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 …
This week's WSRN show is Chester Noise with Dan Symonds. It is a media empowerment project that pairs Swarthmore and Chester students to make, record, edit, and broadcast music and other media of their own making.
Students gathered for a feast of local meat prepared on Mertz Field, as well as a panel discussion on sustainable food issues hosted by the Good Food Project, an organization that focuses on promoting local, sustainable food on campus and in the
Two students criticize Dean Braun's recent email asking the community to refrain from defacing or parodying posters from the Swarthmore Young Americans' Foundation.
Photos from the last week: a panel by alumni on teaching and researching English language learners, i-20's International Fair, a discussion on the future of feminism, and a panel and workshop on APIA women self-silencing in the classroom and elsewhere.
StuCo discussed the creation of a resource guide and food services initiatives, as well as approving a resolution brought by SLAP favoring a neutrality agreement for Inn workers. They also discussed whether a current member could continue his term while taking an
“Dexter is our hero because of the violence he doesn’t engage in,” said Lisa Arellano, Assistant Professor of American Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Colby College. Faculty, students and guests gathered in the Scheuer Room on Wednesday afternoon for
Chef Benton Peak, who has been providing meals for Swarthmore students at Sharples dining hall for seven years, was recently promoted to Executive Chef.
Photos from the last week, including a visual storytelling event on the cost of coal power, Top Chef: International Edition, the Olde Club cover show, the senior class's fundraising piggy banks, and more.
The Global Health Forum sponsored a the third annual Minus Malaria Variety Show on Saturday. Each suggested $5 donation for admittance purchased insecticide-treated bed nets to help fight malaria in the Kbangba Kabonde chiefdom of Sierra Leone. GHF will also send a