The Phoenix - The Independent Campus Newspaper of …
WEBMay 9, 2024 · Swarthmore College's independent student newspaper since 1881, published weekly. We are committed to documenting and transmitting student perspectives on the daily operations and happenings at Swarthmore College! As an independent publication, we report on the college, not for the college. We pursue journalism freely without restrictions or review from the administration or any individual or ...
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 ...
Swarthmore Sees Rise in Pell Grant Recipients, First-Generation ...
WEB2 days ago · In two June 2023 Supreme Court cases — Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina — the Court ruled against race-based affirmative action programs in college admissions. In doing so, it decided that colleges and universities could not use race as a factor in admitting students. Ever since, many have wondered how the change would ...
Artist of the Week Olivia Scarozza ’25 on Passionate Professional ...
WEB2 days ago · Waiting in an RA meeting, I had an epiphany that the perfect interviewee was sitting right next to me, Olivia (Liv) Scarozza ’25. When I asked her if she’d be willing to join me for an interview, Liv humbly accepted the offer and agreed to meet me in Hobbs. While Liv isn’t a music major, she has the experience of a professional singer.
After Changes to Swarthmore Student Handbook, ACLU and …
WEB2 days ago · After speaking with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter leaders at other schools, Swarthmore SJP members Ragad Ahmad ’26 and Kaliab Tale ’26 found that Swarthmore has suspended the most students as a percentage of total student body out of fourteen comparable institutions, including Haverford College and Bryn Mawr College. Swarthmore denied this alleged finding in Ives’s ...
College Continues “Swarthmore Forward” Strategic Plan
WEBApril 11, 2024. Courtesy of Shinz Jo Ooi. This February, Swarthmore President Val Smith shared the “Swarthmore Forward” strategic plan with the campus community. The plan represents the product of a college-wide eighteen-month planning process and “underscores our steadfast belief in educating the whole student,” according to the plan ...
The End of Yet Another Swarthmore Tradition? Commencement 2022 ...
WEBNov 18, 2021 · President Valerie Smith shared an email on Tuesday, Nov. 2 providing an official announcement regarding the location of Commencement for the Class of 2022. The message conveyed the decision that the ceremony will be held on Mertz Field, as it was for the Class of 2021, instead of in the Scott Outdoor Amphitheater. The statement cited spatial and accessibility concerns in the Amphitheater ...
Breaking News Archives - The Phoenix
WEBApr 29, 2024 · This is a live story, check back for updates. Older posts may not reflect current information. Read the main article here.Updated as of 4:51 p.m. 5/5/2024. Live 4:50 p.m. 5/5/2024 I’ve received reports that Worthstock’s second act was canceled due to the
Prospective Students Roam Campus: Students and Faculty Reflect …
WEBNov 2, 2023 · Last week, high school seniors interested in applying to Swarthmore arrived on campus for the 25th annual Discover Swarthmore. Prospective applicants roomed with current students, sat in on and participated in classes, attended campus events, and interacted with the broader Swarthmore community from Oct. 26 to Oct. 28. The same as the previous session, which ran from Sep. 28 to Sep. 30, the ...
OneCard: Swipe Left - The Phoenix
WEB2 days ago · by Adrian Ferguson. September 19, 2024. By this point, anyone who has had a prolonged conversation with me has heard my complaints about the changes to the OneCard and the related student code of conduct update. So far, I have yet to hear someone express support for any of these changes. In fact, I’ve had even more complaints pointed out to ...