Protesters at Swarthmore College demand an apology from the college president for not meeting with them, after they had occupied her office overnight, among other demands.
Topic: Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College Resists Demands to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Fossil fuel divestment is not an option for Swarthmore College, per its board of managers, since divestment would cause a significant financial issue for the college.
Student Activists Petition to Bar Selling of Sabra Hummus over Alleged Israeli Support
Pro-Palestinian student activists at Swarthmore want the college to stop selling Sabra-branded hummus because they accuse the parent company of Sabra of supporting an Israeli military brigade with care packages.
Swarthmore College Student Activists Arrested at DC’s Trump Hotel
Three Swarthmore College student activists traveled to Washington, D.C. and protested at the Trump hotel, attempting to disrupt an oil group event. Their protest garnered the praise of an assistant director in the Dean’s Office.
Swarthmore Queers The Bible
The sad thing is, this might be the only way to get academics interested in the Good Book.
College President Sends Letter to Faculty, Students to Push for Tax Breaks
Swarthmore College’s president wrote to faculty and students to urge Congress to adjust their tax reform legislation, which she claimed would hurt the college.e
Marxist Student Group at Swarthmore Possibly Disbanded due to Members Being Rich, White
A Marxist student group at Swarthmore may have disbanded due to the realization that its members were white and rich.
A Social Justice Boot Camp will Teach of How to Fight ‘Privilege’ at Bryn Mawr
A joint boot camp for social justice warriors on how to fight ‘privilege,’ coming soon to Bryn Mawr College.
Anonymous Students: Frats are Dangerous, College Administrators ‘Protects Rapists’
Anonymous poster accused Swarthmore College of protecting rapists, an accusation that both fraternities and administrators reject.
Swarthmore Students Upset at Punishment for Sit-In Protest at Administrative Offices
Apparently, the notion of consequences escaped these Millennial college students at Swarthmore: Last month, members of the anti-fossil fuel group Mountain Justice occupied Chief Investment Officer Mark C. Amstutz’s office to denounce the school’s investments in fossil…