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Swarthmore may refer to: *Swarthmore Lecture, an annual lecture given during the Britain Yearly Meeting * Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, a borough in Pennsylvania *Swarthmore College, a liberal arts college in Pennsylvania **List of Swarthmore College people, individuals associated with the above college *Swarthmore station, a railroad station in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania *Swarthmore High School, a secondary school (now closed) in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania See also *Swarthmoor Hall, historic Quaker site in Cumbria, England *Swarthmoor Swarthmoor is a small village near Ulverston, in Cumbria, England. Located on the Furness peninsula, it was historically part of Lancashire. Etymology Swarthmoor Village was named after its location on the Swarth Moor, which was formerly a mar ...

Swarthmore Lecture
Swarthmore Lecture is one of a series of lectures, started in 1908, addressed to Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). The preface to the very first lecture explains the purpose of the series. “This book is the first of a series of public addresses to be known as the Swarthmore Lectures. The Lectureship was established by the Woodbrooke Extension Committee, at a meeting held December 9th, 1907. The Minute of the Committee provides for “an annual lecture on some subject relating to the Message and Work of the Society of Friends.” The name “ Swarthmore” was chosen in memory of the home of Margaret Fox, which was always open to the earnest seeker after Truth, and from which loving words of sympathy and substantial material help were sent to fellow-workers. “The Woodbrooke Extension Committee requested Rufus M. Jones, M.A., D.Litt., of Haverford College, Pennsylvania, to give the first lecture on the evening preceding the holding of th ...
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Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Swarthmore ( , ) is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Swarthmore was originally named "Westdale" in honor of noted painter Benjamin West, who was one of the early residents of the town. The name was changed to "Swarthmore" after the establishment of Swarthmore College. The borough population was 6,194 as of the 2010 census. History The borough was originally part of Springfield Township, and grew up around Swarthmore College, which was founded in 1864. The advent of passenger rail service from Philadelphia in the 1880s greatly enhanced the desirability of the borough as a commuter suburb, and the borough was incorporated in 1893. About one third of the borough's land area consists of the Swarthmore College campus. Many of the streets in the southern half of town are named for eastern colleges, and much of the borough's housing stock dates from the Victorian period through the 1920s. The Ogden House and Benjamin West Birthplace are listed on the National Register o ...
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Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College ( , ) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1864, with its first classes held in 1869, Swarthmore is one of the earliest coeducational colleges in the United States. It was established as a college "under the care of Quakers, Friends, [and] at which an education may be obtained equal to that of the best institutions of learning in our country." By 1906, Swarthmore had dropped its religious affiliation and officially became non-sectarian. Swarthmore is a member of the Tri-College Consortium, a cooperative academic arrangement with Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr and Haverford College. Swarthmore also is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania through the Quaker Consortium, which allows for students to cross-register for classes at all four institutions. Swarthmore offers over 600 courses per year in more than 40 areas of study, including an ABET-accredited engin ...
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List Of Swarthmore College People
The following is a list of notable people associated with Swarthmore College, a private, independent liberal arts college located in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Since its founding in 1864, Swarthmore has graduated 156 classes of students. As of 2022, the College enrolls 1,689 students and has roughly 21,300 living alumni. As of spring 2022, Swarthmore employs nearly 200 faculty members. Nobel laureates Listed chronologically by year of the award. MacArthur Fellows Listed chronologically by year of the grant. List of alumni Listed in alphabetical order by surname. Architecture *Frances Halsband (1965) - FAIA, former Dean of School of Architecture at Pratt Institute * Margaret Helfand (1969)- FAIA (attended 1965–68) *Steven Izenour (1962) *Marianne McKenna (1972) - RIBA Arts, film, theatre, and broadcasting *Joseph Altuzarra (2005) – fashion designer, winner of the 2011 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award *Lisa Albert (1981) – television producer and ...
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Swarthmore Station
Swarthmore may refer to: *Swarthmore Lecture, an annual lecture given during the Britain Yearly Meeting *Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, a borough in Pennsylvania *Swarthmore College, a liberal arts college in Pennsylvania **List of Swarthmore College people, individuals associated with the above college *Swarthmore station, a railroad station in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania *Swarthmore High School, a secondary school (now closed) in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania See also *Swarthmoor Hall, historic Quaker site in Cumbria, England *Swarthmoor Swarthmoor is a small village near Ulverston, in Cumbria, England. Located on the Furness peninsula, it was historically part of Lancashire. Etymology Swarthmoor Village was named after its location on the Swarth Moor, which was formerly a mar ...