“[Haverford taught me]academic and humanitarian interests need not be mutually exclusive,” says AmeriCorps member Rebecca Schwartz ’13, “and that my academic background can, and should, serve my community and help to build connections among the people I encounter.”
Haverford attracts intellectually curious, independent learners who value honesty, collaboration, and above all, new ways of seeing and improving the world.
As you perform real-world research and immerse yourself in hands-on learning, you'll work side-by-side with professors who are at the top of their fields.
Our mascot—the Black Squirrel—has a genetic adaptation that gives it a bold, black coat. Join our distinctive community and stand out from the pack with your fellow Haverfordians.
Best known for railroad photography, O. Winston Link also shot promotional images of Haverford and many are in Special Collections.
Andy Solberg ’78 is a D.C. police commander with a master’s in philosophy who would rather be out on the street than behind a desk, thinks police work can be informed by Aristotle’s ethics, and believes, “We arrest way too many people, and we shouldn’t.”
Read “The Unconventional Cop” in the Spring/Summer 2013 issue of Haverford magazine »
*We have a very tiny magic 8 ball.