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Swinging Through the Glass Ceiling

The Swarthmore men’s golf team has welcomed numerous women as walk-on players over the years. Currently there are two female players competing on the men’s team: Ava Chon ’26 and Bori Chung ’28. Chon is a senior from Princeton, NJ, who went

October 2, 2025

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Common App President Jenny Rickard ’86 Delivers Annual McCabe Lecture

On Oct. 29, Jenny Rickard ’86, CEO and President of the Common App, returned to Swarthmore College as a McCabe lecturer to speak on inequalities in the college admissions process. Her lecture, “Increasing Equity in the College Admissions Process,” took place in

November 3, 2022

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Nearly All Women’s Basketball Players Quit, Eight New Players Recruited Following College’s Inaction Towards Head Coach Signor-Brown

In December 2020, following an extensive three-part investigation from The Phoenix about allegations from numerous players of intense favoritism, toxic team culture, and bullying towards women’s basketball players on behalf of Coach Candice Signor-Brown, members of the Swarthmore women’s basketball team created

May 9, 2021

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Letter to the Editor: The Provost On the Women’s Basketball Team Inquiry

An Open Letter to the Swarthmore College Community, The situation involving Swarthmore’s Women’s Basketball team is complex and multidimensional, with a number of different perspectives. There is clearly a deep conflict here, and achieving a resolution is ongoing. Unfortunately, conjecture and interventions,

November 20, 2020

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Head Coach Signor-Brown Departed From Vassar Amidst Multiple Investigations

Content warnings: mentions of alleged sexual abuse, unequal power dynamics, serious injuries, mentions of trauma. This is the first of a three-part investigative piece into Signor-Brown’s career and players’ experience working with her. For coverage of current players’ allegations about how Signor-Brown

November 20, 2020

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Women’s Basketball Team Members Pursue Title IX and Provost’s Office Inquiries into Coach Candice Signor-Brown

Update: around 5:30 PM on October 17, a player on the women’s basketball team at Swarthmore published an update, “They [Swarthmore] are keeping the head coach,” on a Change.org petition. The Phoenix has since confirmed with our sources that Candice Signor-Brown will

October 16, 2020

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College Misconduct Policy Forms in Response to Federal Changes to Title IX

In August, as students busied themselves with preparing for the fall semester, the Title IX office released important information regarding recent changes to the college’s Title IX policy and procedure. The changes were summarized in an email to the Swarthmore community on

September 17, 2020

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Clery Act Report Shows 2018 Crime Trends

On October 1st, the Public Safety released the Annual Fire Safety and Security Report, as required by the Clery Act, which provides information and statistics about crimes reported on college campuses. The report details data for crimes that happen on Swarthmore’s campus.

December 5, 2019

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Updated Student Handbook Expands “Disorderly Conduct” Definition and Clarifies Grounds for Appeals

The Dean’s office released the revised Student Handbook for the 2019-2020 school year on Sept. 3. Major changes from the 2018-2019 Student Handbook include the addition of a definition of “stalking”, expanded definitions of “bullying” and “disorderly conduct”, a formal process for

September 26, 2019

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Title IX Works With Transition Team, O4S Continues Work

Just under one year ago, Organizing for Survivors released a list of policy and practice changes as demands to the college. In light of O4S’ demands, the Title IX Office, led by coordinator Bindu Jayne, updated its sexual assault harassment policies and

March 7, 2019

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Swinging Through the Glass Ceiling

Common App President Jenny Rickard ’86 Delivers Annual McCabe Lecture

Nearly All Women’s Basketball Players Quit, Eight New Players Recruited Following College’s Inaction Towards Head Coach Signor-Brown

Letter to the Editor: The Provost On the Women’s Basketball Team Inquiry

Head Coach Signor-Brown Departed From Vassar Amidst Multiple Investigations

Women’s Basketball Team Members Pursue Title IX and Provost’s Office Inquiries into Coach Candice Signor-Brown

College Misconduct Policy Forms in Response to Federal Changes to Title IX

Clery Act Report Shows 2018 Crime Trends

Updated Student Handbook Expands “Disorderly Conduct” Definition and Clarifies Grounds for Appeals

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