Founded by Swarthmore College alums in 1995, the Pig Iron Theater Company has created over 30 original works and toured internationally in countries including England, Scotland, Poland, Lithuania, Brazil, Ireland, Japan, Italy, Romania, and Germany. During the Fringe Festival in 2006, five
Sibelan Forrester is the Susan W. Lippincott Professor of Modern and Classical Languages and Russian at Swarthmore College. She specializes in twentieth-century Russian poetry and Russian women writers. An award-winning translator, Professor Forrester has published translations from Serbian, Croatian, and Russian. She
Craig Williamson is The Alfred H. and Peggi Bloom professor of English Literature. His area of study and teaching is concentrated in medieval literature, creative writing, and Old English: some select courses he teaches are ENGL 046. Tolkien and Pullman and Their
Professor Vince Formica is an associate professor and the current department chair of biology. He specializes in studying evolution and animal social behaviors as well as the intersection between the two. He explores such themes in his research and in the courses
Professor of History and History Department Chair Bruce Dorsey specializes in early American history, ranging from Europeans’ first contact with the Americas through the Civil War. His area of expertise covers the ways in which American culture, politics, religion, and sexuality interact,
Founded by Swarthmore College alums in 1995, the Pig Iron Theater Company has created over 30 original works and toured internationally in countries including England, Scotland, Poland, Lithuania, Brazil, Ireland, Japan, Italy, Romania, and Germany. During the Fringe Festival in 2006, five
These staff profiles of community members who worked through the spring and summer of 2020 during the onset of the pandemic were done as interviews by students in Professor Diane Anderson’s course, Literacies & Social Identities, which explores various facets and relationships
The opinions expressed in this article are solely the author’s and do not reflect the views of The Phoenix Editorial Board. Introduction “This is the spring of our discontent,” wrote Swarthmore College President Rebecca Chopp in a schoolwide email to staff and
Joshua Collin ‘20 is a senior from Newark, NJ, though he considers Haiti to also be home since both of his parents are Haitian. He is a major in Economics and a minor in Psychology. Collin may be most known for creating
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the college has made drastic changes to students’ housing plans. At the outset of Spring Break, students’ residents halls remained open from Saturday March 7 to Sunday March 15. Five days into spring break, however, President Valerie
In honor of the anniversaries on campus — the 50th anniversary of the BCC, 50th anniversary of the Black Studies Program, and 25th anniversary of the Chester Children’s Chorus — the college is Celebrating Black Excellence through programming for this year. The