Rodriques '13 is Named Churchill Scholar

Rodriques is the third Haverford student to win the highly competitive Churchill Scholarship since the College was invited into the program in 2007. The scholarship funds graduate study in the sciences, engineering and math at Cambridge University.â€¨
Analyzing the News from Mali

Associate Professor of Political Science Susanna D. Wing, author of a book about Mali, has become a sought-after media source on the crisis in that West African country.
A Cognitive Neuroscientist in the Classroom

Professor of Psychology Rebecca Compton, with the aid of her students, is expanding scientific knowledge about how the brain works.
Haverford Conversation: Rachel Jaffe '99

Rachel Jaffe '99 was pursuing a career in urban planning when she realized that "the lawyers and real estate developers made most of the major decisions." Now she's a public interest attorney dealing with housing issues in New York City.
Three Questions With Shannon Mudd

the visiting assistant professor talks about the new Microfinance and Imapct Investing Initiative (MI3) at Haverford.