SWARTHMORE COLLEGE

Swarthmore summer reading list includes books on 'star-crossed lesbians,’ being ‘queer’ at Catholic school

One of the books involves a ‘a love story’ between ‘star-crossed lesbians.’

By Michael Duke '26
Aug 10, 2024

Dept. of Ed investigates anti-Semitism at Swarthmore College: EXCLUSIVE

The Department of Education announced it is investigating Swarthmore College over its response to anti-Semitism on…

By Adam Sabes
Mar 4, 2024

Swarthmore SJP chapter projects 'globalize the intifada' on campus building

'Israel Bombs, Swarthmore Pays,' one projected statement read.

By Adam Sabes
Feb 26, 2024

Swarthmore president calls student praise of Hamas terrorists 'diverse ideas and perspectives': report

On Monday, Campus Reform reported that the Swarthmore chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine called the Hamas…

By Campus Reform
Oct 11, 2023

'Masculine of Center,' 'Transmisogynoir' among terms in college’s LGBT terminology guide

Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania maintains and regularly updates a webpage cataloging LGBTQ+ terminology recogniz…

By Robert Schmad '23
Feb 28, 2023

'Queer Ecologies Panel' calls parks 'gendered,' 'racialized,' 'capitalist'

A recent panel featured professors describing how to apply an LGBTQ-centered approach to ecology to 'conservation w…

By Thomas Stevenson '23
Feb 23, 2023

DEI magazine awards colleges and universities while charging them for surveys and reports

DEI magazine 'INSIGHT Into Diversity' announced recipients of an annual award that ‘recognizes colleges and univers…

By Brandi Cunha '24
Dec 16, 2022

REPORT: New York University fails to combat anti-Semitism

New York University received an 'F' grade from an anti-Semitism watchdog organization for its record of combating a…

By Caroline Cason '22
Oct 17, 2022

Campus Profile: Swarthmore College

Swarthmore College is a private college in Pennsylvania. Around 1,651 undergraduate students are enrolled at the un…

By Sally Zhou '23
Sep 20, 2022

'Latine' is the new 'gender-neutral' term out to replace 'Latinx'

In response to complaints that 'Latinx' is culturally insensitive, 'gender non-binary and feminist' activists have …

By Robert Schmad '23
May 2, 2022

College course examines Jesus as 'nonbinary.' Top theologian sets the record straight.

Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania offers a course titled "Radical Jesus," which is taught by a profess…

By William McGhee '23
Mar 3, 2021

'Black Affinity Coalition' suspends strike after realizing there will be consequences

Swarthmore College students ended a strike against the university after being academically punished for not attendi…

By Emily Schneller '22
Dec 18, 2020

Colleges offer courses on ‘queering’ children, the Bible

Courses on "queer theologies," meanwhile, will be taught at Harvard Divinity School, Swarthmore College, the Univer…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Aug 16, 2018

Students protest refusal to ban Sabra with 'apartheid wall'

The Students for Justice in Palestine group at Swarthmore College recently erected a "mock apartheid wall" after th…

By Adam Sabes
May 10, 2018

Swarthmore rejects SJP demand to stop selling Sabra hummus

Swarthmore College announced Monday that it will not stop selling Sabra hummus on campus, as the school's Students …

By Adam Sabes
May 2, 2018

Pro-Palestine students want Swarthmore to ban Sabra Hummus

The SJP petition alleges that Sabra Hummus financially supports an Israeli military unit, declaring that "by sellin…

By Adam Sabes
Apr 6, 2018

Swarthmore student group promotes masturbation on campus

By Kat Timpf
Feb 26, 2013