Campus Discussions: How Swarthmore is Thinking About AI
Nina Sablan conveys wide-ranging campus opinions on AI usage.
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Generative AI Pervades Higher Education: Here’s How Three Institutions Responded
Zephyr Weinreich joins journalists from Emporia State University and Oberlin College to report on AI usage and policy across institutions.
‘AI and the Future of Humanity’: Night Owls Discussion with Chloé Bakalar
OpenAI Chief Ethicist Chloé Bakalar discusses hopes and concerns regarding generative AI and ethics at Night Owls event
Provost Rich Wicentowski on Overseeing Swarthmore’s Academic Program
Provost Rich Wicentowski talks about his approach to leading Swarthmore's academic programming through strategic planning, faculty interaction, and other college issues.
Friction Makes Us Human; We Need More of It
Erin Picken '27 criticizes the embrace of tools and technology that seek to remove any difficulty — or friction — from daily life.
Weekly Column: Swat Says
In this edition of Swat Says, students share their takes on the recent "looksmaxxing" craze, discuss the new matchmaking algorithm Date Drop, and reveal their nightmare presidents blunt rotation.
Artist of the Week: Noble De Marco ’26 — On Fish, Puzzles, and Creative Persistence
Emery Dong '27 interviews artist Noble De Marco '26 on fish, Bob Ross, artificial intelligence, and more.
Letter to the Editor: The Role of AI and Standardized Testing in College Admissions
Political Scientist Sam Handlin argues that the college should require standardized testing for admissions in the time of artificial intelligence.
Hamid Ismailov and Shelley Fairweather-Vega on the Histories and Futures of Artificial Intelligence in Literature
Author Hamid Ismaliov celebrates newly published translation of We Computers: A Ghazal Novel
Office Hours: Faculty on the Implications of Generative AI for Higher Education
Swarthmore professors share their thoughts on the growing prevalence of generative artificial intelligence and its implications for higher education and the liberal arts.