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Collected by: Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore College

Archived since: Sep, 2005

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Contains Swarthmore College and Haverford College websites as well as organizational websites of Society of Friends (Quaker) groups and peace groups.

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Title: Students Studying Abroad Return to U.S. Due to COVID-19 Outbreak and Travel Restrictions Article

URL: https://swarthmorephoenix.com/2020/04/03/students-studying-abroad-return-to-u-s-due-to-covid-19-outbreak-and-travel-restrictions/

Description: This article by the college newspaper, The Phoenix, includes various testimonies from students studying abroad during the outbreak of the pandemic. The students detail their experiences receiving updated communication from Swarthmore College about the pandemic, their experiences with their respective site schools and programs, and the process of flying back home.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Credit/No Credit Variations and Universal Pass: The Debate Over Grading Policies during COVID-19 Article

URL: https://swarthmorephoenix.com/2020/05/02/credit-no-credit-variations-and-universal-pass-the-debate-over-grading-policies-during-covid-19/

Description: This article published by the college newspaper, The Phoenix, follows the debate about the Spring semester's grading policy. As the article details, some students were strongly in favor of a Universal Pass system and argued it was the most equitable solution to grading during the pandemic. Other students opposed this policy in favor of a Credit/No Credit with the option to uncover grades, as they argued that grades were a necessary component of applying to graduate school. The article also includes testimonies from professors and their views toward the different grading policies.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Tweet from Laurahwagner

URL: https://twitter.com/Laurahwagner/status/1251308867931299845

Description: This tweet from Swarthmore sudent, Laura Wagner, comments on the campus reaction to the faculty's vote to go by a Credit/No Credit grading policy over Universal Pass. In the thread, the student comments that the students should have presented the Universal Pass grading system before the faculty voted.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Tweet from NYCQuakers

URL: https://twitter.com/NYCQuakers/status/1238858694957445122

Description: This tweet by NYC Quakers announces the suspension of all committee meetings, events, and programs for health and safety reasons. Meetings for worship, however, are announced to remain open.

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Subject:   Quakers -- Social conditions

Title: Tweet from NYCQuakers

URL: https://twitter.com/NYCQuakers/status/1241489874752024579

Description: This tweet by NYC Quakers announces that worship meetings will be done remotely. The tweet includes an image of a sign on Fifteenth Street Quaker Meeting annoucing virtual worship and the closure of Rutherford Place as well.

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Subject:   Quakers -- Social conditions

Title: Tweet from TheLangCenter

URL: https://twitter.com/TheLangCenter/status/1244686147739160582

Description: This tweet from the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility includes a screenshot of the Lang Center staff working via Zoom to implement plans to help students online with summer grants and internships. The tweet asks that students contact the Lang Center with any questions.

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Subject:   College Student Advocacy

Title: Tweet from Union_Hospital

URL: https://twitter.com/Union_Hospital/status/1249685191716634624

Description: This tweet by the Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital thanks the New Philadelphia Quaker Club for deliverying $2,500 worth of gift cards from restaurants to hospital staff caregivers working during the pandemic. The tweet includes images of the Quaker Club envelopes holding the gift cards.

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Subject:   Quakers -- Social conditions

Title: Tweet from quakerworker

URL: https://twitter.com/quakerworker/status/1258848875563175936

Description: This tweet from quakerworker comments on the treatment of workers during the crisis, particularly on the unequal pay cuts between workers and managers. The Twitter user writes that the way Quaker organizations treat workers will reflect their values, and tags the American Friends Service Committee and FCNL in the tweet.

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Subject:   Social justice -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends

Title: Tweet from swatlibrary

URL: https://twitter.com/swatlibrary/status/1238630600967241729

Description: This COVID-19 tweet update from the Swarthmore College Library account announces the closure of library facilities to all faculty, students, and community members with the exception of library staff.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Tweet from ussbrandywine

URL: https://twitter.com/ussbrandywine/status/1248051053687451649

Description: This tweet from an anonymous Swarthmore student expresses skepticism over Student Government Organization (SGO) election campaigns promising COVID-19 relief to students.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Tweet from ussbrandywine

URL: https://twitter.com/ussbrandywine/status/1249525977677529095

Description: This tweet from Swarthmore student, Anatole, comments on certain students' demand that Swarthmore reimburse students for tuition costs. In particular, the student expresses frustration that students demanding reimbursement are treating Swarthmore's endowment as a liquid asset.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Tweet from ussbrandywine

URL: https://twitter.com/ussbrandywine/status/1251286376437424129

Description: This tweet from an anonymous Swarthmore student comments on the college's decision to pass a Cedit/No Credit grading policy with no opportunity for students to uncover grades. The student expresses that while Credit/No Credit is not perfect like a Universal Pass policy, it is more equitable than other schools' grading policies during the pandemic.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Despite the distance, we can still care for each other during coronavirus Article

URL: https://www.afsc.org/blogs/news-and-commentary/despite-distance-we-can-still-care-each-other-during-coronavirus

Description: This commentary piece published on the American Friends Service Committee website discusses the importance of supporting one another during the pandemic. The author, Mary Zerkel, emphasizes social distancing for the collective well-being as well as forms of mutual aid in the form of food and supply distribution. The piece also includes links to mutual aid and data resources as well as other article pieces connecting social justice to the pandemic.

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Subject:   Social justice -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends

Title: Friends Committee on National Legislation Responding to the Coronavirus Website

URL: https://www.fcnl.org/updates/responding-to-the-coronavirus-2670

Description: The Friends Committee on National Legistation website includes announcements on their responses to the coronavirus and resources for staying engaged virtually. The organization states that they will continue to lobby, organize, and advocate via phone or computer in order to continue the FCNL's mission despite COVID-19. The site also includes updates on legislation related to the coronavirus and economic and healthcare justice for vulnerable populations.

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Subject:   Friends Committee on National Legislation (U.S.)

Title: Friends Committee on National Legislation Responding to the Coronavirus Website

URL: https://www.fcnl.org/updates/responding-to-the-coronavirus-2670

Description: The Friends Committee on National Legistation website includes announcements on their responses to the coronavirus and resources for staying engaged virtually. The organization states that they will continue to lobby, organize, and advocate via phone or computer in order to continue the FCNL's mission despite COVID-19. The site also includes updates on legislation related to the coronavirus and economic and healthcare justice for vulnerable populations.

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Subject:   Friends Committee on National Legislation (U.S.)

Title: When Racism Intersects with COVID-19 Article

URL: https://www.fcnl.org/updates/when-racism-intersects-with-covid-19-2755

Description: This article by Andre Gobbo details the ways in which communities of color are disporportionately affected by the pandemic. From reduced access to healthcare to higher employment in sectors where public exposure is required, communities of color are experiencing higher death rates as well as general difficulties. The article also includes the ways in which Congress should respond to the crisis to protect communities of color.

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Subject:   Quakers -- Social conditions

Title: An Anarchist Quaker's Prayer to Soothe Anxiety Poem

URL: https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2020/03/24/coronavirus-prayer-anxiety/

Description: This poem published online by Yes! Solutions Journalism is in response to the closure of the author's therapist office due to COVID-19. The poem is addressed to the reader and encourages soothing thoughts and practices. The poem also emphasizes connection between the self and the Divine.

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Subject:   Prayer -- Society of Friends

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