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Val Smith Announces Plan to End Presidency After 2026-27 Academic Year

February 26, 2026

News

Val Smith announces the upcoming end of her time as Swarthmore president, the community responds and prepares for a period of transition.

Student-Athletes on the Upcoming Cunningham Fields and Fieldhouse Renovations

Alex AvanesyanandLuca CampianiandEli CoganandEllie FermoandJada GreenandKatherine KermanandJames SheltonandThomas Shelton

February 26, 2026

Varsity and club athletes share their thoughts on how the recently proposed

Swarthmore Supports Harvard-Led Lawsuit Defending International Students

by Zephyr Weinreich

February 26, 2026

Swarthmore joins many other higher education institutions in support for Harvard's legal

Resilience in the Face of Oppression: Reflections on Black History Month

by Nasrin Ahmed

February 26, 2026

As BHM concludes, Nasrin Ahmed '28 discusses the importance of telling Black

A Conversation with John Alston: 32 Years of Music, Math, and Love with the Chester Children’s Chorus

by Dylan Herink

February 26, 2026

Chorus director John Alston discusses his time at the Chester Children's Chorus

Latest Stories

Swarthmore Accepts 231 Early Decision Applicants

by Ellen Stewart

February 26, 2026

McCabe Library: From Dirt to Dust

by Vivian Li

February 26, 2026

Embodying the Process: An Exploration of Gender and the Self in Swarthmore Theater’s ‘Orlando’

by Jasper Cober-Lake

February 26, 2026

Political Scientist Jonathan Kirshner Lectures on (Un)Realism in the Trump Age

by Marra Irons

February 26, 2026

Boston College's Jonathan Kirshner discusses Trump's "America First" doctrine from a classical realist perspective for the 2026 Gilbert Lecture.

Becca Rothfeld and Jonny Thakkar speaks at the Night Owls Event. Phoenix Photo/Xinto Xu

‘Making Yourself Beautiful’: Night Owls Event on The Philosophy of Mogging

by Xinto Xu

February 26, 2026

Night Owls lecture examines the meaning and implications of aesthetic expression through physical alteration and the looksmaxxing trend.

Longtime Dining Staff Member Severely Injured, Hospitalized After Dishwasher Accident

Ella WalkerandDaniel Perrin

February 19, 2026

The Phoenix reports on a devastating incident in which a Dining and Community Commons industrial dishwasher left a worker that was attending to it

The Rise, Fall, and Tentative Rebirth of Philadelphia’s ‘President’s House’ Memorial

by Zephyr Weinreich

February 19, 2026

News Editor Zephyr Weinreich '28 traces the history of America's first 'White House' through more than 200 years of turmoil and transformation.

Swarthmore Endowment Sees 9.5% Return in 2024-25 Fiscal Year

by Daniel Perrin

February 19, 2026

The college's endowment enjoyed stronger returns in 2024-25 than in the years before it. Chief Investment Officer Frank Grunseich contextualizes the numbers.

Opinions

Weekly Column: Swat Says

Rafi KarpowitzandNasrin AhmedandCorinne Lafont

February 26, 2026

In this edition of Swat Says, students share their on Swarthmore's party culture, Val Smith's recent announcement, and the renaming of Trotter Hall.

Students: Stand Up for Your Rights!

by Wyatt Brannon

February 19, 2026

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.

The College and the CO-OP: An Interconnected History of Two Swarthmore Institutions

by Nathanael D. Brown

February 19, 2026

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.

Arts

Cirque Calder: Past and Future Present

by Alma Greenfield

February 26, 2026

A reflection on Alexander Calder's "Cirque Calder."

Corinne’s Connections Puzzle: Symposium, Sort-Of

by Corinne Lafont

February 26, 2026

Answers Below

Sports

The Best 60 Days of Sports?

by Charlie Watson

February 26, 2026

Charlie Watson '27 discusses exciting athletic events taking place in February and March.

Athlete of the Week: Jack McHenry ’27

by Katherine Kerman

February 26, 2026

Lacrosse player Jack McHenry '27 shares about his goals, routines, and experiences as a student-athlete at Swarthmore.

Swarthmore Women’s Lacrosse Seniors Anticipate Their Final Season

by Olivia Huang

February 19, 2026

Olivia Huang '29 interviews her graduating teammates about their reflections on strong college careers.

Features

The Ultimate Swarthmore College Quiz: Are You a Stereotypical Swattie?

by Megumi Jindo

February 19, 2026

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

From My Dad to Yours

by Zoe Washington

February 12, 2026

Washington '29 shares a father-daughter playlist, the first of a monthly column.

Comic: Frosty Frenzy

by Paris Kampel

February 12, 2026

Larry Martin speaks on justice in the face of modern slavery

by Micaela Baranello

February 16, 2005

Yesterday, Larry Martin, Vice President of the International Justice Mission (IJM), spoke about his organization's humanitarian work abroad. IJM strives to help "people suffering from injustice and oppression who cannot [...]

Vaught makes case for truly equitable education funding

by Micaela Baranello

February 15, 2005

Yesterday, in a talk entitled "The Color of Money: Critical Race Theory and Urban Educational Policy", Sabina Vaught presented an ethnography that is the basis for her upcoming doctoral dissertation [...]

Grabois and Shih present Classical Mystery Tour

by Micaela Baranello

February 14, 2005

Adam Grabois and Gloria Shih gave a whirlwind tour of 150 years of classical music in the form of a cello and piano recital on Saturday night. The well-chosen program [...]

Susan Marshall & Company perform two dance works

by Micaela Baranello

February 14, 2005

On Friday evening, Susan Marshall & Company performed two dance works, "Sleeping Beauty" and "Other Stories," in the Pearson-Hall Theatre in LPAC. The first piece, set amidst hanging panels of [...]

Weekend roundup

by Micaela Baranello

February 11, 2005

The many Swatties (at least according to Facebook) who consider "Pride and Prejudice" one of their favorite books should check out the new movie "Bride and Prejudice," an updated, Bollywood-ized [...]

Gerald Graff speaks on educational methods and sources

by Micaela Baranello

February 11, 2005

Yesterday, Gerald Graff gave a lecture entitled "Keeping the Disciplines a Secret," part of the Mellon Tri-College Symposium on the Teaching of Writing. Graff argued that undergraduate education frequently shortchanges [...]

Panel shares true stories of homelessness

by Micaela Baranello

February 11, 2005

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week kicked off last night with a panel entitled "Faces of Homelessness". Two formerly homeless people and a third who is still homeless discussed their paths [...]

Swat students plagued with the “Garnet Death”

by Micaela Baranello

February 11, 2005

It's time to stock up on Vitamin CÃ¢â‚¬”-flu season has hit Swarthmore. Over the past few weeks, Worth Health Center has seen a large increase in the amount of disease [...]

WSRN offers new shows and old favorites

by Micaela Baranello

February 10, 2005

WSRN 91.5, Swarthmore's student-run radio station, began broadcasting its second semester schedule this past Monday. Hampered by complications related to the Parrish construction project, last semester's broadcast did not reach [...]

Rishel discusses religion, identity in Lee Frank Lecture

by Micaela Baranello

February 9, 2005

Yesterday, Joseph Rishel gave the Lee Frank Lecture in the History of Art in the LPAC Cinema. The Gisela and Dennis Alter Senior Curator of European Painting at the Philadelphia [...]

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