Haverford Headlines

Standing against a white background, Eric Chen wears a fencing uniform with no helmet. He holds his epee in his right hand and points it at the camera.

Eric Chen '27 Headed to NCAA Fencing Championships

Chen, a sophomore, steps onto the national fencing stage at Penn State University later this month.

Haverford Announces 2025 Honorary Degree Recipients

Legendary track and field coach Tom Donnelly and alternative death care pioneer Katrina Spade ’99 will receive honorary degrees at Commencement.

Matthew McKeever is pictured in a portrait taken on Haverford's campus. He smiles while wearing a grey coat and light blue collared shirt.

Faculty

Professor’s New Book Explores the Economics of Single Motherhood

Thanks for Nothing by Professor and Chair of Sociology Matthew McKeever draws on 40 years of data to understand why the financial outlook for single mothers remains stagnant.

Haverford Alum and Current Parent Sponsors Student Residency on Fogo Island

Mark Chehi '78 and his wife Johanna, parents of Stephen '11, invite fine arts students to spend summers pursuing their craft in the picturesque Newfoundland village.
Associate Professor of Music Thomas Lloyd Appointed to Leadership of New Mentoring Project in Ghana

Lloyd will work with the International Federation for Choral Music to develop a mentorship program for conductors in Ghana.
Visiting Associate Professor of Fine Arts Marianne Weil featured in Art in America

Marianne Weil's new exhibit,“Los Millares: Recent Bronzes and Monotypes” at New York's Kouros Gallery was recently featured in this month's Art in America.
Performance Artist Pat Oleszko Visits Haverford

A talk, a student workshop and a performance will be part of her four day residency.
Eric Karpeles '76, Artist and Author of Paintings in Proust

Karpeles will give a talk on November 7 titled "My Book is a Painting".
As the World of Television Turns

A group of bi-co students gets the inside scoop on the making of a daytime drama.
KINSC Offers Student Travel Stipends

From a research opportunity in Sweden, to a scientific conference in Denver-the new program gives students the chance to explore their major outside the classroom.
Alums Discuss Economic Issues and Election

David Wessel '75 and Timothy Taylor '82 were part of an October 22 panel discussion. Includes video.
New Book from Philosophy Professor Ashok K. Gangadean

The Chair of Philosophy's book <em>Meditations of Global First Philosophy: Quest for the Missing Grammar of Logos</em> is just out from SUNY Press.
Carol Solomon Wins Abraaj Capital Art Prize

The prize funds collaborations between international curators and artists from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia.
Stephen Emerson Receives Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal

The medal is the highest honor given by Yale University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, of which Emerson is an alumnus.
A Close-Up View of Conflict

Members of Haverford's Israel/Palestine reading group traveled to the Middle East in May to get firsthand knowledge of their subject.
Mark Hulbert '77 on MarketWatch - "VLMAP to wealth?"

Brandon Mills '05 featured in Hulbert's examination of Value Line's Median Appreciation Potential.
Upgrades Put Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery in a Whole New League

New security systems, new lighting and added environmental controls raise the gallery's exhibition capabilities to museum standards.
Lisa McCormick Joins Sociology Department

The assistant professor, who once pursued a career as a concert cellist, specializes in the sociology of music.