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Spring ’26 Faculty Poll Results

The Phoenix releases the results of its second semesterly poll of the faculty on key campus institutions, topics, and questions.

April 30, 2026

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

Office Hours·Opinion

Office Hours: Faculty on Swarthmore’s Hiring, Retention, and Tenure Practices

In our third edition of this regular column featuring faculty perspectives, we asked professors to share their thoughts on hiring, retention, and tenure processes at the college.

October 30, 2025

A Swarthmore transcript with a pen over it.

Office Hours·Opinion

Office Hours: Faculty on Grading Practices and Grade Inflation

In the second edition of our regular column, “Office Hours”, Swarthmore faculty members share their thoughts on and concerns with grading practices and grade inflation at Swarthmore and beyond.

October 9, 2025

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Office Hours·Opinion

Office Hours: Faculty on the Role of Professors in the Liberal Arts

In the inaugural article of our new Opinions series “Office Hours,” various Swarthmore faculty members share their thoughts on the role of professors in services of the liberal arts.

October 2, 2025

Opinion

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

Features·News

Morning Brew and Bonding: The Unspoken Rituals of Swarthmore Faculty

This semester, I started a routine of studying early at the Science Center, settling in by 7:20 a.m. before my class began. Every morning, as I pored over my notes, a familiar scene would play out nearby: a trio of professors gathering

October 26, 2023

Editorials·Opinion

Editorial: Centering Student Feedback in the Professor Hiring Process

Perhaps one of the most critical arguments of Swarthmore’s liberal arts equation is its professors. As a small private college, the low student-to-professor ratio holistically colors students’ academic experiences and development. Thanks to this ratio, Swarthmore can offer students a collegiate journey

April 7, 2022

Op-Ed·Opinion

My First Impression

Conviction and purpose. Those two words come to my mind when I think of Swarthmore and Swatties. Their academic and non-academic interests range from math, to public policy, medicine, social justice and more. I got the impression that Swatties were less driven

September 20, 2018

Opinion

In support of academic freedom

One of our community members, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies Sa’ed Atshan, has recently come to local and national attention. In brief, Atshan had months ago been invited to give a talk at Friends’ Central School — an elite Quaker college-preparatory

February 16, 2017

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Spring ’26 Faculty Poll Results

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

Office Hours: Faculty on Swarthmore’s Hiring, Retention, and Tenure Practices

Office Hours: Faculty on Grading Practices and Grade Inflation

Office Hours: Faculty on the Role of Professors in the Liberal Arts

Letter from Faculty and Staff Regarding Student Suspension

Morning Brew and Bonding: The Unspoken Rituals of Swarthmore Faculty

Editorial: Centering Student Feedback in the Professor Hiring Process

My First Impression

In support of academic freedom

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