The passion Megan Holt ’14 has for field hockey has sent her on an incredible journey. It started in her hometown of Bryn Mawr, continued at Haverford—where she was a field hockey team captain—and has taken her all the way across the world to Copenhagen, where she now lives and plays for a club team.
Holt was the first non-Dane to be voted Female Player of the Year by the Dansk Hockey Union. Photo: Claus Peuckert.
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.
The College’s long-running Mentoring and Student Teaching program, which welcomed its newest class in January, gives Haverford students the opportunity to tutor local secondary school students in science and writing, creating a relaxed environment where learning is a mutual experience.
MAST tutor Hassan Ahamed '19 works with high school students Stephen Njiru and David Miller to build a mousetrap racecar. Photo: Leigh Taylor.
"This course examines how and in what ways consumption has come to occupy a central—and often unquestioned—place in our everyday lives." — Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology Elise Herrala
Our Cool Classes blog series highlights interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience.
See what other courses the Sociology Department is offering this semester. Photo: Macy's store on Black Friday, 2012. (cc) Diariocritico de Venezuela
*We have a very tiny magic 8 ball.