Principles Archive
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Principle 1. Swarthmore acts to advance uncompromising excellence in the study of the liberal arts, embracing both rigorous inquiry and imaginative thinking.
Posted on September 5, 2011 | 1 CommentSwarthmore is characterized by a distinctive tradition of intellectual intensity shared by faculty and students and represented in our alumni. This tradition is embodied by the Honors Program and shapes... -
Principle 2. Swarthmore cultivates an intentional, substantive community in order to shape engaged and thoughtful leaders who will contribute to a more just, civil, and inclusive world.
Posted on September 5, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe grand ambition of the liberal arts college, America’s unique contribution to higher education, is that the residential experience should inspire students to pursue their own passions even as they... -
Principle 3. Swarthmore recognizes that the faculty is critical to ensuring the excellence of the academic program. Our professors should be dedicated to teaching undergraduates while pursuing research, scholarly writing, and creative production in the arts.
Posted on September 5, 2011 | 1 CommentIn being active scholars and artists, often enlisting students as collaborators, faculty members model for students the processes of rigorously and imaginatively analyzing received wisdom and ultimately creating new knowledge... -
Principle 4: Swarthmore strives to enroll students who will thrive intellectually, socially, and personally while helping enrich our community. We value access as an individual opportunity for students and as an institutional responsibility to educate students who—collectively—represent the world.
Posted on September 5, 2011 | 2 CommentsDemographic trends, along with the current uncertain economic climate, suggest that we look even more closely at our recruitment efforts to ensure that our commitments to access and diversity remain... -
Principle 5. Swarthmore maintains its tradition of bold leadership in undergraduate education in order to create practical, visionary solutions to the most complex issues confronting our world.
Posted on September 5, 2011 | 1 CommentIn 1864, Swarthmore’s founders made a bold statement when they opened the doors of the College to both female and male students, and constituted a board equally comprised of men...