Magill Library

Magill Library

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Magill Library houses more than half a million volumes and provides access to 2.5 million more through a catalog system that connects it to libraries at neighboring Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore Colleges.

Summer Reading is a series that asks Haverford’s librarians and library staff for book recommendations that will enlighten, entertain, and educate you during this vacation season. Julie Summerfield, our collection management and metadata services assistant, makes five suggestions that involve unexpected connections and new worlds of possibility. Photo: Cole Sansom '19.

Character

Haverford attracts intellectually curious, independent learners who value honesty, collaboration, and above all, new ways of seeing and improving the world.

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Mind

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.

Academics

Squirrels

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.

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Previous Monday, August 7, 2017

Addy Lorenzo '20, Carol Lee Diallo '19, Maurice Rippel '19, and Sabea Evans '18 in Dalun, Ghana

Students

Summer Centered: Fords in Ghana

For the fifth year in a row, four Haverford students are living in Dalun, Ghana, a community in the country’s Northern Region, as part of the Lagim Tehi Tuma Fellowship, which is co-sponsored by the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship and Bryn Mawr’s Leadership, Innovation, and Liberal Arts Center.

Addy Lorenzo '20, Carol Lee Diallo '19, Maurice Rippel '19, and Sabea Evans '18 in Dalun, Ghana. "Summer Centered" is a series exploring our students' Center-funded summer work.

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Next Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Students

Chesick Scholars

The Chesick Scholars program is a four-year academic mentoring and leadership program for exceptional students from underrepresented or under-resourced backgrounds. This year’s 15 scholars capped their five-week summer session with a symposium on identity formation and social reproduction.

The Class of 2021 Chesick Scholars (from left to right, top to bottom): Elle James, Eyasu Shumie, Luis Contreras-Orendain, Steven Puac, Marly Banatte, Joanna Tran, Eniola Ajao, June Hoang, Oscar Melendez, Kagan Harris, Mayce Van, Ernest Keefer, Natalia Mora, Faith Apencha, Ashley Arango. Photo by Cole Sansom '19.

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