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Sanctuary Committee

Panelists at a conference listen while one speaks.

General Counsel, Sharmaine LaMar, participates on a panel at the 2022 SUCCESS Convening. 

The Sanctuary Committee envisions Swarthmore as a place where all students, regardless of immigration status, have the same opportunities to learn, live, and enjoy full membership in the College community.

Our task is to identify and remedy areas of College programming and/or practice in which we are not yet fulfilling this vision. If you have a question about how to support undocumented students in your work, don't hesitate to reach out to one of the members, below.

Members (2025)

David Cohen

Professor of Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy-Astronomy

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8587
  2. Science Center 123

Research interests: Massive stars, stellar winds, X-ray astrophysics, and exoplanets.

Headshot of Professor David Cohen

Lara Cohen

Associate Professor

English Literature

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-6843
  2. Eugene M. and Theresa Lang Performing Arts Center 305
  3. Office Hours: Tue 11:30-1 and by appointment
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Elaine Allard

Associate Professor

Director, Teaching & Learning Commons

Educational Studies

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8635
  2. Pearson Hall 203
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Marshall Smith III

Assistant Professor

Modern Languages & Literatures-French & Francophone Studies

Black Studies

Gender & Sexuality Studies

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-3357
  2. Kohlberg Hall 341
  3. Office Hours: Wednesdays 4-6 p.m.

Interests: Francophone and Anglophone Caribbean Literatures and Cultures, African Diaspora Studies, Visual and Material Cultures, Critical Theory, Black Geographies, Africana Philosophy, and Queer Studies.

Marshall Smith

Jennifer Marks-Gold

Assistant Dean & Director of International Student Programs

Student Affairs

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8361
  2. Hormel-Nguyen Intercultural Center 110
Jennifer Marks Gold

Lesley Reyes Pina

International Student Coordinator

Student Affairs

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-7326
  2. Hormel-Nguyen Intercultural Center 104
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Sharmaine LaMar

General Counsel, CLO

Office of General Counsel

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5675
  2. 101 South Chester Road 204
sharmaine lamar

Student Liaisons (TBC)