Questions surround financial accessibility
In a ranking of college accessibility recently published by the New York Times, Swarthmore, in spite of having one of
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Acceptance rate rises to 17% for class of 2018
The admissions decisions mailed out by the college last week mark a decrease in applications to the college and a
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As colleges hire more admins, critics warn of bloat
According to the college staff reports, in 2011 the college employed 699 full-time employees. Of these, according to Director of
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Haverford’s curtails generous financial aid policy
Haverford College has decided to end its costly policy of meeting all needed student aid with grants rather than loans,
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Political science department hires two adjunct professors
Next year, the political science department will welcome two visiting professors to support its tenure-track staff while several professors go
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Board of Managers ups college budget, tuition
Unreleased campus master plan is approved; 3 professors get tenure Last weekend, the Swarthmore Board of Managers gave three professors
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More departments face over-enrollment as course loads decrease
The college is currently undergoing a gradual transition from a five-course professor teaching load to a four-course load. The transition
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College considers sexual assault policy changes
The college is considering instituting a hearing process for sexual assault cases that would not require the complainant to sit
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Obama holds summit on college access, prompting discussions at Swarthmore
In spite of Swarthmore’s absence from a White House summit of college presidents on the topic of improving college access
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On campus, disagreement regarding ASA decision to boycott Israel
The American Studies Association (ASA) voted in the middle of December to boycott higher education institutions in Israel, leading to
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