The Francis B. Gummere Professor of English will serve a second year as the College's chief academic officer.
“He changed the way I look at the function and importance of literature—and really of the humanities as a whole—for society.” — Shamie Sahandy ’05 Professor of English Kim Benston finds in the humanities a means to draw connections across … Continue reading
2013 Study Abroad photo contest runner-up Kanika Ramchandani '14, "Gaudi's Barcelona", Places category.
“Studying abroad in Paris gave me the confidence to set out on my own and explore the world around me. The challenge of becoming fluent in a different language gave me the strength to face many new experiences while abroad. … Continue reading
Two-story central courtyards bring light into the new Kim and Tritton dorms. Photo: Michael Moran.
Today Tritton and Kim Halls are the new dorms on the block. What hasn’t changed is just how essential living on campus is to the Haverford experience. Read “Home at Haverford” in the Fall 2012 issue of Haverford magazine »
2013 Study Abroad photo contest winner Andrew Bennett '14 , "Camelback in a Saharan Storm", Faces category.
“Studying abroad in Paris gave me the confidence to set out on my own and explore the world around me. The challenge of becoming fluent in a different language gave me the strength to face many new experiences while abroad. … Continue reading
Benjamin Franklin on the Bench, University of Pennsylvania
The “4+1″ Program With Penn Get your bachelor’s degree from Haverford plus an MS in Engineering from The University of Pennsylvania in just 5 years. This groundbreaking collaboration expands an existing and extensive cooperative arrangement between Haverford and its Ivy … Continue reading
Quaker & Special Collections received a collection of more than 5,000 letters, photographs and documents, which capture more than 100 years of Quaker history, from Rev. Dr. Theodora Elkinton Waring
Haverford’s Quaker Collection spans the history of the Society of Friends from 17th-century Britain to the present day in many parts of the world, with emphasis on Quakerism as lived and practiced in the eastern United States and antecedent American … Continue reading
Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa. Fez, Morocco. Photo by Asst. Professor Travis Zadeh from his class "Imagining Islam: Icon, Object, and Image". The course is one possible elective for the MEIS concentration.
The College has a concentration in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. These programs—which include fields such as Scientific Computing and Peace, Justice and Human Rights—give students the opportunity to pursue an area of study distinct from, but relevant to, their … Continue reading
Forget Photoshop, Bochanski used a red LED flashlight to spell out Haverford while photographing during a long exposure to achieve this impressive effect!
Astronomy students get the chance to explore the Universe using telescopes like the one shown here, at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Postdoctoral scholar John Bochanski captured this image on a recent trip, where he and Assistant Professor of Astronomy Beth … Continue reading
2013 Study Abroad photo contest runner-up Alexandra Wolkoff '14 , "Tango", Cultural Encounters category.
“Studying abroad in Paris gave me the confidence to set out on my own and explore the world around me. The challenge of becoming fluent in a different language gave me the strength to face many new experiences while abroad. … Continue reading
Berman, Zeke, American (1951-), Measuring Cup [1979], Platinum print, black and white, 24x30cm. Fogel Family Collection.
The Fogel Collection: A Collection Within a Collection May 31 to October 6, 2013 Marshall Fine Arts Center, Atrium Gallery Forty images from the Fogel Collection are on display in an exhibition of the best that is photography, thanks to … Continue reading
Professor of Physics Walter Smith sings and plays the baritone ukelele for a class. Read all about it on philly.com. Photo: Clem Murray.
Virtually all our Physics & Astronomy majors engage in cutting-edge research, working closely with faculty in fields such as biophysics, quantum computers, cosmology, quantum gravity, fluid dynamics, nanoscience and extra-galactic astronomy.
Allison Guindon '13, Sarah Guyer '13, Olivia Haber-Greenwood '13, Karl Hagnauer '13, Shanina Christina Halbert '13, Abdullah Khan '13, Priya Khurana '13. Photo: Jim Roese.
On May 19, 296 members of the Class of 2013 earned their degrees and became the latest group of alumni in the College’s 180-year history. Watch the video or view photos in the Haverblog.