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Philadelphia City Councilmember on Swarthmore Students’ Activism, College Sanctions

On March 6, 2025, Swarthmore College sanctioned fifteen students, including students from and first educated in Philadelphia, for their participation in Palestine solidarity activism that took place between October 2023 and March 2024. Among these sanctions were a semester-long suspension, a year-long

May 1, 2025

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Soren Miner ’28 on Los Deliveristas Unidos, A Workers Justice Project

Most college students have never heard of the Deliveristas’ Rights movement. Soren Miner ’28 wants that to change. This summer, he will be working with Los Deliveristas Unidos, an organization devoted to advocacy for New York City’s app-based food delivery workers. Miner

April 17, 2025

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SGO Statement of Support for Student Rights, Institutional Fairness, and Transparency

Dear Swarthmore College Community, We, the Swarthmore College Student Government Organization (SGO), firmly uphold students’ rights to express their beliefs, engage in peaceful protest, and advocate for institutional change without fear of undue retaliation. We are aware of the recent campus discourse

March 20, 2025

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Professor Stephen O’Connell: Letter to the Editor

To the Phoenix: To the students and faculty colleagues who have reached out to me in solidarity about USAID (United States Agency for International Development), where I was chief economist in 2014 and 2015: thank you. It is hard to overstate the

February 20, 2025

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Interconnection: A Conversation with Professor Hopkins

Although cliché, some professors at Swarthmore make an impression in the way they lecture, while others do so in the way they inherently challenge you to your core, creating mental chasms through your body and mind. But few weave their lived experience

February 13, 2025

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Think Globally, Act Locally

When it became certain that the Philadelphia Eagles would win Super Bowl LIX on Sunday night, many Swarthmore community members celebrated with a rush to Broad Street, a cheer in staff living rooms or student dorms, or a plan for merch to

February 13, 2025

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Faculty Spotlight: Professor Casey

Justin Casey is a Visiting Instructor at Swarthmore College and a Ph.D Candidate in international relations at Georgetown University. Their dissertation, “The Propaganda Dilemma: Democracies in the War of Ideas,” draws on extensive research at the Truman, Eisenhower, and Reagan Presidential Libraries,

February 6, 2025

Portrait of Professor Rich Wicentowski smiling against a background of green grass

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Professor Rich Wicentowski on the Intersection of Computers, Text and Language

Richard Wicentowski, more commonly known as Rich, is a computer science professor. He introduces many students, including myself, to computer science. He shared insights on how he integrates text and computing systems in his work and courses. Shinz Jo Ooi: What inspired

December 5, 2024

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One Woman’s Mission to Protect Ghanaian Widows

If you wander through Parrish third in the early morning hours, you will see Benedicta Delima either gently clearing away the remnants of a weekend gathering or adding her final touches to the famously spotless third-floor spaces. She moves through these quiet

November 21, 2024

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Professor Benjamin Zinszer on Finding Clarity and Meaning through Uncommon Routes

Benjamin Zinszer is currently a visiting assistant professor in the department of psychology and director of the CONE LAB (Cognitive Neuroscience of Language and Bilingualism). Before the interview, Zinszer reminisced on his time working with the campus newspaper during his college years,

November 21, 2024

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Philadelphia City Councilmember on Swarthmore Students’ Activism, College Sanctions

Soren Miner ’28 on Los Deliveristas Unidos, A Workers Justice Project

SGO Statement of Support for Student Rights, Institutional Fairness, and Transparency

Professor Stephen O’Connell: Letter to the Editor

Interconnection: A Conversation with Professor Hopkins

Think Globally, Act Locally

Faculty Spotlight: Professor Casey

Professor Rich Wicentowski on the Intersection of Computers, Text and Language

One Woman’s Mission to Protect Ghanaian Widows

Professor Benjamin Zinszer on Finding Clarity and Meaning through Uncommon Routes

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