Haverford Headlines

Scott Peltzer poses for a portrait in the shop at Brooklyn Woods. He is surrounded by numerous woodworking tools.

Building Futures

Through Brooklyn Woods, Scott Peltzer ’82 teaches job hunters a lost art and self-sustaining skills for life.

Education as Liberation

Philadelphia’s Freedom Side School imagines future intersections between education and anti-carceral movements with a Haverford first-year writing seminar.

Students

Changing Stigmatized Views of Menstruation in Nepal

For the past four years, Kripa Khatiwada '26 has been working with an eco-friendly feminine hygiene products company and supporting the women of her home country.

Haverford Receives $1.7 Million Grant

The $1.7 million award will go toward science classes, research and minority programs at the school.
Students Present Research on Capitol Hill

Two Haverford students appeared on Capitol Hill this spring to explain the research they've been conducting on a particular form of cancer treatment.
A Commencement For the Millenium

More than 4,000 family members, friends and well-wishers gathered on a radiant spring day to celebrate the graduation of 285 students at Haverford College's commencement ceremony in May.
Award Created In Memory of Former Director of Admission

This spring, the college presented its first William W. Ambler Award to honor a student who exemplifies Ambler's high academic standards and his quiet leadership both on and off the athletic field.
Rabin Memorialized in Musical Tribute

Somber tones filled Marshall Auditorium as the Haverford-Bryn Mawr College Chorale and Chamber Orchestra performed the Philadelphia premiere of Lament to Yitzhak--Requiem for a Leader.
Students Find Careers on the Web

Are the days of face-to-face job interviews and firm handshakes almost over?
Haverford Receives $15 Million Gift From Biochemist and Former Science Editor, Dan Koshland

An international leader in research on short- and long-term memory and the former editor of Science Magazine, has made a $15 million gift to Haverford College.
American Library Association Names Haverford Librarian as New Editor

Robert Kieft has been named Editor of the next edition of the gold standard source for reference citations&emdash; the American Library Association's Guide to Reference Books.
Haverford Physicist Named to NRC Commission

Jerry Gollub, the John and Barbara Bush Professor in the Natural Sciences, has been appointed by the President of the National Academy of Sciences to a position at the National Research Council, the Academy's research organization that advises the federal government on hundreds of issues related to science and technology.
Haverford College Elections Go Online

This year, instead of stuffing paper ballots into boxes, Haverford students merely sidled up to their computers, logged onto a Web site, typed in passwords, and cast their votes.
Constructing a Peace Plan

The Kosovars are screaming at the Serbs; the Serbs are arguing with the European Union; the European Union is debating with delegates from the United States; and the U.S. representatives are consulting among themselves, making no public statements.
Abolitionists' Letters are Candid; Writings Bought by College Reflect Personalities as Well as History

Emma Lapsansky, curator of special collections at Haverford College, recently purchased 100 letters penned by prominent abolitionists.
Roads Taken and Not Taken: Lindsay Voigt '03

Lindsay Voigt discovers a new appreciation for her Haverford education while working as teacher in a vocational college in China.
Students Gather Big Ideas About Small-School Governments

Eleven colleges sent representatives to a Haverford conference designed for small schools, where they often have an influential role.
Five Years Dead, WHRC Airborne Again

The Haverford College station had folded, its studio forsaken. An alumnus' gift has brought back the beat.