A.J. Jacobs: My Life as an Experimental Journalist
March 6th, 2013
A.J. Jacobs discusses his journalism, his experiments, and his outsourced life.
Victor Rios: The Consequences of Mass Incarceration of Black and Latino Boys
February 28th, 2013
In a recent visit, Victor Rios lectures on the consequences of mass incarceration of black and latino boys. Presented by the Brothers of A.B.L.L.E.
Kathryn Morgan Poetry Festival: Featured Artist Sunni Patterson
February 28th, 2013
Sunni Patterson performs her unique blend of poetry and music at this year's annual Kathryn Morgan Festival.
Roberton Williams: Fiscal Cliffs, Deficits, and the 47 Percent
February 19th, 2013
Roberton Williams, Senior Fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, lectures on our countries dysfunctional tax system.
Listen: Swarthmore Connection Brings Producers of Oscar-Nominated Film to Campus
February 18th, 2013
Members of the team behind Beasts of the Southern Wild, including John Williams '06 (left), screened the award-winning film on campus and talked with students about their work.
Sedrick Huckaby's "Hidden in Plain Sight"
February 18th, 2013
The 2013 Donald J. Gordon Visiting Artist and Lecturer discusses how his work, on display at Swarthmore's List Gallery through Feb. 24, celebrates cultural heritage, faith, and community.
Q&A with John Williams '06, associate producer of Beasts of the Southern Wild
February 13th, 2013
John Williams '06 served as associate producer of the Academy Award-nominated feature film and met with students to discuss the filmmaking process.
Shane Claiborne: Seeking Justice and Living Peace
February 8th, 2013
Seeking Justice and Living Peace: Shane Claiborne on Solidarity and the Spirit. With introduction by Elliot Ratzman.
Shayne Lightner '87: The Entertainment Industry "Take One"
February 7th, 2013
Shayne Lightner '87 discusses his experiences working in filmmaking and the entertainment industry.
Tarik Masud Quadir '87: Religious Pluralism in Rumi, Qur'an, and the Perennial Philosophy
November 28th, 2012
Tarik Masud Quadir '87, an internationally renowned scholar of Sufism, Islamic philosophy, the Perennial Philosophy, and Islamic environmentalism, explores how, for Rumi and the Qur'an, religious diversity in the world is a divinely willed phenomenon.
Listen: The Anthropology of Climate Change
November 26th, 2012
Christiana Figueres '79 is the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. She is also the founder of the non-profit Center for Sustainable Development of the Americas and received the Hero for the Planet award from National Geographic in 2001.Carolyn Moxley Rouse '87: Why I Believe in Death Panels and Other Imperfect Roads to Health Care Justice
October 16th, 2012
Medical anthropologist Carolyn Moxley Rouse '87 discusses the experience of an African American family she followed in the 1990s. Rouse explores the question: Given what we know about racial health disparities, did the actions of the hospital constitute health care justice?
Larry Wolff: Child Sexual Abuse in Casanova's Venice
October 9th, 2012
The Department of History presents the 2012 Paul H. Beik Lecture to be given by Larry Wolff, professor of history and director of the Center for European & Mediterranean Studies at New York University.
2012 Constitution Day Lecture: Alexander Keyssar
September 21st, 2012
Author and historian Alexander Keyssar examines issues of voting rights and voter suppression in America as the 2012 Constitution Day and Gilbert Lecture speaker.
Antoinette Sayeh '79: The IMF's New Partnership with Africa
July 17th, 2012
Sayeh, director of the International Monetary Fund's African Department, discusses how to keep economies on track for sustained growth.
