Dynasties: Men's Basketball, Swimming Programs Defend Conference Titles
February 26th, 2024
It was a golden weekend for Swarthmore College athletics as the men's basketball team and the men's and women's swimming programs each captured their respective Centennial Conference championships.
Women’s Resource Center Now the Gender & Sexuality Center
February 20th, 2024
The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) is now the Gender & Sexuality Center (GSC), reflecting student interest in more expansive gender and sexuality programming and support.
Musicologist Barbara Milewski Honored for Article on Chopin
February 14th, 2024
Daniel Underhill Professor of Music Barbara Milewski and musicologist Bret Werb of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) recently received the
Swarthmore Once Again Recognized as Top Producer of Fulbright Students
February 13th, 2024
For the ninth time in 10 years, Swarthmore is among the top producers of U.S. Fulbright students, with seven recent alumni receiving the honor with the College’s support.
"Africa is Rising" Symposium Celebrates Vibrancy of Continent's Future
February 6th, 2024
Celebrating the vibrancy of Africa's future and exploring the many pathways of collective action, Swarthmore College will host the Africa Is Rising symposium on February 9 and 10.
Rachel Sagner Buurma ’99 Honored for Showcasing Everyday Teaching of Literature
January 31st, 2024
Rachel Sagner Buurma ’99, associate professor of English literature, and Laura Heffernan, professor of English at the University of North Florida, recently received the 2023 Teaching Literature Book Award for The Teaching Archive: A New History for Literary Study.
In Honor of Composer and Satirist Peter Schickele ’57 H’80
January 22nd, 2024
Peter Schickele ’57 H’80, an American composer whose career as a writer of serious concert music was often eclipsed by that of his antic alter ego, the thoroughly debauched, terrifyingly prolific and mercifully fictional P.D.Q.
Six Lang Opportunity Scholars Embark on Change-Making Projects Across the World
January 19th, 2024
The newest recipients of the Eugene M. Lang Opportunity Scholarship (LOS), six Swarthmore sophomores will embark on an array of projects around the world, collaborating with partners to effect change. The scholars are Myadaggarav Chuluundorj ’26, Danika Grieser ’26, Lena Habtu ’26, Prerna Karmacharya ’26, Steven Mukum ’26, and Cheng-Yen (Billy) Wu ’26.
Swarthmore Contingent Shares Takeaways of U.N. Climate Change Conference in Dubai
January 18th, 2024
A group of Swarthmore students, staff, and faculty attended the United Nations Foundation Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai in December, witnessing and contributing to international unity against the existential threat of climate change.
‘A Horizon of Possibility for the African Diasporic Renewal’: James Padilioni Embarks on American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship
January 8th, 2024
Padilioni will explore that next year through his highly sought-after fellowship with the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). The award, bestowed upon no more than 60 scholars in the U.S. each year, recognizes outstanding scholarship in the humanities and interpretive social sciences.
William Li ’24 to Explore Global Affairs in China as Schwarzman Scholar
December 21st, 2023
Li will study at Tsinghua University in China next year, when he explores global affairs through a prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship. He was one of 150 students selected from a pool of thousands of applicants from around the world.
Four Faculty Members Receive Endowed Chair Appointments
December 6th, 2023
At the recent meeting of the Board of Managers, the following faculty members were appointed to endowed chairs: Eric Jensen (Physics & Astronomy), Walter Kemp Professor of Natural Science; Nick Kaplinsky (Biology), Isaac H. Clothier Jr. Professor of Biology; Dominic Tierney (Political Science), Claude Smith Chair of Political Science; and Liliya Yatsunyk (Chemistry), James H. Hammons Chair of Chemistry.
Chemistry, Biochemistry Students Shine in Halloween Demo Show
December 12th, 2023
On Friday, November 4, students and faculty of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry hosted their Second Annual Halloween Demo Show.
Linguist Ted Fernald Continues Decadeslong Support of Navajo Language Traditions
December 7th, 2023
Since 1994, Fernald has taught linguistics and the Navajo language at Swarthmore. He is a founding partner of the Navajo Language Academy (NLA/Diné Bizaad Naalkaah), which documents and supports the Navajo language, and also serves as an advisor to the Navajo Technical University (NTU) doctoral program.
Jasmine Bao ’24 Delivers Award-Winning Paper at Classics Conference
December 6th, 2023
On November 20, Bao received a $300 prize for “Best Paper Delivered” among the undergraduate presenters at the 2023 Classical Association of the Atlantic States (CAAS) annual meeting.
