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Alumni News

Annual Fund Update

Haverford's Annual Fund is a critical source of revenue for sustaining the Haverford experience. Find out how alumni, parents and friends are helping the College reach its goals this year.
The Philadelphia Inquirer Covers the Graduation of Ralph and Ruben Alexis (both '13)

The new graduates celebrated Commencement with their mentors from the Philadelphia Futures program, Joan Mazzotti and Michael Kelly.
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Updates for Alumni & Parents

Find out about the great activities happening at Alumni Weekend... Interested in applying for a Fulbright Scholarship? Haverford can help alumni applicants.
Commencement 2013

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.
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Commencement 2013 in Delaware County Daily Times

The speeches of the three honorary degree recipients and student speaker Aubree Penney '13 are summarized.
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Matthew Stitt '09 Profiled in the Philadelphia Daily News

Now the assistant chief financial officer for Philadelphia's City Council, he says that majoring in anthropology at Haverford was helpful in navigating City Hall.
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Anita Isaacs Pens New York Times Op/Ed

On the heels of the genocide conviction of Guatemala's former dictator, the Benjamin R. Collins Professor of Social Sciences writes "We Enabled Genocide, but the Elite Committed It."
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Benjamin Le in Men's Health

The associate professor of psychology offers advice about whom we should listen to for dating advice.
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Travis Zadeh Earns Andrew W. Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship

The associate professor of religion will be funded for two summers and a full academic year of work in a new area of research.
Walter Smith Profiled in The Philadelphia Inquirer

The physics professor discusses how he uses music to teach the basics of physics.
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Anita Isaacs in The Wall Street Journal

The Benjamin R. Collins Professor of Social Sciences discusses how the Guatemalan genocide trial of former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt is a test for the country's fragile justice system.
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Michael Martinez Named Dean of First-Year Students

Martinez, who is currently associate dean at Bates College, will succeed Raisa Williams in the post, starting July 1.