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President Valerie Smith dedicated the 2019-20 academic year to honoring and celebrating the contributions of Black Swarthmoreans, interrogating a complicated history, and marking significant anniversaries. Learn more.
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The Black Liberation 1969 Archive chronicles the history of the Black student protest movement at Swarthmore College.
Discover Black Excellence
Visions of Black Excellence
Deondre Jordan '19 - Meet Swarthmore
The more you reach into Swarthmore and take all it has to offer, the more it will reach back to touch and transform your life.
Do you have stories to share? Please let us know at blackexcellence@swarthmore.edu