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Community Care and Resources in Response to Israel-Gaza

At a time of conflict and divide, the College is working to bring students, faculty, and staff together to support one another and engage these important issues through peaceful and constructive dialogue.

Faculty

COOL CLASSES: “Electronic Music Evolution: From Foundational Basics to Sonic Horizons”

Electronic music is an ever-changing genre. This course covers its history and theory while offering students opportunities to use cutting-edge production tools and technologies.

Students awards

Two Haverford Students Receive Goldwater Scholarships

The aspiring scientists will leverage their scholarships to advance their organic chemistry research and uncover innovative ways to diagnose schizophrenia.

Digital Innovator

A Digital Innovation Fellowship will allow Professor of Music Richard Freedman to reconstruct missing parts of an important repertory of 16th-century French songs.
Ronald M. Shapiro '64

Shapiro, one of baseball's most respected and successful agents, gave a lecture on baseball at the Muskegon Museum of Art as part of the ongoing exhibition,“We Are The Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball.” Shapiro, who has negotiated deals for Cal Ripken Jr., Kirby Puckett and current Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer, was invited to speak at the museum by fellow Ford Joseph Schulze '63, a former Muskegon Public Schools superintendent.
What Is the Terrorism Threat Now?

Prof. Barak Mendelsohn discusses 'What We Still Don't Understand' about identifying and tracking domestic terrorist groups in the <em>New York Times</em>.
New "Friend in Residence" Program Launches

Joe Volk comes to the College for a three-week stay as Haverford's first Friend in Residence. The aim: to highlight the College's Quaker roots and increase connections to the Quaker community.
Externship Takes Students To Supreme Court

Thomas Gowen '71 hosted two student externs and brought them to watch arguments at the United States Supreme Court.
A TV Show Grows in Sierra Leone

Native Sierra Leonean Vickie Remoe '06 returned to her country after its civil war and launched her own lifestyle television show.
A Marine's Mission

In Afghanistan, Lieutenant Colleen Farrell '08 helps lead one of the Marine Corps' new Female Engagement Teams.
Helping Refugees Rebuild Their Lives

Jennifer Doran'98:
Dr. Manuel Cordero '76

The Hispanic American Medical Association recently named Cordero the winner of its Honor Award for outstanding service to the Hispanic community. The organization cited the Vineland, N.J., dentist for his work on behalf of those affected by health disparities.
3 Questions for Biology Professor Iruka N. Okeke

We talk to Okeke about her new book Divining Without Seeds: The Case for Strengthening Laboratory Medicine in Africa.
Roads Taken and Not Taken: Rakia Clark' 01

A former "science geek" finds her bliss as a book editor.
Kip Voytek '87: A Winning Idea

Voytek is the winner of the Million Dollar Challenge, a contest meant to spark new enterprises in marketing and communications. He'll use the money to launch a nonprofit national education institute for digital arts and sciences.
In/Visible

A group of pioneering curators, scholars, artists and writersâ€”some of whose work is deeply informed by their own disabilitiesâ€”comes to campus for the Feb. 25 symposium In/Visible: Disability and the Arts.
2011-12 Tuition Information

Details about fees and financial aid for the coming academic year.
Celebrating Scholarship Recipients

An annual event honors the accomplishments of students who have been awarded named scholarships and helps to educate them on the selection process. Currently, 50 percent of Haverford students receive financial aid from the College thanks to a need-blind admission policy.