Q+A with Nonprofit CEO Danielle Moss Lee '90
May 16th, 2014
Moss Lee, CEO of New York City's YWCA and former head of the Harlem Educational Activities Fund, shares lessons she has learned and advice for those who want to bring change to their community.
Ann Mosely Lesch '66: Troubled Political Transitions
May 12th, 2014
Political scientist Ann Mosely Lesch '66, an emeritus professor at the American University of Cairo, presents the 2014 Islamic Studies Lecture.
Criminologist David Kennedy '80: What if Criminal Justice Had a Hippocratic Oath?
May 8th, 2014
In this recent campus talk, criminiologist David Kennedy '80 explores an applied ethics of crime control.
2258 Donors "Spring for Swarthmore" on First-Ever Day of Giving
May 2nd, 2014
Because the event was the first of its kind in College history, nobody, including the alumni leaders who proposed the idea and led the effort, knew quite what to expect.
Anna Torres '07: The Circular Landscapes of Dvoyre Fogel
May 2nd, 2014
Torres, a doctoral candidate in Jewish Studies at UC Berkeley, presents selections from her original translations of Dvoyre Fogel's work, written in Yiddish during the 1930s in Poland.
Student-Developed Eco-Vehicle Set for National Competition
April 22nd, 2014
Neil Macfarland '15, who helped design the vehicle, is headed to Houston this week with the rest of the Swarthmore team to compete in the Shell Eco-marathon Americas.
"Queer Histories of Swarthmore" Panel Marks, Informs Sesquicentennial
April 17th, 2014
For historian and panelist Pieter Judson '78, tying the event to the sesquicentennial provides the opportunity "to make queer legacies an integral part of Swarthmore's official history."
"Queer Histories of Swarthmore" to Mark and Inform Sesquicentennial
April 17th, 2014
The panel, moderated by professor of history and international relations Pieter Judson '78, will examine how Swarthmore can recast its institutional history to represent the struggles of its queer students, staff, and faculty.
Watch: Student Entrepreneurs Network with Seasoned Pros at Annual Lax Conference
April 16th, 2014
Conference highlights included the culmination of SwatTank, a student competition, and SwatTalks, short presentations on ideas and challenges related to entrepreneurship.
Sabrina Stevens '07 Recognized for Education Reform Advocacy
April 11th, 2014
Stevens, a former teacher, is one of GOOD Magazine's 2014 GOOD 100 and the executive director of D.C.-based Integrity in Education.
Lawyer James Magleby '89 at Forefront of Marriage Equality Fight
April 10th, 2014
Magleby is co-counsel for the plaintiffs when the 10 th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals addresses whether statewide laws banning same-sex marriage are unconstitutional.
April Fools' Pranks a Hit throughout Campus and Media
April 3rd, 2014
Highlights included the engineers extending the Crum Creek Meander installation into Sharples and the College dropping the first "r" in Swarthmore.
'Lightning Talks' Strike Swarthmore
March 21st, 2014
Students, including Sierra Eckert '14, faculty, and staff came together in a fun, light way to talk to the community about digital scholarship.
Marié Abe '01: Ethnomusicology on Air
March 17th, 2014
Ethnomusicologist and radio documentary producer Marié Abe '01 discusses "Squeezebox Stories," which tells stories from Californian immigration history using the accordion as a common trope.
