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Lucy Tobier

Faculty Reflect on Encampment, Arrests

As the encampment continued at Swarthmore College, faculty-admin communication on next steps was minimal, with many faculty sharing that there was no communication other than President Smith’s messages to the entire campus. On Friday afternoon, more than 48 hours after the tents
May 7, 2025

Swarthmore Braces for Federal Funding Losses, Some Already Cut

Large research universities, including Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania, have lost hundreds of millions in federal funding because of the Trump Administration’s executive orders. At Swarthmore College, two federal grants have been cut. The college is planning for how it
April 10, 2025

Seniors Search for Jobs During Instability

Swarthmore College seniors are facing a tumultuous political climate as they search for jobs ahead of May graduation. Since January, the executive branch has paused grant funding that employed thousands of researchers and PhD students while federal job cuts have impacted over
April 10, 2025

Swarthmore Admits Class of 2029

Correction: A previous version of this article listed Feb. 28 as the letter releases date. It has now been corrected to March 21. On March 21, Swarthmore College sent acceptance letters to 965 prospective members of the Class of 2029. The admissions
April 3, 2025

Campus and Community Updates in Brief

About halfway through the spring semester, Swarthmore College has already been hit with a multitude of announcements and events. To help students stay up to date, The Phoenix has compiled some of the most notable. On Feb. 27, the search for a
March 20, 2025

Musa Al-Gharbi Questions Elite Wokeness

Musa Al-Gharbi, author of “We Have Never Been Woke,” spoke with Swarthmore students on Feb. 8 about the rise of wokeness and how it has not resulted in significant material change by elites. The talk, moderated by Swarthmore political science professor Jonny
February 13, 2025

Swarthmore Reviews Early Applicants under Changed Conditions

Regular and winter early decision application review is underway at Swarthmore College as the admissions team continues to adjust to “race-neutral” admissions policies. Winter early decision is the second of two rounds of admissions decisions that are binding unless families can’t afford
February 6, 2025
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