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"The continued success of Haverford students in obtaining Fulbright awards speaks to their extraordinary blend of intellectual curiosity and social vision. As Fulbright Scholars, they make important contributions to communities of learning throughout the world, brilliantly embodying the College's commitment to cultivating global citizens."  — President Kim Benston.

“Topics in Enlightenment History: The Self Before The Selfie”

Taught by Frank A. Kafker Professor of History and Associate Professor of History Lisa Jane Graham, this class focuses on a pivotal moment, the Enlightenment, when “self-talk” exploded in various fields including medicine, art and literature, political economy, and criminal law.

Our Cool Classes blog series highlights interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience.

Haverford fields 23 varsity teams, and club and intramural options include badminton, crew, golf, soccer, Ultimate, volleyball, and rugby.

53% of our students are on varsity or club teams.

Haverford College mailed acceptance letters to the 877 students offered admission to the Class of 2022. This class represents the College's most selective year yet. After receiving a record 4,682 applications, Haverford admitted 18.7 percent of its applicants.

March 23—April 27, 2018
Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery

Resisting the historical definition of melancholy as an affliction that creates disorder or inactivity, this exhibition reimagines passive sadness as powerful refusal, a conscious (or unconscious) “standing aside,” a willful production of generative failures and resistant potencies.   Details »

It's on! Make your gift before the 1,833-minute challenge ends at 6:48 p.m. EDT on March 21, and help Haverford receive a $250,000 match.

The College’s long-running Mentoring & Student Teaching program gives Haverford students the opportunity to tutor local secondary school students in science and writing, creating a relaxed environment where learning is a mutual experience.

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.

An increasing number of international students are being drawn to Haverford by the promise of intellectual exploration, academic rigor, and close-knit community. Once here, they must also contend with unfamiliar food, strange American social customs, and a climate that may be outside their comfort zone. A robust support program for students from abroad eases intercultural adjustment.

Former Haverford soccer players Amy Arundale '07 and Erica Blanco '07, who met on their first day on campus, compete together on an Australian Rules Football team.

Read "Playing Footy" in the Fall 2017 issue of Haverford magazine.