New York Times raves about work by Prof. Matt Saunders & Nell Bang-Jensen '11
December 8th, 2020
Nell Bang-Jensen '11 directed and Prof. Matt Saunders production designed two separate shows that received glowing reviews from The New York Times' head Theater Critic Jesse Green this week.
College Chorus Set for World Premiere of Collaborative Audiovisual Performance
December 7th, 2020
On Friday, Dec. 11, the Department of Music and Dance at Swarthmore College will present Twenty/Twenty, a collaborative COVID-19-era work for choir and digital video in which choir singers from four colleges act as authors, videographers, and performers.
Emmeline Wolf ’22 Develops Fashion Brand, Donates Portion of Profits to COVID-19 Relief
December 3rd, 2020
A fashion line created by Emmeline Wolf '22 donates 25% of the price of each sale to the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants COVID-19 Fund, and since creating the brand in June, she has met her goal of donating a full $2,000 relief grant to the fund.
Physicist Mike Brown and Students Collaborate, Earn Significant NSF Grant for Computing
November 30th, 2020
Experimental physicist Mike Brown and a team of students adapted to the pandemic by developing a sophisticated computer modeling of experiments, leading to an approximately $264,000 grant from the NSF-funded XSEDE Supercomputer Allocation Program.
Swarthmore Expands Curricular Support for Racial Justice, Equity, and Inclusion
November 23rd, 2020
In a recent message to the campus community, President Valerie Smith announced several College commitments to racial justice that have been made possible by generosity of members of
Post-Election Reflections
November 18th, 2020
The results of the 2020 U.S. elections will have far-reaching implications for American society – and even global society – for years to come.
The Show Must Go On
November 18th, 2020
Earlier this semester, a group of enterprising Swarthmore students wrote and staged in-person performances for a collection of 15 short plays, no small feat amid a pandemic that has shut down live theater on a global scale.
President’s Fund for Racial Justice to Support Eight Courses
November 11th, 2020
After a review of course offerings, faculty identified more than 80 courses across 19 programs and departments with race and racism and their relationship to power and privilege as central queries for interrogation and study. From this list, President Valerie Smith selected eight to receive support from the President’s Fund for Racial Justice.
Marcella Nunez-Smith ’96 Named Co-Chair Of COVID-19 Task Force
November 9th, 2020
Marcella Nunez-Smith ’96 is one of three co-chairs on President-elect Joe Biden’s Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board, which will advise the incoming administration as it develops a federal response to the pandemic.
Re-Chewable Energy: Engineering Capstone Could Turn Food Waste into Fuel
November 5th, 2020
For his engineering project, Charlie Cole ’21 is designing an anaerobic food digester to convert waste from Sharples into methane biogas, which could have sustainability implications for the broader Swarthmore campus.
With Interactive Map, Students Highlight Changes in Voting Laws
October 30th, 2020
Students in Richter Professor of Political Science Carol Nackenoff’s American Elections class have produced an interactive map highlighting the differences and changes in voting laws over the years in an effort to help the public navigate the various state-level laws from a bird’s-eye view.
Political Scientist Ben Berger Examines the Impact of Debates
October 22nd, 2020
On the eve of the final presidential debate, Associate Professor of Political Science Ben Berger joined KYW Newsradio to discuss the history of televised debates and whether they have been able to change voters’ minds during this election cycle.
Theologian Mark Wallace Explores Christian Animism in Recent Book
October 15th, 2020
In his recent award-winning book, When God Was a Bird, Professor of Religion Mark Wallace introduces himself as a Christian animist — viewing the Earth as a living soul with a spiritual life force.
