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Xabier Agirre Aranburu on Pirates and Emperors in the 21st Century

On March 20, the “Global Justice: Historical Present, Imagined Futures Speaker Series” conducted its final event of the academic year with renowned researcher and legal practitioner Xabier Agirre Aranburu who spoke on international justice. This event was made possible by the William
March 27, 2025

Letter from Faculty and Staff Regarding Student Suspension

Editors’ note: This article was originally written as a private letter to President Valerie Smith and Chair of the Board of Managers Harold Kalkstein. As of March 27, 2025, the letter was signed by 105 Swarthmore College faculty and staff. Signatories who
March 27, 2025

Swarthmore Alumni for Palestine Speak Out About Suspension

As a group of concerned alumni, many of whom have ourselves led protests at Swarthmore over the past two decades, we are deeply troubled to learn that on March 6, 2025, Swarthmore College officially sanctioned ten student protesters for their organizing against
March 27, 2025
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Student Groups Respond to Unprecedented Suspension

On March 6, 2025, Swarthmore College sanctioned fifteen students for participating in pro-Palestinian protest. In one extreme case, the college decided to suspend a second-semester senior two months from graduating, denying them access to college resources with full knowledge that the student
March 20, 2025

Fired Educators Discuss Academic Freedom and Palestine Speech Restrictions

On Feb. 5, Keziah Ridgeway and Maura Finkelstein — educators suspended and fired, respectively, after controversies surrounding their pro-Palestine speech — visited Swarthmore. Ridgeway, a Philadelphia high school history teacher, and Finkelstein, formerly an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Muhlenberg College, discussed
February 13, 2025
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