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The Studyholic Swattie Quiz: Which Swarthmore Academic Library Should You Study In?

McCabe, Cornell, or Underhill (2026 version) Choose an answer and calculate below! photos/swarthmore college Answers If you mostly picked 1), then perhaps with adrenaline and exertion, climbing up and down the steps while munching on snacks, coffee, and re-heated food, the Cornell

February 5, 2026

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Mountain justice stage protest on steps of Parrish

Last Friday, Swarthmore Mountain Justice held a protest reiterating their demands that board members Samuel Hayes III ’57, Rhonda Cohen ’76, and Harold Kalkstein ’78 recuse themselves from future board discussions regarding divestment due to their fiscal ties to the fossil fuel

February 25, 2016

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Admissions office changes method of reviewing applications

With surging numbers of applicants and a limited staff, admissions officers at colleges and universities across the nation have found themselves under increasing strain to find time for careful, holistic application review in recent years. This is especially true at Swarthmore, where

February 25, 2016

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Administration holds finance and spending presentations

Since Feb. 1st, the administration has been holding meetings about the financial component of the college’s operations. On Jan. 18th, Vice President for Finance and Administration Greg Brown sent an email to all faculty, students, and staff announcing a series of information

February 18, 2016

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Eduroam in place despite student confusion

This semester, the college replaced SwatNet with Eduroam to improve Internet speed and connectivity. However, during the initial implementation of Eduroam, some students experienced trouble in connecting to the college’s wireless network. Chief Information Technology Officer Joel Cooper explained that the main

February 18, 2016

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Racial vandalism leaves community confused about next steps

The past few months have seen what is arguably a historic rise in the visibility of racial tensions on American college campuses. Students of color at universities around the country are drawing attention to the myriad ways in which they experience discrimination

February 18, 2016

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Students, faculty to launch education policy journal

A new undergraduate educational policy journal will be launched within the next year. The journal will be primarily student-driven and will be written A new undergraduate educational policy journal will be launched within the next year. The journal will be primarily student-driven

February 18, 2016

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Contrary to national trends, astro includes women

Students and faculty at Swarthmore find the college’s astronomy department to be a notable exception to the national trend of sexual harassment and gender discrimination. The college has a history of being more inclusive of women relative to other institutions around the

February 11, 2016

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Tensions between recruitment and access in holistic admissions

Last month, the National Public Radio’s education blog covered a report by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, a higher education think tank and non-profit, that claimed varsity recruitment and scholarships are potential contributing factors in the underrepresentation of low-income students at competitive

February 11, 2016

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Meal points to be accepted in the ville next fall

As part of a new OneCard system, the college is planning to implement a new flexible meal service that would allow students to use meal points at certain businesses in the Ville. The college is currently in the process of selecting a

February 4, 2016

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Smaller, but more diverse applicant group for class of 2020

The 2014 application season yielded an applicant pool only slightly smaller than last year’s record number of applications. In addition, the application pool continues to diversify. To date, 7737 applications have been submitted, a less than two percent decrease from last year’s

February 4, 2016

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The Studyholic Swattie Quiz: Which Swarthmore Academic Library Should You Study In?

Mountain justice stage protest on steps of Parrish

Admissions office changes method of reviewing applications

Administration holds finance and spending presentations

Eduroam in place despite student confusion

Racial vandalism leaves community confused about next steps

Students, faculty to launch education policy journal

Contrary to national trends, astro includes women

Tensions between recruitment and access in holistic admissions

Meal points to be accepted in the ville next fall

Smaller, but more diverse applicant group for class of 2020

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