Nine nationally prominent alumni/higher-education leaders gathered Feb. 22 to energetically exchange candid views on how the liberal arts can thrive and enrich individual learners and American society as a whole. About 200 alumni, Board of Managers, and community members attended the four-hour Future of the Liberal Arts symposium in the Eugene and Theresa Lang Performing [...]

The dulcet tones of a student string quartet welcomed College community members into the foyer of McCabe Library on the afternoon of Jan. 22. On a draped table, a gigantic cake replicating Parrish Hall stood grandly, replete with details that included not only accurate architectural features of the building but also Magill Walk, Parrish lawns, [...]

Robert George ’77 and Cornel West admit that they’re an unusual duo. George is the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University and a leading Christian conservative scholar, and West is professor of philosophy and Christian practice at Union Theological Seminary, the Class of 1943 University Professor Emeritus in the Center for African American Studies [...]

Bolstering its commitment to a safe and respectful community, the College has recently revamped its sexual assault and harassment policies and procedures.

A final report from campus security firm Margolis Healy and Associates outlines the sweeping changes and improvements the College has made. The report found that in just six months, the College had implemented or [...]

It is 1864. Swarthmore College has a charter, and it has a piece of land. The only things left are to build and equip College Hall (now Parrish), find and hire a faculty, recruit students, and raise more money. Swarthmore College would not open for classes until fall 1869, but there was still plenty to [...]

“I was up until 4 last night. I’m just drained at this point. But it’s a good type of drained.”
While countless generations of Swarthmore students have spoken these words during rounds of misery poker in the midst of midterms and finals periods, Kat Galvis Rodriguez ’17 was describing something beyond the realm of academia: slam [...]

It was the first day of baseball practice in February 2013, and Nicko Burnett’s emotions had reached the tipping point.
While his teammates were getting dressed in the locker room before the squad’s first indoor workout of the season, Burnett sneaked out a side door into what he assumed was an empty Lamb-Miller Field House. Presumably [...]

Scholar and writer Thomas Laqueur ’67; documentary photographer Barbara “Bobbie” Norfleet ’47, P’79; vocalist and composer Vaneese Thomas ’74; and U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen ’83, D-Md., will receive honorary degrees at Swarthmore’s 142nd Commencement on June 1.

Laqueur is the Helen Fawcett Professor of History at the University of California–Berkeley. His research interests range from [...]