The most recent alumni of the Haverford House Fellowship program reflect on their experiences of the past year, including living together, working at local nonprofits, and creating projects that connect Haverford to local communities.
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The classical languages major explored the geography of the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone.
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The growth and structure of cities major is pursuing an MFA in interior design at the Parsons School of Design in New York City.
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The history major and fine arts minor explored post-1965 Asian American identity through visual representations.
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The physics major will spend six months as a fellow for the National Cancer Institute.
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The music and biology double major wrote a song cycle and conducted research on zebrafish pitch perception for his senior thesis.
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The biology major is working as a research technician in a hematology-oncology lab at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
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Abby Schutzman ’06 wagered that pet owners would respond to a new take on veterinary care based on a co-op model. She was right.
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The thesis of the anthropology major, who minored in health studies and concentrated in gender and sexuality studies, was fueled by a desire to expand the discipline into digital field sites and to expand trans academia.
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In early August, Gabe Rybeck ‘16 will begin work as a data scientist for Booz Allen Hamilton’s Strategic Innovation Group in McLean, Va.
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This fall, the religion major will begin a two-year Master of Theological Studies program at Harvard Divinity School.
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The political science major and Spanish minor explored Hispanic opinion formation on immigration reform for his thesis.
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The chemistry major researched how bacteria use enzymatic syntheses to make compounds.
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His joint computer science and economics thesis explored how the use of big data to make automated decisions may result in indirect discrimination.
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Later this year, Haverford and the Multicultural Alumni Action Group will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the José Padin Puerto Rican Scholarship.