Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a private liberal arts institution founded in 1864, renowned for its rigorous academics and commitment to social responsibility.
It offers over 40 areas of study, including an Honors Program and a unique engineering degree. Swarthmore is a member of the Tri-College and Quaker Consortiums.
Address: 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081
Phone: (610) 328-8000
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They Saved Rwanda’s Mountain Gorillas After Falling in Love at Swarthmore College
Amy Vedder and Bill Weber fell in love at Swarthmore College and even got married on campus, but that’s not why they got an honorary…
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Forbes Gave 2 Delco Colleges an A+ for Strong Finances
Two of Delaware County’s private colleges are financially strong, earning an A+ grade from Forbes on a list showing the financially strongest and weakest private…
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A 15-Year-Old Maestro Will Conduct Mozart’s Requiem in Swarthmore
The Chester Children’s Chorus offers a unique performance of Mozart’s Requiem this Sunday under the baton of 15-year-old Daniel Peterkin, a sophomore at Archbishop Carroll High…
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Swarthmore College’s Matteo Sollecito Makes World Baseball Classic
Matteo Sollecito, a baseball senior at Swarthmore College, is on Great Britain’s taxi squad roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic, which started today, March…
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Swarthmore College Student Made Internet History in 1994 With First Online Credit Card Transaction
A Swarthmore College kid named Dan Kohn changed history forever on Aug. 11, 1994 with the world’s first secure credit card transaction online for a…
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Dana Bandurick: An Asset to Swarthmore B-Ball but It’s Still a Team Effort
It’s been a good run for Swarthmore College women’s basketball and for one of its outstanding players, Dana Bandurick, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line…
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Delaware County Leadership: Dr. Stacey Robertson, President, Widener University
Stacey Robertson, president of Widener University, spoke to DELCO Today about her childhood in Scottsdale, Arizona, and San Jose, California, where she played as many…
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Haverford Professor Talia Young Revives Tradition of Fresh Fish for the Underserved
Talia Young, a Haverford College visiting assistant professor in environmental studies, is recreating a time in the 1970s when many Philadelphians used to buy fresh…
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2017 Documentary Detailed Renowned FBI Burglary in Media
In 1971, the FBI office in Media was the target of civil disobedience that achieved an important goal, to “pull off a burglary that would…
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Peace Corps Volunteer From Ridley Park Back in Service
The COVID-19 pandemic put an abrupt halt to Peace Corps work in more than 60 countries when the organization evacuated nearly 7,000 volunteers from overseas…
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1 Delaware County University Saw Endowments Come Out Ahead, Others, Not So Much
College and university endowments took a ride with the capital market slumps felt in 2022, though in Delaware County, one university came out ahead, writes…
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2 of Pennsylvania’s Top Colleges are in Delaware County
Two Delaware County colleges made it to the top 5 ranks in Niche’s listing of the top universities in Pennsylvania for 2023. Swarthmore College ranked…
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Teaching and Saving the Lenape Language at Swarthmore College
Teaching the Lenape language is Shelley DePaul’s calling, with repercussions that reach beyond the classroom, writes TaRhonda Thomas for 6abc. DePaul was teaching the course…
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Swarthmore College Part of Student Mental Health Services Trend
Colleges and universities are actively seeking out mental health services these days to help their students cope with academic assignments, depression, and suicidal thoughts, writes…
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This National List of Hardest Colleges to Get Into Includes 2 From Delco
Two of the most difficult colleges to get into in the United States are right here in Delaware County, writes Natasha Dado for CBS News.…
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Penn State Brandywine Welcomes New Director of Campus Development
Patton Vo has joined Penn State Brandywine in Media as the new director of campus development, writes Christina Billie for Penn State Brandywine. Vo began…
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Chester Still Bucking Gun Violence Trend Thanks to Initiative
The Chester Partnership for Safe Neighborhoods (CPSN) continues to have a positive impact in the city of Chester even as gun violence elsewhere makes the…
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Meet Delaware County’s Power Women of 2022
Main Line Today has selected women across the Main Line and Philadelphia suburbs as the Power Women of 2022. Ten of the honorees on the…
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