Italian major and peace, justice, and human rights concentrator Rebecca Fisher '18 and economics major Joey Leroux '18 are learning to grow their business as inaugural fellows in the Haverford Innovations Program's Summer Incubator. As founders of Beyond the Bell Tours, the two recent graduates are determined to share the stories of Philadelphians who are often left out of traditional narratives.
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Joey Leroux leads a tour in Philadelphia in front of Independance Hall. "Where They're Headed" is a blog series detailing the post-graduation plans of the Class of 2018. Photo: Alexandra Iglesia '21
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The anthropology major is supporting immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers at HIAS Pennsylvania, which provides legal, resettlement, support, and citizenship services to these populations to ensure their fair treatment and integration into American society.
Before she goes off to medical school, Carson is working as a lab assistant at the Ardmore-based practice Aesthetic Dermatology.
As an intern at Facing History and Ourselves, the history major is studying the historical development of the Holocaust and other genocides.
The student-athlete is interning at a startup that runs marketing campaigns for brands in exchange for financial support for local youth sports leagues this summer.
Biddle is interning with the Huntingdon, PA-based newspaper The Huntingdon Daily News this summer.
The sociology major is laying the groundwork for a career in forestry as an intern with the University of Pennsylvania’s Morris Arboretum.
The pre-med senior is interning with the Health Care Improvement Foundation, a Philadelphia medical nonprofit, this summer.
Jointly sponsored by the Marian E. Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center and the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, the biology major and Spanish and environmental studies double minor is exploring food sustainability in Trinidad and Tobago.
The computer science and mathematics double major is now working as a software engineer for Amazon in his hometown of Seattle, Washington.
Funded by the Frances Velay Fellowship, the biology major is interning in Assistant Professor Roshan Jain’s on-campus lab for the summer.
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