Swarthmore College facts for kids

Swarthmore College (sometimes pronounced /ˈswɔːrθmɔːr/, locally pronounced /ˈswɑːθmɔːr/, or SWAHTH-mor) is a private liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1864.

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  Parrish Hall from Magill Walk

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  ΦΣΚ's Phi Chapter, at Swarthmore, circa 1944

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  Swarthmore SEPTA Station at the foot of campus.

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  Alice Paul (Class of 1905), Suffragist and National Women's Party founder.

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  James A. Michener (Class of 1929), author.

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  Christian B. Anfinsen (Class of 1937), 1972 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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  Michael Dukakis (Class of 1955), 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts.

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  David Baltimore (Class of 1960), 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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  John C. Mather (Class of 1968), 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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  Jonathan Franzen (Class of 1981), novelist and essayist.

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  Carl Levin (Class of 1956), United States former Senator from Michigan.

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  Christiana Figueres (Class of 1979), Costa Rican diplomat, known for her work on climate change.