Amira Abujbara ’17 was completely new to fencing when she joined the Haverford team as a sophomore. In just three short years, the foilist rose to the rank of team captain while her fencing prowess earned her a spot on the national team of her native Qatar.
Read "Fencing in Qatar" in the Spring/Summer 2017 issue of Haverford magazine.
Abujbara, who graduated in May with a degree in English and a minor in environmental studies, was recognized as an Eastern Women’s Fencing Conference Women of the Year honorable mention selection.
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The comparative literature major is off to Miami for a job in the music industry.
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After earning a growth and structure of cities degree, Bracker is working with nearby company Turner Construction as a pre-construction engineer.
The history major was inspired by diaries she found in Quaker and Special Collections to craft a thesis on the transition to womanhood in mid-19th century Philadelphia Quaker communities.
Just across the Delaware River, the sociology major shares a family practice he’s known for over a decade.
The chemistry major and environmental science minor used machine learning to search for compounds that could most efficiently function in solar cells.
The Spanish major is continuing his work in marketing with tech startup Hidrate Inc., which produces smart water bottles.
The comparative literature major is in Los Angeles interning at the largest archive of gay and lesbian materials in the world.
*We have a very tiny magic 8 ball.