🌱 Which Swarthmore professors just received prestigious endowed chairs?
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- Which Swarthmore professors just received prestigious endowed chairs?
Also on today's calendar: Hiring Event at The Quadrangle and 5 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 32 and low of 26 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 44, low: 26.
- Thursday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 49 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Three Faculty Members Appointed to Endowed Chairs (swarthmore.edu) — Swarthmore College has appointed three longtime professors to prestigious endowed chairs, recognizing their scholarship and service to the campus community. The story highlights how their work in history, mathematics, and music shapes Swarthmore’s academic life, from Black Studies and curriculum planning to popular interdisciplinary courses and disability advocacy on campus. 
📸 Around Swarthmore
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Hiring Event at The Quadrangle
3300 Darby Rd, Haverford
1:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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Other local events
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EAC Meeting
Swarthmore Borough, PA Calendar Swarthmore, PA 19081
7:30 pm -
Planning Commission Meeting - Cancelled
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7:00 pm -
Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting
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7:00 pm -
Hello, Dolly!
Players Club of Swarthmore , 614 Fairview Rd , Swarthmore
7:30 pm -
Finance Committee Meeting - Cancelled
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5:00 pm -
Environment Committee Meeting - Cancelled
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7:00 pm -
Hello, Dolly!
Players Club of Swarthmore , 614 Fairview Rd , Swarthmore
7:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 20
Monday December 22
Wednesday December 24
Friday December 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
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All Ages Storytime
Swarthmore Public Library
9:30 am -
Track & Build Day @ MFL
Middletown Free Library Community Collaboration Space, Second Floor,
10:00 am -
Food Outreach — Greenhouse Project
Greenhouse Project , 44 E 23rd St , Chester
10:00 am -
Toddle on Over Storytime - Ages 2 to 3
Newtown Public Library Community Large Meeting,
10:00 am -
Morning Movie for Seniors
Sharon Hill Public Library
10:30 am
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- My family tries very hard to support local businesses.
The last 4 deliveries of take-out food have been missing 2 items each. When we call the restaurants they always ask if we can come in to pick it up. … (Nextdoor Ridley)
- H&R Block posted a job opening for Guest Services Clerk in Woodlyn. Apply here.
- Target posted a job opening for Overnight Inbound (Stocking) (T2312) in Springfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Swarthmore here.
🗞 Nearby News
Springfield
- Springfield poised to OK 8.4% tax hike Tuesday night (delcotimes.com)
- Delaware County road projects, week of Dec. 14, 2025 (delcotimes.com)
- About 1,700 without power in Delaware County during snowstorm (delcotimes.com)
Ridley Park
- Uh-oh, now Delaware County is in a winter storm warning (delcotimes.com)
Ardmore
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