Faculty and Staff Donate Equipment to Alumni on COVID-19 Front Lines
April 9th, 2020
“These donations are about hope,” says greenhouse Manager Ronda Hilt of campus efforts to collect PPEs for healthcare workers on the front lines. “Our wish is that this small donation will show how much we appreciate and value the brave people doing this vital work for the greater good.”
Tara Webb '94 Helps Mask-Making Efforts to Combat Pandemic
April 9th, 2020
Amid the global pandemic, Tara Webb ’94, the Costume Shop manager at Swarthmore’s Lang Performing Arts Center, is putting her skills to use by sewing masks for the College community and for her neighbors in the borough.
Stepping up to the Plate
March 27th, 2020
During the COVD-19 pandemic, Rod ’67 and Dorothy Woods Chronister ’66 are doing their part by joining volunteers from their church in Manchester, N.H., to prepare lunches for community members in need.
Listen: Trailblazers Panel Recounts Founding, Impact of Black Cultural Center
February 28th, 2020
As part of Swarthmore’s yearlong Celebration of Black Excellence, five alumni instrumental in establishing the College's Black Cultural Center returned to campus 50 years later to discuss their efforts.
Eleven Faculty Across the Disciplines Recognized with Tenure, Promotions
February 24th, 2020
At the February meeting of the Board of Managers, 11 faculty members were approved for promotion.
Seven faculty members received tenure and promotion to associate professor:
Sociologist Daniel Laurison ’99 Explains — and Upends — Political Primary Narratives
February 26th, 2020
Laurison recently sat down to discuss his upcoming book on how campaign professionals shape politics (or not); how class position affects one’s vote; the Pennsylvania Participation Project, his examination of why so many people feel disconnected from politics; the Bernie Sanders surge; and more.
Swarthmore Remains a Top Producer of Fulbright Students
February 10th, 2020
It is a recognition the College has held for more than 10 years.
Filmmaker Marshall Curry ’92 Wins Academy Award for Live Action Short
February 10th, 2020
Curry had previously been nominated for last year’s A Night at the Garden, as well as Street Fight (2006) and If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front 2012.
Neuroscientist, Cultural Historian, and Media Executive Named 2020 Honorary Degree Recipients
January 21st, 2020
President Valerie Smith will award honorary degrees to neuroscientist Adele Diamond ’74, African American cultural historian Saidiya Hartman, and media executive David T. Linde ’82 at Swarthmore College’s 148th Commencement on May 24. In addition, approximately 400 undergraduates will receive degrees at the ceremony in Scott Amphitheater.
A Student Reflects on Extern Week 2020
January 23rd, 2020
Hosted by Wall Street Journal bureau chief Ben Fritz ’99, Bryce Mick '21 spent his externship week at the paper’s West Coast office.
Listen: Chester Children’s Chorus Brings Joyful Song, Changes Lives
December 11th, 2019
The Chorus, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, will perform its annual winter concerts this Friday and Saturday on Swarthmore's campus.
Listen: Psychologist Jessica Schleider ’12 on Youth Mental Health Interventions
October 18th, 2019
Jessica Schleider ’12 explains her research on depression and anxiety in children and adolescents while explaining how youth mental health interventions work.
Ambitious Original Opera ‘Cassandra’ Offers Timely Message of Truth and Resistance
December 2nd, 2019
This student-driven and interdisciplinary work, featuring Shelby Billups '20 in the titular role, will premiere in Lang Concert Hall on Friday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m.
Swarthmore Hosts Aspiring Academics of Color at Mellon Mays Conference
November 14th, 2019
The event will bring together dozens of scholars from around the region and feature a keynote from program alumna Jayanti Owens ’06, now a professor at Brown University.
