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Amira Abujbara's "We Are Still Here"

The Class of 2017 graduate made a documentary that tells the story of the problems facing Native Alaskan communities.

Faculty

COOL CLASSES: “Public Policy Analysis”

This political science course helps students develop a deeper understand of how public policy is made.

Faculty

COOL CLASSES: “Mind and World”

This philosophy course is an introduction to the history of our conception of ourselves as rational beings in the world through a close reading of Aristotle, Descartes, and Kant.

What They Learned: Alison Gibbons ’19

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For her thesis, the psychology major explored the effects of a particular hormone on pregnancy by studying mice.
Summer Centered: Noorie Chowdhury '21 Aids Refugees in Greece

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The independent studies major is spending her summer with the Refugee Youth Service in Athens, Greece, where she’s supporting the city’s young refugee community.
What They Learned: Sophie Hess ’19

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The political science major studied the ways in which educational policies that group students by performance can lead to a type of intra-district segregation along racial and socioeconomic lines.
Summer Centered: Mack Somers '20 Enters the Art World

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The history of art major is exploring New York City’s art market with an internship at Pettit Art Partners.
Where They’re Headed: Tina Le ’19

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The English major is starting her career as a case intake analyst with the Philadelphia-based class action law firm Berger Montague.
Summer Centered: Mallory Kastner '21 Tries on Some Genes

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The biology and environmental studies double major is spending her summer at a genetic engineering lab in her hometown of Strasbourg, France.
Where They’re Headed: Oscar Huang ’19

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The chemistry major is moving to Illinois to pursue a Ph.D. in his field at Northwestern University.
Summer Centered: Grace Coberly '21 Shares the Benefits of Music

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The music and linguistics double major has taken on two internships in the Chicago music world this summer.
What They Learned: Ceci Silberstein ’19

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The first Haverford student ever to graduate with a major from the recently founded Bi-College Department of Environmental Studies used techniques she learned as a double major in mathematics to study stream health in Philadelphia.
Summer Centered: Johanna Fowler's Dog Days of Summer

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The rising junior and aspiring veterinarian is gaining career-track experience through a research position at the University of Pennsylvania.
Where They’re Headed: Kofi Kwakwa ’19

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The international studies major is interning at KiCK Global, a Barcelona-based marketing agency, prior to pursuing a similar position back in the U.S.
Summer Centered: Velay Scholar Michelle Lin ’20 Builds on Years of Chemistry Research

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The chemistry major is continuing her work as a research assistant for Professor Robert Scarrow with an eye towards her thesis.
Where They’re Headed: Heather Robinson ’19

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The psychology major and dance minor is splitting her time between her two respective passions at a Harvard Lab and a Cambridge ballet studio.
Summer Centered: Isabel Clements '21 Defends Human Rights

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The political science major is pushing for justice for medical facilities harmed in the Syrian conflict as an intern at Physicians for Human Rights.
What They Learned: Reilly Milburn ’19

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Physics and astronomy double major Reilly Milburn ’19 used his thesis to investigate both an exciting kind of astronomical object and the tools used to detect these objects.