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President Valerie Smith Announces Sabbatical for Spring 2024

On Sept. 13, 2023, President Valerie Smith announced in a campus-wide email plans to take a sabbatical during the upcoming spring semester. During Smith’s leave from Feb. 9, 2024 to Aug. 9, 2024, Provost Tomoko Sakomura and Vice President for Finance and

September 21, 2023

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Agnes Callard Critiques Liberal Political Fictions at Lecture and Boasts Large Audience at Swarthmore’s Inaugural “Night Owls” Event

In an era of extreme polarization and politicization, how are we supposed to engage with our peers who share vastly different opinions from our own? Agnes Callard, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago, answered this question by turning to

September 21, 2023

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Solidarity at Swarthmore Rallies for Student and Staff Wage Increases

Solidarity at Swarthmore, a student-run organization advocating for improved working conditions at Swarthmore, is continuing to campaign for a $5 increase to student and staff wages. The group hosted a rally at Parrish on Friday, Sept. 15 affirming the group’s demands from

September 21, 2023

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Medeiros-Sakimoto and Grieser Win SGO Presidential Election, Promise Increased Support for Student Groups

In an email to Swarthmore students on Thursday, April 13th, current Student Government President and Vice President Connor Barrett ’24 and Deven Ayambem ’24 announced the results of Student Government Organization (SGO) presidential elections for the 2023-24 academic year. Current Chair of

April 20, 2023

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Debunking Housing Myths: A Guide to Fall 2023 Housing Selection

On Tuesday, April 11, Swarthmore Housing informed students that the room selection process for Fall 2023 is underway. The announcement came in an email to students and outlined several steps, including roommate selection, pre-selection, and the housing lottery, as well as changes

April 20, 2023

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College Increases Tuition and Fees, Introduces New Student Initiatives

On March 22, 2023, a campus-wide email announced tuition and student charge increases for the 2023-24 academic year. The changes reflected an increase of $4,022, or 4.9%, from the 2022-23 academic year, for a total tuition of $81,376. In the previous year,

April 20, 2023

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Professor of Russian Sibelan Forrester on Translating Ukrainian Literature, Her Teaching Experiences, and Graduation

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

April 20, 2023

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A Conversation with Professor Craig Williamson

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

April 13, 2023

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Student Conduct Advocacy Committee Launches to Guide Students Through Disciplinary Proceedings

The college has recently formed a new committee, the Student Conduct Advocacy Committee, led by Virginia Moscetti ’23, Daniel Song ’25, Alesha Archil ’25, and Kevin Kurtz ’23 in collaboration with Dean Michelle Ray and Dean Nathan Miller. Yerin Chang ’23 and

April 13, 2023

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Scott Arboretum Director Claire Sawyers Awarded American Horticultural Society Award

This year, the American Horticultural Society’s (AHS) highest honor, the Liberty Hyde Bailey Award, was awarded to Scott Arboretum Director Claire E. Sawyers. The award is given annually to an individual that has made significant lifetime contributions to the field of horticulture.

April 13, 2023

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