FeaturesThe Global BridgeSpring 2019Swarthmore alumni are creating change and growth in their home countries.
FeaturesStars of the SeaSpring 2019All hail the echinoderms! Among them, a strange and wondrous creature that motors through salt-soaked currents and intertidal pools with self-generated hydraulic power—and tube feet.
FeaturesLinked by LettersSpring 2019Even as their post-College lives took different paths, seven friends stayed connected.
Common GoodPromise of a New DaySpring 2019“As I began to envision Here: Poems for the Planet, I wanted to create something that inspired people and triggered hope,” writes Elizabeth Coleman ’69.
Learning CurveBusiness (Role) ModelSpring 2019Emily McHugh ’90 is inspiring entrepreneurs of any age or gender.
Alumni ProfilesTrust the StorySpring 2019Find the gems in family lore and beyond, says Sam Dingman ’04.
Web ExclusivesWhat the Quiller Taught Me Spring 2019To be tranquil and efficient, while creating freely—that’s an aspiration I gleaned from my quilling experience, says Bulletin Designer Phillip Stern ’84.
Editor's ColumnMigrationsSpring 2019Enjoy this migratory spring issue on global alumni who pollinate new ideas in their home countries, STEAM alumni bringing new technology to the marketplace, and sea stars navigating intertidal currents.
Alumni ProfilesA Numbers Game Spring 2019Annie Fetter ’88 wants everyone to love math as much as she does.
Common GoodStar PowerSpring 2019Films with ties to Swarthmore alumni were among those nominated for Academy Awards.
Spoken WordGreat ExplorationsSpring 2019Kenneth E. Sharpe retires this spring after teaching political philosophy, practical ethics, Latin American politics, and foreign policy for more than 40 years.
Common GoodInspired Giving Spring 2019A Lang family gift and fundraising challenge will designate $9 million to upgrade the Lang Music Building.
Common GoodComplexity from Cells to ConsciousnessSpring 2019Swatties, surprise, and a new paradigm of interdisciplinary scientific thought.
Common GoodA Mind UnraveledSpring 2019Kurt Eichenwald ’83 spoke on campus in February about his latest book.
Liberal Arts LivesMaking WavesSpring 2019Jamey Clarke ’91 is melding music and physics to help children learn.
Global ThinkingAnime NinjaSpring 2019From Japan, John Derderian ’97 is helping shape the world’s most animated Netflix options.
Common GoodCreative CollaborationsSpring 2019Piece Together was a dream exhibition for me as an artist, curator, and Swarthmorean, writes Andrea Packard ’85.
Common GoodEngage!Spring 2019The College’s new mobile-first website design includes enhancements to increase accessibility and improve search capabilities.
Common GoodWelcome and NeededSpring 2019The Marie and Cynthia Jetter College and Career Center will open in Chester this spring.
Alumni NewsSpotlight On ... Adam Bisno '06Spring 2019Bisno received the Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize for research on “Hotel Berlin.”
Liberal Arts LivesUncommon ThreadsSpring 2019Sue Levin ’85's bioengineering efforts make apparel from proteins.
Community VoicesRelax and RestoreSpring 2019Simple joys relieve the stress of everyday life, writes President Valerie Smith.
Common GoodChords of MemorySpring 2019Christopher “Kit” Lukas ’56 created a film to honor folk singer Pete Seeger’s work.
Common GoodSteal this Collection!Spring 2019Martín Palomo ’19 is the winner of Swarthmore’s 2018 Newton Book Collection Competition.
Looking BackLegendary StargazerSpring 2019Honoring astronomer Nancy Grace Roman ’46, H’76, who died Dec. 25.
Q&ALove-LoveSpring 2019“Tennis has always made sense to me as a conversation between the players that we, the spectators, get to overhear,” says Rowan Ricardo Phillips ’96.
Behind the Book‘Republic’ RevolutionSpring 2019Jacob Howland ’80 leads readers inside his fifth book, Glaucon’s Fate.
Common GoodHow Blue (or Red) Is Your Green?Spring 2019Mark Hanis ’04’s Progressive Shopper web extension reveals the political tendencies of online retailers.
StudentwiseHow Swarthmore Put a Film Career in FocusSpring 2019I never thought of myself as a filmmaker—until my culminated racial and political frustrations gave form to my first script, writes Tiye Pulley ’19.
FeaturesSu Wai ‘Hillary’ Yee ’14 — MyanmarSpring 2019An entrepreneur, Yee is making Myanmar a more fashionable place.
FeaturesAndrew Stobo Sniderman ’07 — CanadaSpring 2019For Sniderman, international events had a big effect in setting him up for a career as a human rights defender.
FeaturesFeng He ’03 — ChinaSpring 2019A starter of startups, He wanted to see “more creativity, more ideas coming from a younger generation of Chinese.”
FeaturesEmanuel Jinich ’79 — MexicoSpring 2019Jinich discovered Swarthmore’s education program his junior year. It would mark the beginning of a prolific career.
FeaturesJuan Víctor Fajardo ’09 — VenezuelaSpring 2019A social change-maker, Fajardo knew when he was at Swarthmore that he wanted to one day return to Venezuela.
FeaturesAlexandra Papalexopoulou ’88 — GreeceSpring 2019As strategic planning director for Titan, Papalexopoulou guided the company’s international expansion.
FeaturesEfua Asibon ’16 — GhanaSpring 2019Asibon came up with of the idea for the nonprofit she co-founded, Dislabelled, while still in high school.
FeaturesGunilla Nilsson ’92 — SwedenSpring 2019Unlike friends who went on campus tours, Nilsson picked Swarthmore out of a book of U.S. colleges.