Arianna Freeman ’01 Nominated to 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
January 19th, 2022
Arianna Freeman ’01 has been nominated to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where she would be the first Black woman to sit on an appellate bench that oversees cases for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the Virgin Islands.
David L. Cohen ’77 Appointed U.S. Ambassador to Canada
November 5th, 2021
David L. Cohen ’77, a longtime executive at Comcast Corp., will serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Canada, after receiving bipartisan confirmation in the full Senate.
In Honor of Dean Emeritus of Admissions Bob Barr ’56
October 14th, 2021
"Bob devoted more than 30 years of his professional life to the College, in leadership positions in both admissions and student life," says President Valerie Smith. "He is remembered for his compassion, quiet encouragement, and support of students throughout and often after their journeys at Swarthmore."
Rebecca Castillo ’20 Named Lang Social Impact Fellow
October 1st, 2021
Rebecca Castillo ’20 was recently named a Lang Social Impact Fellow, a position designed to “empower scholars with their partners to engage in systems-change activities designed to close the gap between social challenges and solutions.”
Swarthmore Board of Managers Welcomes Five New Members
July 29th, 2021
The Swarthmore College Board of Managers will welcome five new members at its September meeting. The accomplished group includes Lauren Glant ’83, Edgar Lee ’98, Asahi Pompey ’94, Brian Wong ’96, and Winston Zee P’07.
Alumni Collaboration Deepens Pig Iron’s Ties to Swarthmore, Reflects Spirit of Theater Department
September 16th, 2021
Zaina Dana ’21’s Why Are You Killing Yourself? became a companion piece for the Pig Iron performance Love Unpunished due to the shared explorations of life after 9/11.
Cooper Series Announces 2021-22 Slate of Events
September 2nd, 2021
The Cooper Series returns for the 2021-22 academic year with eight artistic events, including dance, activism, and the homecoming of a beloved theater company.
In Honor of Emeritus Mathematics Professor Steve Maurer '67
August 27th, 2021
Stephen B. Maurer ’67, the Neil R. Grabois ’57 Professor Emeritus in the Natural Sciences and Engineering, died Wednesday at age 75. With his passing, Swarthmore has lost one of its most admired and influential community members, whose impact on math education ran deep both on and off campus.
Sorelle Friedler ’04 Joins White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
August 16th, 2021
Friedler focuses her work on the fairness and interpretability of machine learning algorithms, with applications from criminal justice to materials discovery. She will be the first person in the organization’s history with a job title focused specifically on data and democracy.
Swarthmore and the Summer Olympics
July 23rd, 2021
Rolf Valtin ’48 is among a handful of former Swarthmore student-athletes who have competed in the Summer Games.
Sociologist Daniel Laurison ’99 Named 2021-22 Andrew Carnegie Fellow
April 28th, 2021
Assistant Professor of Sociology Daniel Laurison ’99 is among the 26 humanities and social science scholars awarded the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship to study the most enduring issues in American society. Nominated by President Valerie Smith, the $200,000 award will allow Laurison to continue his work examining class inequality in political participation.
Linguists K. David Harrison and Robbie Hart ’04 Named to Explorers Club 50
March 11th, 2021
Now colleagues, Harrison and Hart are both included on the inaugural list of the Explorers Club 50: Fifty People Changing the World the World Needs to Know About.
Uncovering the History of Innovative Teaching of Literature in Higher Ed
February 15th, 2021
In their book, The Teaching Archive: A New History For Literary Study, Associate Professor of English Literature, Rachel Sagner Buurma ‘99 and her co-author tell a new story about how literature was taught at colleges and universities in the 20th century.
Marcella Nunez-Smith ’96 Named Co-Chair Of COVID-19 Task Force
November 9th, 2020
Marcella Nunez-Smith ’96 is one of three co-chairs on President-elect Joe Biden’s Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board, which will advise the incoming administration as it develops a federal response to the pandemic.
Two Swarthmore Alumni Celebrated as Part of 2020 Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Food Program
October 16th, 2020
Two Swarthmore alumni, Allison Oman Lawi ’91 and Andrea Stoutland '83, shared in the recognition of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) last week as the world’s largest hunger-fighting organization was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020.
