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Board Chair Gil Kemp ’72 and Barbara Kemp Donate $20 Million to Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College announced today a gift totaling $20 million from alumnus, philanthropist, and Board of Managers Chair Giles “Gil” Kemp ’72 and his wife, Barbara Guss Kemp, both long-time supporters of the College. The Kemps’ gift includes...
2/23/2013 12:00 PM EST
Swarthmore College Receives Largest Gift Ever From Renowned Philanthropist Eugene Lang ’38
Swarthmore College today announced a gift totaling $50 million, the largest gift in its nearly 150-year history, from renowned alumnus and philanthropist Eugene Lang ’38, a generous supporter of the College for more than four decades. This gift,...
12/8/2012 2:15 PM EST
Students Use Mice Stem Cells in New Biology Class
In a new biology class at Swarthmore College this fall, students are able to conduct research using embryonic stem cells (ESCs) from mice. Taught by Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology William Anderson, "Stem Cells and Cloning" is...
10/16/2007 10:35 AM EDT
Iraqi Journalist Ayub Nuri Joins Swarthmore's War News Radio
Ayub Nuri, an Iraqi journalist with extensive experience working for Western media, joined Swarthmore College's student-run War News Radio (WNR), now carried by over 50 stations around the country. As WNR's journalist-in-residence, Nuri helps...
10/1/2007 11:00 AM EDT
Rare Collection of Suffragist Papers Donated to Swarthmore College
The Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College is the new home for a rare collection of papers belonging to a central yet largely unknown figure in the effort to win women the right to vote.
8/6/2007 12:25 PM EDT
Swarthmore College Microbiologist to Head Waksman Foundation
This month, Swarthmore College Professor of Biology Amy Cheng Vollmer will assume the presidency of the Waksman Foundation for Microbiology.
6/11/2007 3:40 PM EDT
Swarthmore College Launches New Greening Site
Swarthmore College's sustainability efforts are featured in a new Web site, The Greening of Swarthmore.
5/24/2007 2:35 PM EDT
Swarthmore College to Hold 135th Commencement on June 3
Swarthmore College President Alfred H. Bloom will award honorary degrees to Marcia A. Grant '60, educator and founding dean of the first liberal arts college in Saudi Arabia, civil rights leader and Algebra Project founder Robert Parris Moses, and...
5/24/2007 2:30 PM EDT
Swarthmore Economist Reacts to Presidential Debate’s Silence on Poverty Alleviation
10/18/2012 8:00 AM EDT
Swarthmore Political Scientist Says Popular Tastes, Friendships Can Affect Voter Turnout
10/11/2012 9:00 AM EDT