Watch: Holiday Greetings from President Valerie Smith
December 22nd, 2017
As the fall semester draws to a close and students complete their final assignments, President Valerie Smith shares holiday greetings with the Swarthmore community.
Healthcare Data Analyst Ben Raphel ’09 to Appear on Jeopardy!
December 8th, 2017
“I’ve always loved game shows and watched the show all the time as a kid,” says Raphel, who would watch Jeopardy! with floormates in Wharton Hall.
Introduction to Living the Liberal Arts by Joy Charlton
December 5th, 2017
Joy Charlton, Professor of Sociology and Executive Director of the Lang Center for Civic & Social Responsibility from 2007 to 2016, delivered the opening remarks for Living the Liberal Arts: A Celebration of Eugene Lang ’38, H’81
Extern Program Continues to Open Doors for Students
December 4th, 2017
Bobby Zipp '18 secured a summer internship at the Harlem Educational Activities Fund after doing a winter-break externship through the College.
Student-Led Orchestra to Perform at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
December 1st, 2017
"We are really excited for the opportunity and look forward to sharing our work together to the broader community of Philadelphia," says College Lab Orchestra co-conductor Andrew Kim '18.
Political Scientist Keith Reeves '88 on Need for Criminal Justice Reform
November 29th, 2017
Regarding the controversial prison sentence for rapper Meek Mill, Reeves says probation restrictions often "follow folks for two to three decades, long after they're done their time and paid their debt to society."
Two Recent Alums Promote Social Change as Lang Center Fellows
November 27th, 2017
Raven Bennett '17 (left) and Nimesh Ghimire '15 will continue their efforts to, respectively, prevent sexual violence on college campuses and promote grassroots innovation in Nepal.
Watch: MAD Magazine Donation Honors Alum's Love of Laughs
November 21st, 2017
Ten bound volumes of the iconic humor magazine collected by David Peele '50 now enliven the libraries' collections and honor the former College librarian's memory.
Swarthmore Hosts All-Day Celebration, Exploration of Queer History and Activism
November 17th, 2017
Held as part of the 25th anniversary of the Intercultural Center, the day featured alums who discussed queer identity on campus while they were students.
Watch: Reading the Signs
November 8th, 2017
Swarthmore faculty and students fuel a collaborative program to instill a love of learning in deaf children.
Listen: Deborah DeMott ’70 on "Disavowed Art"
November 6th, 2017
The lecture draws from her ongoing book project which focuses on circumstances about the ongoing relationship over time between artists and works that they make, and circumstances that sever ties of authorship.
Swarthmore's Teachers as Scholars Program Continues to Inspire Community Educators
October 20th, 2017
Now in its 7th year, founder Lisa Smulyan '76 says the program gives area teachers the time and resources to re-engage in their own learning and exchange ideas with others.
Q&A with Educator Alicia Muñoz '03
October 17th, 2017
"Being a first-generation college student," says Muñoz, "I ended up having to figure out how do you talk to professors, what are office hours, what is a syllabus."
Watch: Artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby '04 Named 2017 MacArthur Fellow
October 11th, 2017
The MacArthur Foundation says that Akunyili Crosby’s large-scale works “express the hybridity characteristic of transnational experience through choices of subject matter, materials, and techniques.”
New Bequest to Endow Center for Innovation and Leadership
September 28th, 2017
The gift from Caro Elise Luhrs '56 will create a permanent endowment for the ongoing support and expansion of the center, which provides students with the tools they need to grow and implement their ideas.
