Recently, during one of my too-many-times-a-day Twitter procrastination scrolls, I stumbled across a poem. I immediately screenshotted it and sent it to a few friends because it struck a nerve with me. The poem, by William Martin, is called “Do not ask
Nationwide, the field of economics, being overwhelmingly comprised of middle class, caucasian men to the extreme exclusion of other class, racial, and gender groups, has a diversity problem. This lends to overwhelmingly homogenous perspectives in economics, which really impedes the field from
Last Tuesday, students and faculty filled Sci 101 for the Department of Economics’s Wilcox lecture. The Wilcox lecture series is named for Professor Clair Wilcox, who taught at Swarthmore in the 1920s through 60s, was the Economics department chair for many decades,
Each fall, Jewish people around the world observe Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Jewish High Holidays. These holidays mark the Jewish new year, and are a time of reflection and contemplation. For Swarthmore students, the High Holidays will fall right in
Last Thursday, Richard B. Alley, a professor of Geosciences at Penn State University, came to Swarthmore to provide a more optimistic look at climate issues. A crowd of a few dozen students and faculty gathered in Sci 101 to listen to Professor
For faculty and students in the biology, engineering, and psychology departments, this fall brings the excitement of a new building. So far, only the engineering department has moved into Singer Hall The building, donated by the Lang family, named for Maxine Frank
In my Introduction to Environmental Studies class, one of our first projects was about climate communication. In order to be a compelling environmental activist, we reasoned, you have to be able to start productive conversations with the vast majority of Americans, most
