Student Stories
"In high school I volunteered at DOROT, where I interned this summer, and found a community that is still very close to my heart today. Seeing that Bryn Mawr had so many volunteer initiatives and similar clubs like Adopt-A-Grandparent drew me to the school and ultimately helped me to make my decision to attend Bryn Mawr."Â
Finland Arctic Magnificence
January 22-30, 2026
Antarctica Direct: Fly the Drake Passage
January 15-22, 2026
Mysteries of Peru and Machu Picchu
August 13-21, 2025
Discover Denali National Park
July 13-18, 2025
Mawr Insight: The College Essay
"At the end of the day, college applications are a wonderful opportunity for self-reflection."
Mawr Insight: Campus Tours
"A campus tour allows for your future to be as close as the ground beneath your feet."
Mawr Insight: What is a School Visit?
"A school visit is not an interview. It’s an information session where the purpose is to learn more about a college, not to evaluate attendees for admission."
Architecture and Urbanism of Philadelphia
This course will proceed from two basic assumptions: that the built environment, as a cultural product, is a rich archival record; and that architecture and urbanism are not born complete but made by people through discussion, debate, contingency, use, and reuse.
Literary Philadelphia – A Collective Exploration
Philadelphia is a vibrant literary city - and one without a single, monolithic literary center of gravity. In this class, taught by novelist, poet, and Swarthmore Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing, Moriel Rothman-Zecher, students will have a chance to get to know, and contribute to, Philadelphia's vibrant literary culture.
Tri-Co Philly: A Sociological Journey to Immigrant Communities in Contemporary Greater Philadelphia
This course will use the lenses of sociology to critically and comparatively examine various immigrant communities that historically, economically, politically, and socially have shaped the city of Philadelphia.
Grad students show off their digital scholarship skills
"The program helped me develop a mindset for digital work: instead of expecting quick fixes, I’ve learned to stay calm, test alternatives, and seek support when needed." - Yuzhu Wang, 2025 DSGF Fellow