Watch: Colleagues, Students Honor Psychologist Barry Schwartz
March 24th, 2016
More than 300 students, alumni, and colleagues gathered this week to pay tribute to Schwartz, who is retiring this semester after 45 years at the College.
Watch: Musician Stephanie Hsu '08 Founds Classical Music Program for Under-served Students
March 21st, 2016
“My goal is to show our kids that they can do whatever they want to do in their future,” Hsu says. “There are no limits placed on them based on where they are from.”
Basketball Coach Eran Ganot '03 Earns Accolades, Reaches March Madness
March 15th, 2016
In his first season as head coach of the University of Hawaii men's basketball team, Ganot was named his conference's coach of the year and his team advanced to the Big Dance for the first time since 2002.
Madeleine Booth ’15 Receives Gates Cambridge Scholarship
March 15th, 2016
Only the second Swarthmore alum to earn the award, which recognizes academic excellence and social leadership, Booth will pursue a master's in theoretical and applied linguistics.
Watch: Alex Shaw '00 Brings Consciência Negra to Campus
March 11th, 2016
The three-day symposium, focusing on race, identity, and Black consciousness in Brazil and the African Diaspora, will culminate with a musical tribute to the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira Angola led by Shaw on Mar. 18.
Designer Valerie Casey '94 Recognized as Tech Titan on International Women's Day
March 8th, 2016
"It just makes better business sense to include women because diversity overwhelmingly increases creativity and innovation,” Casey says.
Listen: Tasha Lewis '12 on Art Beyond Critical Study
March 7th, 2016
Lewis discusses her project to illustrate each page of James Joyce's Ulysses, which was motivated by a close study of the text and surrounding critical studies.
Q&A with Award Winning Director and Producer Dawn Porter '88
February 19th, 2016
Porter discusses her newest film, Trapped, winner of this year's Sundance Film Festival Social Impact Award.
Leo Braudy '63, F. Stuart "Terry" Chapin III '66, and Carol Padden Named 2016 Honorary Degree Recipients
February 9th, 2016
Braudy, a cultural historian, Chapin, an ecosystem ecologist, and Padden, a renowned scholar and advocate for deaf communities, will be honored at the College’s 144th commencement in May.
Young Alums Shaping Philadelphia's Future
February 8th, 2016
Better government advocate Patrick Christmas '08 is among those engaged in the city's political, education, labor, and arts scene.
Yule Ball Returns with Special Guest Amy Vachal '11
February 2nd, 2016
Vachal's well-received solo performance was her first since reaching the semifinals on NBC's The Voice in December.
Adam Haslett '92 Wins Prestigious Literary Prize
February 1st, 2016
Haslett received a $200,000 award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for his "presciently political and freshly emotional acumen in his stories and novels."
Listen: Michael Cholbi '94 on Achieving Self-Knowledge
January 29th, 2016
In this lecture, Cholbi, a philosophy professor at California State Polytechnic University, discusses the distinctive value of self-knowledge.
Cracking the Code
January 29th, 2016
Guided by alumni hosts, 11 students went behind the walls of Silicon Valley giants like Apple, Google, and Salesforce, exploring how the liberal arts prepare them for a life in tech.
Two Alums Named to Forbes "30 Under 30"
January 15th, 2016
David Rosen '08, CEO of an indie game studio, and med-student/economist Aaron Schwartz '09 (left) are doing groundbreaking work and establishing themselves as leaders.
