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Swarthmore Encampment Ends with 9 Arrests; Students and Faculty Rattled

This article shows live updates and coverage of the four-day encampment on Trotter Lawn that ended after local law enforcement demolished it and arrested nine protesters, one of which a current Swarthmore student, on Saturday morning.

May 3, 2025

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Renaming Trotter Hall: A Swarthmore Building’s Namesake and its Implications

Trotter Hall and who it honors is facing controversy and potential changes. On May 1, 2023, President Val Smith sent out an email to the Swarthmore community titled “Facing the Past.” The email addressed an article by The Philadelphia Inquirer that reported

February 22, 2024

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Swarthmore in 1881, the Great Fire, and Renaming Trotter

To continue my history of Swarthmore series for this semester, I decided to begin with an important date in Swarthmore’s formative years. It may be hard to imagine a Swarthmore without iconic features such as Kohlberg, McCabe, Magill Walk, and the omnipresent

February 8, 2024

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Swarthmore Encampment Ends with 9 Arrests; Students and Faculty Rattled

Renaming Trotter Hall: A Swarthmore Building’s Namesake and its Implications

Swarthmore in 1881, the Great Fire, and Renaming Trotter

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SJP Encampment Ends with Arrest of 9 Protesters, Including 1 Current Swarthmore Student

Timeline of the Trotter Lawn Encampment

Faculty Reflect on Encampment, Arrests

After Encampment, Sympathetic Students Frustrated by “Unambiguously Ineffective” SJP Tactics

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Swarthmore Encampment Ends with 9 Arrests; Students and Faculty Rattled

Renaming Trotter Hall: A Swarthmore Building’s Namesake and its Implications

Swarthmore in 1881, the Great Fire, and Renaming Trotter

Latest Posts

SJP Encampment Ends with Arrest of 9 Protesters, Including 1 Current Swarthmore Student

Timeline of the Trotter Lawn Encampment

Faculty Reflect on Encampment, Arrests

After Encampment, Sympathetic Students Frustrated by “Unambiguously Ineffective” SJP Tactics

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