Leadership

The TLC has a full-time faculty Director and Program Coordinator. A faculty and staff committee, appointed by COFP,  advises TLC program development.  Additionally, a student advisory committee, appointed by nominations, advises TLC support for students on campus. 

Office Of the Teaching and Learning Commons

Elaine Allard

Associate Professor

Director, Teaching & Learning Commons

Educational Studies

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8635
  2. Pearson Hall 203
  3. Office Hours: During her appointment as TLC director, you can often find Elaine in the TLC's offices on the first floor of McCabe Library.

Links

  1. Profile
Smiling photo of Elaine Allard

Caroline Cheung

Program Coordinator, Teaching & Learning Commons

Teaching & Learning Commons

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-3704
  2. Dan and Sidney West House 201
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TLC Advisory Board Members (24-25)

Ashley Turner

Senior Academic Technologist

Information Technology Services (ITS)

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6130
  2. Beardsley Hall 113A
Ashley Turner

Ben Geller ’01

Associate Professor of Physics

Director, Swarthmore Summer Scholars Program and Coordinator of NSE Educational Support Initiatives

Physics & Astronomy-Physics

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6287
  2. Science Center 38
  1. Profile
  2. CV
Photo of Ben Geller

Jen Moore

Course Content Accessibility Manager

Information Technology Services (ITS)-Academic Technology

Athletics, Physical Education & Recreation

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6055
  2. Beardsley Hall 103 3/4
  3. Fieldhouse
  4. Office Hours: Schedule a meeting with JenFollow Jen on LinkedIn

Links

  1. Contact Accessibility at Swarthmore
  2. Contact the Information Technology Services (ITS) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee
Jen Moore holding a bat and smiling on the whispering bench in the cherry tree glen on campus.

Karen Henry ’87

Dean of First Year Students

Student Affairs

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8169
  2. Parrish Hall 130
  1. Profile
Karen Henry

Katie Price

Director, Community Engaged Learning & Special Projects

Lang Center for Civic & Social Responsibility

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-7780
  2. Lang Center for Civic & Social Responsibility 201
  3. Office Hours: Schedule a virtual appointment with Dr. Price.

Links

  1. Profile
Headshot of Katie Price

Liz Derickson ’01

(she-her-hers-herself)

Associate Dean, Academic Success

Student Affairs

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8475
  2. Parrish Hall 109
  1. Profile
photograph of Dean Liz Derickson smiling and standing outside of Parrish Hall

Natalie Mera Ford

Assistant Professor and Multilingual Writing Specialist

Writing Associates

English Literature

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5540
  2. Trotter Hall 104

Links

  1. Profile
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Roberto Vargas

Head, Research & Instructional Services

Libraries-Research & Instruction

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6107
  2. McCabe Library 120

Subject specialist for Art & Art History, Classics, English Literature, Latin American & Latino Studies, Linguistics, Philosophy, Religion, and Spanish.

Schedule an appointment

Roberto Vargas

Tamsin Lorraine

Professor

Philosophy

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8423
  2. Beardsley Hall 211A
  3. Office Hours: F'24 Tuesday and Thursday 12:45-2:00pm and by appointment

Links

  1. Profile

Interests: Phenemonology, Existentialism, Post-Structrualism, Feminist Theory

Professor Tamsin Lorraine

Tao Wang

Lead Associate of the Social Science Quantitative Lab

Economics

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6139
  2. Kohlberg Hall 214
  3. Office Hours: Please make an appointment. Walk-ins welcome when door is open.

Links

  1. Profile

Areas of Interest: International Economics, Environmental Economics, Applied Econometrics, Data Science

Photo of Tao Wang