An increasing number of international students are being drawn to Haverford by the promise of intellectual exploration, academic rigor, and close-knit community. Once here, they must also contend with unfamiliar food, strange American social customs, and a climate that may be outside their comfort zone. A robust support program for students from abroad eases intercultural adjustment.
International students from Swarthmore and Haverford started a new Lantern Festival tradition in which the schools come together during International Student Orientation last August. Photo: Victoria Merino '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.
Former Haverford soccer players Amy Arundale '07 and Erica Blanco '07, who met on their first day on campus, compete together on an Australian Rules Football team.
Read "Playing Footy" in the Fall 2017 issue of Haverford magazine.
Amy Arundale ‘07 is a member of the Philadelphia Lady Hawks footy team. Photo: Lynton Crabb.
As a core institutional principle, sustainability animates Haverford's broad mission of stewarding its financial, ethical, and curricular endowments in the interest of educating principled global citizens while safeguarding intergenerational equity as a perpetual institution.
EnGoPlanet solar pole lights, which use photovoltaic solar power and are nearly maintenance-free, were installed at the Tritton and Kim dorm plateau in 2016. The lights save about 1,100 kWh per year. Photo: Patrick Montero.
*We have a very tiny magic 8 ball.