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Community Care and Resources in Response to Israel-Gaza

At a time of conflict and divide, the College is working to bring students, faculty, and staff together to support one another and engage these important issues through peaceful and constructive dialogue.

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Game Changer: Inside the Athletics Action Plan

The new plan aims to elevate the field of play, and not just for student-athletes.

Faculty

COOL CLASSES: “Japanese Book Art and Printing”

This hands-on class explores Japanese book arts and a wide range of printmaking processes.

Summer Centered: Maria Reyes Pacheco ’24 Interns at the New Sanctuary Movement

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Students, Centers

The prospective history major, sociology minor, and Latin American and Iberian studies concentrator is an education intern thanks to support from the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship.
What They Learned: Elena Marcovici ’21

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Alumni

The political science major explored the forces that affect education reform in her thesis.
Summer Centered: Andrew Lummus '21 Goes Behind-The-Scenes at the Penn Museum

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Students, Centers

The history major is a group sales intern at the Penn Museum this summer.
Summer Centered: Rhea Chandran ’23 Builds Institutional Memory

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Students

In her work as the library’s “Documenting Student Life” intern this summer, the history major is chronicling campus strikes by collecting oral histories from students and alumni.
What They Learned: Ethan Weiss ’21

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Alumni

The sociology major analyzed cooperation across party lines in the House of Representatives using social network analysis.
Design + Make Summer Fellowship is Some Work and All Play

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Students, Centers

Design + Make Summer Fellows in the VCAM’s Maker Arts Space spent eight weeks designing and prototyping objects of play for Turning Points for Children and Playful Learning Landscapes.
Summer Centered: Isabel Russak '23 Creates Fun and Accessible Camp Programming

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Students, Centers

The psychology major and neuroscience and Spanish double minor is helping neurodivergent children develop social skills as a camp counselor at Apex Summer Camp.
Summer Centered: "Of Mice and Man" with Brandon Alonso '22

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Students, Centers, Science

The psychology major is studying the effects of estrogen withdrawal on mice in Assistant Professor of Psychology Laura Been’s lab this summer.
What They Learned: Charlotte Scott ’21

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Alumni, Science

The comparative literature and psychology double major researched systems of inequity in her two theses.
Where They’re Headed: Lourdes Taylor ’21

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Alumni

The English major is continuing her studies in a Ph.D. program at the University of Chicago.
Summer Centered: Ben Pham Roodman '22 Helps Ensure Housing Stability for Philadelphians

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Students, Centers

The mathematics major is helping protect Philadelphians from the effects of gentrification in his work with Kensington Corridor Trust.
Summer Centered: Lyvia Yan ’23 Explores Economic Consulting

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Students; Centers

The philosophy major is learning about the field of consulting across multiple industries and building her analytical skills as a research assistant at Econsult Solutions.
What They Learned: Julia Pascarella ’21

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Alumni, Science

The biology major and environmental studies minor used her thesis to study the properties and behavior of Crithidia fasciculata with another Haverford alum.
Summer Centered: Luke Sheppard '24 Learns About Our Legal System

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Students, Centers

The rising sophomore is interning in Dauphin County Bar Association’s pro-bono department.
What They Learned: Jonah Benjamini ’21

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Alumni

For his thesis, the sociology major and psychology minor analyzed the United States’ structure of power under Donald Trump, comparing it to others around the world.