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Swarthmore Encampment Ends with 9 Arrests; Students and Faculty Rattled

This article shows live updates and coverage of the four-day encampment on Trotter Lawn that ended after local law enforcement demolished it and arrested nine protesters, one of which a current Swarthmore student, on Saturday morning.

May 3, 2025

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Student Suspended, 13 Others Sanctioned for December ’23 Demonstration

Swarthmore College has suspended a student for their involvement in pro-Palestine protests during the 2023-24 academic year. The student is one of 24 charged with violations of the Code of Conduct who were sent letters informing them of their verdicts and sanctions

March 20, 2025

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Live Updates: Students Occupy Parrish Lawn in Support of Palestine

This is a live story, check back for updates. Older posts may not reflect current information. Read the main article here.Updated as of 4:51 p.m. 5/5/2024. ⟡Live 4:50 p.m. 5/5/2024 I’ve received reports that Worthstock’s second act was canceled due to the

April 29, 2024

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Far-Right Media Complaint Incites Federal Title VI Investigation Into Swarthmore College

This article was previously published on our website. It has been updated with a statement from the college. Swarthmore College is facing a Title VI investigation surrounding complaints of discrimination “on the basis of national origin (shared Jewish ancestry),” according to an

March 8, 2024

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Area Coordinator Abruptly Departs Swarthmore

On Feb. 8, Director of Residential Communities Amanda Atkinson sent an email to Palmer, Pittenger, Roberts, PPR Apartments, and Mary Lyon (PPRMents) Resident Assistants (RAs) informing them that William Morrison, the Area Coordinator (AC) for PPRMents, would no longer be serving in

February 15, 2024

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Swarthmore RAs Have a Seat at the Negotiating Table After 46-5 Vote to Unionize

Swarthmore Resident Assistants voted to unionize 46-5 in an election held by the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday afternoon. RAs will now be represented under the Local 153 branch of the Office and Professional Employees International Union, giving them a seat

December 15, 2023

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Swarthmore RAs File for Union Recognition with OPEIU-153, NLRB, Join Wave of Undergraduate Union Organizers

An overwhelming number of Swarthmore Residential Assistants filed for union membership under the Local 153 branch of the Office and Professional Employees International Union and the National Labor Relations Board on Monday, Nov. 6. The efforts come amid a wave of unionization efforts

November 7, 2023

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Students Gather in Solidarity with Palestine

On Thursday, Oct. 12, over a hundred students and faculty members gathered outside Parrish Hall for a protest supporting Palestinian resistance, hosted by six student groups including Swarthmore Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA), and

October 26, 2023

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Women’s Basketball Team Members Pursue Title IX and Provost’s Office Inquiries into Coach Candice Signor-Brown

Update: around 5:30 PM on October 17, a player on the women’s basketball team at Swarthmore published an update, “They [Swarthmore] are keeping the head coach,” on a Change.org petition. The Phoenix has since confirmed with our sources that Candice Signor-Brown will

October 16, 2020

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More Students Found Partying In Violation of Garnet Pledge

Update: As of Wednesday, September 23, 21 students have had their housing privileges revoked due to violations of the Garnet Pledge, according to Nathan Miller, Senior Associate Dean of Student Life. ———– On the evening of September 18, Public Safety responded to

September 20, 2020

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Swarthmore Student Tests Positive for COVID-19

At 12:25 p.m. on Sept. 12, Vice President for Student Affairs Jim Terhune sent an email to on-campus Swarthmore students confirming that a Swarthmore student tested positive for COVID-19. The student is the first student to test positive since Swarthmore began mass

September 12, 2020

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Area Coordinator Abruptly Departs Swarthmore

Swarthmore RAs Have a Seat at the Negotiating Table After 46-5 Vote to Unionize

Swarthmore RAs File for Union Recognition with OPEIU-153, NLRB, Join Wave of Undergraduate Union Organizers

Students Gather in Solidarity with Palestine

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