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.
The Departments of astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics, and psychology are housed in the state-of-the-art Marian E. Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center (KINSC).
Astronomy students get the chance to explore the Universe using telescopes like the one shown here, at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Postdoctoral scholar John Bochanski captured this image on a recent trip, where he and Assistant Professor of Astronomy Beth Willman led student observations of the night sky.
Learn more about the College and join the extended Haverford family for the inauguration of Dan Weiss as 14th President. View the schedule of activities and register by October 15.
The May issue of PAPER magazine featured a piece on RJ (Michael) Rushmore ’14, who has turned his Vandalog website,which he runs from his dormroom, into an important chronicle of street art around the world.
Read “Street Art Authority” in the Spring/Summer 2013 issue of Haverford magazine »
Andy Solberg ’78 is a D.C. police commander with a master’s degree in philosophy who would rather be out on the street than behind a desk, thinks police work can be informed by Aristotle’s ethics, and believes, “We arrest way too many people, and we shouldn’t.”
Read “The Unconventional Cop” in the Spring/Summer 2013 issue of Haverford magazine »
Last Day: September 20, 2013
Sharpless Gallery
An interactive exhibit which asks visitors to play detective to solve a 1699 murder mystery using holdings from Haverford’s Special Collections. Details »
“Being a student-athlete at Haverford College means developing incredible relationships with my teammates as well as my peers and professors.”—Sophie Eiger ’14
Each year, Fords look forward to myriad traditional events such as the Collection speaker series; frequent a cappella concerts; pinwheel day; the annual weekend throwdown at the end of the year called Haverfest; and, most importantly, Fall and Spring Plenary.
Through funding from the Hurford Center for the Arts & Humanities, anthropology major Samuel Fox ’14 spent his summer in Arizona doing field research and finished the first draft of his novella, which features an anthropologist and a fictional citizen border patrol group.
“Being in a community like Haverford with such a strong code of ethics and honor helps form a basis from which to successfully interface with colleagues and grow a professional network in a field that relies heavily on collaboration and a degree of trust.” – Sarah Burke Spolaor ’06
*We have a very tiny magic 8 ball.