February 2026

News

Val Smith Announces Plan to End Presidency After 2026-27 Academic Year

Val Smith announces the upcoming end of her time as Swarthmore president, the community responds and prepares for a period of transition.

February 26, 2026

Opinion

Student-Athletes on the Upcoming Cunningham Fields and Fieldhouse Renovations

Varsity and club athletes share their thoughts on how the recently proposed renovations of Cunningham Fields and the Fieldhouse will affect them and their teams.

February 26, 2026

News

Swarthmore Supports Harvard-Led Lawsuit Defending International Students

Swarthmore joins many other higher education institutions in support for Harvard's legal fight for international students.

February 26, 2026

Highlights·Opinion

Resilience in the Face of Oppression: Reflections on Black History Month

As BHM concludes, Nasrin Ahmed '28 discusses the importance of telling Black history not simply as a story of oppression and resistance, but instead as one of triumph and excellence.

February 26, 2026

Arts

A Conversation with John Alston: 32 Years of Music, Math, and Love with the Chester Children’s Chorus

Chorus director John Alston discusses his time at the Chester Children's Chorus and his motivations behind starting it.

February 26, 2026

News

Swarthmore Accepts 231 Early Decision Applicants

Admissions Office releases information on early decision acceptances to the class of 2030.

February 26, 2026

News

McCabe Library: From Dirt to Dust

An architectural history class created an exhibition at McCabe, transforming the campus landmark into a living archive of its own history.

February 26, 2026

Arts

Embodying the Process: An Exploration of Gender and the Self in Swarthmore Theater’s ‘Orlando’

Jasper Cober-Lake '29 reviews Swarthmore Theater's production of "Orlando," inspired by Virginia Woolf's 1928 novel.

February 26, 2026

Becca Rothfeld and Jonny Thakkar speaks at the Night Owls Event. Phoenix Photo/Xinto Xu

News

‘Making Yourself Beautiful’: Night Owls Event on The Philosophy of Mogging

Night Owls lecture examines the meaning and implications of aesthetic expression through physical alteration and the looksmaxxing trend.

February 26, 2026

News

Political Scientist Jonathan Kirshner Lectures on (Un)Realism in the Trump Age

Boston College's Jonathan Kirshner discusses Trump's "America First" doctrine from a classical realist perspective for the 2026 Gilbert Lecture.

February 26, 2026

Val Smith Announces Plan to End Presidency After 2026-27 Academic Year

Student-Athletes on the Upcoming Cunningham Fields and Fieldhouse Renovations

Swarthmore Supports Harvard-Led Lawsuit Defending International Students

Resilience in the Face of Oppression: Reflections on Black History Month

A Conversation with John Alston: 32 Years of Music, Math, and Love with the Chester Children’s Chorus

Swarthmore Accepts 231 Early Decision Applicants

McCabe Library: From Dirt to Dust

Embodying the Process: An Exploration of Gender and the Self in Swarthmore Theater’s ‘Orlando’

‘Making Yourself Beautiful’: Night Owls Event on The Philosophy of Mogging

Political Scientist Jonathan Kirshner Lectures on (Un)Realism in the Trump Age

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