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.
Summer Reading is a series that asks Haverford’s librarians and library staff for book recommendations that will enlighten, entertain, and educate you during this vacation season. Humanities librarian Anna Fodde-Reguer suggests two nonfiction titles and a beautifully drawn, almost-wordless graphic novel about creativity. Photo: Cole Sansom '19.
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.
A talented team of student photographers helps the Office of College Communications document life at Haverford for the web, social media, the magazine, and posterity. These 10 Fords shot more than 30,000 photos at 236 different events during the 2016-17 academic year.
Students performing in Marshall Auditorium. Photo: Lily Xu ’19.
Hoping to help bolster community and culture through art, Alie Lin ’19 is interning at the Asian Arts Initiative in Philadelphia. With funding from the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship and John B. Hurford '60 Center for the Arts and Humanities, the comparative literature major and gender and sexuality studies concentrator is helping reach out to community members and strengthening inter-organizational relationships.
*We have a very tiny magic 8 ball.