Dr. Stephen G. Emerson was named Haverford College's 13th president in a public ceremony held on February 12, 2007.

Rare textiles of the Chin peoples, a heterogeneous hill group living in western Myanmar (Burma), northeastern India, and Bangladesh, will be on view at the John B. Hurford '60 Humanities Center, Stokes Building, Room 102, from February 16 to March 25, 2007.

Dr. Salvatore LaSpada '82 was appointed Chief Executive of the Institute for Philanthropy in London in March 2006; prior to that, he had worked for nine years at the Rockefeller Foundation in New York.

The John B. Hurford '60 Humanities Center presents the theater group Dead Genius Productions in the original play It or Her, Saturday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. in Lunt Basement.

Ethan Roland '04 is not particularly fond of the word“sustainable” when discussing environmental matters... That's why the concept of permaculture design—the foundation for his current business venture, AppleSeed Permaculture (www.appleseedpermaculture.com) –appeals to him.

Strange but true—Nancy Merriam, performance coordinator for Haverford's music department, was not fond of classical music while growing up in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. But that all changed the day she took hold of her first double bass.

For Rachel Nehmer '04 and Ben Wendel '04, those hours in the lab turned into unique careers as trapeze artists.

In response to excessive drinking at parties, the Quaker Bouncers have formed to ensure safety of students.

Haverford's Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery will be host to a unique exhibition of Israeli and Palestinian screen print art, Jan. 26-Feb. 25, 2007. Entitled“35 Prints—35 Years of Occupation: Israeli and Palestinian Artists Against the Occupation and for a Common Tomorrow,” the exhibit was originally created to address the possibility of using art as a bridge to resolving conflict.

The Haverford Fund Leadership Challenge was established through the generosity of Board members and leadership level donors and was officially announced on September 30, 2006. The Challenge will match all NEW and INCREASED gifts to the Haverford Fund which are made before June 30, 2007.