Haverford College

Paul Socolar '77, editor-in-chief of the Philadelphia Public School Notebook, weighs in on the No Child Left Behind Act, President Obama's pick for Secretary of Education and how we can improve urban education.

Associate professor of political science Steve McGovern, author of The Politics of Downtown Development, offered his insights on the challenges of urban redevelopment in an article in the Rochester (New York) Democrat and Chronicle.

Center for Peace and Global Citizenship intern Kaia Davis '10 is spending the summer in South Africa assisting on a reality TV show with a social justice theme.

The installation, created by artist Zoulikha Bouabdellah, is on view at New York's Museum of Arts and Design as part of an exhibition of works by the winners of the Abraaj Capital Art Prize, which aims to build links between the Middle Eastern and Western art worlds. A panel discussion is set for September 10 (see below).

Haverford makes the top 20 list of small-sized colleges and universities contributing graduating seniors (including Stephanie Pickering '09) to Teach For America's 2009 corps.

Through the Hurford Humanities Center, Sarah Singley '10 is interning with Philagrafika, helping plan for the biggest international art festival ever to grace Philadelphia.

Assistant Professor of English Theresa Tensuan '89 explores socially relevant themes in contemporary comic books and graphic novels.

Steve Begleiter '84 beat out 6,485 other players to become one of nine to win a seat at the final table of the World Series of Poker.

Highlighting faculty professional activities, including conferences, exhibitions, performances and publications.

Dylan Hatt and Justin Sears, both from the class of '10, are interns in the RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) program sponsored by the German organization DAAD.