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Listen: Political Scientist Peter Andreas ’87 on Interactive Relationship Between Drugs and War

"Drugs, in an important way, made war," Andreas says in a new book, "and war, in turn, shaped drugs and made new drugs." Read More: Listen: Political Scientist Peter Andreas ’87 on Interactive Relationship Between Drugs and War

  • Physicist Amy Graves Named American Physical Society Fellow
  • Clinton Global Initiative Recognizes Swarthmore Students for Social Change Efforts
  • Peace and Conflict Studies Professor Lee Smithey Explores the Use of Repression—and How It Can Backfire
  • On Veterans Day, Remembering Swarthmore During the Great War​
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Watch: President Valerie Smith

Video: [24 min 40 sec]

President Valerie Smith delivers her presidential address during the ceremony to install her as the 15th president of Swarthmore College.

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Faculty Lectures & Featured Events

Listen: Mathematician Elizabeth Drellich Explains a Story of Animation and Algebra

The surface of your favorite Pixar character’s face is made up of a collection of polynomials that fit together smoothly called a spline - algebraic objects that can be added and multiplied. Read More: Listen: Mathematician Elizabeth Drellich Explains a Story of Animation and Algebra

Audio: [40 min 15 sec]

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Listen: Political Scientist Peter Andreas ’87 on Interactive Relationship Between Drugs and War

"Drugs, in an important way, made war," Andreas says in a new book, "and war, in turn, shaped drugs and made new drugs." Read More: Listen: Political Scientist Peter Andreas ’87 on Interactive Relationship Between Drugs and War

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Keith Reeves '88

Keith Reeves '88

Have questions about the presidential election? Political scientist Keith Reeves '88 examines the impact of racial politics on electoral behavior and public policy issues and is author of Voting Hopes or Fears?: White Voters, Black Candidates, and Racial Politics in America.

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Music

Up Close and Personal
Video: [4 min 14 sec]

Parrish Parlor comes alive with the sound of music thanks to the Lunch Hour Concert Series. Read More: Up Close and Personal

  • Listen: Gamelan Semara Santi Celebrates 20th Season
  • Premieres of Long-Lost Music, Iconic Film Tell New Story of Nazi-Occupied Poland
  • Student Conductors Take Spotlight at Chamber Orchestra First Editions
  • Watch: Interdisciplinary Collaboration Provides Opera with Context and Color
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