Where They’re Headed: Tai Nguyen ’19
The economics major will be joining IBM at their Burlington, VT., location as a data scientist.
What They Learned: Paul Brucia Breitenfeld ’19
Classical languages major Paul Brucia Breitenfeld ’19 used the cultural allusions in a second-century North African Latin novel to understand the reach and oppression of the Roman empire.
What They Learned: Hassan Ahamed ’19
In his thesis, the chemistry major explores potential cures for pancreatic cancer.
What They Learned: Jharna Jahnavi ’19
The biology major’s thesis examined a non-toxic method of controlling the population of the Drosophila suzukii, which pose a threat to the agricultural industry by attacking fruit at a much earlier stage than their standard fruit fly counterparts.
What They Learned: Seanna Viechweg ’19
For her thesis, the English major examined the politics of race and trauma in Octavia Butler’s science-fiction novel Kindred.
Where They’re Headed: Hanae Togami ’19
The Haverford House Fellow is supporting immigrant families at the nonprofit HIAS PA.
What They Learned: Madeline Guth ’19
Political science major and statistics, Chinese, and health studies minor Madeline Guth ’19 used her diverse set of tools to study the many ways that public policy can impact unintended pregnancy rates among low-income women.
What They Learned: Chris Goings ’19
For his thesis, Chris Goings ’19 pulled research and advice from a wide range of sources, materializing years of classroom experience.
Where They’re Headed: Nick Perez ’19
The economics major and baseball player is steadying himself for a career in the front offices of the major leagues.
Where They’re Headed: Gabe Halperin-Goldstein ’19
As a Haverford House Fellow, Gabe Halperin-Goldstein ’19 will spend next year working at the Center for Hunger-Free Communities, which advocates for policies that relieve food insecurity in Philadelphia.
What They Learned: Olivia Legaspi ’19
For her thesis, the English major wrote two linked short stories, centered on themes of mental illness and coping.
What They Learned: Marley Asplundh ’19
The linguistics major spent time in a Philadelphia classroom to research the relationship between linguistic discrimination and education for her thesis.
What They Learned: Rebecca Chang ’19
Personal experience and a semester abroad in Peru informed the growth and structure of cities major’s thesis.
Quaker Values and Digital Scholarship
Haverford is committed to making important texts accessible to all, and recently made “Studies in Mystical Religion” by famed Quaker educator and philosopher Rufus M. Jones available to the HathiTrust, a digital library offering millions of titles.
Where They’re Headed: Kirsten Mullin ’19
The political science major was motivated to pursue a MENAR Fellowship teaching in Tunisia following a CPGC summer-internship abroad in Morocco.
What They Learned: Alexandra Corcoran ’19
The political science and Spanish double major built her thesis upon two summers’ worth of experience studying Medicaid policy and reform with the Georgetown Center for Children and Families.
What They Learned: Kevin Medansky ’19
The French and Francophone studies major’s thesis took on a unique form, born out of a continued interest in theater and performance and using resources from across the Tri-College Consortium.
What They Learned: Kofi Acheampong ’19
The chemistry major’s thesis offers valuable insights into the field of biochemistry, but also the act of research itself.