Dean of Admissions explains how Swarthmore recruits and enrolls students while sustaining its test-optional policy amid national debates over standardized testing.
In this special Final Exams edition of Swat Says, students discuss their plans for winter break, reveal their most dreaded upcoming finals, and share their thoughts on the Swarthmore Marriage Pact.
Nayla Punjabi '26 shares her experiences at Middlebury's Experiential Learning Conference, where herself and two other Swarthmore students learned about systems mapping, a technique which encourages a holistic and strategic approach to problem-solving.
Genine Collins ’27 is a force to be reckoned with in the pool. On Nov. 8, the junior swimmer broke Swarthmore and Centennial Conference records in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.25, beating out her previous 23.30 school record. For
Track and Field: On Friday, Dec 10., Swarthmore track and field traveled to Lancaster, PA, to compete in the Diplomat Open hosted by Franklin & Marshall College. The Garnet were one of fifteen colleges represented in the indoor meet, the first of
The National Hockey League’s (NHL) opening day was Oct. 7 this season. As you may know, the NHL sucks the last ounce of consumerism out of sports fans by making their season span six months of 82 games per team. In the
Recently, I have been conscientious of presence. The way one holds themselves. The way one walks with purpose. The way one eats alone in the glowing sunlight. Before college, I thought if one was by themself, it meant that they were lonely.
The second in a series of conversations with alumni, Sara Sargent ’07 is currently a senior executive editor at Penguin Random House. Like last week’s Grace Dignazio ’22, she’s pursued a career around writing, though the dates and details differ slightly …
The Kitao Gallery - Swarthmore's space for student art exhibits - is gearing up for another exciting semester. Along with their traditional spring shows, the gallery is looking forward to [...]
History Professor Stephen Bensch began the spring Faculty Lecture Series with his talk this Wednesday. Bensch, a specialist in Medieval Europe and the Near East and the coordinator of the [...]
Although the five students and two professors who served as panelists for Thursday's panel on "Islam, Identity, and Being Muslim in America" denied the possibility that their voices should represent [...]
Scoreboard W. Basketball: Swarthmore 57, Haverford 56 M. Basketball: Haverford 63, Swarthmore 53 W. Swimming: Swarthmore 113, Bryn Mawr 78 Women's Basketball - Stockbower Rebounds Team for Win The Swarthmore [...]
Add/Drop is now officially done! But there's no need to despair because you still have plenty of other things to pick and choose… such as what you'll be up to [...]
Earthlust, Swarthmore’s environmental group, is combining forces with Bryn Mawr Greenies and Haverford Earthquakers in a new event called Tri-Co Energy Competition. The event aims to motivate students to actively [...]
This is the German-English dictionary I use. If that doesn't help, ask your German-major friends: we're always happy to help! What is certainly the best misunderstanding of the trip so [...]
Professor Mark Wallace is a unique professor in Swarthmore’s Religion department as a specialist in both spirituality and environmentalist issues. He is currently on sabbatical and researching the spiritual source [...]
Mikio Akagi '08 is teaching three other students in a philosophy course entitled “Empiricism and Language in Twentieth-Century Analytic Philosophy” (PHIL 089S) this spring. The objective of the course is [...]