Linguists Jen Johnson '12 and K. David Harrison Discuss Efforts to Revitalize Endangered Languages
August 7th, 2012
Harrison developed an effective tool for this work - online talking dictionaries, including one for Siletz Dee-ni, spoken in Oregon, that Johnson (left) worked on.
Cyrus Stoller '10 Wins National Hack-a-Thon with GiveGo App
August 6th, 2012
GiveGo allows users to raise money for charities while exercising. "The culture of activism at Swarthmore definitely got me interested in using technology to promote social good," says Stoller.
Ross Ogden '66 Still Serving American Red Cross after 50 Years
July 30th, 2012
"I think each of us has an obligation to serve the community in which you live and work," says Ogden, the organization's national chair for disaster services.
College Program for Adult Learners Continues This Fall
July 26th, 2012
"Students have an intensive discussion-oriented experience in the true Swarthmore liberal arts tradition," says Gil Rose, founder of the Lifelong Learning program.
Nick Martin '04 Founds Start-Up to Further Use of Technology for International Development
July 17th, 2012
Two years after its founding, TechChange has taught more than 600 students in more than 70 countries through their online classroom.
Political Scientist Robert Putnam '63: Class Now Trumps Race as Great Divide in America
July 10th, 2012
By continuing to frame the conversation as one about poverty rather than one about social mobility, even well-intentioned advocates are continuing to frame the conversations as a discussion of the problem, rather that the objective, Putnam said at the Aspen Ideas Festival.
Laura Wang '10 Awarded National Science Teaching Fellowship
July 9th, 2012
Like most Swatties, once Wang made a plan of action for her career, big things started happening - not long after recognizing education as her true calling, she was awarded a prestigious Knowles Science Teaching Foundation fellowship.
Mattathias Schwartz '01 Receives International Reporting Award
June 26th, 2012
"Think of this as a customer-service report on American foreign policy," Schwartz said in accepting the Livingston Award for his examination of a massacre by Jamaican security forces.
Susanna Mitro '11 Makes Headlines with Research on Telling Age Based on Scent
June 21st, 2012
Within 24 hours of publishing her study online last month, news of her work had appeared in newspapers and science magazines around the world.Entrepreneur He Feng '03 Co-Founds Popular Crowd-Funding Website in China
June 18th, 2012
China Daily: His stock in trade: creative juices
He Feng runs a website that seeks funding for talented people's projects.
Novelist Jonathan Franzen '81 on "How You Become the Person Who Can Write the Book You Need to Write"
June 6th, 2012
Franzen, newly inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, talks about The Corrections and describes a few of the struggles he had to become its author.Lawyer Josh Davis '87 Reflects on Time at Swarthmore Prior to 25th Reunion
May 31st, 2012
96.9 Boston Talks: Josh Davis Blog
Political Scientist Rick Valelly '75 Discusses Significance of President Obama's Support of Gay Marriage
May 30th, 2012
On Annual Reviews Audio Conversations, he also discussed the history of the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people and explains how this movement shaped the landscape of American politics.Swarthmore's Commencement Honors Life Paths of Alumni and New Graduates
May 28th, 2012
Delaware County Daily Times: Swarthmore students moving on
May 27, 2012
