Haverford Headlines

Office Hour: Jonathan Wilson

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

Dali Pomfret is pictured on a baseball field. He leans against a chainlink fence while an out of focus scoreboard sits in the background.

Major League Mindset

Dali Pomfret '25 started out wanting to play professional baseball. After an eye-opening internship, he’s now got his mind set on an even loftier goal.

Scott Peltzer poses for a portrait in the shop at Brooklyn Woods. He is surrounded by numerous woodworking tools.

Alumni Haverford magazine

Building Futures

Through Brooklyn Woods, Scott Peltzer ’82 teaches job hunters a lost art and self-sustaining skills for life.

New Haverford House Fellows Named

The fellowships, sponsored by the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, give six graduating seniors the chance to spend a year working with local non-profit organizations--and forging campus connections to those groups.
Prof. Barak Mendelsohn on Bin Laden's Death

Political Science professor Barak Mendelsohn shares his thoughts about the future of terrorism in <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/05/02/the-war-on-terror-after-... New York Times</a> and <a href="http://www.fpri.org/enotes/201105.fpri.binladen.html">Foreign Policy Research institute</a>
Ben Hickernell '00

The young alum's second indie feature, Lebanon, Pa., opens this weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer interviewed the writer/director/producer about the locally shot movie's five-year creation.
World's Smallest Black Squirrel?

Alberto Guerrero '11 used the College's new scanning electron microscope, purchased as part of a $1 million NSF grant, to create an image of a black squirrel that's only two to three microns wide.
CPGC Announces 2011 Summer Interns

With CPGC support, 66 students will get the chance to pursue independent research and work with non-profits on social justice issues around the world.
The Last Sheriff?

John Kromer '71 is running for Sheriff in Philadelphia's Primary election in May. His campaign platform? If elected, he'll close down the dysfunctional and scandal-ridden office.
Daniel Kent '11 Named Google Policy Fellow

Kent will spend the summer at the Internet Education Foundation in Washington, D.C., exploring Internet and technology policy and the public debate on these issues.
Philadelphia Inquirer Reviews "Possible Cities"

The Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery's latest show, up through April 29, is called "groundbreaking," by the paper.
Juan Williams '76 On Campus For Journalism Symposium

This year's Silk Journalism Panel featured Loren Ghiglione '63, Amy Hollyfield, Victor Navasky and Juan Williams '76 discussing partisanship in the media.
William Penn's 'Holy Experiment'

Emeritus Professor of History Emma J. Lapsansky-Werner wrote an essay, which appeared in the Sunday Philadelphia Inquirer's op-ed section, about that signature phrase from Philadelphia's history.
Five Fords Win NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

The National Science Foundation will fund the graduate work of Lili Dworkin '11, Thomas Beck '10, Connor Bischak '10, Gili Freedman '09 and Adam Subhas '09.
Honorary Degree Recipients Announced for Commencement 2011

Dikembe Mutombo, Robert G. Schwartz '71 and Judy Wicks will be honored at the May 15 ceremony.
Reporting on the KINSC

The Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center's first annual report reveals the vision behind programs that advance faculty and student scholarship.
Islam and Africa

With a recently published policy piece on Tanzania and a Haverford symposium, political scientist Harvey Glickman looks at Islamism in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Amie Roe '06

The improv artist and her duo, the Amie and Kristen Show, are featured in a Philadelphia Weekly cover story about the city's strong female comedy presence.