The Haverford Innovations Program (HIP) encourages and supports creative and strategic thinking around a problem, a need, a question, or simply an interest. The goal is to find new solutions and opportunities for entrepreneurial projects and paths of learning.
The Microfinance and Impact Investing Inititative (Mi3) and HIP held a discussion in the new VCAM facility with Ben Powell '93, CEO of Agora Partnerships, a social enterprise accelerator. After the talk, Rebecca Fisher '18 gave a presentation on her cricket farm project. Photo: Wanyi Yang '20.
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.
Grace Thiele's senior thesis research for her chemistry major contributed to a paper she co-authored with her advisor and other Fords that was recently published in the American Chemical Society journal Biochemistry.
"What They Learned" is a blog series exploring the thesis work of recent graduates. Photo: Holden Blanco '17.
Our campus has 200 acres of award-winning architecture and landscaping; more than 50 academic, athletic, and residential buildings; and a nationally recognized arboretum with 400 species of trees and shrubs, a 3.5-acre duck pond, gardens, and wooded areas.
The Haverford College Arboretum hosts a variety of events, such as their recent pumpkin carving party. The Jack-O-Lanterns were used to light the Nature Trail for a night hike. Photo: Lev Greenstein '20.
*We have a very tiny magic 8 ball.