This page resurrects and extends an archive of news coverage, social media, and announcements since 2014 related to the Swatdivest, Sunrise Movement, and Swarthmore Mountain Justice. As we work to reorganize and migrate the data to this site, please bear with us. This is a work in progress.
As alumni of the College, we were disappointed to learn that last week, nearly a month after a February 24 sit-in during the Board of Managers’ meeting on campus, you sent an email to five members of Swarthmore Mountain Justice (MJ), threatening to fine them and/or place them on probation for their participation in the sit-in.
Originally posted in Concerned Alumni
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Today is a good day for all the money enthusiasts out there: Swarthmore has just created a major in Money. “Our students kept telling us that what they wanted us to respect their passion for money, and we’ve responded to that need,” President Smith said in an all-campus email.
” Reflections on the Right to Peacefully Assemble to Protest Fossil Fuels Endowment Investment at Swarthmore On August 31, President Obama began a historic trip to the Alaskan Arctic in order to When I was at Swarthmore at the end of the 1970s and the start of the
On Friday, March 17th, Associate Dean of Students Nathan Miller informed five students by email that they could face sanctions for a violation of the student code of conduct incurred during their participation in a peaceful protest last month.
This past Friday, all 5 MJ students targeted by the administration were found guilty for their participation in the sit-in to protest the Board’s refusal to engage with the student divestment referendum simply because it would use the endowment for a social purpose.
The editorial board of The Daily Gazette has decided to rename itself to The Divestment Gazette , starting next week. Swarthmore College’s student-run online paper has discovered that divestment-related articles brought in 99% of its op-eds and audience.
Swarthmore College has long been noted for their commitment to social justice and peaceful protest. Now some students feel that core campus value is under attack after five students at the Delaware County-based school were cited following a February sit-in at the office of Chief Investment Officer Mark C.
I can feel my heart pounding in my chest as I approach the starting point of my first march. Will it look like protests I see on the news? Will there be militarized police watching for the first sign of unrest so they can unleash their repressive and brutal force?
We are writing in response to the article that appeared in the Phoenix on December 1st, ” Reflections on the Right to Peacefully Assemble to Protest Fossil Fuels Endowment Investment at Swarthmore In response to the recent citations of four Mountain Justice student protesters, MJ has decided to
Last night, Board of Managers Chair Tom Cock ’78 announced that Swarthmore’s entire endowment will take a position at the University of Denver. The departure follows three Swarthmore administrators, including President Rebecca Chopp, switching to U. Denver in the past three years.