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Swarthmore Professors Reflect on Teaching During a Crisis, COVID Policies

For History Department Chair Bob Weinberg, the transition to remote learning was an ongoing process. “There was a steep learning curve, but it got easier with each week,” he said before pausing. “I hope to never do it again because that’s not

September 30, 2021

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Eliminating Letter Grades for Spring 2020: How It Happened

Skip to: Student Response | The Deliberation Process | After the Vote On Apr. 16, roughly one month after the college evacuated its students and transitioned to remote learning in response to the COVID-19 crisis, a faculty vote changed the temporary grading

April 30, 2020

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Faculty call on President Smith for Title IX, Dean’s Office reform; O4S ends hiatus

After temporarily halting their actions on Tues. March 27, Organizing for Survivors, a student group advocating for survivors of sexual violence on campus, officially announced that they are resuming their activism during a community forum on April 4. During their hiatus, O4S

April 5, 2018

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Thank you to those who keep Swarthmore going

In the past week we’ve experienced more snow than Swarthmore has seen in the past three months. As we all began to mentally prepare ourselves for spring break, it managed to get the coldest it has been all year. Friday’s winter storm

March 8, 2018

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Faculty Votes in Favor of Resolution Supporting Fossil Fuel Divestment

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. On March

April 5, 2017

Arts

Grider talks hot wax, flotsam, and Assyrian reliefs

Assistant Professor of Studio Art Logan Grider spent much of his sabbatical on an Irish beach at low tide, digging up plastic. He and his two young sons would carry bags of refuse — broken bottles, torn children’s Wellingtons, fragments of fishing

November 3, 2016

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Change is In the Air in the Lang Center, but an Old Face is Gone

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. The Lang

September 22, 2016

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Faculty Continue to Express Concern About Benefits

Faculty and staff continue to express concerns about the college’s retirement plans and the lack of support for faculty and staff with children. While changes to the retirement policy have come in in recent years, progress in childcare and maternity leave, have

September 8, 2016

Campus Journal

White leads women at the forefront of film studies

White leads women at the forefront of film When asked about the onset of her career, Professor Patricia White responded, “I went to grad school because I loved two things: women and film.” White is a Eugene Lang Research Professor and teaches

March 24, 2016

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New Child Care Subsidy Met With Strong Reactions

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. On Monday,

February 12, 2016

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Swarthmore Professors Reflect on Teaching During a Crisis, COVID Policies

Eliminating Letter Grades for Spring 2020: How It Happened

Faculty call on President Smith for Title IX, Dean’s Office reform; O4S ends hiatus

Thank you to those who keep Swarthmore going

Faculty Votes in Favor of Resolution Supporting Fossil Fuel Divestment

Grider talks hot wax, flotsam, and Assyrian reliefs

Change is In the Air in the Lang Center, but an Old Face is Gone

Faculty Continue to Express Concern About Benefits

White leads women at the forefront of film studies

New Child Care Subsidy Met With Strong Reactions

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