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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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Students demonstrate in solidarity with Mizzou

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

November 12, 2015

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College joins coalition focused on increasing access

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

October 29, 2015

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Violent internet threat puts area schools on alert

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

October 22, 2015

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Trigger warnings commonplace on some professors’ syllabi

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

October 8, 2015

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Refusal to divest may not have been entirely financial

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

October 1, 2015

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Bryn Mawr’s “Hell Week” in Jeopardy Following Hazing Concerns

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

September 24, 2015

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Freshman Survey

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

September 3, 2015

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Board of Managers decide not to divest

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

May 2, 2015

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SGO changes, comparable to peer institutions

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

April 30, 2015

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Students seek to recover lost history at Bryn Mawr

Emma Kioko and Grace Pusey, two seniors at Bryn Mawr College, have created a project entitled “Black at Bryn Mawr” in order to highlight the history of Black students, faculty, and staff at the college. As part of an independent study, the

April 30, 2015

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Eliminating Letter Grades for Spring 2020: How It Happened

Students demonstrate in solidarity with Mizzou

College joins coalition focused on increasing access

Violent internet threat puts area schools on alert

Trigger warnings commonplace on some professors’ syllabi

Refusal to divest may not have been entirely financial

Bryn Mawr’s “Hell Week” in Jeopardy Following Hazing Concerns

Freshman Survey

Board of Managers decide not to divest

SGO changes, comparable to peer institutions

Students seek to recover lost history at Bryn Mawr

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