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On-Campus COVID-19 Vaccinations Spark Administrative and Student Reactions

On Friday, April 2, Swarthmore College announced a preliminary plan for COVID-19 vaccine distribution on campus. In a campus-wide email, Catherine Geddis, interim vice president for human resources, and Jim Terhune, vice president for student affairs, shared the “good news about vaccine

April 9, 2021

Features·News

Reflecting On One Year Into the Pandemic: Staff Profiles

These staff profiles of community members who worked through the spring and summer of 2020 during the onset of the pandemic were done as interviews by students in Professor Diane Anderson’s course, Literacies & Social Identities, which explores various facets and relationships

March 13, 2021

Breaking News·News

More Students Found Partying In Violation of Garnet Pledge

Update: As of Wednesday, September 23, 21 students have had their housing privileges revoked due to violations of the Garnet Pledge, according to Nathan Miller, Senior Associate Dean of Student Life. ———– On the evening of September 18, Public Safety responded to

September 20, 2020

Breaking News·Highlights·News

Swarthmore Student Tests Positive for COVID-19

At 12:25 p.m. on Sept. 12, Vice President for Student Affairs Jim Terhune sent an email to on-campus Swarthmore students confirming that a Swarthmore student tested positive for COVID-19. The student is the first student to test positive since Swarthmore began mass

September 12, 2020

News

Bryn Mawr College Begins Level Two COVID-19 Operations, Sparking Misinformation

On September 1, Bryn Mawr College announced a shift from their screening period directly to Level Two of the Bi-College Mitigation Plan, a plan which outlines four levels of operations for Bryn Mawr and Haverford College based on COVID-19 risk factors. Level

September 10, 2020

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Garnet Pledge Violations Result in Revoked Housing Privileges

Updates: A previous version of this article stated that students are not typically entitled to room and board refunds. We have since received more information about the specific treatment of these students from the Office of Student Engagement, and have updated the

September 9, 2020

Breaking News·News

Garnet Pledge Q&A

On August 3, the College rolled out community health guidelines for students living on-campus during the fall semester. The new guidelines were devised by the Student Expectations Subcommittee which is composed of students, faculty, and staff. The aim of the new guidelines

August 19, 2020

Breaking News·News

New Health, Safety Protocols Unveiled In Virtual Town Hall

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at alarming rates across the country, the College rolled out some of its health and safety plans for the fall semester in a virtual town hall on July 30. There were 600 students who registered in

July 31, 2020

Breaking News·News

Swarthmore CO-OP Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

On Friday, July 24th, the Swarthmore CO-OP reported an employee had been confirmed positive for COVID-19 after being tested two days prior. “This staff member is part of our front end operations and last worked Sunday July 19th. We have identified all

July 27, 2020

Campus Journal

Twenty-Twenty: Reflections on Graduation

Graduation was never meant to be about me. I made my peace with that even before I got to college. Graduation was for the family I left behind, for them to parade me around and proclaim, “Look at our daughter! She has

May 20, 2020

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On-Campus COVID-19 Vaccinations Spark Administrative and Student Reactions

Reflecting On One Year Into the Pandemic: Staff Profiles

More Students Found Partying In Violation of Garnet Pledge

Swarthmore Student Tests Positive for COVID-19

Garnet Pledge Violations Result in Revoked Housing Privileges

Garnet Pledge Q&A

New Health, Safety Protocols Unveiled In Virtual Town Hall

Swarthmore CO-OP Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

Twenty-Twenty: Reflections on Graduation

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