Category: Events
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Film Screening on record-breaking cycling journey for International Peace Day, Q&A with Lynn Salvo ‘71
Join us in celebrating International Peace Day on October 7 with a special screening of Pearls of Peace (2026), a documentary following alumni Lynn Salvo ‘71 on her extraordinary record-setting journey cycling 4,300 miles through 12 European countries campaigning for peace. When: Wednesday, October 7, 4:30-6:00 p.m. Where: Martin Hall, room 028 (Google map location)…
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2026 PCS Graduation Reception
Come celebrate our graduating seniors with us at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2026 in Parrish W237! We’re so proud of all they’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see what they do next.
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Honoring Dr. Ellen Ross
As we wrap up the semester, PCS would like to welcome the college community to a special retirement celebration for Dr. Ellen Ross. Please join us in Singer Hall 316 from 4.30 to 6pm on Friday, May 8, 2026 to honor her distinguished career and many contributions as the Howard M. and Charles F. Jenkins…
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2026 Rose Public Health Lecture with Dr. Arthur Kleinman
It is our great pleasure to host Dr. Arthur Kleinman of Harvard University for the 2026 Rose Public Health Lecture. Please join us at 4:30 pm Tuesday, April 21, 2026 in Science Center 101, where Dr. Kleinman will reflect on five decades of meaning-centered medical anthropology at Harvard and why this approach to human experience…
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The Prophet’s Daughter: Professor Susannah Heschel on the Legacy of Rabbi Abraham Heschel
PCS is delighted to welcome Dr. Susannah Heschel of Dartmouth College! Please join us in the Scheuer Room at 11:20am on Thursday, April 23 for a talk by Dr. Heschel, who will be discussing the legacy of Rabbi Abraham Heschel.
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Book Talk on immigration, accompaniment, and hospitality with author, Anton Flores-Maisonet
Please join us on April 9 to hear author and activist Anton Flores-Maisonet talk about his book, Welcome, Friends: Stories of Hope and Hospitality with Immigrants (2025). When: Thursday, April 9, 2026, 4:30-6:00 p.m.Where: The Intercultural Center Dome Room (Google map location) at Swarthmore College, 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081 Anton Flores-Maisonet is the Founding…
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Book Panel: Political Undesirables: Citizenship, Denaturalization, and Reclamation in Iraq
Please join us in the Scheuer Room at 11:20am on Thursday, April 2 for a book panel. Dr. Zainab Saleh of Haverford College will be discussing her book “Political Undesirables: Citizenship, Denaturalization, and Reclamation in Iraq” with Dr. Farid Azfar and Dr. Megan Brown of Swarthmore College, and Dr. Samer Abboud of Villanova University.
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A Quaker Trans Day of Visibility
PCS is proud to join Swarthmore Friends Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Baltimore Yearly Meeting, Friends Journal, and Pendle Hill in co-hosting a Quaker Trans Day of Visibility. This will be a hybrid event taking place from 9:30am to 5:30pm ET on Sunday, March 29. Please visit https://qtdov.com for registration details.
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Book Talk: The Way Out: Justice in the Queer Search for Refuge
We’re very pleased to host Dr. Rebecca Buxton of the University of Bristol and Dr. Samuel Ritholtz of the University of Oxford for a talk on their new book The Way Out: Justice in the Queer Search for Refuge, which examines the complexities of queer and trans displacement around the world. Please join us in…
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Dr. Pedro dos Santos | All Hats on at the Same Time: Research, Activism, and Resistance in Central Minnesota
We’re excited to welcome Dr. Pedro dos Santos of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University for a talk on Monday, March 16 (4:30–6:00 PM, SCI 199) about ICE operations in Minnesota and grassroots resistance. Drawing on his work with the immigrant community in the state, Dr. dos Santos explores activism at the…