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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.

Five Tenure-Track Professors New to Haverford's Faculty This Year

Haverford College welcomes five new tenure-track professors to the faculty.
Melissa Nylander '08: Wisdom From a Homeless Man

Melissa Nylander's essay won first place in the annual Study Abroad essay contest.
Roads Taken & Not Taken - Christina Freeman '05

How an aspiring writer found solace in photography
Roads Taken & Not Taken - Richard Hirn '76

Political upheaval in the 70's inspired him to take action for social change
Roads Taken & Not Taken - Jack Rakove '68

From Haverford College history major to Pulitzer Prize
Siri Karm Singh Khalsa '77 Featured in the Wall Street Journal

Khalsa, president of the Boston Language Institute was quoted in an article about learning a second language for career advancement.
In Sickness and Health: Catherine Sharbaugh Has the Cure for What Ails Us

Lining one wall of Morris Health Services are portraits of all past directorsâ€”the men and women who have helped to heal the Haverford sick for more than a century. However, there's a noticeable omission: Present director Catherine Sharbaugh's smiling face is nowhere to be found.
One Ford Makes, The Other Breaks

Adam Gutstein '84 and team beat all-time record in challenge created by Murrel Karsh '90
Ryan Taggart '00 - Army Veterinarian

A Q&A with Captain Ryan Taggart, the only Army veterinarian in Saudi Arabia.
Growing Up 'Intersex', Going on Oprah

Katie Baratz '07 plans a medical practice that will include treatment of intersex conditions. Find out about intersex, why she went on the Oprah show to discuss it, and why Katie says, "I can't imagine getting up the courage to go so public at any other school."
Haverford Affirms Independent Assessment in College Evaluation and Decisionmaking

A message from President Emerson
Safety and Security

Emergency Notification, Sept. 2007
Lilly Lavner '07 sings with The Shul Band in NYC

The New York Times profiles The Shul Band, a folk rock octet, which features one of Haverford's young alums.
Juan Williams '76 Addresses Salisbury University Audience

Williams visited Salisbury University's Holloway Hall auditorium Tuesday as part of the college's "African American Cultural Celebration" fall events series, which highlights the life and work of influential African-Americans.
Maria McMath's "Justice For My People: The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Story" Airs on PBS

Visiting Instructor of Anthropology, Maria McMath, succeeds in bringing program to a larger audience.