'Lightning Talks' Strike Swarthmore
March 21st, 2014
Students, including Sierra Eckert '14, faculty, and staff came together in a fun, light way to talk to the community about digital scholarship.
Psychologist and TED All-Star Barry Schwartz Speaks at TED2014 Conference
March 19th, 2014
Prior to the conference, Schwartz spoke with The Psych Report, a website founded by Swarthmore alums whose mission is to "bring psychological science and thought to the public sphere."
Women's Track & Field Team Finishes Second at Conference Indoor Championships
March 10th, 2014
Katie Jo McMenamin '16 (left), who earned a gold in the mile and silver in 800 meters at the Centennial championships, has been selected to compete in the mile run at the 2014 NCAA Division III Indoor Championships.
QTC Addresses Safety and Justice in Queer and Trans Communities
March 4th, 2014
Originally a symposium named for Richard Sager '73 (left), the QTC is an annual, student-run event conference that "explores critical topics of queer and trans thinking, playing, working, organizing, and living."
Black History Month Events Promote History and Spark Discussion
February 28th, 2014
The month's festivities included a keynote lecture on visual anthropology and state violence in Jamaica by anthropologist Deborah Thomas.
Students Excel at First Annual Tri-College Hackathon
February 25th, 2014
Melissa O'Connor '14 is one of several Swarthmore students to finish in the winners' circle in the competition.
Arthur Chu '08 Continues Polarizing Jeopardy! Run
February 24th, 2014
Reporting for NPR News, Hansi Lo Wang '09 reports that "if there are any unwritten rules to playing Jeopardy!, Chu may have broken them all."
Ninjas Invade Swarthmore for Annual Valentine's Day Tradition
February 14th, 2014
Every St. Valentine's Day, students fan out across campus for what may be the greatest ninja-powered Valentine's Day card delivery system the world has ever known.
Arthur Chu '08 Uses Game Theory in Notable Jeopardy Performance
January 31st, 2014
Chu, whose four-day winnings total $102,800 through Friday, forced a rare tie on the popular game show. He competes again in three weeks.
Swarthmore Named One of Princeton Review's Best Values
January 28th, 2014
For the fifth consecutive year, Swarthmore was named one of the Princeton Review's best values among private colleges.
Swarthmore Launches Sesquicentennial Celebration
January 23rd, 2014
Students, faculty, staff, and alumni gathered in McCabe Library for the celebration, which featured iconic Parrish Hall rendered in cake form.
Community Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Week-Long Celebration
January 20th, 2014
Events include a keynote address by educator Collin Williams Jr. and a Collection with three generations of Swarthmore African-American men, including political scientist Keith Reeves '88 (left).
Watch: Community Celebrates End of Fall Semester
December 20th, 2013
View a slideshow of highlights from events held just prior to finals, including the Winter Masquerade Ball (left), Kwanzaa, and Midnight Breakfast and Primal Scream.
New Mexico Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage Cites Political Scientist Rick Valelly '75
December 20th, 2013
The Court's opinion points to Valelly's article "LGBT Politics and American Political Development," published last year in the Annual Review of Political Science.Watch: Taiwanese Teahouse Brings Tea Culture to Swarthmore
December 11th, 2013
"Besides its role as a soothing or stimulating beverage, tea is also an art form where in the emptiness of the teapot lies the infinite," says Chinese professor Alan Berkowitz.
