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In Honor of Former Vice President Ken Landis '48
Ken Landis '48

Landis is best remembered for his warmth, sly wit, and persuasive charms—all of which he put to effective use in service to the College. Read More: In Honor of Former Vice President Ken Landis '48

  • Swarthmore Announces Philadelphia Program with Bryn Mawr, Haverford Colleges
  • Six Named to 2018 Garnet Athletics Hall of Fame Class
  • NSF Grant Allows Mathematician Noah Giansiracusa to Study the Poetry of Pure Math
  • Professor Roseann Liu on the Importance of Solidarity in Education Admissions
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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: Chemist Christopher Graves on Constructing Through Chemistry

Christopher Graves

"As chemists, we take these building blocks and we transform them," Graves says, "so we can also make beautiful structural motifs that have a very specific purpose." Read More: Listen: Chemist Christopher Graves on Constructing Through Chemistry

Audio: [29 min 3 sec]

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Listen: Sarah Jaquette Ray '98 on Coming of Age at the End of the World

Sarah Ray '98

Ray discusses the challenges of overcoming student discouragement and apathy when teaching climate change and social injustice. Read More: Listen: Sarah Jaquette Ray '98 on Coming of Age at the End of the World

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Sources & Experts

Tyrene White

Tyrene White

Have questions about the significance of the rise of China as an influential global power? Political scientist Tyrene White examines contemporary China and is the author of China's Longest Campaign: Birth Planning in the People's Republic, 1949-2005.

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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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