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Katie Paulson '18 on Why Study the Liberal Arts
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Hive Minded
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Director of Grounds Jeff Jabco Honored with National Horticulture Award
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New NSF Grant Will Fuel Physicist Michael Brown's Study of Plasma Waves
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Swarthmore's Teachers as Scholars Program Continues to Inspire Community Educators
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Interdisciplinary Faculty Panel Reflects on Charlottesville
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Q&A with Educator Alicia Muñoz '03
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Listen: Biologist Alex Baugh on Why There Is So Much Variation in How Animals Respond to Challenges
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Students, Faculty to Bring Plans for Social Action to Clinton Global Initiative University
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Swarthmore Team Places Among Top 10 at Annual Hackathon with Fake News-Detecting App
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Watch: Artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby '04 Named 2017 MacArthur Fellow
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Neurobiologist Kathy Siwicki's Research Cited by Nobel Prize Committee
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Students Present Research from Afro-Cuba Experiential Learning Course
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Barney Frank to Visit Swarthmore for Performance, Dialogue
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Three Faculty Members Recently Appointed to Endowed Professorships
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New Bequest to Endow Center for Innovation and Leadership
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Twenty Faculty Members Begin Tenure-Track or Three-Year Appointments
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Inaugural Group of Frank 5 Fellows Demystifies the Liberal Arts
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Economist Amanda Bayer on Gender Gap in Economics
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