The Library's Dig Into The Archives series took a look at historical recipes. Wondering what some of these old-timey sweets would taste like, we began Cooking the Collection.
English cake is a citrus-y, only slightly sweet loaf cake. Photo: Patrick Montero
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.
Cricket is Haverford’s oldest and most distinctive sport, and was introduced by the English landscape architect who planned the campus, William Carvill.
Haverford's Cricket team, c. 1896. Courtesy College Archives.
The campus has four honeybee hives near the retention pond behind HaverFarm. The Haverford BeeKeeping Club, formed by Alanna Matteson '15 and Dana Ducombe '17 in 2015, proposed the hives as part of a larger national effort to restore the U.S. honeybee population.
*We have a very tiny magic 8 ball.