The college's endowment enjoyed stronger returns in 2024-25 than in the years before it. Chief Investment Officer Frank Grunseich contextualizes the numbers.
Wyatt Brannon '26 argues that, if students want to have some control over how the college operates, they should use the historically radical power of student government.
Former Opinions Editor Nathanael Brown takes a deep dive into the history of the Swarthmore CO-OP's intertwined, and sometime fraught, relationship with Swarthmore College.
Take the ultimate Swattie quiz and see — I bet you are a Swattie! Answers: If you mostly got 1), Yay, you belong at this school! You are the “Swattie” who wakes up right before class because you’ve worked your butt off
Yesterday in Kohlberg's Scheuer Room, Professor of Philosophy, Richard Eldridge, delivered a lecture on "The Ends of Literary Narrative." Professor Eldridge's lecture discussed the reasons for the use and creation [...]
To all students: Come now, many of you must have at some point been sitting in Sharples when an amazingly awesome (and possibly alliterative) idea for a party hits you...and [...]
The new alcohol policy does not change the rules so much as make them harder to break. "In my mind," said SAC co-director Jenna Adelberg, "there has been no policy [...]
With Bob Gross' final year as Dean of the College half over, the dean search committee is hard at work considering who might take his place. Through weekly meetings and [...]
Around the Mary Lyons main kitchen, there are several antiquated, stained glass windows. Five of the windows sport the names of the colleges Mount Holyoke, Vassar, Harvard, Smith, and Princeton. [...]
Recently, visitors to the Swarthmore College website have been greeted by a charming image of man standing side by side with ape. The man is Colin Purrington, Associate Professor of [...]
While Parrish was undergoing construction this past year, Admissions was temporarily relocated to 3 and 5 Whittier Place. Now that Parrish iconstruction is complete, there is much speculation as to [...]
Student Council will be holding an emergency election next week to fill the position of Appointments Chair after "None of the Above" won last semester, beating Ethan Ucker '07 332-315. [...]
Andrew Ward, professor of Psychology at the College, is now a popular writer. With the publication of "The Bargaining Bride" this month, Ward has identified a host of like minded [...]
It's your first weekend back and you don't have much work yet. Right? Even if you do, you can spare an evening or two for something fun. On campus, head [...]