Virtual Events
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Even if you can’t make the trip to campus this weekend, you can still celebrate and reconnect with fellow alumni – virtually! Click on the links below during the published event times to access the livestreams.
All-Alumni and Affinity Events
Distrust of Science in America and What Can Be Done About It
Friday, May 31 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. ET
Repeated polls indicate that large numbers of Americans distrust science, especially when it forms the basis for public policy. Why does such distrust persist and what can we do? Moderated by Jed S. Rakoff, ’64, this expert panel includes David Baltimore ’60, H’76, Arlie Hochschild ’62, Peter Weinberger ’64, and Swarthmore Professor and History Department Chair Timothy Burke.
Join the "Distruct of Science in America" livestream.
Concert in Honor of Peter Schickele ’57, H’80
Friday, May 31 from 5to 6 p.m. ET
Join us for an all-alumni musical tribute to one of Swarthmore’s most notable music majors, Peter Schickele, and his alter ego, P.D.Q. Bach.
Join the Peter Schickele tribute concert livestream.
Swarthmore Black Alumni Network (SBAN) Town Hall
Saturday, June 1 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. ET
SBAN’s annual town hall will be focused on issues of energy, equity, resilience, and the various ways these topics affect our community. Hear from H.G. Chissell ’96, founder and CEO of Advanced Energy Group, as he discusses how we, the Black alumni community, can get involved.
Join the SBAN Town Hall livestream.
Use this form to submit questions during the SBAN Town Hall livestream.
Class Events
- 50th: What’s Next for the Class of 1974?
Friday, May 31 from 2 to 4 p.m. ET
Join the Class of 1974 virtual event.
- 65th: Talk with the Office of Sustainability
Saturday, June 1 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. ET
Join the talk with the Office of Sustainability.
- 70th: Class Discussion
Saturday, June 1 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. ET
Join the Class of 1954 virtual event.
- 65th: Class Discussion
Saturday, June 1 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. ET
Join the Class of 1959 virtual event.
- 65th: Remembrances and Social Hour
Sunday, June 2 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. ET
Join the Class of 1959 remembrances virtual event.
- 70th: Remembrances and Social Hour
Sunday, June 2 from 9 to 10:30 a.m ET
Join the Class of 1954 remembrances virtual event.