“When I think about higher education, it’s ultimately about leadership. We want people who will go out and change the world and Haverford prepares you to do that.” Garry Jenkins ’92

Haverford has more than 145 groups who publish magazines, host symposia, sing a cappella, discuss religion and spirituality, stay politically active, maintain a system of student self-government, dance, demonstrate and create.

The John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities seeks to enhance the intellectual and cultural life at Haverford by fostering challenging exchange among faculty, students, and diverse communities of writers, artists, performers, thinkers, activists, and innovators.

In a one-click shopping world, Powell’s Books CEO and President Emily Powell ’00 keeps thousands of visitors a day flooding into the store her grandfather founded 41 years ago. How does she do it?

Read “Independent Spirit” from the Fall 2012 issue of Haverford magazine.

“To be a student-athlete is to be someone who sees the critical importance of the lessons learned both in the classroom and on the field. I truly believe that life rewards individuals who are hard-working, flexible, and capable of relating to many different types of people.” – Andrew Bostick ’12, epeeist

Professor of Psychology Rebecca Compton, with the aid of her students, is expanding scientific knowledge about how the brain works.

Read the Fall 2012 Faculty Profile in Haverford magazine »

“There is nothing like getting a sense of the world through traveling and immersing yourself in a different culture.“—Elena Satten-Lopez ’12

Each year more than 130 Haverford students take advantage of the opportunity to study abroad.

Through funding from the KINSC, Katie Sheline ’13 was able to join Environmental chemist Helen White as part of a team of scientists on a research cruise that studied the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Virtually all Haverford Physics and Astronomy majors engage in cutting-edge research, working closely with faculty in fields such as biophysics, quantum computers, cosmology, quantum gravity, fluid dynamics, nanoscience and extra-galactic astronomy.

The Honor Code–a philosophy of trust, concern and respect–guides Haverford’s campus community.