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Oct 31, 2024 · The Phoenix in Conversation with Mark Kuperberg. Mark Kuperberg has been a professor of economics at Swarthmore College since 1977, becoming one of the college’s most seasoned faculty members. Besides being a graph-loving economist, he is also a newfound novel enthusiast, a 1,000-lap swimmer, and a wanderlust. In 2019,
How Swarthmore’s New Strategic Plan Could Better Build …
Nov 16, 2023 · At the end of October, the office of President Val Smith released their current draft of Swarthmore’s next strategic plan entitled “Sustainable Swarthmore”.This plan outlines four broad goals for the college’s future: “build a rigorous and transformative liberal arts education for the 21st century,” “create a community prepared for life in a multiracial, multicultural democracy ...
President Val Smith Welcomes Campus Input on New Strategic Plan
Nov 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 ...
Community Gathers for “James Baldwin for our Times” Symposium
4 days ago · On Saturday, Nov. 2, six scholars from universities all over the country joined Swarthmore Professors Nina Johnson, Anthony Foy, Jamal Batts, and Isaiah Wooden for a series of panels discussing the role of James Baldwin in modern American life. The conversations took place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Science Center, while faculty, students, Garnet Weekend visitors, and other members of the ...
What We Call Ourselves - The Phoenix
Oct 10, 2024 · What does the Swarthmore student call themself? Current students and admissions officers would invoke the term “Swattie,” a term of endearment for the student body and a way to make the institution more amiable. It’s a nickname that represents the way Swarthmore wishes itself to be perceived — as an affable, sincere community. This nickname, however, has not always been in vogue, and ...
Eddie Glaude Speaks about Baldwin’s Legacy and Essays
4 days ago · As Dr. Eddie Glaude spoke about the question of “how James Baldwin speaks to us still” on Nov. 1, he echoed the cadence and direct questioning of Baldwin’s writing, captivating the Lang Performing Arts theater at Swarthmore College. Glaude, the James S. McDonnell distinguished professor of African American studies at Princeton University, delivered the lecture as part of a centennial ...
Election Night and Beyond: Swarthmore Reacts to Trump Win
4 days ago · When the polls closed at 8 p.m. on Nov. 5, Election Day, students and faculty made the transition from being active participants in democracy to diligent observers of the vote tally. As the results came in, the Swarthmore community experienced a fresh wave of emotions, both anxious and optimistic, regarding the outcome of the 2024 election. Students could be found holed up in classrooms with ...
Swarthmore Acceptance Rate Rises to 7.46% for Class of 2028 …
Mar 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 ...
College Admits 969 Applicants As Acceptance Rate Drops to 6.7 …
Mar 23, 2023 · On March 17, 969 applicants were admitted to Swarthmore’s Class of 2027 from an application pool of 14,287 prospective students, signaling one of the lowest acceptance rates in Swarthmore history at 6.7 percent. This marks a drop in admits from the previous three years, in which 1,021, 1,014, and 1,023 applicants were admitted, respectively. In an interview with The Phoenix, Dean of ...