These goats (from Eco-Goat) are a natural, sustainable alternative to herbicide and they are helping to keep our arboretum campus beautiful.
“Haverford” in Welsh, according to one translation, means “goat crossing.” Last week, we welcomed a herd of those furry, hoofed creatures to campus as a means of keeping invasive plant species under control.
Haverford faculty in the Philips Wing of Magill Library, 1865. Courtesy College Archives.
Haverford libraries own more than 625,000 titles, including not only printed books but thousands of items in other formats—microfilm, photographs, diaries, letters, sound and video recordings, electronic publications, and miscellaneous ephemera.
A chemistry class ca. 1955, O. Winston Link. Courtesy of Special Collections.
Best known for railroad photography, O. Winston Link also shot promotional images of Haverford and many are in Special Collections.
Through his blog, horticulturist Mike Startup shares images, gardening tips and a behind the scenes look at tending the campus.
The Haverford campus is the oldest planned college landscape in the country. Our meticulously maintained 200 acres contain a nature trail, a Pinetum and flower gardens.
While president, Joanne and her family lived at 1 College Circle, home of Haverford presidents since 1940.
Thanks, Joanne! After two years as interim president, Joanne V. Creighton returns to western Massachusetts where she will be teaching as a Five College Professor at UMass. Her successor, Dan Weiss, takes office July 1.
The Astronomy Library inside of Strawbridge Observatory.
The Haverford College Libraries act as a locus of intellectual activity supporting the teaching, research and learning needs of the Haverford community. Infused with Haverford’s Quaker heritage and values, they support the mission of the College to develop academic excellence … Continue reading
Jacob Lowy '14 shows a tour group around campus.
Then & Now: Campus Visits Today, well over 15,000 prospective students and their families come to Haverford each year for campus tours conducted by a troupe of 30 student guides who volunteer for the Admission office. Missed yesterday’s photo? See … Continue reading
Students take advantage of the idyllic nature of Magill Library’s Philips Wing, one of the library's many study spots.
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.
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 »
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
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
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.