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
Swarthmore, like many liberal arts colleges, aims for a collaborative environment. The entire campus is multi-functional; many buildings house multiple departments, and plenty of academic classrooms convert into social spaces on weekends. The result is a more connected college community designed to