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The second in a series of conversations with alumni, Sara Sargent ’07 is currently a senior executive editor at Penguin Random House. Like last week’s Grace Dignazio ’22, she’s pursued a career around ...

The Peter van de Kamp Observatory above the Science Center. Phoenix Photo/Devin Gibson Throughout the academic year, Swarthmore’s Society of Physics Students (SPS) hosts multiple events, including ...

Last week, a small herd of goats paid a visit to Swarthmore’s farm prototype — and they weren’t just there to look cute. The goats were brought in as part of an effort to explore sustainable ways of ...

As part of our regular Opinions series, “Office Hours,” we aim to feature a range of faculty voices on higher education and specific questions relating to Swarthmore College. We gather responses by ...

A sign pointing towards the Admissions Commons on the second floor of Parrish Hall. Phoenix Photo/Jack He Swarthmore College will continue its test-optional admissions policy for up to five more years ...

The most generous way I can describe the entire event with Karine Jean-Pierre, including her initial discussion and subsequent Q&A, is extremely bizarre. In fact, her overall message seemed like less ...

Last February, Swarthmore alum Bobby Zipp ’18 wrote an article in The Phoenix about the broken relationship between students, alumni, and career services. He mentioned that attempts to connect ...

College and university endowments are a hot topic in 2025. Calls for divestment from Israel’s genocide in Gaza have spread across protest movements around the country, and the Trump administration ...

The Swarthmore Atheltics logo on the outside of Tarble Pavilion, as seen from behind the DCC. Phoenix Photo/James Shelton At the beginning of this academic year, all athletes at Swarthmore College ...

Editor’s note: For this regular column, we email the entire Swarthmore faculty asking the listed question by Saturday morning. We publish every contribution that we have received as of publication on ...

Crumb Cafe, the student-run night-time grub spot, softly opened for the academic year a few weeks ago. Aside from a few slight menu changes, students probably haven’t noticed any difference in ...