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Varo Duffins begins first semester as director of financial aid

Shortly before the end of last semester, Vice President for Finance and Administration Greg Brown announced that Varo L. Duffins would replace Laura Talbot as the college’s new director of financial aid, starting in the spring of 2015. Duffins comes from Franklin

January 29, 2015

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Native American Heritage Month celebrated, students hope to create lasting awareness

November is Native American Heritage Month and this year, for the first time in college history, it was officially celebrated on campus. The students involved in the college’s Native American Student Association hope that this will raise awareness about Native American presence

December 4, 2014

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With decreased course load, college hopes to add new faculty

Two years ago, the college began shifting to a 2-2 course load for faculty. Under the current 2-3 load, faculty are expected to teach two courses one semester and three the other for a total of five courses an academic year. They

November 13, 2014

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NYTimes College Access Index calculation methods may be misleading

Swarthmore College was placed low a College Access Index in “Top Colleges that Enroll Rich, Middle Class and Poor,” a New York Times article by David Leonhardt that was published last month. While the methodology may prove to be misleading, the fact

October 30, 2014

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New group to provide support for low income students

The Swarthmore Organization of Low-Income Students is a newly-founded group on campus that aims to bring together first-generation college students and students from low-income backgrounds to create a community in which students can guide and support each other at Swarthmore. In addition

October 2, 2014

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Presidential committee begins search for Chopp replacement

The search for a permanent successor to Rebecca Chopp, who resigned this summer, has begun ramping up with a call for community feedback in the selection process by the newly-created Presidential Search Committee. The committee, working in partnership with the executive hiring

September 25, 2014

Daniel Park

Varo Duffins begins first semester as director of financial aid

Native American Heritage Month celebrated, students hope to create lasting awareness

With decreased course load, college hopes to add new faculty

NYTimes College Access Index calculation methods may be misleading

New group to provide support for low income students

Presidential committee begins search for Chopp replacement

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