UN Climate Chief Christiana Figueres ’79 Leads Global Fight to Cut Carbon Emissions
September 22nd, 2014
“No one has done more to advance climate policy than Christiana Figueres, period,” says Paul Steinberg, a scholar of environmental leadership at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, Calif.
Swarthmore Welcomes New Members to College's Board of Managers
September 18th, 2014
Elizabeth Economy ’84, director of Asia studies for the Council on Foreign Relations, is one of five new members to begin their term this fall.
Watch: Historian Tara Zahra '98 Named 2014 MacArthur Fellow
September 17th, 2014
Zahra is recognized as "a historian who is challenging the way we view the development of the concepts of nation, family, and ethnicity and painting a more integrative picture of 20th-century European history.”
Watch: Jennifer Marks-Gold Judges Student Talent on Popular Chinese Reality Show
September 15th, 2014
Marks-Gold, Swarthmore's international students and scholars advisor, was the only judge from the U.S. and the only one to represent a liberal arts college.
Watch: Designer Joseph Altuzarra '05 Launches New Line with Target
September 12th, 2014
Altuzarra is already garnering comparisons to Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein. "It feels very surreal," he says.
Swarthmore to Induct Third Class into Garnet Athletics Hall of Fame
September 10th, 2014
Five individuals, including Anjani Reddy '04 (left), and one of the College's most dominant teams will be inducted during Garnet Homecoming and Family Weekend in October.
VP of Admissions Jim Bock '90 on Growing Demand for Liberal Arts Abroad
August 28th, 2014
Bock recently discussed how the College is working to meet the rising demand for a liberal arts education among international students.
Watch: College Founder Lucretia Mott Profiled in New Doc Series
August 27th, 2014
FHL Curator Christopher Densmore (left) and author Jamie Steihm '82 discuss Mott's legacy as "Philadelphia's revolutionary" in The Women of Philadelphia: A Documentary.
David Gelber '63 Wins Emmy for Years of Living Dangerously
August 21st, 2014
The documentary shines a spotlight on climate change, which Gelber describes as "more potentially disastrous" than anything else, short of nuclear war.
Swarthmore Computer Scientists Find App Development Success
August 18th, 2014
Recent computer science grads, including Craig Pentrack '14, are at the heart of a new social media app, Spotlight.
Watch: Linguistic Anthropologist Jonathan Rosa '03 Discusses Immigration and Race on MSNBC
August 14th, 2014
Rosa places a congressman's recent comments about an alleged "war on whites" in the broader context of the depoliticalization of race.
Brian Huser ’13 Receives Fellowship for Early-Career STEM Teachers
August 12th, 2014
"Through teaching, I get to spend meaningful time with people, while working to address social inequality," says Huser, a math teacher. "It’s a no-brainer."
Swarthmore Students & Alumni Learn Leadership, Build Relationships in Chester
August 5th, 2014
As Chester Community Fellows, students like Akunna Uka '14 use their skills and knowledge to serve the neighboring community of Chester, Pa.
Exploring Liberal Arts Careers
July 28th, 2014
At the Natural Sciences and Engineering Alumni Panel, students heard about many of the ways alums have put their degrees to use.
