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Summer Centered: Mary Kearney-Brown ’19 Helps Give Voice to the Unheard at Voice of Witness

The English major returned to her home state of California to intern at a San Francisco nonprofit that specializes in oral histories and human rights.

Campus

Duck Pond Reclamation Project

Ensuring the well-being of a treasured campus ecosystem.

Students Centers

Summer Centered: Chelsea Richardson ’18 Aids Mitigation in Capital Punishment Cases

The political science major is helping the Northern Virginia Capital Defender Office build defenses for clients facing the death penalty.

Raisa Williams 1947–2017

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The former first-year dean died July 13. She was 69.
Summer Reading: Margaret Schaus

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Our lead research and instruction librarian suggests three books that feature individuals taking action in difficult times.
Summer Centered: Rachel Wolfson ’19 Learns the Business Behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art

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The sociology major and history of art minor is part of the Museum Studies Internship Program, helping the PMA evaluate its pricing and membership-benefit practices in its group sales department.
Where They’re Headed: Emma Cohen ’17

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The history of art major, museum studies minor, and trained dancer is devoted to a future in the arts.
Summer Centered: Jake Ephron ’19 Practices Agroforestry in Belize

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At the Maya Mountain Research Farm, the biology major will help build a sustainable farming structure that promotes food security and a vibrant ecosystem.
Where They’re Headed: Audra Devoto ’17

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The biology major, who also completed the concentration in scientific computing, sees “things that are otherwise invisible” in her several microbiology-related jobs.
Sarah Sujin Kay ’19 and Ben Field ’18 Intern at Cantor Fitzgerald

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The two Fords are spending their summer with the Manhattan financial services firm headed by Howard Lutnick ’83.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Caleb Eckert ’17

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For his thesis, the anthropology major and environmental studies minor pondered the pivotal role of water in the lives of the people of his hometown.
Summer Centered: Vanessa Quiroz Morales ’19 Delves into Immigration Law

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The anthropology major is interning at Sweet & Paciorek LLC, a firm that provides immigration-related legal resources in the greater Philadelphia area.
Where They’re Headed: Samuel Walter ’17

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The music major and political science minor will be attending the Yale School of Music this fall.
Summer Centered: Olivia DuSold ’18 Researches Genetics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

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In her hometown, the psychology major is spending 10 weeks studying genetic mutations that result in Cornelia de Lange syndrome.
Where They’re Headed: Julian Schneider ’17

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The double major in philosophy and political science is returning to Hungary, where he interned last summer, to continue his work on migration and refugee issues.
Summer Centered: Russell Nicholson ’18 Dives into Marine Biology Research

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The biology major and environmental studies minor is analyzing samples of Emiliania huxleyi at Haverford and, later, at the University of Georgia.
Where They’re Headed: Sofia Tieze ’17

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Alumni, Science

The biology major and neuroscience minor will be assisting NASA’s BioSentinel mission in the Silicon Valley.
Summer Centered: Courtney Ahmed ’18 Supports Empowered Youth in Kolkata

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The philosophy major is interning with Prayasam to advocate for child rights and health education in India’s third-most populous metropolitan area.