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Kip Davis '75

More Than 40 Years After First Arriving at Swarthmore, Charles "Kip" Davis '75 to Graduate

May 19th, 2017

In 1975, Class President Davis was one thesis shy of completing his degree. He will walk with the Class of 2017 on Sunday. Read More: More Than 40 Years After First Arriving at Swarthmore, Charles "Kip" Davis '75 to Graduate

Emily Paddon Rhoads

Students Learn About Sub-Saharan Africa Through Investigative Journalism

May 18th, 2017

Political scientist Emily Paddon Rhoads encouraged students to pursue projects that would "bring the field to the classroom and focus on the human dimensions of politics.” Read More: Students Learn About Sub-Saharan Africa Through Investigative Journalism

Murtaza Khomusi '17

Swarthmore Students Find Success with Proposal for Family-Planning Services in Nigeria

May 16th, 2017

Sedinam Worlanyo '17 and Murtaza Khomusi ’17 (left) were drawn to the issue as both an opportunity to learn about it and to affect change. Read More: Swarthmore Students Find Success with Proposal for Family-Planning Services in Nigeria

Christopher Grasberger '17

Watch: Driving Progress

May 15th, 2017

Michael Chen ’17 and Christopher Grasberger ‘17 (left) combined their interests in robotics and computer vision and produced an autonomous vehicle, which they recently rode on campus. Read More: Watch: Driving Progress

Bolu Fakoya '17

Listen: Lang Scholars Share Their Community Projects

May 12th, 2017

Bolu Fakoya ’17 is one of four students who discusses the projects they designed with support and guidance from the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility. Read More: Listen: Lang Scholars Share Their Community Projects

Amelia Estrada '17

Dance Flowers

May 10th, 2017

From The Bulletin: With support from the Lang Center, Amelia Estrada '17 uses dance as a tool for empowerment. Read More: Dance Flowers

Donna Jo Napoli

Q&A with Professor of Linguistics Donna Jo Napoli

May 10th, 2017

An award-winning author of children's fiction, Napoli discusses her first graphic novel and how she broke out of her comfort zone to produce it. Read More: Q&A with Professor of Linguistics Donna Jo Napoli

Alessandra Occhiolini ’17

Alessandra Occhiolini ’17 Wins College's Newton Book Collection Contest

May 5th, 2017

Occhiolini, an Honors English literature major from Palo Alto, Calif., won for her collection, "Hollyweird: Cult Classics Nonfiction About the Seedy Side of the Dream Factory." Read More: Alessandra Occhiolini ’17 Wins College's Newton Book Collection Contest

Elizabeth F. Cohen '95

Listen: Political Scientist Elizabeth Cohen '95 on America's Semi-Citizens

May 4th, 2017

Cohen discusses the ways citizens are not fully included and enfranchised in the United States. Read More: Listen: Political Scientist Elizabeth Cohen '95 on America's Semi-Citizens

Edwin Mayorga

Listen: Edwin Mayorga on U.S. Latinx Politics Following the 2016 Election

May 4th, 2017

In his talk, Mayorga discusses ways that Latinxs have already been engaging in a “politics from below” and what direction these efforts might take in this new presidency. Text transcript

 

Read More: Listen: Edwin Mayorga on U.S. Latinx Politics Following the 2016 Election
George Abraham '17

Swarthmore's OASiS Shines at Slam Poetry Tournament

May 4th, 2017

The team continued its successful history at the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational by reaching this year's semifinals, with George Abraham '17 receiving Best Poet honors. Read More: Swarthmore's OASiS Shines at Slam Poetry Tournament

Barbara Milewski

Listen: Musicologist Barbara Milewski on Music of Holocaust Survival in Poland's First Postwar Feature Film

May 3rd, 2017

Milewski shares the hidden story of Jewish survival during the Holocaust embedded in the first feature film released in Poland after WWII and provides a comprehensive analysis of the film’s music. Read More: Listen: Musicologist Barbara Milewski on Music of Holocaust Survival in Poland's First Postwar Feature Film

Christine Kim '17

Watch: Christine Kim '17 Shares Advice for Successful Time Management

May 3rd, 2017

Kim, a political science major from Mt. Laurel, N.J., discusses the importance of being organized, taking initiative, and multitasking for college students looking to succeed at their summer internships. Read More: Watch: Christine Kim '17 Shares Advice for Successful Time Management

Lee Smithey

Listen: Sociologist Lee Smithey on Climate Disruption in the Age of Trump

May 2nd, 2017

Smithey discusses how the presidential vision for dealing with climate disruption aligns with the need for unprecedented environmental social change and a just energy transition. Read More: Listen: Sociologist Lee Smithey on Climate Disruption in the Age of Trump

Nathan Graf '16

Swarthmore Lends Voice to People's Climate March

May 1st, 2017

The march was an opportunity to clearly state that "climate change is an urgent issue that impacts people’s lives, and that we’re organized to fight it,” says Climate Action Senior Fellow Nathan Graf '16. Read More: Swarthmore Lends Voice to People's Climate March

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