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Faculty Say Resource Constraints Led to Demise of Public Policy Minor
This semester, Swarthmore College quietly announced its decision to phase out its public policy minor. While all students through the class of 2016 will be able to pursue the interdisciplinary…
‘Why Do We Believe What We Believe’ Brings Together Skeel and Oberdiek
“Belief and Knowledge: Why do we believe what we believe?,” a conversation between David Skeel, professor of corporate law at the University of Pennsylvania, and Swarthmore Philosophy Professor Hans Oberdiek, was…
Jonathan Haidt Speaks on the Polarization of American Politics in Conclusion to Symposia
Last Tuesday, prominent social psychologist Jonathan Haidt examined the sources of severe partisan divides in American politics in his talk, “Our Righteous Nation: Why America Is So Polarized and What…
Liberal Arts Institute Moving from Rhetoric to Substance
The Swarthmore Institute for Liberal Arts in the 21st Century may be an ambitious name for a start-up organization that received its first funding just months ago and up to…
Student Activities Coordinator Resigns, Starts Event Management Company
Associate Dean of Students Myrt Westphal surprised many students with an email sent Friday stating that Student Activities Coordinator Paury Flowers had resigned. In the email, Westphal wrote that Flowers…
Film and Media Studies Made Bona Fide Department
The official Department of Film and Media studies was created last November by an all-faculty vote that came after a nearly two-year push by professors and students to upgrade the…
Long-Time Philanthropist Lang ’38 Donates Record $50 Million to College
Two years ago, the Board of Managers held their meeting in the Hicks Mural Room. They had heard from students that the engineering building was in need of repair, but…
Q&A: New Director of Public Safety Mike Hill
If one thing is clear about Mike Hill, Swarthmore’s new director of Public Safety, it’s that he’s not one to let himself get cooped up in an office pushing paper.…
Students Discuss Proposal for Environmental Studies Department
13 students met Wednesday to discuss the expansion of the Environmental Studies (ENVS) program at Swarthmore and to give feedback on an environmental studies revision proposal. The proposal, drawn up…
A First Look at Our Selection of First Year Seminars
Ah, picking classes, possibly the most fun stress you’ll have at Swat. This and next semester are your only chances to take advantage of the twelve-or-less student per class First…