commencement

Calendar changes shorten honors exam period

November 5, 2015 Sophia Schuster 0 Comment commencement, honors program, schedule

Last week, Provost Tom Stephenson emailed students and faculty the official academic calendar schedule for the spring of 2017. The

January 29, 2015 Bobby Zipp 0 Comment commencement, constance hungerford, honorary degree

At this spring’s Commencement ceremony, Interim President Constance Hungerford will bestow honorary degrees on an esteemed musician and educator, a

April 17, 2014 Tyler Becker 0 Comment Brandeis University, commencement

Another year, another college commencement controversy. This time, however, it’s not at Swarthmore. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a women’s rights advocate

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As

April 4, 2013 Sarah Coe-Odess 0 Comment Bush, commencement, conservative, honorary degree, speaker, war, zoellick

When Swarthmore announced that alumnus and former President of the World Bank Robert Zoellick ’75 would be the 2013 commencement

March 28, 2013 Tyler Becker 0 Comment commencement

Over the last week, the College’s decision to invite former World Bank President Robert Zoellick ’75 to deliver a graduation

March 7, 2013 Toby Levy 0 Comment commencement, honorary degree

At the college’s 140th commencement, approximately 350 current students will receive diplomas. But undergraduates won’t be the only ones receiving