Haverford Headlines

Philadelphia Community College's main building is pictured in a landscape photo.

New Bi-Co Program Introduces Community College Students to a Liberal Arts Education

The weeklong immersion program, open to any current community college student, will welcome students to Haverford and Bryn Mawr campuses in June.

Faculty

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.

Students Athletics

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.

Dean Sunni Green Tolbert, Longtime Head of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Retires from Haverford

In her 10 years with the OMA, Tolbert has helped strengthen the College's commitment to diversity and multicultural awareness.
Thien Le '05 to Ring the Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange

Le and other members of the Vietnam Relief Effort will celebrate the organization's 10-year anniversary by ringing the NYSE closing bell.
Exploring "The Mysteries of the Dark Universe"

In a public talk at Haverford scientist Rocky Kolb discussed advances in the field of cosmology.

Includes Full Video of Talk and Q&A Session
Celebrate Alumni Weekend, May 29-31 2009

Early registration deadline is May 1.
Alumni Teachers Make the Grade

Ron Christie '91 and Neal Grabell '77 are just two of numerous Haverford alumni who return to campus to stand before the classroom.
Eric Karpeles '76 is Northern California Book Awards Winner

Karpeles, who gave a talk at Haverford in November, won a special recognition award for his book Paintings in Proust.
Ph.D Powerhouse

A report shows Haverford high in the rankings of colleges whose graduates go on to earn doctorates.
Filming Community History

Anthropology professor Maris Gillette and Corey Chao '08 reflect on working in community media with Philadelphia's Precious Places project.
Colin Cahill '07 Wins Fulbright Scholarship

The former anthropology major will spend 10 months studying issues of public art and censorship in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
A Space to Savor Silence

Haverford's long tradition of Fifth Day Meeting has been reinvented as Fourth Day Meeting. Faculty, students and staff now come together for reflection at a new time (Wednesday mornings at 9:45) and in a new place (The Philips Wing of Magill Library).
Winn Johnson '09 Wins Watson Fellowship

Johnson will use the Fellowship to research sustainability in gardens throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America next year.
Haverford Appoints New Dean of the College

Haverford College is pleased and proud to announce that Martha J. Denney is our new Dean of the College, effective July 1, 2009.
Alternative Spring Break

Instead of sunning it on a beach somewhere, Ingrid Pancoast and Katie Monroe, '12, opted to join other college students in a week of community service in inner city Philadelphia during spring break. They worked on a mural, labored in a community garden, helped out at a public high school and more. Read all about it on their blog.
Lecture: "Mysteries of the Dark Universe." by Prof. Rocky Kolb - Friday March 20 at 5pm

Rocky Kolb is the Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics and the College and Chair of the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Chicago. He is also the co-author of <em>The Early Universe</em> and appeared in several television productions.
Top of the World: Zoe Lloyd '09 Climbs one of the Planet's Highest Mountains

During winter break, Lloyd battled altitude sickness and temperatures both scalding and frigid as she, her mother and her brother hiked to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro.