Haverford Headlines

Wendy Raymond under the Penn Treaty Elm on campus

Haverford College Welcomes President Wendy Raymond

Raymond's presidency began July 1, and her busy first day included a celebratory, campus-wide meet-and-greet. A gallery of images chronicles the 16th president's campus debut.

Alumni

What They Learned: Sam Epstein ’19

The chemistry major’s thesis involved innovative research that was published in a high-impact science journal.

Alumni

Where They’re Headed: Tai Nguyen ’19

The economics major will be joining IBM at their Burlington, VT., location as a data scientist.

Summer Centered: Jessica Lopez ’21 Strives for Positive Social Impact

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Students, Centers

Anthropology major Jessica Lopez ’21 is doing her Whitehead Internship with real estate group Shift Capital to learn how a for-profit real estate group can emphasize positive social impact.
What They Learned: Paul Brucia Breitenfeld ’19

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Alumni

Classical languages major Paul Brucia Breitenfeld ’19 used the cultural allusions in a second-century North African Latin novel to understand the reach and oppression of the Roman empire.
What They Learned: Hassan Ahamed ’19

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Alumni

In his thesis, the chemistry major explores potential cures for pancreatic cancer.
Summer Centered: Cameron Albrecht '20 Tells a Story

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Students, Centers

The history major is revitalizing the past with a digital exhibit he’s producing for Tulsa’s Woody Guthrie Center.
What They Learned: Jharna Jahnavi ’19

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Alumni

The biology major’s thesis examined a non-toxic method of controlling the population of the Drosophila suzukii, which pose a threat to the agricultural industry by attacking fruit at a much earlier stage than their standard fruit fly counterparts.
Telling Different Narratives: Allyn Gaestel ‘09

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Alumni, magazine

The writer based in Lagos, Nigeria, reports on topics as varied as women's health, trauma, and fashion aesthetics and freelances for publications such as The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and The New York Times.
What They Learned: Seanna Viechweg ’19

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Alumni

For her thesis, the English major examined the politics of race and trauma in Octavia Butler’s science-fiction novel Kindred.
Migration Encounters Team Brings Truth and Compassion to a Contentious Discourse

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Faculty, Students

Led by professors Anne Preston and Anita Isaacs, a team of Haverford students is working to combat misinformation about immigration and immigrants by collecting and sharing personal stories from migrants in Mexico about their immigration and deportation experiences.
Where They’re Headed: Hanae Togami ’19

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Alumni

The Haverford House Fellow is supporting immigrant families at the nonprofit HIAS PA.
Summer Centered: Anna-Sophia Capizzi ’20 Learns Medical Specialties and Spanish

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Students, Centers

The biology major is spending her summer exploring a series of different medical fields with the Clínica Universidad de Navarra in Spain and soaking in the culture during her free time.
What They Learned: Madeline Guth ’19

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Alumni

Political science major and statistics, Chinese, and health studies minor Madeline Guth ’19 used her diverse set of tools to study the many ways that public policy can impact unintended pregnancy rates among low-income women.
What They Learned: Chris Goings ’19

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Alumni

For his thesis, Chris Goings ’19 pulled research and advice from a wide range of sources, materializing years of classroom experience.
Jayme Guokas' Craftwork

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Alumni, magazine

Jayme Guokas '97 started out with a hobby of teaching himself how to remodel homes on the weekend. He ended up with a fully operational business that designs and constructs interior spaces.
Where They’re Headed: Nick Perez ’19

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Alumni

The economics major and baseball player is steadying himself for a career in the front offices of the major leagues.
Where They’re Headed: Gabe Halperin-Goldstein ’19

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Alumni

As a Haverford House Fellow, Gabe Halperin-Goldstein ’19 will spend next year working at the Center for Hunger-Free Communities, which advocates for policies that relieve food insecurity in Philadelphia.