SCHOLARSHIP HELPS HAVERFORD BUILD BRIDGES WITH THE ISLAMIC WORLD About a year after Sept. 11, 2001, Professor of Astronomy Bruce Partridge was meeting with close friend and Haverford alumnus Jim Kinsella ‘82 in London. Both bemoaned the poor relations between the Islamic and Western worlds—particularly the United States—and wondered what Haverford might do to help counteract the growing hostilities. They came up with the idea of a scholarship that would bring Islamic students to Haverford, where they would see a different, more positive side of America.