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
No longer will students have to wait fruitlessly outside Parrish for a shuttle that never comes. The dean's office recently decided to have an outside agency run the evening shuttle [...]
Last night, Student Council held a fireside chat with Swarthmore Police Chief Brian Craig and Sergeant Raymond Stufflet. Topics of discussion included recent student-police interactions, the relationship between the department [...]
The housing lottery ended last night with 38 students without housing. The number is smaller than previous years, but is likely to grow a bit in the near future. The [...]
Yesterday, Victor Navasky '54, the publisher of The Nation and former a former editor at the New York Times, spoke on his life in the world of political journalism. Though [...]
Last Friday, Dr. Jeremy Jackson of Scripps Institute of Oceanography delivered the Environmental Studies capstone lecture, titled "Brave New Ocean." The lecture, which took place in the Science Center's main [...]
As was expected, a number of dorms closed during the rising junior housing lottery. Parrish closed first, followed by Worth, New Dorm, and Wharton. Wharton closed on the last selection [...]
Acceptance letters have been sent out and this week admitted students will begin swarming the campus, as the class of 2009 begins to form. Of the 4,085 applications received overall, [...]
With housing selections for the rising senior class complete, only a few singles in the most desirable dorms remain: one in Wharton, seven in Mertz, and a couple on Parrish [...]
Read Mercer Schuchardt '93 returned to campus, following last year's talk on religion in the Matrix, to present his lecture "Religious symbolism in Lord of the Rings." Schuchardt's talk stretched [...]
The spring semester is winding down, and it is already time to think about next year. The housing lottery for rising seniors will take place on Sunday. While I'm glad [...]