The Haverfordian, started in 1879, was Haverford’s first literary magazine. The student-run monthly was printed in various forms for almost 60 years.
“History Lesson” is a regular series in Haverford Magazine.
Photo: Dan Z. Johnson
Haverford attracts intellectually curious, independent learners who value honesty, collaboration, and above all, new ways of seeing and improving the world.
As you perform real-world research and immerse yourself in hands-on learning, you'll work side-by-side with professors who are at the top of their fields.
Our mascot—the Black Squirrel—has a genetic adaptation that gives it a bold, black coat. Join our distinctive community and stand out from the pack with your fellow Haverfordians.
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
Working in the lab of Assistant Professor Lou Charkoudian '03, the chemistry major helped create a type II polyketide catalog, which identified 78 polyketides of known producing sequence and structure and indexed key pieces of information about each of these molecules.
"What They Learned" is a blog series exploring the thesis work of recent graduates.
Photo: (cc) CDC/Dr. David Berd
*We have a very tiny magic 8 ball.