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 …
Fun fact: my middle school gym teacher called me “grossly unfit” in seventh grade. Most of my life, I’ve been nowhere near athletic, until very recently, when I started picking up jogging. I’ve trained myself up to a slow ten miles, which
Solomon Furious Worlds is an attorney with the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and an expert on freedom of speech and protest rights across the state of Pennsylvania. They work on issues involving civil rights in relation to
1995 The popularity of a website by Justin Paulson ’96 caused 33,807 users in Mexico to crash Swarthmore’s UNIX computer system. The Swarthmore College Computer Society (SCCS) maintained a computer system that allowed staff and students to post things on the internet.
Nestled on the second floor of Parrish, next to the Admissions Office, the Aydelotte Foundation is a dynamic hub of interdisciplinary research at Swarthmore College. Despite its central Swarthmore location, the foundation takes a broad, innovative approach to liberal arts education —
There is no debate that Swarthmore regards itself as a highly progressive and socially responsible institution. Efforts toward cultivating a diverse body of students and faculty, carbon neutrality, and equal opportunity for current students and alumni are all high on the list
On Friday, Feb. 21, Swarthmore alum and performer Dito van Reigersberg ‘94, also known as Martha Graham Cracker, performed in drag on the LPAC mainstage. Described as “the tallest, hairiest drag queen in the world,” Martha Graham Cracker and the quartet who
Men’s Baseball Swarthmore College: 1, Berry College: 11 On Feb. 21 in Kannapolis, NC, the Swarthmore Garnet fell to the Berry College Vikings. The game took eight innings and lasted three hours. The Garnet led into the sixth inning, but the Vikings
This or That from the Swarthmore community: What is your favorite dorm that you’ve lived in? Adrian Ferguson ’26: Woolman because it’s mostly on-campus, but the rooms are really big, and it’s beautiful, and you’ve got AC. Louis Luo ’27: Parrish fourth,
Once, Swarthmore’s alumni network was a gold mine of opportunity. I saw firsthand as a student from 2014 to 2018 how alumni actively engaged with students, often opening doors to coveted career paths such as finance. I remember walking into Shane Lounge
“I was in the ensemble cast, and we had the ugliest costumes ever. I was like, ‘This is the worst!’” Lizzie Culp ’26 didn’t begin her theater journey with a standing ovation or her dream role. Instead, it started with a summer