10 Students Selected for President’s Sustainability Research Fellowship
July 6th, 2021
Ten Swarthmore students have been selected for the President’s Sustainability Research Fellowship (PSRF), a high-impact learning experience where students take stewardship over vital sustainability challenges at the College. The program matches motivated students with small teams of staff and faculty mentors to research, develop, and implement projects in a yearlong course and associated internship.
Jordan Ando ’22 and Sarah Weinshel ’22 Receive Goldwater Scholarships
June 30th, 2021
Ando, who plans to pursue a Ph.D. in planetary science, and Weinshel, who seeks to connect cellular and molecular biology with medicine through an M.D./Ph.D., join this year’s class of 409 Goldwater Scholars from across the country.
Associate Director of Gender & Sexuality Initiatives Tiffany Thompson on Pride and the LGBTQ+ Community
June 24th, 2021
Tiffany Thompson, associate director of gender & sexuality initiatives and the program manager of the Women’s Resource Center, discusses the history of LGBTQ+ activism at Swarthmore and the resources currently offered to the community.
Ryan Arazi ’21, Madison Snyder ’21 Receive Fulbright Grants
June 16th, 2021
Ryan Arazi '21 and Madison Snyder ’21 earned Fulbrights this year, affirming the College’s status as one of the program’s top producers. A third student, Josephine Thrasher ’21, was offered a Fulbright grant but instead took a job with a research lab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
In Honor of Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Bob Pasternack
June 14th, 2021
Bob Pasternack, who served on the faculty for 28 years, is remembered as the consummate teacher-scholar who brought the same excellence to his long and productive research career as he did to his efforts to effectively deliver complex concepts in the classroom.
Swarthmore Faculty Earn Numerous Grants and Awards During 2020-21 Academic Year
June 14th, 2021
Over the 2020–21 academic year, Swarthmore faculty members across several disciplines — including, but not limited to, biochemistry, sociology, astronomy, and philosophy — were recognized with grants and awards from a distinguished group of organizations.
Swarthmore Bids Farewell to 10 Retiring Faculty Members
May 23rd, 2021
This spring, the College celebrates the retirement of 10 esteemed faculty members, who combine for an astonishing 370 years of service to Swarthmore. Though they will be missed on campus, each leaves behind an indelible legacy, fostered through their notable scholarship, devoted mentorship, and lasting commitment to the liberal arts.
Honors Program Adapts and Thrives in Virtual Environment
May 24th, 2021
The ease with which faculty could bring experts from all around the world into honors seminars and oral exams has been a critical factor in the Honors Program continuing to deliver exceptional experiences to students. Despite the challenges of virtual learning, faculty and external examiners have maintained the excellence of seminars and oral exams.
In Honor of Art Historian, College Leader Constance Cain Hungerford
May 18th, 2021
Widely respected scholar, inspiring teacher, trusted role model and confidante. Constance Cain Hungerford, known by all as Connie, died Wednesday, May 12, at age 73. With her passing, Swarthmore has lost one of its most distinguished, influential, and beloved figures and one who served the College confidently as provost and interim president.
Former Attorney General Eric Holder Discusses Democracy and Civil Rights
May 11th, 2021
Holder, the 82nd U.S. attorney general, recently spoke to more than 500 College community members as part of the initial event in a series sponsored by the President’s Fund for Racial Justice and the Social Responsibility Committee of the Board of Managers.
English Literature Scholar Bakirathi Mani Examines South Asian American Visual Culture
May 10th, 2021
Bakirathi Mani, professor of English literature and coordinator of the Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, spoke about her book Unseeing Empire, which examines South Asian American visual culture in America. The conversation was wide-ranging with topics from South Asian American representation in popular culture to the election of Kamala Harris as the first South Asian and African American female vice president and Mani’s experience as a curator of these images herself.
Philosopher Krista Thomason Awarded National Humanities Center Fellowship
April 30th, 2021
Associate Professor of Philosophy Krista Thomason was recently recognized as a leading scholar by the National Humanities Center with a 2021 residential fellowship to continue work on her second book project, Worms in the Garden: Bad Feelings in a Good Life.
Sociologist Daniel Laurison ’99 Named 2021-22 Andrew Carnegie Fellow
April 28th, 2021
Assistant Professor of Sociology Daniel Laurison ’99 is among the 26 humanities and social science scholars awarded the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship to study the most enduring issues in American society. Nominated by President Valerie Smith, the $200,000 award will allow Laurison to continue his work examining class inequality in political participation.
Guest Journalists Broaden Perspectives in President’s Fund for Racial Justice Course on Latinx Artivism
April 14th, 2021
Assistant Professor of Spanish Désirée Díaz recently invited renowned Latinx journalists Daniel Alarcón and Paola Ramos to speak in her Politics of Latinx Artivism course, which is supported by Swarthmore’s President’s Fund for Racial Justice.
Ramiro Hernandez ’23 Named Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow
April 13th, 2021
Hernandez was recently selected for the Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship, a program that provides funding, mentorship, and support for student journalists to report on global issues that are rarely covered in the national media. The fellowship is made possible by the three-year partnership between Swarthmore and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
