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Eliminating Letter Grades for Spring 2020: How It Happened

Skip to: Student Response | The Deliberation Process | After the Vote On Apr. 16, roughly one month after the college evacuated its students and transitioned to remote learning in response to the COVID-19 crisis, a faculty vote changed the temporary grading

April 30, 2020

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Working at Swat, Part II: The Work-Study Dilemma

This article is part of a two-part series on student labor at Swarthmore. You can find the first article, which was published in the Sept. 13 edition of The Phoenix, here. On September 7, Twan Sia ’21 posted a typical lost-and-found bulletin in

September 27, 2018

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College admits Class of 2021, questions of support and class structure rise

On March 21st, the Office of Admissions alerted the campus community to the admission of the Class of 2021 with historic numbers of applications. The admitted class also had record numbers of applications from traditionally underrepresented groups, international students, and first-in-their-family and

March 30, 2017

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Students examine Cuba in Black Studies

On Monday, March 13th, Social Sciences Associate Professor and Department Chair at the State University of New York Empire State College Nadine Fernandez spoke in McCabe Library to community members about race in Cuba. Her speech focused on the history of race

March 16, 2017

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“Inside Out” program brings students and coursework into local prison

On Wednesday afternoon, in the Visitors’ Room of the nearby the Chester State Correctional Institute, Professor of Political Science Keith Reeves oversaw the graduation ceremony of his fourth “Politics of Punishment” course taught in a correctional facility in four years. Reeves did

April 29, 2016

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Swarthmore admits 963 students to Class of 2020

Swarthmore College has sent letters of admission to 963 prospective members of the Class of 2020. Twelve percent of the 7717 students who applied were offered a position in the first year class. Based on previous admissions patterns, Swarthmore expects this group

March 31, 2016

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Board of managers announce rise in tuition

At a meeting last week, the college’s Board of Managers released its budget for the next fiscal year, adding up to a total of $152.9 million. A 3.5% tuition increase is one of the key changes for next year’s budget, making tuition

March 3, 2016

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College pilots new child care subsidy program

After decades of student and faculty-led advocacy to improve accessibility to child care services among its faculty, the college is launching a pilot Child Care Subsidy Program for 2016. The program provides a taxable subsidy of up to $3,000 in child care

March 3, 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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College joins amici brief for Supreme Court affirmative action case

The college’s administration signed an amici curiae brief, supported by 38 elite liberal arts colleges and universities, that was filed to the Supreme Court in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. The case is part of a high-profile

December 3, 2015

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Liberal arts education becoming more popular internationally

In a Guardian article published on October 8th titled “Could Liberal Arts Colleges become America’s Finest Exports?,” author Helen Lock repeatedly references Swarthmore, citing it as a ‘classic example’ of a small, campus-based, liberal arts college in the United States. Lock argues

December 3, 2015

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Eliminating Letter Grades for Spring 2020: How It Happened

Working at Swat, Part II: The Work-Study Dilemma

College admits Class of 2021, questions of support and class structure rise

Students examine Cuba in Black Studies

“Inside Out” program brings students and coursework into local prison

Swarthmore admits 963 students to Class of 2020

Board of managers announce rise in tuition

College pilots new child care subsidy program

Contrary to national trends, astro includes women

College joins amici brief for Supreme Court affirmative action case

Liberal arts education becoming more popular internationally

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