Since 2011 College Communications has produced a unique homepage each weekday to spotlight the rich diversity of Haverford's academic programming, extracurricular offerings, campus culture, and community members' accomplishments.
Haverford libraries own more than 625,000 titles, including not only printed books but thousands of items in other formats—microfilm, photographs, diaries, letters, sound and video recordings, electronic publications, and miscellaneous ephemera.
The library in 1865. Photo courtesy of Special Collections.
The KINSC Scientific Imaging Contest is an annual competition for student-submitted images from experiments or simulations that are scientifically intriguing as well as aesthetically pleasing. Judging is based on both the quality of the image and the explanation of the underlying science.
Haverford’s rigorous academic program focuses on individual growth, intellectual exploration, and pushing the boundaries of each discipline. Many classes are taught seminar style with an emphasis on discussion and debate, and often involve field work outside the classroom.
Students in Political Science Professor Steve McGovern's "Urban Policy" class visited Jefferson Station during a field trip to examine economic development initiatives undertaken in the past 25 years to revitalize Center City Philadelphia. Photo: Caleb Eckert '17
Each year, Fords look forward to myriad traditional events such as the Collection speaker series; frequent a cappella concerts; pinwheel day; and, an event that impacts all students, Fall and Spring Plenary.
The Center for Peace and Global Citzenship's internships have been developed to widen and deepen Haverford's connections with social change organizations and to encourage a collaborative approach to pressing social, cultural and ethical concerns.
Renee King '16 and other CPGC interns set up laptop displays presenting their summer internship experiences working for peace and social justice throughout the U.S. and abroad. Photo: Caleb Eckert '17
The John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities’ Student Arts Fund helps students pursue creative interests that build upon and go beyond the offerings of our formal curriculum.
Haverford's intentionally diverse curricular requirements ensure that our students are well-rounded, expansive thinkers. Students take courses in each of three major academic divisions for a variety of ideas, concepts, and intellectual approaches.
95 students conducted research, either individually or in groups, as part of the KINSC’s summer research program with 28 professors across departments in the natural sciences.
A Raman spectrometer in Associate Professor of Chemistry Casey Londergan's lab. Photo: Hina Fathima '15
Professors work side-by-side with students to do high-level research while also developing analytical thinking and pushing the boundaries of each discipline.
Every fall the KINSC hosts a research symposium showcasing the summer work of students from Haverford, Bryn Mawr, Swarthmore, and other area colleges.
Naomi Chaqueco ’17 discusses her biology research with Associate Professor of Chemistry Casey Londergan at the Undergraduate Science Research Symposium.
*We have a very tiny magic 8 ball.