Madison Skerritt, Charlie Hale, Lynnie Woodruff, Chloe Wang, Katy Frank, and Deedee Eisape (not pictured) are the 2017-18 class of Haverford House Fellows and will spend a year exploring global citizenship in Philadelphia and strengthening connections between the College and the city.
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Inspired by endangered species from her home state, the fine arts major made paper lithographs of animals on colorful graphic backgrounds for her thesis exhibition.
The comparative literature major is off to Miami for a job in the music industry.
The CEO of Global Blood Therapeutics spoke to Haverford magazine about his company's experimental drug, GBT440, and its promise in treating people with sickle cell disease.
"Students, you in particular model for us what it means for strangers of all backgrounds and persuasions to build and sustain a community of trust. Let us not minimize the challenge of that undertaking."
After earning a growth and structure of cities degree, Bracker is working with nearby company Turner Construction as a pre-construction engineer.
The history major was inspired by diaries she found in Quaker and Special Collections to craft a thesis on the transition to womanhood in mid-19th century Philadelphia Quaker communities.
Just across the Delaware River, the sociology major shares a family practice he’s known for over a decade.
The chemistry major and environmental science minor used machine learning to search for compounds that could most efficiently function in solar cells.
The Spanish major is continuing his work in marketing with tech startup Hidrate Inc., which produces smart water bottles.
The comparative literature major is in Los Angeles interning at the largest archive of gay and lesbian materials in the world.
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