Sesquicentennial News :: Swarthmore College Sesquicentenial

A Royal Collaboration

May 6th, 2015

Students, faculty, and staff join area schoolchildren to stage The Royal Singer, a children's opera, sending the sesquicentennial out on a high note. More

Collaboration Gives Voice to Civil Rights Movement at Swarthmore

February 6th, 2015

Led by historian Allison Dorsey and in time for Black History Month, a team of students, staff, and alumni created a digital archive that re-frames the narrative through the lens of the era's key figures. More

Alumni Weekend to Mark – and Make – College History

June 4th, 2014

The all-alumni event is expected to draw a record crowd of more than 2,500 people to campus to reconnect with one another and celebrate the College's sesquicentennial. More

Watch: College Raises Flags Flown in Honor of Sesquicentennial

June 4th, 2014

Two flags with sesquicentennial significance will fly atop Parrish Hall through All-Alumni Reunion Weekend. More

Don Mizell '71 Donates 2005 Grammy Award to Swarthmore

June 3rd, 2014

Mizell won the Grammy as a producer of the Ray Charles album "Genius Loves Company" and will present it at the BCC during All-Alumni Reunion Weekend. More

New College Documentary to Premiere at All-Alumni Weekend

June 2nd, 2014

Minding Swarthmore, a film by documentary filmmaker Shayne Lightner '87, will premiere at All-Alumni Weekend on June 6, 2014. More

2258 Donors "Spring for Swarthmore" on First-Ever Day of Giving

May 2nd, 2014

Because the event was the first of its kind in College history, nobody, including the alumni leaders who proposed the idea and led the effort, knew quite what to expect. More

"Queer Histories of Swarthmore" Marks, Informs Sesquicentennial

April 17th, 2014

The panel, moderated by professor of history and international relations Pieter Judson '78, examined how Swarthmore can recast its institutional history to represent the struggles of its queer students, staff, and faculty. More

Excitement Abounds for Toni Morrison Visit

April 3rd, 2014

Immersing yourself in the work of a literary giant for a semester is common. Having the writer come to your classroom? Most uncommon. More

Swathmore Drops "R" from Name to Fix 150 Years of Pronunciation Confusion

April 1st, 2014

While unavailable for comment, Vice President for College and Community Relations Maurice Eldridge '61 could be heard quietly weeping from his office in Parrish Hall. More

Listen: Artist Stacy Levy's "Crum Creek Meander" Emerges on Parrish Beach

March 12th, 2014

Levy discusses her concept for the installation, which evokes the creek that winds through the wooded landscape of the College. More

Twelfth Night Performances a Sesquicentennial Celebration and Homecoming

February 27th, 2014

Co-directed by Dan Rothenberg '95, Quinn Bauriedel '94, and Dito van Reigersberg '94, the Obie-award-winning theatre company will perform three times Mar. 1-2. More

Watch: South Pacific Performances Mark and Reflect Sesquicentennial

February 13th, 2014

Andrew Hauze '04 will lead the concert performance of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by James Michener '29. More

College to Host Symposium on the Future of the Liberal Arts

January 31st, 2014

The thought-provoking symposium will take place on Feb. 22 and will feature many notable Swarthmore alumni, including keynote speaker Mary Schmidt Campbell '69. More

Swarthmore College: A community of Purpose

New Book Celebrates Swarthmore's History and Mission on Eve of Sesquicentennial Year

December 4th, 2013

To help kickoff a year's worth of celebration, all alumni, faculty, staff, parents, and current seniors will receive as a gift Swarthmore College: A Community of Purpose. More