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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
A student with their back turned wearing a black and red keffiyeh speaking to a crowd of a dozen other students.

Students Rally for Improved EVS Working Conditions

A campaign is advocating for better working conditions for Swarthmore Environmental Services staff (EVS), responsible for the upkeep of campus facilities, after five EVS techs were allegedly dismissed from the college in the past month. The campaign is organized by student-led groups
December 18, 2024

Martin Putnam ’71: Letter to the Editor

To the editor, As a member of the Class of 1971, I am proud that so many Swarthmore students are raising their voices against the ongoing genocide in Gaza. In speaking out, they are refusing to be complicit, and they are challenging
November 7, 2024
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It’s Time for the College to Listen

It is not hyperbole to say that these are historic times. We are in the midst of the largest student protest movement since the Vietnam War. Institutions such as Swarthmore will be remembered for their actions in moments like these. We, therefore,
April 25, 2024

A Call for an Open Forum

It is a challenging time to be a student at Swarthmore. The campus community is facing several changes that have made student life unlike previous years. The Two Zero By Thirty-Five (20X35) initiative and other construction projects have upended the college, completely
March 21, 2024

Swarthmore Palestine Coalition Hosts Sit-In in Parrish Hall 

Posters, banners, and sleeping bags line the walls of Parrish Hall as students in support of Palestinian freedom, led by the Swarthmore Palestine Coalition (SPC), continue a now four-day sit-in. SPC — composed of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and 28
December 7, 2023

Our Protests Should Be More Thoughtful

There are few moments when it is not worth listening to someone. This should be an obvious truism, yet it feels like an increasingly contentious position. When a group of my fellow students interrupted Haverford College Professor of Political Science Barak Mendelsohn
October 26, 2023
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