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Alumni

Where They’re Headed: Devin Lefkowitz ’25

Dominic Mercier Jul 17, 2025 2 min read

The economics major heads to New York to begin his career as an investment banking analyst at RBC Capital Markets.

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What They Learned: James Wayman ’25

Wayman explored how Guatemala’s anti-corruption movement resisted democratic backsliding and how grassroots coalitions can help sustain democracy.

Kenneth Hsu ’25 smiles while holding his diploma during Haverford College’s Commencement ceremony. He is wearing a graduation cap with a red and black tassel, a black gown, and an honor cord.

Alumni

What They Learned: Kenneth Hsu ’25

Hsu developed a new tool for studying microbial enzymatic systems in his chemistry thesis while also completing a second thesis in history on 17th-century Spanish witchcraft.

Kira Wu-Hacohen ’25 stands smiling in front of a colorful mural painted on a brick wall. She is wearing a black top, light shorts, and white sneakers, and is leaning casually against a painted post on a city sidewalk.

Alumni

What They Learned: Kira Wu-Hacohen ’25

Kira Wu-Hacohen ’25 used her thesis to explore how art education can cultivate political imagination in young people—and built a classroom where that growth could take root.

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Alumni

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.

Alumni

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.

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Alumni

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.