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Professor of History Bruce Dorsey on His Book, Teaching Experiences at Swarthmore, and Advice for Students

Professor of History and History Department Chair Bruce Dorsey specializes in early American history, ranging from Europeans’ first contact with the Americas through the Civil War. His area of expertise covers the ways in which American culture, politics, religion, and sexuality interact,

March 23, 2023

Opinion

Why does my math class have so few girls?

Why does my math class have so few girls? Why did the engineering department here have only one female professor last year? These are the types of questions many girls in S.T.E.M. at Swat tend to ask ourselves. Issues of underrepresentation of

April 12, 2018

Campus Journal

What It Is and What It Isn’t

It’s interesting how you can think one way about a particular thing and then learn something that blows your mind, leaving you to question so many different things. This happened to me this week, and it’s a lot of fun when this

April 13, 2017

Longform·News

More Gender-Neutral Bathrooms, but Challenges Remain for Trans/Non-Binary Students

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. Swarthmore College

April 29, 2016

Arts & Features

Doriana Thornton Talks About Sex

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. Content Warning: This

March 3, 2016

Around Campus·Around Higher Education·News

Contrary to national trends, astro includes women

Students and faculty at Swarthmore find the college’s astronomy department to be a notable exception to the national trend of sexual harassment and gender discrimination. The college has a history of being more inclusive of women relative to other institutions around the

February 11, 2016

Around Campus·News

Professors call for increased faculty diversity

Of the 180 tenure and tenure-track faculty positions at the college, 45 percent are occupied by women and 36 percent are occupied by individuals who identify as members of racial and ethnic minority groups. Of the 75 female tenure and tenure-track faculty

February 26, 2015

Around Campus·Breaking News

Students apologize for offensive Instagram post, college opens investigation

Last Friday, a student posted a controversial picture of himself with his five fellow blockmates on Instagram. The photo bore the text “Comin’ to gang bang yo bitch” and the caption “#GVT #GoodVibeTribe #weoutchea #BDN #hideyobish.” A few hours later, a friend

January 28, 2015

News·Student Activities

New Group Hosts Gender Equality Discussions

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. Every Saturday

December 2, 2014

Arts

Ivan Coyote, storyteller to remember, wows LPAC

When someone says they are going to tell a story, a handful of mental images prepare your horizon of expectations — maybe a parent struggling to get an antsy child to sleep or a peer who never seems to apply a discriminatory

October 30, 2014

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Professor of History Bruce Dorsey on His Book, Teaching Experiences at Swarthmore, and Advice for Students

Why does my math class have so few girls?

What It Is and What It Isn’t

More Gender-Neutral Bathrooms, but Challenges Remain for Trans/Non-Binary Students

Doriana Thornton Talks About Sex

Contrary to national trends, astro includes women

Professors call for increased faculty diversity

New Group Hosts Gender Equality Discussions

Ivan Coyote, storyteller to remember, wows LPAC

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