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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.

Collecting Ancient Climate Data

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Alumni, magazine

By analyzing compounds from animal bones, archaeologist Kevin P. Smith '81 and colleagues are revealing climate conditions in the distant past.
Alumni Weekend 2019

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Alumni

Campus played host to over 1100 people from 41 states—and countries as far away as India, Kenya, England, and Sweden—for dinners, panel discussions, readings, parties, and reunions with old friends.
Where They’re Headed: Natalie Pisch ‘19

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Alumni

The psychology major and economics and neuroscience minor is bound for the most magical place on earth.
Sam Epstein ’19 Co-Authors Chemistry Research in Scientific Journal

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Students, Faculty

The chemistry major’s senior thesis research, conducted with chemistry faculty members Lou Charkoudian’03 and Casey Londergan, was recently published in Nature Communications.
What They Learned: Max Sonin ’19

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Alumni

The English major informed their analysis of comedy writer P.G. Wodehouse through an incorporation of techniques common to computer science.
Sorelle Friedler Awarded Mozilla Responsible Computer Science Challenge Funding

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Faculty, awards

Assistant Professor of Computer Science Sorelle Friedler discusses how she and her collaborators will use a recent award from Mozilla to expand pedagogical efforts to emphasize the importance of ethics in computer science.
Making History in Minnesota

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Alumni, magazine

This past December, Joan Gabel '88 was named president of the University of Minnesota, making her the first woman to be appointed to that post in the university's 167-year-history.
What They Learned: Emma Bullock ’19

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Alumni

The chemistry major’s thesis began as an attempt to apply the techniques that her advisor uses to study oil to honeybee health, but quickly became a lesson on the importance of flexibility in the lab.
What They Learned: Gabriel Halperin-Goldstein ’19

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Students

Personal experience with volunteer work became a valuable research tool for the sociology major.
Five Lame Reasons Not to Attend Your Reunion

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Alumni, magazine

Essayist and senior managing editor of Washingtonian magazine Bill O'Sullivan '83 on why you should attend Alumni Weekend 2019.
What They Learned: Mairin Fitzpatrick ‘19

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Alumni

The mathematics major and environmental studies minor uses mathematical tools to study honeybee populations.
Congratulations, Class of 2019!

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Alumni, Campus, Students

On May 18, the College held its 181st Commencement ceremony, celebrating the accomplishments of the Class of 2019.
Live Tweeting Commencement 2019

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Campus, Students

We’re memorializing every minute of the graduation ceremony of the Class of 2019. #haverford19!
Four Haverford Alums Earn 2019 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

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Alumni, awards, Science

Jonny Cookmeyer '17, Gebby Keny '14, May Helena Plumb '16, and Wilson Sinclair '15 received fellowships from the National Science Foundation that will support their graduate education and research.
Tri-Co Film Festival’s Close-Up

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Centers, Students

The 8th annual showcase of student films and multimedia projects brought together artists and audiences from Haverford, Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore.