With the outbreak of the Korean War, Haverford launched its most recent foray into graduate education: the Social and Technical Assistance program, which ran from 1951 to 1956.
Social and Technical Assistance program grad students and professors in 1954.
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.
Assistant Professor of Astronomy Desika Narayanan was part of an international team that uncovered two galaxies at the heart of the Lyman-alpha blob.
The LAB-SSA220 Lyman-alpha blob Blob 1(LAB-1) is two young galaxies at the center of the cloud. Photo by J.Geach/D.Narayanan/R.Crain.
"Living abroad challenged me to reexamine how I express myself. What do I say? How and when? After overcoming the exhausting and disembodying effect of linguistic barriers, I eventually embraced the beauty of simplifying my speech. I found it to help me connect more genuinely with others and myself. Living abroad forced me out of my comfort zone to discover a new one." – Dana Duncombe '17
Each year more than 130 Haverford students take advantage of the opportunity to study abroad.
*We have a very tiny magic 8 ball.