Explore Stories

Chelsea Ferrell ’05 is opening minds by helping to open Bhutan to visitors.

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.

Kevin Hassett ’84 is chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.

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.