FeaturesDedicated SpaceWinter 2020As the Black Cultural Center marks its 50th anniversary, a reflection on what makes ‘the House’ a cornerstone of Swarthmore’s Black community.
FeaturesOrigin PointWinter 2020Black Studies provides an academic home for urgent discussions on race.
FeaturesUnited in SongWinter 2020Gospel music brought together some of the first Black students who arrived at Swarthmore in the late 1960s and early ’70s.
FeaturesVoice, Mind, Spirit Winter 2020Chester Children’s Chorus celebrates 25 years of love and strength.
FeaturesFamily in Focus Winter 2020Black alumni leave a lasting legacy on Swarthmore’s campus and culture.
Looking BackVessel of LoveWinter 2020A ceramic pot outside the BCC recognizes the life and spirit of Debra Pinder Symonette ’78.
Spoken WordChanging PerspectivesWinter 2020Nina Johnson on her studies of race, class, and inequality, her role in the Black Studies Program, and who inspires her.
Liberal Arts LivesRooted in Excellence Winter 2020Elizabeth Lindsey ’02 advances digital equity for Americans excluded from an increasingly tech-based society.
Liberal Arts LivesHigh Stakes in Higher EdWinter 2020Swarthmore was a proving ground for Garikai Campbell ’90—and he’s grateful.
Community VoicesGlobal AmbassadorsWinter 2020From New York to Ghana, Swarthmore alumni are changing the world, writes President Valerie Smith.
Learning CurveHome Base Winter 2020Taylor Tucker ’20 researches how Black girls’ experiences of education are affected when a family member is in the criminal justice system.
Global ThinkingPathways to Possibilities Winter 2020“My life has really been marked by opportunity,” says Asahi Pompey ’94.
Common GoodPreserving PeaceWinter 2020Wendy Chmielewski received the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Peace History Society.
Common GoodHonoring Two FriendsWinter 2020The Swarthmore community lost two beloved and influential faculty members this fall, Frederic L. Pryor and Thompson Bradley.
Common GoodOde to Truth, Fairness Winter 2020Poet Bill Ehrhart ’73 writes a tribute to his friend, Professor Emeritus Tom Bradley.
Common GoodRemembering Sam Hynes Winter 2020Samuel Hynes, a British literature scholar who taught at Swarthmore from 1949 to 1968, died Oct. 9 in Princeton, N.J.
Common GoodSoccer Standouts Winter 2020Go Garnet! Swarthmore’s men’s and women’s soccer teams celebrate a competitive season.
Common GoodBigger, Bolder, BrighterWinter 2020Mattie Weiss ’01 and Camila Leiva ’09 were among a cohort of artists who collaborated on a 4,000-square-foot mural in Minneapolis.
Common GoodGlobal Guardian Winter 2020Ecologist Terry Chapin ’66, H’16 was awarded the 2019 Volvo Environment Prize.
Common GoodBuilding Community: Sharples is ReimaginedWinter 2020Preliminary designs for a new Dining and Community Commons were shared during town-hall meetings this fall.
Common GoodHelp Make a Social ImpactWinter 2020The Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility invites alumni to apply for the Lang Social Impact Fellowship.
Common GoodEducation and AccessWinter 2020Mary Schmidt Campbell ’69, H’09 delivered the 2019 McCabe Lecture in October during Garnet Weekend.
Common GoodNikki Giovanni Shares Creative InspirationWinter 2020The acclaimed poet and essayist ave a wide-ranging, moving, insightful, and often uproarious talk on campus.
Behind the BookIntrigue and ArchitectureWinter 2020Perhaps the biggest mystery of Marga Jann ’72’s new novel is where the truth ends and the hypothetical begins.
Behind the BookNavigating a New LifeWinter 2020In Passage West, Rishi Reddi ’88 explores the question Who is welcome in America?
Editor's ColumnTalk About the JourneyWinter 2020“Perhaps to lose a sense of where you are implies the danger of losing a sense of who you are.”