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The Phoenix In Conversation with Tiffany Hammond

An article on Tiffany Hammond’s talk, given before this interview, can be found here. Milan Tenn: In your talk, you mentioned intersectionality and the way in which various aspects of one’s identity can lead to unique forms of discrimination, unique forms of

April 18, 2024

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Tiffany Hammond Speaks on Intersectionality of Neurodiversity and Race

On Tuesday, April 16, author and advocate Tiffany Hammond delivered a talk on neurodiversity and its relationship to race. She drew on her own experience as an autistic Black adult and a mother of children with autism to create a holistic understanding

April 18, 2024

Opinion

On the Topic of Race: America is Doing the Thinking for Europe When Europe Should Really Start to Think for Itself

Last summer, I was in Berlin participating in a month-long German-speaking programme. Every week, the class centered its discussions around one topic. Among the numerous topics covered were immigration and race. As I was ready to delve into a textbook-based lecture on

February 8, 2024

Opinion

After Students For Fair Admission, We Must End Legacy Admissions

This summer, the Supreme Court decided to gut affirmative action, calling into question the practices of admissions offices across the country, including Swarthmore’s. Swarthmore’s admissions process is guided by a commitment to “living in a community of people with diverse backgrounds.” After

December 15, 2023

Arts·Arts & Features·Highlights

Lia Markey on the Use of Maps to Create Empire

On Tuesday, Nov. 14, the Department of Art History held the annual Benjamin West lecture. This year’s speaker, Lia Markey, director of the Center of Renaissance Studies at Newberry Library, argued for the importance of atlases and maps in the creation of

November 16, 2023

Highlights·Sports

The City of Brotherly Love Hosts the Love Run

On Your Mark! Get Set! Love! This past weekend, on Sunday, March 26, the city of Philadelphia hosted one of its largest races. Commonly known as the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia staged its annual Love Run, a half marathon (13.1 miles)

March 30, 2023

Features·News

Professor of History Bruce Dorsey on His Book, Teaching Experiences at Swarthmore, and Advice for Students

Professor of History and History Department Chair Bruce Dorsey specializes in early American history, ranging from Europeans’ first contact with the Americas through the Civil War. His area of expertise covers the ways in which American culture, politics, religion, and sexuality interact,

March 23, 2023

Opinion

A Plea for More Diversity of Thought on Campus

The rise and subsequent entrenchment of woke culture – wherein individuals adopt an obsessive and blinkered approach towards civil rights issues – in higher education institutions has resulted in the erosion of intellectual rigor that flows from nuanced debate around contested issues.

December 1, 2022

Highlights·News

Swat Community Grapples with War in Ukraine

Less than a week since Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine on Thursday, Feb. 24, Russian forces have already destroyed hundreds of “transport infrastructure facilities, homes, hospitals and kindergartens,” killed at least 2,000 people, and forced an estimated 650,000 people to neighboring

March 3, 2022

Highlights·News

Professor Daniel Laurison Launches Research Lab on Class and Civic Engagement

The Carnegie Corporation of New York named twenty-six new Andrew Carnegie Fellows in the Spring of 2021, including Swarthmore Assistant Professor of Sociology Daniel Laurison. The fellowship awards $200,000 grants to scholars for humanities and social sciences projects addressing urgent social issues.

February 10, 2022

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The Phoenix In Conversation with Tiffany Hammond

Tiffany Hammond Speaks on Intersectionality of Neurodiversity and Race

On the Topic of Race: America is Doing the Thinking for Europe When Europe Should Really Start to Think for Itself

After Students For Fair Admission, We Must End Legacy Admissions

Lia Markey on the Use of Maps to Create Empire

The City of Brotherly Love Hosts the Love Run

Professor of History Bruce Dorsey on His Book, Teaching Experiences at Swarthmore, and Advice for Students

A Plea for More Diversity of Thought on Campus

Swat Community Grapples with War in Ukraine

Professor Daniel Laurison Launches Research Lab on Class and Civic Engagement

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