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Office Hours: Faculty on Their Hopes for the College’s Next President

In this edition of Office Hours, Swarthmore faculty share what they would like to see from the next president.

April 2, 2026

Arts & Features·College·Features·Interviews

Sara Sargent ’07 on Nonlinearity, Editing, and the Liberal Arts Experience

The second in a series of conversations with alumni, Sara Sargent ’07 is currently a senior executive editor at Penguin Random House. Like last week’s Grace Dignazio ’22, she’s pursued a career around writing, though the dates and details differ slightly …

December 4, 2025

Office Hours·Opinion

Office Hours: Faculty on the Implications of Generative AI for Higher Education

Swarthmore professors share their thoughts on the growing prevalence of generative artificial intelligence and its implications for higher education and the liberal arts.

November 20, 2025

Editorials·Opinion

Protecting Liberal Arts and Educational Freedom: We Stand with Save New College

Fostering an inclusive, welcoming, and open environment is critical for student development in college. It enables students to learn from each other and grow as individuals, and it is arguably the most important part of any liberal arts education. Unfortunately, these ideas

February 16, 2023

Highlights·Opinion

Care about Peace? Study War.

This is the second in a series of opinion pieces about ways to begin reimagining education in the 21st and 22nd centuries. The first, on the need for financial education, was released in last week’s issue. The purpose of this exercise is

November 11, 2021

Opinion

“Follow the Money & Show Me Your Math: The Need for Financial Education”

This is the first in a series of opinion pieces about ways to begin reimagining education in the 21st and 22nd centuries. The purpose of this exercise is to jog the minds of those reading, and to begin launching some questions for

November 4, 2021

Opinion

The Handiness of Humanities

As a student at Swarthmore College, I cannot count how many times I have heard about the benefits of a well-rounded, liberal arts education. Our distribution requirements attempt to ensure that all students gain exposure to subjects outside their major. Students can

February 6, 2020

Around Higher Education·News

Liberal arts education becoming more popular internationally

In a Guardian article published on October 8th titled “Could Liberal Arts Colleges become America’s Finest Exports?,” author Helen Lock repeatedly references Swarthmore, citing it as a ‘classic example’ of a small, campus-based, liberal arts college in the United States. Lock argues

December 3, 2015

Opinion

A response to “The liberal arts aren’t all about job prospects”

To the editor: I enjoyed reading Bill Fedullo’s Nov 5 column “The liberal arts aren’t all about job prospects”, and I agree with much of what he says. The economic benefits of a liberal arts education are indeed less a result of

November 19, 2015

Opinion

The liberal arts aren’t all about job prospects

On Swarthmore’s website, you can find a page with a rather grandiose title: “Why the Liberal Arts Matter.” If you’re like me — that is, if you’re someone who takes the idea and promise of the liberal arts at least somewhat seriously

November 5, 2015

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Office Hours: Faculty on Their Hopes for the College’s Next President

Sara Sargent ’07 on Nonlinearity, Editing, and the Liberal Arts Experience

Office Hours: Faculty on the Implications of Generative AI for Higher Education

Protecting Liberal Arts and Educational Freedom: We Stand with Save New College

Care about Peace? Study War.

“Follow the Money & Show Me Your Math: The Need for Financial Education”

The Handiness of Humanities

Liberal arts education becoming more popular internationally

A response to “The liberal arts aren’t all about job prospects”

The liberal arts aren’t all about job prospects

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