Homepage Archive

“Open science is not just about having methods and data and publications open to everyone, but also considering who participates in science. We’re interested in opening the doors of science to everybody, because more diverse perspectives among scientists produce more creative and impactful research ideas and findings.” – Professor of Psychology Benjamin Le

Read "Free for All" in the Spring/Summer 2019 issue of Haverford Magazine.

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.

Funded by the John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities, this year's Summer Doculab Fellows researched the history and memory of Philadelphia's 1976 celebration of the American Bicentennial with Visiting Assistant Professor of English Thomas Devaney, who was inspired by the subject following a course he taught on Philadelphia as part of the Tri-Co Philly Program.

The Bi-College Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC) links rigorous language training to the study of East Asian—particularly Chinese and Japanese—culture and society.

The skills picked up at Haverford—critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and a sophisticated understanding of data—have turned out to be an ideal fit for key front office roles in Major League Baseball. And as a growing number of alumni get established in the industry, they are opening doors for younger alums.

Read "Pipeline to the MLB" in the Spring/Summer 2019 issue of Haverford Magazine.

First issued issued in serial installments in 1844-45, then published in book form, The Quaker City; Or, the Monks of Monk Hall is part of Lutnick Library’s Quaker fiction collection, which was begun in the 1960s with a donation of 250 books. Now grown to almost 2,000 volumes, the collection includes fiction books that have Quaker characters and/or are written by Quaker authors, and continues to grow as new books appear.

"In the Collection" highlights some of the rare and marvelous items that are part of Lutnick Library's Quaker & Special Collections.

Through October 11, 2019
Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery

Casting aside the constraints of traditional notions and existing power structures, the artists of A Time for Farewells present sculptures, drawings, videos, and photographic works that collectively imagine a future radically different from our present, in the hope that the act of imagining can be an impetus for change. Details »

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.

On Saturday, September 7, 2019, the College celebrated the inauguration of Wendy E. Raymond, a distinguished molecular biologist with national standing on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. She became Haverford's 16th president on July 1, 2019.

Wendy E. Raymond, a distinguished molecular biologist with national standing on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, became Haverford's 16th president on July 1, 2019.