Haverford Headlines

Filmmaker Aidan Un is pictured holding his camera gear in an empty urban lot in Philadelphia.

Spinning Stories

Independent filmmaker Aidan Un ’11 embeds himself with Philly’s dancefloor diehards for his award-winning documentary.

A Whirlwind of Joy: Scenes from Pinwheel Day 2025

With blue skies and temperatures soaring into the high 70s, Haverford’s most whimsical tradition ushers in spring with style.

Alumni Students awards

Six Fords Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Two current students and four recent alums have received fellowships as they get set to pursue advanced degrees in a wide range of scientific disciplines.

Behind the Museum Scenes

After serving as Hurford Humanities Center-sponsored interns at the Philadelphia Museum of Art this summer, Janet Yoon '10 and Andreea Bailuc '11 are pursuing exciting new opportunities in the art world.
Service in the City

This year, five members of the class of 2010 have been selected as 2010-11 Philly Fellows, and are participating in a year-long service program founded by two Haverford alumni.
"DANIEL! I'm a Haverford Student"

Actor and Haverford alum Daniel Dae Kim '90 ("Lost") makes an appearance in our new Study Away blog, "Postcards from Abroad".
Alumni Relations and Annual Giving Announcements

Find out the latest news on the Annual Fund, ways for alumni and parents to stay connected to the College, and read about upcoming events.
2010 Alumni Association Volunteer Award Recipients Announced

Haverford congratulates the 2010 Volunteer Award winners for their sustained support to the College. Awards will be presented during Volunteer Leadership Weekend on October 1st.
Don Jamison '78: Symphony Commissions New Work from the Composer

Jamison is the featured composer for the Vermont Symphony Orchestra's Made in Vermont Festival tour. The orchestra will perform his composition "It is Time," which was inspired by a poem written by German Poet Rainer Maria Rilke.
Nick Bruel '87: A New Book from the Children's Author and Illustrator

The Tarrytown, New York, creator of books for kids (Boring, Who is Melvin Bubble? ) has just published a new installment in his Bad Kitty series, titled Bad Kitty Vs. Uncle Murray.
Exploring the "Urban Colonies" of Utica

Associate Dean Phil Bean talks about his new book, The Urban Colonists: Italian American Identity and Politics in Utica, New York
Fall 2010 Faculty Updates

Highlighting faculty professional activities, including conferences, exhibitions, performances and publications.
Studying Abroad in Russia

Senior Reilly Costigan-Humes is spending the academic year at St. Petersburg University courtesy of the David L. Boren Scholarship, which provides funding for study in countries critical to U.S. security. Costigan-Humes is the first Haverford student to receive this scholarship.
The End of a Television Era

Chris Goutman '73, executive producer of the long-running soap opera "As the World Turns," reflects on the show's cancellation and the decline of soaps in general in TIME Magazine.
Reading the Koran

Visit Special Collections today to view several Korans from the collections or join Mark Kolko-Rivera '78's grassroots "Christians Reading the Koran" movement.
Dr. Joel J. Nobel '56: Inventor's Device Goes to the Smithsonian

A medical pioneer, Nobel invented the Medical Emergency Crash Cart while he was a surgical resident in Philadelphia in 1965. A prototype of the cart recently became part of the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
Bringing Health Care and Education to Rural Kenya

Thanks to funding from the CPGC, Kelsey Bilek '13 spent the summer helping to create a mobile health clinic and raising awareness about HIV/AIDS in Africa.
Keeping a Language Alive

Nathan Shelton '11 spent the summer in Gran Chaco, Paraguay, studying indigenous language revival efforts with National Geographic's Enduring Voices Project.