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Amira Abujbara ’17 was completely new to fencing when she joined the Haverford team as a sophomore. In just three short years, the foilist rose to the rank of team captain while her fencing prowess earned her a spot on the national team of her native Qatar.

Read "Fencing in Qatar" in the Spring/Summer 2017 issue of Haverford magazine.

Miranda Johnson ’19 is researching the silk industry this summer at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The history major from Pasadena, Calif., is working as the textiles curation intern at the Washington, D.C., museum, garnering hands-on experience with archival work thanks to funding from the John B. Hurford '60 Center for Arts and Humanities (HCAH).

“I never understood what a 'life-changing' experience was until I went to Rome. I walked in with eyes half-lidded and walked out with a new respect for the beauty of the world and its infinite complexities.” – Zakery Oglesby '17

Each year more than 130 Haverford students take advantage of the opportunity to study abroad.

Magill Library houses more than half a million volumes and provides access to 2.5 million more through a catalog system that connects it to libraries at neighboring Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore Colleges.

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.

At Magill Library’s Special Collections, the focus is on making the Library’s extraordinary holdings—and the up-close glimpses of history they offer—widely available to faculty, students, and scholars.

After an impressive career that included back-to-back Centennial Conference Championships as a member of the men’s soccer team, Tejan Walcott ’17 is taking his love of sports pro. Working for the Philadelphia 76ers, he will gain insight into the innerworkings of Philadelphia’s NBA franchise.

Lives That Speak: The Campaign for Haverford concluded its seven year run on June 30. More than 15,000 donors contributed more than $265 million.

After seven years, The Campaign for Haverford races toward the finish line at midnight.

Filmmaker Ben Hickernell ’00 takes a deeper look at the lives of Haverfordians profiled in the documentary “Lives That Speak".

English and music major Ken Ludwig '72—now an acclaimed playwright, theater director, and author—captures the essence of Haverford’s most important lessons.