Guggenheim Fellowships were awarded to two Swarthmore faculty members: Steven Hopkins for a study of lament and the ethics of mourning, and Ron Tarver for a photography project on Black cowboys.
Swarthmore College Commencement 2020: By the Numbers
418: Graduating seniors. 418: Packages to be delivered to seniors containing a diploma, T-shirt, and cookies from Dining Services.
Swarthmore College President Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Swarthmore College President Valerie Smith has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, joining the illustrious ranks of one of the nation’s oldest scholarly societies.
Swarthmore College Student Named Marshall Scholar
When the British Consulate in New York called Emma Morgan-Bennett, Swarthmore College class of 2020, to congratulate her on becoming a Marshall Scholar, she started shaking. It was partly in response to the news, partly because she was taking an ice bath. “I was in a bit of shock until my [volleyball] teammates and I jumped out of the bath and started screaming together,” says the Honors medical anthropology special major from New York, N.Y. “And then, of course, I couldn’t stop smiling.”