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In 1684, a local Swedish woman was accused of witchcraft.

Pinar Karaca-Mandic ’98 was moved to action by the death of 3-year-old Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi.

At 104, she may have been our oldest living graduate.

“Language is such a miracle,” says author and editor Daniel Menaker ’63.

Each Monday, 11 volunteer flower arrangers take turns going bouquet-shopping through Scott Arboretum.

When it came to ants, Carl Rettenmeyer ’53— like the insects—more than carried his weight.

When Philip Weinstein read Jonathan Franzen ’81’s third and fourth novels, he was stunned. 

Meet 10 female Swarthmorean students of science who received Velay Fellowships.

Caleb Ward ’07 seeks to better understand why moments of disruption matter so much.

Swarthmore gave Keiko Itoh ’74 an education in more ways than one.