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Transformative $25 Million Gift From Michael B. Kim ’85 to Establish Haverford’s Institute for Ethical Inquiry and Leadership

The institute is a cornerstone of Haverford 2030, the College’s strategic plan. Through it, students will discover new pathways to become the world’s ethical thinkers and leaders.

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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.

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Fulbright Scholarship Sends August Muller '23 to Explore Gravitational Waves in Germany

At the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam, Muller will join an international team of scientists working to expand our knowledge of the universe. She is one of four Fords selected for a Fulbright this year.

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.
Conference on Economic Human Rights Comes To Haverford

The Haverford House fellowship and the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship are supporting a two-day conference, organized by Cara Curtis '10, to give a human rights framework to local economic justice issues.
Letter from Egypt

Cairo resident Samuel Gerstin '10 recorded an account of life in his neighborhood, just a seven-minute walk from Tahrir Square, as the revolution unfolded.
Exploring 'Perpetual Peace'

A trio of guest speakers will lead a series of dialogues on international peace as part of the â€˜Perpetual Peace' Project, which comes to campus for a public event on Feb. 10.
Roads Taken and Not Taken: Anya Krugovoy Silver '90

Silver writes about finding what Emily Dickinson called a poet's "flood subject" after she was diagnosed with cancer.
Beth Cavener Stichter '95

Stichter shared insights about building a career as a sculptor and her techniques for creating large-scale works out of clay during an artist residency at Washington State University.