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Nursing is often ranked as the most trusted profession, which is something that comes to mind often on every shift.

I love that I can produce a tangible and visually appealing product with my hands.

Without Swarthmore, I would not be a firefighter.

“Wandering” best describes my path back to Swarthmore.

I take great pleasure when my fingers can do the work of typing or playing the piano.

I started driving with SF Muni as a midlife career change at age 40.

I’ve had at least five lives, but my greatest love has always been painting.

I remembered this advice: “Get into the business of something people will always need.”

Across the decades and in their own words: Eight so-called ordinary alumni who work with their hands share how they make an extraordinary daily difference.

Psychology is transitioning toward a non-anthropocentric way of understanding nonhuman psychological capacities.