FeaturesFirst Comes LoveWinter 2017Highlighting LGBTQ couples who found love, light, and lifelong commitment through Swarthmore.
FeaturesDeeply RootedWinter 2017How Swarthmore shaped Kinnie Clarke Schmidt ’46’s family tree—and her whole life.
Web ExclusivesSome of Our Best Friends...Winter 2017Charles Jackson ’60 pens a tribute to Bill Lyon ’60, his lifelong—and life-saving—friend.
Web ExclusivesA Rich TapestryWinter 2017Swarthmore's LGBTQ community is diverse and impactful. Here are a few of its many voices.
Web ExclusivesScrapbookWinter 2017In words and art, longtime LGBTQ activist Allan Troxler ’69 reflects.
Web ExclusivesHonoring an Artist: Harriet Shorr ’60Winter 2017An influential artist and professor, she directed Swarthmore’s Studio Arts Program from 1963–1974.
Liberal Arts LivesAudioThe VoiceWinter 2017Rainy days at Swarthmore set Vaneese Thomas ’74, H’14 dreaming of home.
Learning CurveArt as a WeaponWinter 2017Evan Greer ’07 aims to right the world’s injustices through activism, music, and art.
Community VoicesMaking HistoryWinter 2017The mission of the Swarthmore College Archives is to preserve the documentary evidence of the College’s past and to tell, as fully as possible, the Swarthmore story in all its infinite variety.
Spoken WordInnovation, Leadership, Liberal ArtsWinter 2017Katie Clark has been “a one-woman show” building the Center for Innovation and Leadership.
RewindUnder the Mango TreesWinter 2017Creativity is key for Burkinabe girls—and us all, writes Elèna Ruyter ’14.
Alumni ProfilesStock Market SavvyWinter 2017Not even a knee injury could hobble Grayson Roze ’15’s calling—or his creativity.
BooksWe Are InfiniteWinter 2017With verve, Paul Brownsey ’69 writes of gay U.K. men's loves, losses, and lives.
Global ThinkingMlangarini For LifeWinter 2017All year, every year, Olivia Leventhal ’18 is helping African schoolchildren.
Common GoodSanctuary CampusWinter 2017Swarthmore College has committed to become a sanctuary campus for undocumented students and community members.
Common GoodThe MessengerWinter 2017Quakers have always challenged gender norms, but in the 1770s, Jemima Wilkinson went further.
Common GoodBig FishWinter 2017In the Yale Book of Quotations, only one entry cites a Swarthmore origin: “Like a fish without a bicycle,” attributed to Charles Harris ’59.
Common GoodBuilt to LastWinter 2017Ben Young ’09 finds meaning in neglected areas, like the underside of a table.
Common GoodWaste Not ...Winter 2017Vanessa Meng ’19 and Adina Spertus-Melhus ’17 spearheaded a campus waste assessment.
Common GoodA Sense of 'Self'Winter 2017Patty Welch de Llosa ’54 shares a few self-fulfillment tips from her latest book, Finding Time for Your Self.
Common GoodGolden SpikesWinter 2017Swarthmore's volleyball team are exceptional students, athletes, and student-athletes.
Common GoodCharging the Channel for a Good CauseWinter 2017Maggie Regan ’14 looked into the pitch-black English Channel, took a deep breath, and jumped in.
Editor's ColumnWe're Here to Recruit YouWinter 2017I care about every Bulletin we create. Deeply. But this issue, inspired by and dedicated- to—but not restricted or exclusive to—LGBTQ Swarthmoreans, means everything to me.
Alumni NewsBarbara Norfleet ’47, H’14 — Renowned PhotographerWinter 2017She received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Griffin Museum of Photography.
Alumni NewsChristopher Udry ’81 — Distinguished ScholarWinter 2017He received an honorary degree from the University of Ghana last spring.
Alumni NewsGloria Thomas ’85 — Women’s AdvocateWinter 2017She was named director of the Carolina Women’s Center at the University of North Carolina.
Alumni NewsGeoffrey Selling ’71 — Top TeacherWinter 2017He was one of 213 educators to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
Alumni NewsNicole Breazeale ’99 — Devoted EducatorWinter 2017She was named a finalist for the 2016 Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty.