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In Which We Learn To Appreciate Our Education

At Swarthmore, we sometimes take our elite, intellectual college experience for granted, yet there are people who would do anything for a chance to take even a single class of higher education. Here’s a story about a woman I met this summer

February 1, 2018

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College will require background checks for faculty, staff this fall

Beginning July 1, all current employees, volunteers, and independent contractors at the college will be required to undergo background checks before they can be approved to work next fall, in compliance with Act 153 of the Pennsylvania Child Protective Services Law. These

April 9, 2015

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Live Tweet – Higher Education, Inequality & Opportunity: Selective College Policies in a National Context

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. Featured image

March 20, 2015

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Varo Duffins begins first semester as director of financial aid

Shortly before the end of last semester, Vice President for Finance and Administration Greg Brown announced that Varo L. Duffins would replace Laura Talbot as the college’s new director of financial aid, starting in the spring of 2015. Duffins comes from Franklin

January 29, 2015

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Outrage after Bryn Mawr invites students on high BMI list to take weight loss class

Last Friday, several Bryn Mawr students received a personally addressed email from the Bryn Mawr health center. Bearing the subject line “Give a HOOT,” the email invited students to sign up for a weight loss program that was eligible for P.E. credit

January 29, 2015

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In Which We Learn To Appreciate Our Education

College will require background checks for faculty, staff this fall

Live Tweet – Higher Education, Inequality & Opportunity: Selective College Policies in a National Context

Varo Duffins begins first semester as director of financial aid

Outrage after Bryn Mawr invites students on high BMI list to take weight loss class

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