Content Warning: Bryn Mawr students and alums have expressed concern that this article contains spoilers as to the contents of Hell Week. Many would advise incoming or prospective students of Bryn Mawr College to not read certain parts of the article. A
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
Last Thursday, from 11:00 a.m to 1:15 p.m, students gathered on the first floor of Parrish Hall, lining the hallway from north to south, to stand in solidarity with students of color at the University of Missouri, who have been the subjects
As concerns proliferate over student economic diversity and disparity around Swarthmore and higher education in general, the college has joined a nationwide initiative that seeks to transform the landscape of the college application process. Swarthmore is one of 85 colleges and universities
An unspecified violent threat was made against schools in the Philadelphia area to be carried out on October 5. The FBI Liaison for Colleges and Universities in the region notified Swarthmore’s Department of Public Safety on October 2. The department sent out
In recent years, major news outlets and institutions have been declaring their positions on trigger warnings in higher education. Some professors at Swarthmore have been using trigger warnings long before they became a part of the national debate. When used in academic
During the most recent meeting of the Board of Managers’ Committee on Social Responsibility on Friday, September 18, the Board revisited its May decision to not divest from fossil fuels in order to clarify which arguments drove their spring deliberations. Despite the
Content Warning: Bryn Mawr students and alums have expressed concern that this article contains spoilers as to the contents of Hell Week. Many would advise incoming or prospective students of Bryn Mawr College to not read certain parts of the article. A
What follows is a breakdown of data collected from 59 members of the Class of 2019. The Phoenix’s survey was posted to the Swarthmore 2019 class page during the month of August. While only 14% percent of the class responded, and this
Following two days of meetings and deliberations, the Board of Managers announced that they have reached consensus against divestment from fossil fuels, according to an email sent by Chair of the Board, Gil Kemp, just after 4:00 this afternoon. Kemp cited the
The most recent round of student government elections included a vote on the amended SGO constitution that more than tripled the size of the body and created new positions for the core Executive Board members. With the changes, SGO is now more
