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The Phoenix in Conversation with Swarthmore President Val Smith

The Phoenix sits down for an interview with President Val Smith on her time as president and changes in higher education.

November 13, 2025

News

College to Give Borough $638,000 to Avert Earned Income Tax

Swarthmore College will give the borough a contribution that allows the locality to avert an Earned Income Tax.

November 6, 2025

Interviews·News

The Phoenix in Conversation with Hawaii Governor Josh Green ’92

The Phoenix sits down with Josh Green '92 - the Swat alumnus turned governor of Hawaii.

October 23, 2025

News

Swarthmore Fought Against the Endowment Tax in Congress: Here’s How

Earlier this year, Swarthmore joined other small colleges to lobby Republican legislators against an increased endowment tax.

October 9, 2025

News

SEPTA Funding Saga Ends With Solutions Only for the Short-Term

On Sept. 8, Governor Josh Shapiro’s (D-PA) administration allowed the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to use $394 million from a state trust fund designated for long-term public transportation maintenance. The money represents a one-time infusion that will enable the agency to

September 18, 2025

News

SJP Encampment Ends with Arrest of 9 Protesters, Including 1 Current Swarthmore Student

Nine protesters, including one Swarthmore student and one student on an extended leave of absence, were arrested last Saturday, May 3, ending the four-day Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) encampment on Trotter Lawn. The seven others arrested were unaffiliated with the

May 7, 2025

Breaking News·News

Swarthmore Encampment Ends with 9 Arrests; Students and Faculty Rattled

This article shows live updates and coverage of the four-day encampment on Trotter Lawn that ended after local law enforcement demolished it and arrested nine protesters, one of which a current Swarthmore student, on Saturday morning.

May 3, 2025

Highlights·News·Opinion

Inaugural Phoenix Campus Opinions Survey – Spring ’25

On April 21, The Phoenix sent its inaugural campus opinion survey to 593 randomly selected Swarthmore students, representing 34.8% of the student body. The survey asked students to indicate whether they approved, strongly approved, disapproved, strongly disapproved, felt neutral, or didn’t know

May 1, 2025

News

2024-2025 in Phoenix News Coverage

The Phoenix's Spring '25 News Editors provide a recap of the year in news coverage, highlighting our major findings, investigations, and series.

May 1, 2025

News

Executives and Senators-elect Imagine New Student Government Approach

Editor’s Note: Three members of The Phoenix’s Spring ’25 Editorial Board (Editor-in-Chief Melanie Zelle ’26, Layout Editor Erin Picken ’27, and Sports Editor Katie Kerman ’26), as well as one member of The Phoenix’s Staff (News Writer Reina Jones ’27) ran for

May 1, 2025

Daniel Perrin

The Phoenix in Conversation with Swarthmore President Val Smith

College to Give Borough $638,000 to Avert Earned Income Tax

The Phoenix in Conversation with Hawaii Governor Josh Green ’92

Swarthmore Fought Against the Endowment Tax in Congress: Here’s How

SEPTA Funding Saga Ends With Solutions Only for the Short-Term

SJP Encampment Ends with Arrest of 9 Protesters, Including 1 Current Swarthmore Student

Swarthmore Encampment Ends with 9 Arrests; Students and Faculty Rattled

Inaugural Phoenix Campus Opinions Survey – Spring ’25

2024-2025 in Phoenix News Coverage

Executives and Senators-elect Imagine New Student Government Approach

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