Haverford Headlines


  • Want to know how you can aid the relief efforts in Haiti? Haverford has been hearing from Fords with ideas about where you can direct support to help the victims of the massive earthquake. Also, links to Philadelphia Inquirer stories about Haverford brothers separated by the disaster (and now safely reunited at the College).
  • Over the break, the physics professor and Haverford alumnus traveled to his home country of Trinidad to give a presentation at the International School for Young Astronomers.
  • A day-long visit to the D.C. headquarters of the IMF gave students from Haverford's economics department a new perspective on the global economy. The trip was co-organized by visiting professor Biswajit Banerjee, who worked at the IMF for 26 years.
  • News for -- and about -- our next freshman class from Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, Jess Lord.
  • The grant will allow Frasat Ahmad, Michele Buonora, and Emilyn Sosa, all Class of '11, to study abroad during the spring semester.
  • Seymour, an independent major in public health, spoke at an event organized to protest the controversial Stupak/Pitts amendment to the health care bill being debated in Congress.
  • Associate Professor of Music Heidi Jacob was commissioned by the trio L'Ensemble to write music for the poems of acclaimed author Julia Alvarez. They were performed at a bi-college event in December.
  • A scale model of Canterbury Cathedral, some meat pies, and a witty video on Medieval sexual mores were just a few of the creative final projects conceived by students in Associate Professor of English Maud McInerney's Chaucer class.
  • Make an impact now and give online! You can also give by phone, make a gift of stock or contribute through your IRA, among other options.
  • A rare book and its graphic counterpart will be on display in Special Collections each day December 14-December 18.

  • Haverford College welcomes Joe Spadaro of St. Joseph's College in Brooklyn, NY, as our new Chief Information Officer. We look forward to Joe's arrival on February 1, 2010.
  • Highlighting faculty professional activities, including conferences, exhibitions, performances and publications.
  • The injectable, inactivated vaccine will be available to students, faculty and staff on December 9 and 10 in Health Services.

  • Lynette Mattke '91 is the creator of PicPocket Books, an application that allows users to download children's picture books to iPhones or iPods.
  • The program, sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, provides Fellows with stipends to pursue research and attend events such as November's Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, where four Haverford students presented their work.

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