President Val Smith Welcomes Campus Input on New Strategic Plan
WEBNov 9, 2023 · On Oct. 27, President Valerie Smith requested campus community feedback on the college’s current draft of its new strategic plan: Sustainable Swarthmore.Smith acknowledged that while the college has been developing the plan over the past eighteen months, Sustainable Swarthmore is still undergoing the “consulting phase,” during which students, faculty, and staff will provide the President ...
Swarthmore Acceptance Rate Rises to 7.46% for Class of 2028 …
WEBMar 28, 2024 · On Friday, March 22, Swarthmore released its admissions decisions for the class of 2028. The college received 13,065 applications in this year’s cycle and admitted 975 prospective students, equating to a 7.46% acceptance rate for the college, slightly above last year’s acceptance rate of 6.84%. The college expects to yield a final class of 2028 of 415 students. Last year, for the class of ...
Renowned Lawyer Noura Erakat Speaks On Genocide Case Against …
WEBFeb 29, 2024 · On Wednesday, Feb. 28, Noura Erakat, renowned activist, human rights lawyer, and associate professor at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, gave a talk on The Crime of Genocide: International Law and Gaza. The talk was part of the “South Africa to Gaza: World History and the Politics of Accountability” series, sponsored by the Aydelotte Foundation, the President‘s Fund for Racial Justice ...
Swarthmore’s Administration Plans for the Fall 2021 Semester
WEBMay 8, 2021 · As the Spring semester wraps up, Swarthmore students have no doubt begun to look ahead to what will be happening in Fall 2021. He and many other students are excited to hear that the college plans to bring all students back to campus. On March 5, President Valerie Smith sent out an email signaling …
A Glimpse Inside New Sharples - The Phoenix
WEBFeb 29, 2024 · On Feb. 23, Associate Dean and Director of Student Engagement Rachel Head led the Student Government Organization (SGO) on a walk-through of the newly renovated Sharples Commons before it opened for the general student body. Throughout the tour, Head emphasized the purpose of Sharples’ design as a welcoming student space. Immediately upon entering the building, SGO members encountered a ...
The Cyberpunk Art Nouveau Style of Transistor - The Phoenix
WEBApr 6, 2016 · 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. Transistor (Supergiant, 2014) combines art nouveau and cyberpunk elements to create a unique visual style in this beautiful game.
The inequity of Swarthmore’s endowment: An open letter to the ...
WEBMar 20, 2014 · Recently a committee of the Board of Managers refused a subcommittee’s request that extremely limited forms of divestment be discussed. Surprised by this, I decided to find out just what Swarthmore’s financial policies are. One aspect of what I discovered disturbs me deeply, compelling me to make sure the Swarthmore community is aware of it. As posted on the College website, the objective ...
Artist of the Week: Maya Kikuchi ’20 On Writing in Many Forms
WEBFeb 27, 2020 · Running into the practice room 426, Maya Kikuchi ‘20 tossed her stuff down and apologized profusely for coming late. “Blame it on Omar!” she said, referring to Omar Camps Kamrin ‘20, music director and score writer of “A Sticky Situation,” a staged musical in which Kikuchi plays a prominent role. Kikuchi had been rehearsing for four hours — the first two with the a cappella group ...
A Look at Swarthmore's Dorms - The Phoenix
WEBApr 15, 2008 · Tucked away behind Willets in between Worth and Bond, this set of cottage-like suites is home to 16 sophomores, juniors, or seniors as well as the War News Radio studio. Each individual lodge (of four total) consists of a 1st and 2nd floor one-room double along with a shared bathroom. All rooms may be same-sex or co-ed.
The little orange square: fashion and divestment - The Phoenix
WEBOct 23, 2014 · On September 21, around 200 Swarthmore students joined the group of 40,000 marching in New York at the People’s Climate March, one of the largest displays of group action against climate change to date. Many of them had little orange felt squares pinned onto their jackets or their backpacks. The square represents one subset of the group that marched — those who are working against climate ...
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