Haverford Headlines

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.

Lou Charkoudian Awarded NSF Grant

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The assistant professor of chemistry is part of a team awarded $75,000 from the National Science Foundation to fund a new educational initiative that will prepare students in STEM fields to persevere through challenges and failures in the classroom and lab.
Where They’re Headed: Raina Fitzpatrick ’18

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Alumni, Science

As an ecology lab technician at the University of Vermont, the chemistry major examines local soil samples to see the effects of climate change.
Summer 2018 Faculty Updates

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Faculty

Highlighting faculty professional activities, including conferences, exhibitions, performances, awards, and publications.
Where They’re Headed: Brian Keller ’18

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Alumni

Keller, who was heavily involved in the campus comedy scene throughout his time at Haverford, is breaking into the entertainment industry with a job as a production assistant.
Anna Russell '14 Wins Fulbright Award

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Russell, who has spent the past few years as the managing artistic director of the Allentown Public Theatre, will further her theater studies at the Universität Gießen in Germany.
Where They’re Headed: Matt Willig ’18

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Alumni

This fall, the geology major will be pursuing a master’s of science in sustainable systems at the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability.
Where They’re Headed: Keri Cronin ’18

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Alumni, Science

The psychology major is working as a clinical research assistant at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Customs Introduces 357 New Fords to Campus Life

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Campus, Students

After moving into their dorms on Aug. 29, the Class of 2022 began their first year at Haverford with the College’s traditional five-day orientation program.
Where They’re Headed: Will Edwards ’18

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Alumni

Edwards is returning to France, his home throughout much of his childhood and adolescence, for a seven-month-long teaching assistant program.
Casey Londergan Awarded NSF Grant

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Faculty, Science

The associate professor of chemistry has been awarded a $320,854 grant from the National Science Foundation to merge computational strategies with chemistry lab experiments to determine protein structures.
Brook Danielle Lillehaugen to Receive the 2018 Ernest A. Lynton Award

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The award, which is sponsored by the Swearer Center at Brown University in partnership with the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, recognizes early-career and pre-tenure faculty for connecting their teaching, research, and service to community engagement.
Colin MacKay, 1926–2018

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Faculty

Colin MacKay, professor emeritus of chemistry, died Tuesday, August 28, at his home in Bryn Mawr.
Ken Ruto ’20 Named Second Runner-Up in Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge

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Students, awards

The computer science major received $25,000 to support the development of Flux, a smart water meter designed to improve water systems in his home country of Kenya.
Where They’re Headed: Helen Jung ’18

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Alumni, Science

Jung is enrolled in an M.D./Ph.D. dual-degree program at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Summer Centered: Summer DocuLab Fellows Zoom in on Zapotec Languages

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Students, Centers

Supported by VCAM and the John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities, five students used filmmaking to aid Assistant Professor of Linguistics Brook Danielle Lillehaugen in her study of Zapotec language and culture in Oaxaca, Mexico.