Haverford Headlines


  • Amirah Nash '11, and Ben Amendolara, Bobby Danforth and Rebecca Burger-Caplan (on right in photo), all class of 2010, gained valuable experience in the field of medicine this summer thanks to primary care physician Steve Jaharis '82. Since 2000, Jaharis has sponsored internships for Haverford students in facilities that treat underserved populations.
  • Cohen, an artist-in-residence with Philadelphia Cathedral, combined images from 45 individuals and drew from her experience with public art projects.

  • Richenda Cope '05, Hannah-Ruth Miller '10, and Goda Trakumaite '10 found artistic inspiration in the scenic beauty of Newfoundland thanks to a program sponsored by Mark Chehi '78 and Johanna Chehi.
  • The new program of the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship brings scholar/activists from abroad to campus to co-teach classes with Haverford faculty and participate in a series of forums.
  • At a Magill Library open-house event this week, Haverford's new first-year students got a glimpse of some of the treasures held by Special Collections. Among them: a Buddha Scroll from the Ming Dynasty, a deed signed by William Penn and (pictured) the first of the Four Folios of Shakespeare's plays, a rare and beautiful volume that dates to 1623.
  • Kate Alfieri and Heather McMahon from the class of '10 were honored by the Protein Society for having the best undergraduate poster at the Society's annual symposium.
  • Through an internship funded by the Hurford Humanities Center, Madeline Kreider-Carlson '10 spent the summer at the Library Company of Philadelphia uncovering the lives of American women in the pre-Civil War era.
  • Haverford students and alumni are playing featured roles—both onstage and behind the scenes—at the 2009 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe.
  • Stephen Janick '87 is featured in this Philadelphia Inquirer article about Rittenhouse Needlepoint.

  • Students have arrived for Customs Week, our first-year student orientation program.
  • As a teacher of mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques, Baime works at the frontier of mind-body medicine.
  • Taylor Goodman (far right), Kathleen Abels, Jesse Paulsen and Luke Van Meter, all Class of '09, are among the 2009-10 Philly Fellows. The AmeriCorps-sponsored, year-long program, which gives 20 recent college graduates the opportunity to work for Philadelphia area non-profits, was created by two Fords from the Class of '03, Tim Ifill and Matt Joyce.

  • Through the Hurford Humanities Center, Danielle Helme '10 spent the summer interning at Philadelphia's World Cafe Live and its nonprofit partner, LiveConnections.org.
  • An impressive roster of Haverford grads is working on environmental issues around the country and the world. We asked a few of them to tell us about the exciting projects they're engaged in and to give us their take on the current prospects for moving the world toward sustainability.
  • Through the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, Colleen Hotchkiss '11 spent the summer interning at Grupo Venancia, a nonprofit that works to empower women in Matagalpa, Nicaragua.

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