Linguist K. David Harrison Works to Document, Revitalize Endangered Languages
February 8th, 2019
Harrison is set to deliver the opening keynote at the TESOL 2019 International Convention & English Language Expo.
New Book from Sociologist Daniel Laurison ’99 Explores the ‘Class Ceiling’
January 22nd, 2019
In The Class Ceiling: Why it Pays to Be Privileged, Assistant Professor of Sociology Daniel Laurison '99 investigates the ambiguities of meritocracy in white-collar workers’ salaries in the United Kingdom.
Critical Conversations Symposium Opens Black History Month
February 5th, 2019
Swarthmore community members gathered to directly engage with one another about the effects of racial inequality and discrimination.
Sociologist Nina Johnson, Students Examine Neighborhoods Affected by Incarcerations
February 1st, 2019
The fellowship will support a research project—which includes help from students and other local scholars—examining Philadelphia neighborhoods most affected by incarcerations.
Introducing the Lang Scholar Class of 2021
December 20th, 2018
“This opportunity means that I’ll finally get to be the change in my city that I can’t sit around and wait for,” says Chris Precise ’21, who will use creative writing to teach sociology to marginalized students in Philadelphia.
Political Scientist Peter Andreas ’87 on Interactive Relationship Between Drugs and War
November 21st, 2018
"Drugs, in an important way, made war," Andreas says in a new book, "and war, in turn, shaped drugs and made new drugs."
Peace and Conflict Studies Professor Lee Smithey Explores the Use of Repression—and How It Can Backfire
November 13th, 2018
“Repression is an attempt to demobilize nonviolent movements by sowing fear," says Smithey in a new book, "but activists can work together to overcome fear and continue to mobilize.”
Swarthmore Alumni Score Election Victories
November 7th, 2018
Phil Weiser ’90 won the race for Colorado attorney general and Josh Green ’92 (left) won for Hawaii lieutenant governor.
Swarthmore Announces New Early Medical School Acceptance Program
November 2nd, 2018
“Doctors trained in the liberal arts are increasingly vital to the profession for their ability to treat patients holistically," says President Valerie Smith.
Aydelotte Foundation Announces Second Class of Frank 5 Fellows
September 24th, 2018
Lorenzo Ramirez '10 and other Fellows aim to demystify liberal arts education and spark conversation around the careers, life choices, and beliefs of liberal arts graduates.
2018–19 Mellon Grant Program Celebrates Arts and Humanities
September 12th, 2018
The grants support projects like that of Cam Wiley '19, who will develop a series of video interviews with members of the Swarthmore community who identify with the black male experience.
Educational Studies Project Explores Undocumented and DACA Student Experience
August 23rd, 2018
The project led to an article, co-authored by educational studies professor Elaine Allard '01 and five students, that will be published in a peer-reviewed journal in December.
Listen: Sociologist Daniel Laurison '99 Explores Class, Social Mobility
July 2nd, 2018
"Class has a profound and deep effect on how our lives turn out," Laurison says, "no matter where we land."
Taylor Morgan ’19 Wins Truman Scholarship for Graduate School
May 1st, 2018
Morgan, an Honors sociology & anthropology major, will pursue a joint JD/Ph.D. in African American studies and philosophy with a specialization in race theory.
Listen: Anthropologist Kwame Edwin Otu on Normative Collusions and Amphibious Evasions
April 2nd, 2018
Otu, an assistant professor at the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies, discusses the contested politics of queer self-making in neoliberal Ghana.
