English Literature Professor Philip Weinstein Reflects on Faulkner's Baffling Nature
July 31st, 2012
Weinstein is the author of three works that center on Faulkner, including last year's Becoming Faulkner: The Art and Life of William Faulkner, which received the highest honor bestowed by the Society for Study of Southern Literature.
Alaina Brown '13 Receives Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship
July 25th, 2012
Brown is only one of 20 undergraduate students chosen this year to receive mentoring and financial support in preparation to enter the U.S. Foreign Service.
Sarah Chasins '12 Tops International Computing Research Competition
July 5th, 2012
Sarah Chasins '12 received first place for her research on Plaid, a new programming language.
Astronomers David Cohen and Eric Jensen, with Students, Aid in Discovery of Two New Planets
July 2nd, 2012
"There's a lot of work being done right now on studying planets around other stars," Jensen says (pictured). "We're looking to make a contribution to that."
Ian Perkins-Taylor '13 Receives Goldwater Scholarship
June 27th, 2012
The award recognizes outstanding students who intend to pursue careers in mathematics, natural sciences, or engineering and will help fund the expenses for his senior year.
Susanna Mitro '11 Makes Headlines with Research on Telling Age Based on Scent
June 21st, 2012
Within 24 hours of publishing her study online last month, news of her work had appeared in newspapers and science magazines around the world.
English Literature Professor Jill Gladstein Explores College Writing Programs in New Book
June 20th, 2012
Gladstein does not offer readers a hierarchy of best-to-worst or most-to-least effective programs, but instead explores the different approaches colleges use to reaffirm their commitment to writing.
Ben Goossen '13 Awarded Beinecke Scholarship
June 19th, 2012
Goossen is one of only 20 students in the country to receive this award, which supports graduate studies in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Ten Class of 2012 Members Awarded Fulbright Fellowships
June 13th, 2012
Jacqueline Bailey-Ross is one of 10 Fulbright winners who will spend their next year doing research or teaching English in countries all over the world.
Nina Kogekar '13 Awarded Research Fellowship by American Society for Microbiology
June 11th, 2012
Kogekar, a biology major and chemistry minor from Danbury, Ct., will receive a $4350 stipend to continue her research on bacteria that breaks down fungicides at Swarthmore this summer.
Political Scientist Rick Valelly '75 Discusses Significance of President Obama's Support of Gay Marriage
May 30th, 2012
On Annual Reviews Audio Conversations, he also discussed the history of the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people and explains how this movement shaped the landscape of American politics.
Swarthmore Receives $1 Million HHMI Grant Supporting Science Education
May 24th, 2012
Swarthmore President Rebecca Chopp calls the grant "a catalyst for innovation in undergraduate science education," adding that the support "will allow us to take science teaching and learning to an even higher level."
Political Scientist Ben Berger Wins Award for Book on Civic Engagement
May 17th, 2012
Berger, who directs the College's "Engaging Democracy Project," won the NASSP Book of the Year Award for Attention Deficit Democracy.
