The Friend in Residence program brings gifted and experienced Quakers to campus for extended interactions with students, staff, faculty, and the community to stimulate reflection on the connections between academic pursuits and “letting one’s life speak.”
(From left) Sterling Duns and Caselli Jordan, who make up the duo City Love, are the 2019 spring Friends in Residence. They kicked off their campus residency with an "Ice Cream Social Justice" event on the topic of belonging on campus. Photo: Sarah Jennings '21.
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.
Haverford’s Visual Culture, Arts, and Media (VCAM) facility houses the College’s Interdisciplinary Minor in Visual Studies, the Haverford Innovations Program, and the John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities.
Kent Watson (far right) introduces students to the computer numerical control (CNC) router during a workshop in the VCAM's Maker Arts space. Photo: Ashley Sisto '20.
Five Fords earned Fulbrights for the 2018–2019 year, putting the College in the company of fewer than 50 undergraduate liberal arts institutions in the country with the highest number of student grants.
"We are once again absolutely thrilled to see and celebrate our students' extraordinary success in securing Fulbright Awards, which constitute a profound recognition of their extraordinary commitment to enacting ideals of global citizenship." — President Kim Benston
The 2018–2019 cohort of Haverford Fulbright recipients: (clockwise from top center) Julian Schneider '17, Brett Pogostin '18, George O'Hara '18, Anna Russell '14, and Charles Hale '17. Photos by Dex Coen Gilbert '21, Patrick Montero, and Sarah Bowman.
*We have a very tiny magic 8 ball.