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Code of Conduct Investigations Over Campus Protests Prompt Community-Wide Condemnation

Students are under investigation for participating in campus protests, and some may already be facing charges, according to a series of emails sent by Swarthmore College President Valerie Smith and Vice President for Student Affairs Stephanie Ives. On Jan. 25, Smith’s email

February 8, 2024

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President Valerie Smith Announces Sabbatical for Spring 2024

On Sept. 13, 2023, President Valerie Smith announced in a campus-wide email plans to take a sabbatical during the upcoming spring semester. During Smith’s leave from Feb. 9, 2024 to Aug. 9, 2024, Provost Tomoko Sakomura and Vice President for Finance and

September 21, 2023

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President Smith Joins PSEG’s Board of Directors

During her tenure as College President, Valerie Smith has helped lead Swarthmore’s multiphase plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035. But in Spring 2022, Smith also quietly took on a role in the private energy sector, accepting a position on a major

December 7, 2022

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President Smith Declines Black Affinity Coalition’s Town Hall Invitation

At 11:10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, President Valerie Smith sent out an email to Swarthmore students titled, “Regarding the Student Strike and Demands.” Smith also cced other administrators. In the email, Smith declined the Black Affinity Coalition’s invitation for her and

November 19, 2020

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Spring Break Extended, Classes Temporarily Move Online Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

On Wednesday, March 11, President Valerie Smith sent an email to Swarthmore’s “covid19” listserv detailing the college’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak, including information for faculty, staff, and students. Colleges and universities across the country have increasingly been taking preventative measures to

March 12, 2020

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President Smith to Offer a Class on Toni Morrison

Next semester, the Department of English Literature will be offering a seminar on the life and works of Toni Morrison, taught by Valerie Smith, the president of Swarthmore College. The course will explore key texts in the Morrison canon, focusing on the

November 21, 2019

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Conversation with Val Smith Facilitates Understanding Between Admin, Students

Sitting in the front rows of Sci 101 with Pinocchio’s pizza in hand, students were able to meet face-to-face with President Valerie Smith and her Chief of Staff, Ed Rowe, to ask questions about the state of the college. This conversation, which

October 3, 2019

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VP of Communications Nancy Nicely to be Chief of Staff at University of Denver

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Editorial Note:

April 16, 2018

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Here Are Some Details of the College’s Upcoming Visioning Final Report

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Yesterday afternoon,

February 7, 2017

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Board, President Smith commit to sanctuary campus

The commitment from the college’s Board of Managers and President Valerie Smith to make Swarthmore a sanctuary campus is moving forward through the effort of the Sanctuary Campus Working Group. To some community members, this action is an important step to protecting

January 26, 2017

Valerie Smith

Code of Conduct Investigations Over Campus Protests Prompt Community-Wide Condemnation

President Valerie Smith Announces Sabbatical for Spring 2024

President Smith Joins PSEG’s Board of Directors

President Smith Declines Black Affinity Coalition’s Town Hall Invitation

Spring Break Extended, Classes Temporarily Move Online Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

President Smith to Offer a Class on Toni Morrison

Conversation with Val Smith Facilitates Understanding Between Admin, Students

VP of Communications Nancy Nicely to be Chief of Staff at University of Denver

Here Are Some Details of the College’s Upcoming Visioning Final Report

Board, President Smith commit to sanctuary campus

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