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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.

December 4, 2025

Office Hours·Opinion

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.

November 20, 2025

Arts·Arts & Features·Highlights

Dear Readers: In Response to Spike Jonze’s “Her” (2013)

Dear Readers, “’Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all.” – Alfred Tennyson, “In Memoriam A.H.H.” Despite its age, Alfred Tennyson’s quote has cemented its role as an iconic pop culture reference in various media,

October 26, 2023

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College Admissions Teams Gear Up For Improving AI Tools

When Lisa Meeden wrote her Swarthmore College admissions essay, it took her less than a minute. More accurately, it took an artificial intelligence (AI) tool 30 seconds to create a false student and their experiences—including a service trip to Guatemala and multiple

October 5, 2023

Highlights·News

What Does ChatGPT Mean for the Future of Academic Writing? Students, Faculty Weigh In

In November 2022, Open AI released ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that has been programmed to answer virtually any question in a matter of seconds. The chat box is able to respond in a natural and conversational manner, attracting over 100

February 9, 2023

Arts & Features·Columnists

Research Spotlight: Ameet Soni – Computational Biology and Machine Learning

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. This is

February 9, 2018

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Letter to the Editor: The Role of AI and Standardized Testing in College Admissions

Office Hours: Faculty on the Implications of Generative AI for Higher Education

Dear Readers: In Response to Spike Jonze’s “Her” (2013)

College Admissions Teams Gear Up For Improving AI Tools

What Does ChatGPT Mean for the Future of Academic Writing? Students, Faculty Weigh In

Research Spotlight: Ameet Soni – Computational Biology and Machine Learning

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