Membership and Registration

Membership

The membership fee for the Fall 2024 Series of the Swarthmore Discussion Group is $190.  This includes a catered dinner with each of the four lectures in the series. Each lecture is on Wednesday evening, and is in person. The evening begins at 5 p.m. with happy hour from 5 - 6 p.m., followed by dinner from 6 - 7 p.m., and then the lecture from 7 - 8:15 p.m.

Registration for Fall 2024 Series membership is due by Sept. 10, 2024. Registration is confirmed via email when membership is paid. Membership is capped at 100 participants.

Membership includes a catered dinner at The Inn at Swarthmore Gathering Room, located at 10 S. Chester Road, Swarthmore, PA 19081. Please note no refunds are available.

For more information about registration, contact mbloome1@swarthmore.edu

Online Registration 

Registration for the Fall 2024 Series is now open. 

If registering online for a membership for yourself and a partner, spouse, or friend, please make sure to add that person as a guest.  

Single Talk Registration:

Sept. 18, 2024
Words to Stop Saying Right Now
Jeffrey Barg, Former Philadelphia Inquirer Columnist
REGISTER HERE

Oct. 16, 2024
Exploring the mechanics of machine learning in AI: Revealing ethical implications 
Lisa Meeden, Professor of Computer Science, Swarthmore College
REGISTER HERE

Nov. 20, 2024
Can U.S. Democracy Survive the 2024 Elections?
Michael X. Delli Carpini, Ph.D., Oscar H. Gandy Emeritus Professor of Communication & Democracy, Annenberg School for Communication, Univeristy of Pennsylvania
REGISTER HERE

Dec. 11, 2024
A Child Held Hostage: Revisiting the 1970 Hijacking
Martha Hodes, Author and Professor of History, New York University
REGISTER HERE

Registration through the Mail 

Please make checks payable to “Swarthmore College” and make note in the memo line that your check is for the "Swarthmore Discussion Group." Send with your name, address, phone number, and email to The Swarthmore Discussion Group, Attn: Meghan Bloome/Alumni and Family Programs, Swarthmore College, 500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081.

Single Talk

If space permits after Sept. 10, we welcome individual dinner lecture members for $55/ea. If you would like to be added to the individual dinner lecture waitlist, please contact mbloome1@swarthmore.edu