Awards & Fellowships

Awards & Fellowships

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Haverfordians are regularly recognized for scholarly achievement through awards and fellowships such as Fulbright, Watson, Guggenheim, and the Nobel Prize.

A biology major while at Haverford, George Smith '63 won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and shares the award with two other scientists. Smith is the College's fourth alumni Nobel laureate and the second from the class of 1963. Photo courtesy of the University of Missouri.

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.

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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 Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Centers Hurford Center CPGC

Visual Culture, Arts, and Media

Haverford’s Visual Culture, Arts, and Media (VCAM) facility houses the College’s Interdisciplinary Minor in Visual Studies, the Haverford Innovations Program, the John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities, and its new Philadelphia Area Creative Collaboratives initiative.

The Off the Wall exhibition in VCAM's create space is an investigation of Philadelphia's graffiti, street art, and public art curated by Colin Fredrickson '20, Isabella Siegel '19, and Phillip Norman '19. Photo: Patrick Montero.

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Next Friday, November 30, 2018

Campus

The Campus

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.

In his nearby Philadelphia studio, designer, craftsman, and woodworker Jayme Guokas '97 is working on two benches for the arboretum that are made from the wood of felled campus trees. Photo: Patrick Montero.

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