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As the spring semester comes to a close, many students and administrators are well into preparations for the 2025-2026 school year. The housing lottery has finished, students have completed pre-registration for classes, and many open campus jobs, including Resident Peer Leaders (RPLs),

In January 2024, the Intercultural Center (IC) announced a change in leadership for the first time since 2019. Dr. Wade Manora Jr. is the new Assistant Dean and Director of the IC, succeeding Dr. Imaani El-Burki in the role. Manora was the

While the majority of the Swarthmore student body is sound asleep at 6:00 a.m., Nona Yancey, affectionately known as Ms. Nona, has already begun her day. In fact, by this time, Ms. Nona has already finished sanitizing the Ware Pool and is

On April 17, 2025, the Swarthmore chapter of the Association of American University Professors (AAUP) participated in the National Day of Action for Higher Ed, which included live-streamed lectures and a teach-in event on academic freedom. The teach-in was led by Farha

Alpha Omega (AO), a religious organization at Swarthmore, portrays itself as a nonsectarian Christian club. According to its description on the college’s club listing, the organization invites students to “read, discuss and test the Bible for themselves to understand what it means

Swarthmore’s Student Government Organization (SGO) held a town hall on Monday, April 14, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the Intercultural (IC) Dome, providing an open space for students to voice their concerns on campus matters, including aspects of student life, the

On Thursday, April 10, Joshua Hausman ’05, associate professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan, delivered a talk on how the markets for cars and houses influenced the United States macroeconomy in the 1920s and 1930s. The talk

On Saturday, April 12, the Swarthmore Pan-Asian Association (SPAA) hosted its fourth annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Upper Tarble. The event, which featured Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) -identifying dancers, singers, poets, and themed crafts, was completely student-organized by SPAA and its

Last spring, members of the Class of 2024 were invited to participate in a project that aimed to extend their connection to the college even after graduation. Their submissions of memorable and personal items to a capsule were part of the initial