Honorary Degrees AnnouncedSpring 2015John Alston, Supreme Court Justice Randy Holland ’69, and Professor Molly Miller Jahn ’80 will receive honorary degrees. SectionCommon Good
College warmly welcomes its 15th president Spring 2015Warmly welcomed on a snowy February day, Valerie Smith met hundreds of the students, staff, faculty, and Board members she will soon serve as Swarthmore’s 15th president. SectionCommon Good
New Student Journal Fosters Science LiteracySpring 2015Claudia Luján ’15, Ariel Parker ’15, and Randy Burson ’15 launched The Swarthmore Journal of Science in January. SectionCommon Good
Seeking Asylum Spring 2015Working since the 1970s with refugees and asylum law, Bruce Leimsidor ’63 is interested in all aspects of human rights, including, most recently, the recriminalization of homosexuality in India. SectionGlobal Thinking
A Revolutionary DuetSpring 2015The Match Girl and the Heiress is an unconventional love story at the heart of a great social-justice crusade that began roughly a century ago. SectionBooks
‘To Whom Much Is Given’Spring 2015As a black, Hispanic female from Linwood, Pa., I was not the typical Swarthmore engineering student. In fact I was only able to attend thanks to Swarthmore’s generous financial aid package. SectionRewind
A Deep LookSpring 2015Much work has been done—and we have a lot of work still to do. In my eight months here, I’ve focused on learning about this campus and meeting as many people as I can. SectionCommunity Voices