Thom Collins '88 Named Executive Director of Barnes Foundation
January 8th, 2015
“I’ve always thought of myself as an educator,” says Collins, who hopes to bridge the Barnes to the Philadelphia academic community.
Film Produced by Matt Thurm ’10 to Premiere at Sundance
January 7th, 2015
Also nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award, Thurm's film H. is a “mysterious, modern interpretation of a classic tragedy in which two women, each named Helen, live mirrored lives in the town of Troy, N.Y.”
Local Schoolteachers Invited to Swarthmore as Students
December 15th, 2014
Directed by professor Lisa Smulyan '76, the Teachers as Scholars program provides teachers with lifelong learning and strengthens the College's ties to the community.
Listen: Historian Thomas Laqueur '67 Asks, "Why Do We Care For The Dead?"
December 10th, 2014
"Caring for [the dead] is the sign of our emergence from the order of nature into culture," says Laqueur '67 in this year's Paul H. Beik Lecture.
Swarthmore Delegation Heads to International Climate Change Conference
December 5th, 2014
The delegation of students, faculty, and staff, including Professor Giovanna Di Chiro, will visit Lima, Peru, to strengthen the College's role in the international climate movement.
Painter Njideka Akunyili Crosby '04 Wins American Art Museum Prize
December 1st, 2014
Crosby is recognized for work that reflects "the increasingly transnational nature of the contemporary art world."
Q&A with Political Scientist Rick Valelly '75 on Marriage Equality Movement
November 24th, 2014
Valelly says the country’s federal courts are "crowdsourcing" same-sex marriage, a first in the country's legal history that will force the Supreme Court to weigh in on the issue.
Watch: Syria Expert Joshua Landis '79 Discusses Solutions to Country's Crisis
November 21st, 2014
Landis presents what CNN host Fareed Zakaria calls the most sensible solution to the Syria crisis.
Watch: Uma Nagendra '09 Dances Her Doctoral Biology Research to First Place
November 12th, 2014
Nagendra teamed up with fellow aerialists in response to a contest that challenges scientists to explain their Ph.D. research in the most jargon-free medium of all: dance.
Former Swarthmore Vice President Ken Landis '48 Reflects on College During Wartime
November 11th, 2014
Landis interrupted his studies to enlist in the Navy during WWII and came back a changed man - to a changed campus.
Matchbox Opens, Affirms College’s Commitment to Sustainability
November 3rd, 2014
Key to the development of the 21,000-square-foot space were materials from the former squash courts, 100 years of stone found in the woods, and glass donated by an alumnus.
Luck Be A Lady This Weekend for Guys and Dolls Production
October 31st, 2014
A collaboration between faculty, staff, and students, including conductor Audrey Edelstein '15, brings the classic musical to life during Garnet Weekend.
Cassandria Campbell '07 Fuels Farm-to-Street Revolution
October 30th, 2014
Campbell is the co-founder of Boston-based Fresh Food Generation, which aims to bring culturally appropriate, sustainable meals to lower-income areas of the city that typically lack for healthy food options.
Swarthmore Sumo Robots Secure First Place in Local Competition
October 27th, 2014
The winning team beat out 11 competitors at a double-elimination tournament hosted by the Philadelphia chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
