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What They Learned: Ben Gordon ’25
Gordon studied how school board candidates in conservative Florida districts succeeded by focusing on local issues rather than national politics.
Once a Ford, Always a Ford: Alumni Weekend 2025 in Pictures
More than 830 Fords returned to campus to honor traditions, create new memories, and celebrate what it means to be part of a lifelong community.
What They Learned: Patrick Kelly ’25
Influenced by research in France and and his growing interest in global religious politics, Kelly examined secularism, legitimacy, and political identity in post-colonial states.
What They Learned: Brisa Kane ’25
Kane, an anthropology and educational studies double major, explored the radical roots and ongoing impact of Bi-Co Mutual Aid in her thesis.
A Joyful Send Off for the “Class of Doers”
At Commencement, 394 Fords crossed the stage and into the next chapter of their lives.
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What They Learned
A series exploring the thesis work of recent graduates. View More
What They Learned: Emily Hsiang ’23
Hsiang’s senior thesis “Franny: A Musical” is a one-act musical written for two voices and piano, originally performed by Aviana Rivera (“Franny”), Joseph Correale (“Lane”), and Ting Ting Wong (piano).
What They Learned: Jack Crump ’23
Jack Crump’s thesis journey helped him realize the type of research he enjoys, leading him to continue a similar line of work as he pursues his PhD in physics.
What They Learned: Samantha Silverman ’23
Wildfires, flooding, and differential equations are at the heart of Sam Silverman’s math thesis.
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.
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.
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.
Where They’re Headed
A blog series detailing the post-Haverford plans of our recent graduates. View More
Where They’re Headed: Celia Page ‘23
The economics major now works as a markets analyst at JPMorgan Chase.
Where They’re Headed: Adrian Velonis ‘22
The computer science and English double major now works as a technical writer for Liquibase.
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.
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.
Where They’re Headed: Lucy Zhao ’22
The biology major is starting Harvard University’s Ph.D. program in biological and biomedical sciences.
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.
Cool Classes
A series highlighting interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience. View More
COOL CLASSES: “Lab in Chemical Structure and Reactivity”
This unique Haverford chemistry course—known as “Superlab”—is a standalone lab for junior majors, who are asked to perform experiments without known outcomes.
COOL CLASSES: “Encoding Music: Digital Approaches to Scores and Sound”
In this music course, musicians and computer scientists team up to explore two key dimensions of the digital revolution for music: data about music, and music as data.
COOL CLASSES: “The Supreme Court”
This political science class, taught by an alumna who has worked at the Supreme Court, examines the highest court in the U.S. federal judiciary from different perspectives across the social sciences.
COOL CLASSES: “Clinical Psychopharmacology”
This psychology course explores the application of drugs to treat mental health disorders and diseases of the brain.
COOL CLASSES: “Débat, Discussion, Dialogue”
Students in this class build their French-language speaking, listening, and reading skills by analyzing, discussing, and debating current events and areas of contemporary interest from newspapers, television, radio, and films.
COOL CLASSES: “Advanced Topics: Observational Astronomy”
This core course in the astronomy program uses observations of the night skies—made in campus’ Strawbridge Observatory—to learn about the astrophysics of the Universe.
The Club Life @ Haverford
A series exploring the many varied student clubs on campus. View More
CLUB LIFE: Aiming for the Bullseye
Archery Club, founded in the fall by two sophomores, gives any interested students a weekly chance to better their bow-and-arrow skills.
CLUB LIFE: Into the Scrum
Rugby has a long history at Haverford College and, after an undefeated, championship-winning fall season, the current men’s club team is continuing that tradition with pride.
CLUB LIFE: Club Scouts Philadelphia
Ford Explorers introduces campus denizens to all the nearby city has to offer and the ease of its public transportation.
CLUB LIFE: Carnivores and Turophiles Unite!
Founded last fall, Charcuterie Union provides tasty sliced delicacies—as well as the history and knowledge that goes into preparing them—to anyone looking to refine their palettes and culinary intellect.
CLUB LIFE: Exploring Architecture and Design Across Campuses
The club Bi-Co Architecture was founded two years ago by a group of Growth and Structure of Cities majors who wanted to engage with design and architecture beyond their coursework.
CLUB LIFE: Supporting Women in STEM
The club empowers all women interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at Haverford by creating solidarity among them and providing them with a support network.