Jonah Salz ’78 was grappling with end-stage kidney disease, facing 12 hours of dialysis a week and a long wait for a donor kidney. Then classmate Rick Rybeck stepped forward and changed his life.
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In an industry that celebrates rapid change, gender barriers are slow to crumble.
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When Emma Eisenberg ‘09 couldn't find the literary community she was looking for in Philadelphia, she created her own.
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Family physician and former Rhode Island state health department director Michael Fine ’75 believes health care should be for people, not for profit.
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Disturbed by how much castoff clothing goes into the trash stream, Griffin Vanze ’05 launched a company that makes womenswear out of recycled fabrics.
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Wang is the CEO of CollegeTogether, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Philadelphia’s underserved students through the college admissions process, and recently started Hospitality Together, a program that places ambitious college-age youth in paying jobs at some of the city’s top restaurants and prepares them for careers in the industry.
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More than a dozen years before Parker Brothers marketed its first Monopoly board game in 1935, two Haverford College students—who also happened to be brothers—created their own handmade version.
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Yes Ma’am Circus has performed to critical acclaim in Chicago and Philadelphia so far.
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The Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter commutes to Philadelphia for his steady gig as the mandolin player for the Stonethrowers.
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The co-author of the recent Food, Animals, and the Environment: An Ethical Approach spoke to Cat Lazaroff ’89 about the harsh realities of industrial agriculture, personal dietary choices, and how Haverford shaped his worldview.
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The Haverford music major's 50-plus-year career includes being a part of Musica Elettronica Viva, among the earliest groups to combine synthesizers with more traditional acoustic instruments.
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Haverford alumni are stepping up as first-time political candidates, boldly challenging longtime incumbents and the political “machine” in their communities. For all, the decision to seek office is an effort to live their values. “If you feel something, don’t just throw your shoe at the TV,” says one. “Do something.”
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The sculptor and animator works with found objects to turn the everyday into the masterful.
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The screenwriter, actor, producer, biographer, playwright, and otherwise involved filmmaker is keeping the industry on its toes with her diverse portfolio of women-centered work.
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Songwriter and novelist Jim Infantino '87 applies lyrical depth and a philosophical approach to making music.