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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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Students awards

Patrick Kelly '25 Honored as a Newman Civic Fellow

Through his focus on service, which began at a young age, Kelly endeavors to uplift overlooked communities.

Exploring Melancholia in the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery

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Arts, Campus

The gallery’s latest exhibit, Unwilling, reimagines passive sadness as a powerful refusal. At its opening, visitors could watch the conclusion of an all-day, site-specific dance performance, hear a talk by the curators, and taste a custom beer brewed specifically for the exhibit.
In the Majors

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Alumni

Right after his junior year, Jeremy Zoll ’12 landed a summer internship in the front office of a major league baseball team, and it’s been a meteoric rise ever since. Today he’s director of minor league operations for the Minnesota Twins.
Springing for Haverford

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Alumni

Spring arrived on March 20, trailed by a nor'easter that forced the cancellation of classes. Yet Fords on campus and around the world celebrated not only the change of season, but the enduring qualities of the College. Students, advocates, and volunteers reached out by tabling, email, text, and social media. By securing more than 1,833 gifts in the first 1,833 minutes of spring, the College captured a $250,000 match, boosting the grand total given to $870,749.
COOL CLASSES: “Psychology Practicum Seminar”

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Science, Students

This new course offers students the opportunity to gain intensive first-hand experience working with people in a psychological services or social services setting to provide a supervised platform on which to apply what they have learned in their psychology coursework to helping others in a hands-on way.
Winter 2018 Faculty Updates

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Faculty

Highlighting faculty professional activities, including conferences, exhibitions, performances, awards, and publications.
Weiwen Miao Awarded Grant for Biostatistics Panel

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Faculty

The professor of mathematics and statistics recently earned funding to create and host a “Careers in Biostatistics” event, featuring professionals and graduate students from the field to introduce the discipline to Haverford’s growing body of statisticians.
Haverford Admits Class of 2022

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Students, Campus

The College received a record number of applications this year and offered admission to 877 students.
Do It In The Dark Competition Achieves Record Energy Reduction

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Campus, dorms, Students

In the fifth year of Haverford’s annual energy conservation competition, the College reduced electricity consumption by 10 percent, saving about 6,200 kWh over its three-week period.
A Haverford Ambassador at the Munich Security Conference

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Students, awards

Political science major Nick Barile '18 won an essay contest to attend the annual conference on international security policy where prime ministers and other political leaders, senior intelligence and defense officials, and CEOs from around the world gathered to debate current and future challenges.
Lou Charkoudian Named 2018 Cottrell Scholar

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Faculty

The assistant professor of chemistry is one of only two dozen early career academic scientists to receive this year's honor, which comes with a $100,000 award.
Predicting March Madness

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Students

During her Velay Fellowship last summer, math major Charlotte Eisenberg ’19 wrote an algorithm to predict outcomes in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. Now, she’s testing it against live tournament outcomes.
COOL CLASSES: “Topics in Electrochemistry”

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Faculty, Science

This course surveys electrochemical concepts relevant to real-world technologies—in particular those that advance renewable energy—through a combination of mini-lectures to introduce the topics and student-led discussions on current research in the field.
“Tell Me About Yourself”

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Campus, Students

As part of the Mark and Lillian Shapiro Speaking Initiative, communications specialist Holley Murchison led an interactive workshop to help students better communicate their goals, stories, and vision for professional success.
Maurice Rippel '19 Honored as 2018 Newman Civic Fellow

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Students, awards

As a member of the 2018 cohort of fellows, the English major will have access to training and resources that will help him serve as an effective agent of change in addressing public problems and building equitable communities.
Moving Philly Forward

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Alumni

Spurred to action by the 2016 election, Haverford roommates Nathan Singh '06 and Rahul Munshi '06 started a political action committee to empower local Democrats to run for office in and around Philadelphia.