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Garnet Weekend 2025 is almost here! 🍂 Join us October 24–25 for Swarthmore’s homecoming and family weekend — a celebration for alumni, families, students, and friends.
➡️ Don’t miss it — register today!
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➡️ Don’t miss it — register today!
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Garnet Weekend 2025
Register now for Swarthmore's homecoming and family weekend: Oct. 24–25.
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October 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Garnet Weekend 2025 is almost here! 🍂 Join us October 24–25 for Swarthmore’s homecoming and family weekend — a celebration for alumni, families, students, and friends.
➡️ Don’t miss it — register today!
www.swarthmore.edu/garnet-weeke...
➡️ Don’t miss it — register today!
www.swarthmore.edu/garnet-weeke...
Roy ’70 and Linda Shanker have pledged an extraordinary $42 million to Swarthmore College.
In recognition of their generosity, the role of Swarthmore’s president is now named the Roy J. and Linda G. Shanker Presidential Chair.
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In recognition of their generosity, the role of Swarthmore’s president is now named the Roy J. and Linda G. Shanker Presidential Chair.
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September 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Roy ’70 and Linda Shanker have pledged an extraordinary $42 million to Swarthmore College.
In recognition of their generosity, the role of Swarthmore’s president is now named the Roy J. and Linda G. Shanker Presidential Chair.
www.swarthmore.edu/news-events/...
In recognition of their generosity, the role of Swarthmore’s president is now named the Roy J. and Linda G. Shanker Presidential Chair.
www.swarthmore.edu/news-events/...
Martin Hall is back, and it’s nothing like you remember. After more than two years of construction, the building has been reborn as a bright and airy hub designed to spark connections between technology and the humanities.
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Reimagined Martin Hall Sparks Connections Between Technology and Humanities
Martin Hall is back, and it’s nothing like you remember. After more than two years of construction, the building has been reborn as a bright and airy hub designed to spark connections between technolo...
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September 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Martin Hall is back, and it’s nothing like you remember. After more than two years of construction, the building has been reborn as a bright and airy hub designed to spark connections between technology and the humanities.
www.swarthmore.edu/news-events/...
www.swarthmore.edu/news-events/...
A bright beginning. 🕯️✨ First Collection brought new students together in the Scott Amphitheater for an evening of tradition, community, and candlelight.
September 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A bright beginning. 🕯️✨ First Collection brought new students together in the Scott Amphitheater for an evening of tradition, community, and candlelight.
Boxes in, memories to come. So glad you're here, Class of 2029!
August 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Boxes in, memories to come. So glad you're here, Class of 2029!
From campus labs to organizations overseas, Swarthmore students spent the summer immersing themselves in hands-on research and internships that extended learning well beyond the classroom. 🌍✨
A World of Learning: Summer Research Across Disciplines and Continents
From labs on campus to organizations overseas, Swarthmore students spent the summer immersing themselves in hands-on research and internships that stretched their learning far beyond the classroom. Mo...
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August 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
From campus labs to organizations overseas, Swarthmore students spent the summer immersing themselves in hands-on research and internships that extended learning well beyond the classroom. 🌍✨
👀 Sneak peek inside the reimagined Martin Hall!
After a major transformation, the building opens this semester as a hub for curiosity, creativity, and innovation—now home to Film & Media Studies, Computer Science, and the Media Center.
After a major transformation, the building opens this semester as a hub for curiosity, creativity, and innovation—now home to Film & Media Studies, Computer Science, and the Media Center.
August 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
👀 Sneak peek inside the reimagined Martin Hall!
After a major transformation, the building opens this semester as a hub for curiosity, creativity, and innovation—now home to Film & Media Studies, Computer Science, and the Media Center.
After a major transformation, the building opens this semester as a hub for curiosity, creativity, and innovation—now home to Film & Media Studies, Computer Science, and the Media Center.
🏅Introducing the Garnet Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025!
Six standout alums, spanning five decades, will be inducted Friday, Oct. 24 to kick off Garnet Weekend.
Congrats to Jill Belding Greenleaf ’99, Pat Carney ’87, Tim Coss ’55, Kenyetta Givans ’12, Jay Peichel ’89 & Sonya Reynolds ’07!
Six standout alums, spanning five decades, will be inducted Friday, Oct. 24 to kick off Garnet Weekend.
Congrats to Jill Belding Greenleaf ’99, Pat Carney ’87, Tim Coss ’55, Kenyetta Givans ’12, Jay Peichel ’89 & Sonya Reynolds ’07!
Swarthmore Athletics Announces 2025 Hall of Fame Class
The Swarthmore College Athletic Department is proud to announce the selection of six accomplished individuals, representing five different decades, into the Garnet Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025...
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July 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
🏅Introducing the Garnet Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025!
Six standout alums, spanning five decades, will be inducted Friday, Oct. 24 to kick off Garnet Weekend.
Congrats to Jill Belding Greenleaf ’99, Pat Carney ’87, Tim Coss ’55, Kenyetta Givans ’12, Jay Peichel ’89 & Sonya Reynolds ’07!
Six standout alums, spanning five decades, will be inducted Friday, Oct. 24 to kick off Garnet Weekend.
Congrats to Jill Belding Greenleaf ’99, Pat Carney ’87, Tim Coss ’55, Kenyetta Givans ’12, Jay Peichel ’89 & Sonya Reynolds ’07!
Welcome, summer! ☀️
June 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Welcome, summer! ☀️
Congratulations to the nine students selected as President’s Sustainability Research Fellows for 2025–26! Through this yearlong program, students work closely with faculty and staff mentors to tackle pressing sustainability challenges on campus.
Nine Students Named President’s Sustainability Research Fellows
Nine Swarthmore students have been newly selected for the President’s Sustainability Research Fellowship (PSRF), a high-impact learning experience where students take stewardship over vital sustainabi...
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June 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Congratulations to the nine students selected as President’s Sustainability Research Fellows for 2025–26! Through this yearlong program, students work closely with faculty and staff mentors to tackle pressing sustainability challenges on campus.
An expert on Black American religion, Chireau ensured the accuracy of religion and spirituality in the film, especially regarding Hoodoo, Christianity, rootwork, and conjure.
Black Magic’s Yvonne Chireau Consults on Ryan Coogler’s Sinners
Peggy Chan Professor Emerita of Black Studies and Professor Emerita of Religion Yvonne Chireau served as a historical consultant for Sinners, the hit new Ryan Coogler film set in 1930s Mississippi. Wr...
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May 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
An expert on Black American religion, Chireau ensured the accuracy of religion and spirituality in the film, especially regarding Hoodoo, Christianity, rootwork, and conjure.
Spring snapshots 🌸
April 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Spring snapshots 🌸
As a 2024–2025 Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Smith is researching sodium-ion batteries at the University of Wollongong, focusing on sustainable, scalable energy storage solutions.
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Hillary Smith Begins Fulbright in Australia to Advance Battery Technology, Reduce Carbon Footprints
Associate Professor of Physics Hillary Smith was selected by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Program as a U.S. Scholar for 2024-2025. A specialist in the connection between microscopic material structures and their macroscopic properties, Smith addresses critical issues in electrochemical battery systems through her research.
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April 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
As a 2024–2025 Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Smith is researching sodium-ion batteries at the University of Wollongong, focusing on sustainable, scalable energy storage solutions.
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We’re proud to honor Joseph Altuzarra ’05, Kimberly Wright Cassidy ’85, Maurice Eldridge ’61, and Shamil Idriss ’94 with honorary degrees at this year’s Commencement. Learn more about their inspiring work.
Fashion Designer, College President, Educator, and Peacebuilder Named 2025 Honorary Degree Recipients
During Swarthmore College’s 153nd Commencement ceremony on May 25, President Valerie Smith will award honorary degrees to fashion designer Joseph Altuzarra ’05, college president Kimberly Wright Cassi...
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April 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We’re proud to honor Joseph Altuzarra ’05, Kimberly Wright Cassidy ’85, Maurice Eldridge ’61, and Shamil Idriss ’94 with honorary degrees at this year’s Commencement. Learn more about their inspiring work.
Van Hollen's visit to El Salvador underscored a broader Democratic effort to spotlight Garcia's case, placing his detention at the center of their efforts to challenge the administration’s approach to immigration.
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen ’83, H’14 Seeks Justice for Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Van Hollen's visit to El Salvador underscored a broader Democratic effort to spotlight Garcia's case, placing his detention at the center of their efforts to challenge the administration’s approach to...
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April 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Van Hollen's visit to El Salvador underscored a broader Democratic effort to spotlight Garcia's case, placing his detention at the center of their efforts to challenge the administration’s approach to immigration.