Haverford Headlines

Students work on their finals while seated at tables forming a large rectangle.

Cram Artists

With Noon to Noon, seniors Emmett Huiskamp and Ellie Baron turn finals week into a performance art piece.

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.

Where They’re Headed: Hanae Togami ’19

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Alumni

The Haverford House Fellow is supporting immigrant families at the nonprofit HIAS PA.
Summer Centered: Anna-Sophia Capizzi ’20 Learns Medical Specialties and Spanish

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Students, Centers

The biology major is spending her summer exploring a series of different medical fields with the Clínica Universidad de Navarra in Spain and soaking in the culture during her free time.
What They Learned: Madeline Guth ’19

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Alumni

Political science major and statistics, Chinese, and health studies minor Madeline Guth ’19 used her diverse set of tools to study the many ways that public policy can impact unintended pregnancy rates among low-income women.
An Old Dog Teaches Some New Tricks

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Alumni

In Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog, Dave Barry '69 takes some wise cues from his beloved dog about how to live a better life, offering thoughts about letting go of anger, having more fun, not letting your happiness depend on things, making new friends (and keeping the ones you have), and the importance of paying attention to the people you love, “Not later. Right now.”
What They Learned: Chris Goings ’19

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Alumni

For his thesis, Chris Goings ’19 pulled research and advice from a wide range of sources, materializing years of classroom experience.
Jayme Guokas' Craftwork

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Alumni, magazine

Jayme Guokas '97 started out with a hobby of teaching himself how to remodel homes on the weekend. He ended up with a fully operational business that designs and constructs interior spaces.
Where They’re Headed: Nick Perez ’19

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Alumni

The economics major and baseball player is preparing for a career in the front offices of the major leagues.
Where They’re Headed: Gabe Halperin-Goldstein ’19

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Alumni

As a Haverford House Fellow, Gabe Halperin-Goldstein ’19 will spend next year working at the Center for Hunger-Free Communities, which advocates for policies that relieve food insecurity in Philadelphia.
Summer Centered: Allison Wise ’20 Digs Into the Archives

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Students, Centers

On her Hurford Center-sponsored internship, religion major Allison Wise ’20 is working with images and illustrations at the Library Company of Philadelphia to supplement one of the Philadelphia area’s canonical records.
Haverford College Welcomes President Wendy Raymond

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Campus

Raymond's presidency began July 1, and her busy first day included a celebratory, campus-wide meet-and-greet. A gallery of images chronicles the 16th president's campus debut.
What They Learned: Olivia Legaspi ’19

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Alumni

For her thesis, the English major wrote two linked short stories, centered on themes of mental illness and coping.
Summer Centered: Claire Blood-Cheney '20 Thinks Creatively About Business

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Students, Centers

The classics major is spending the summer at Stanford to assist emerging startups at StartX.
What They Learned: Marley Asplundh ’19

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Alumni

The linguistics major spent time in a Philadelphia classroom to research the relationship between linguistic discrimination and education for her thesis.
What They Learned: Rebecca Chang ’19

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Alumni

Personal experience and a semester abroad in Peru informed the growth and structure of cities major’s thesis.
Summer Centered: Mary Cott ’21 Peeks Behind the Curtain

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Students, Centers

Education studies minor Mary Cott ’21 is honing her passions for both dance and education by interning with the instructional wings of two New York City-based dance companies.