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.
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The former sports agent, author, and founder of the Shapiro Negotiations Institute shares some of his "trade secrets."
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William FitzGerald '83 had the opportunity to leave his mark on the next generation of researchers in academia.
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In two new business ventures, Richard Peet ’76 is bringing to market the health benefits of high-fiber, gluten-free chicory flour and the therapeutic potential of biosynthetically produced cannabinoids.
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Beyond the famous Burning Man Festival, Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley ’11 works year-round to organize artistic and cultural programs for the San Francisco-based nonprofit Burning Man Project.
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As the first executive director of the Philadelphia Land Bank, Angel Rodriguez ’89 has a vision for creating a more equitable Philadelphia—one vacant lot at a time.
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In her new book, Insane, America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental lllness, Roth explores how mental illnesses are treated in the country’s correctional facilities.
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Kaur is a co-founder of The Sikh Coalition, an organization dedicated to legal advocacy for a religious minority that often finds itself the target of discrimination.
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The Haverford English major who started a campus breakdancing club now uses breakdancing as a teaching tool in Philadelphia and New Jersey schools.
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The sculptor’s work has been showcased in venues as eminent as Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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The epidemiologist-turned-novelist tells us how his work with microbes informs his writing.
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When he’s not working as an ICU nurse, Greg Greenberg '05 plays bass with the Austin, Texas, band Seven Circles.