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Alumni Weekend 2023

Alumni Weekend 2023

ByByAlyssa ZinarJun 5, 20232 min read
Nearly 700 alumni came home to Haverford for dinners, panel discussions, readings, parties, and reunions with old friends.
Tri-Co Film Festival Celebrates Creativity and Diversity in Film

Tri-Co Film Festival Celebrates Creativity and Diversity in Film

ByByMeghan ShafferJun 5, 20234 min read
Now in its 12th year, the Tri-Co Film Festival showcases outstanding film and media works from students at Haverford, Swarthmore, and Bryn Mawr colleges and serves as a platform for emerging filmmakers to showcase their talents and share unique perspectives.
Class of 2023 Senior Week

Class of 2023 Senior Week

ByByMeghan ShafferMay 25, 20232 min read
Before the end of the semester, the College celebrated the accomplishments and imminent departure of the Class of 2023 during an eventful Senior Week.
Congratulations, Haverford Class of 2023!

Congratulations, Haverford Class of 2023!

ByByAlyssa ZinarMay 16, 20233 min read
On Saturday, May 13, friends, families, faculty, staff, and students gathered in Alumni Field House for Haverford’s 185th Commencement.
View of Founder's Hall on a nice day through the greenery

Three Ways to Give Back to Haverford Before You Leave Campus

ByByAlyssa ZinarMay 12, 20232 min read
Before you go, there are three things you can do right now to make a difference and give back to the Haverford community.  
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What They Learned

A series exploring the thesis work of recent graduates. View More posts tagged What They Learned
Rebecca smiles for the camera, green field in the background

What They Learned: Rebecca Koweek ’22

The chemistry major with a biochemistry concentration explored the enzymatic production of organic molecules with medicinal properties for her thesis.
Ali Altamimi '22 stands in front of his poster at the Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society.

What They Learned: Ali Altamimi ‘22

For his thesis, the chemistry major synthesized a new molecule for fellow students to use in the Scarrow lab.
Callie Crawford '22 smiles in front of a background of trees.

What They Learned: Callie Crawford ‘22

For her thesis, the chemistry major studied structure-function relationships of acyl carrier proteins, and how they can contribute to medicinal diversity.
Ravenel Davis smiles for the camera

What They Learned: Ravenel Davis ‘22

The psychology major and neuroscience minor used her thesis to study how children understand social categories.
Theo smiles to the camera with trees in the background

What They Learned: Theo Bien ‘22

The physics major created a framework for building a robotic spotted lanternfly simulation.
Nuria Inez Benitez '22 sits in a chair on Founder's Green, smiling.

What They Learned: Nuria Inez Benitez ‘22

The anthropology and linguistics double major compared and analyzed how diasporic and homeland communities express and convey their identities.

Where They’re Headed

A blog series detailing the post-Haverford plans of our recent graduates. View More posts tagged Where They’re Headed
Adrian Velonis '22 stands on a rooftop in front of the Philadelphia skyline. Photo by Holden Blanco '17.

Where They’re Headed: Adrian Velonis ‘22

The computer science and English double major now works as a technical writer for Liquibase.
Ben stands between his two supervisors and in front of a rainbow mural

Where They’re Headed: Ben Pham Roodman ’22

The math major who minored in economics and computer science is joining Public Finance Management as a financial consultant.
A headshot of Julie smiling outside a brick wall with the sunlight reflecting on her face.

Where They’re Headed: Julie Post ’22

The anthropology major and health studies minor is studying to become a certified nurse-midwife at Vanderbilt University.
Lucy smiles wearing a polka dot blouse and glasses with a city skyline behind her

Where They’re Headed: Lucy Zhao ’22

The biology major is starting Harvard University’s Ph.D. program in biological and biomedical sciences.
Jianing Mu '22 stands in front of a green background of trees and plants, smiling. Photo by Aby Isakov '24.

Where They’re Headed: Jianing Mu ‘22

The psychology major, with minors in neuroscience and statistics, is pursuing a Ph.D. in neuroscience at the University of Texas at Austin.
Jackson Trevor '22 stands in front of a background of foliage.

Where They’re Headed: Jackson Trevor ‘22

The political science major is working as a corporate paralegal at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York City.

Cool Classes

A series highlighting interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience. View More posts tagged Cool Classes
COOL CLASSES: Introduction to Fisheries Science

COOL CLASSES: Introduction to Fisheries Science

The course studies fish in the context of harvest, including the million dollar question in the field: “How many can we take out and still have enough for the future?”
COOL CLASSES: “Blackness in Latin America”

COOL CLASSES: “Blackness in Latin America”

This community-engaged learning course has partnered with the New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia and is creating lesson plans for their future antiracism workshops.
COOL CLASSES: “‘Sociology of Family: Pop Culture, Law, and Public Policy”

COOL CLASSES: “‘Sociology of Family: Pop Culture, Law, and Public Policy”

This sociology course explores the family as a social institution shaped as much by historical, social, and political conditions as it is by our individual experiences.
COOL CLASSES: “Musical Cultures of the World: An Ethnomusicological Journey”

COOL CLASSES: “Musical Cultures of the World: An Ethnomusicological Journey”

This music course explores the world’s musical traditions through selected case studies from each of ten regions: Oceania, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, North America, Europe, Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
COOL CLASSES: “Global SF Since 1945”

COOL CLASSES: “Global SF Since 1945”

This English course explores the explosion of SF—science fiction or speculative fiction—since World War II, by reading classics from the ’50s and ’60, as well as newer stories that engage queer identities, Afrofuturism, African futurism, and climate change.
COOL CLASSES: “(Digitally) Narrating Second Language Identities”

COOL CLASSES: “(Digitally) Narrating Second Language Identities”

This Spanish course explores students’ experience in bicultural/bilingual homes, or abroad, and of the subjectivities they develop through their use of a second/foreign language.

The Club Life @ Haverford

A series exploring the many varied student clubs on campus. View More posts tagged The Club Life at Haverford
Club Life: Haverford Students for Reproductive Health

Club Life: Haverford Students for Reproductive Health

On a pleasant spring evening in 2022, a group of students converged in Lutnick Library. They appeared to be like any other group working on a problem set…
Haverford's leadership of the Tri-Co Law Review stand for a photo.

CLUB LIFE: Tri-Co Law Review

A new incarnation and expansion of the former Haverford Law Review, the The Tri-Co Law Review aims to publish law-related articles by writers from all three campuses.
Natalie White '23 and Sarah Mastrocola '23 stand in the Haverford radio studio.

Club Life: College Radio Lives Again

WHRC is bringing radio back to campus.
Brendan Holleck '25 and other members of the Haverford Fishing Club

Haverford Fishing Club Will Reel You In

The new club provides students of all skill levels with an opportunity to hit the open water, catch fish, and learn about underwater environments.
Club Life: Korean Culture Club

Club Life: Korean Culture Club

First-years Yehyun Song and Heewon Yang have restarted the Korean Culture club to create a safe space for the Asian community.
Seven dancers practicing a move during choreography.

Dancing with the HaverRitmo Dance Group

This fall, Bria Nixon BMC ’22 and Becca Zaletofsky BMC ’24 revamped a dormant Latin dance group for the Bi-Co.