Haverford Headlines


  • A two-hour interview with Julian Assange that became a Forbes magazine cover article lands a book deal for Andy Greenberg '04.
  • In an essay they co-authored for a new book, Professors of Biology Jenni Punt and Philip Meneely, and President Stephen Emerson, look at Haverford's focus on undergraduate research, and the College's unique Superlab course, as a way to foster future biomedical investigators.
  • One semester from graduation and considering her next move, Dana Eiselen '11 publishes an essay on her role in her family -- and her family's business in the <em>Philadelphia Inquirer.</em>

  • Former All-American lacrosse player Richard J. Schwab '79 is the founder of a girls' lacrosse league that has grown to more than 250 players on 18 teams
  • Dermansky talks to Cheryl Sternman Rule '92 about her well-received new novel Bad Marie, the pressures of producing a second book and the writing life in general.
  • Haverford College is the unlikely setting for a new romance novel that features a biology professor as a lovestruck heroine. Author Abigail Reynolds, a Bryn Mawr alumna, says her familiarity with the campus wasn't the only reason she set her "modern love story with a Jane Austen twist" at Haverford.
  • The Haverford Garden Initiative marks the end of its first successful growing season with plans for expansion and increased student involvement. Co-founder Andrew Bostick' 12 says the garden is fulfilling its promise "as a space where people can think creatively and act decisively about food and its importance."
  • Associate Professor of Political Science Cristina Beltrán, whose new book examines the elusive“Latino vote,” shares her passion for politics with her students.
  • Concerned about the plunder of antiquities in Iraq and Afghanistan, archaeologist C. Brian Rose '78 did something about it. With the help of like-minded colleagues, Rose, the president of the Archaeological Institute of America, created a program to provide cultural heritage training for troops about to be deployed.
  • In an interview with the <em>Boston Globe</em>, the Harvard Medical School assistant professor and Brigham and Women's Hospital cardiologist talks about her research into racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes and life expectancy.

  • The College will be closed from December 24 - January 2. Administrative offices including Admissions will re-open January 3. Classes resume Tuesday, January 18.

  • The denizens of Lloyd Hall have once again festooned each entry with lights in celebration of the season. Time to cast your non-binding (but fun anyway) vote for best effort.

  • New on campus this semester: Haverford's first-ever Graduate Assistants in Campus Life.
  • Highlighting faculty professional activities, including conferences, exhibitions, performances and publications.
  • Associate Professor of Chemistry Alexander Norquist is one of six winners of the 2010 Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. The prize recognizes faculty who are outstanding educators and researchers with a $60,000 unrestricted research grant.

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