COOL CLASSES: “African American Literature: Black Horror”
This English course examines literary and artistic horror by black artists (including Charles Chestnutt, Gwendolyn Brooks, Victor LaValle, the Geto Boys, Childish Gambino, and Jordan Peele) as a way to explore racial identity and oppression.
Democracy Debates and Candidate Conversations at the Bi-Co
In advance of the midterm elections, Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges will welcome political activists, candidates, and alumni experts to campus for two upcoming events.
“Invitation to Paradise” Opens Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery’s Season
The most recent solo exhibit of Professor of Fine Arts Hee Sook Kim features canvases filled with motifs from Korean folk paintings and the spiritual expanse of New Mexican landscapes.
Where They’re Headed: Chelsea Richardson ’18
The political science major has channeled her passion for minority advocacy into a career as a capital defender.
Where They’re Headed: Raina Fitzpatrick ’18
As an ecology lab technician at the University of Vermont, the chemistry major examines local soil samples to see the effects of climate change.
Where They’re Headed: Brian Keller ’18
Keller, who was heavily involved in the campus comedy scene throughout his time at Haverford, is breaking into the entertainment industry with a job as a production assistant.
Where They’re Headed: Matt Willig ’18
This fall, the geology major will be pursuing a master’s of science in sustainable systems at the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability.
Where They’re Headed: Keri Cronin ’18
The psychology major is working as a clinical research assistant at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Customs Introduces 357 New Fords to Campus Life
After moving into their dorms on Aug. 29, the Class of 2022 began their first-year at Haverford with the College’s traditional five-day orientation program.
Where They’re Headed: Will Edwards ’18
Edwards is returning to France, his home throughout much of his childhood and adolescence, for a seven-month-long teaching assistant program.
Where They’re Headed: Helen Jung ’18
Jung is enrolled in an M.D./Ph.D. dual-degree program at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Where They’re Headed: Sofia Licata ’18
As an intern for the production company Face-to-Face Films, the economics major and film studies minor is getting a glimpse into the inner workings of the entertainment industry.
Haverford Alumni Offer Advice to the Class of 2022
We invited alumni to share their wisdom with first-year students on move-in day. From academic mentorship to navigating party spaces and from forming friendships to exploring extracurriculars, the advice they gave is practical, whimsical, and very Haverfordian.
What They Learned: Becky Lytle ’18
The computer science major chose to write her thesis on a program analysis technique known as “abstract interpretation”—and its implications for how humans interact with technology.
Where They’re Headed: Richard Phillips ’18
The computer science major is taking a gap year before pursuing his Ph.D. in the same field at Cornell University.
Where They’re Headed: Tepi Ennis ’18
The history major is now working at the Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center, a place she first fell in love with on a Haverford class field trip.
What They Learned: Jeremy Graf Evans ’18
In his senior thesis, Graf Evans suggests a new approach to environmental activism— one informed by the Quakers’ theological beliefs.
Where They’re Headed: Lincoln Satterthwaite ’18
The American Chemical Society-certified chemistry major will move to the West Coast later this summer to start work as a junior scientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara.