Tuesday Cafes are a chance for faculty and staff to come together for a light lunch and some learning. Talks are aimed at a general audience and include plenty of time for Q&A.
Tuesday Cafe’s current format is a cross between Vogue’s 73 questions and a Reddit “Ask Me Anything.” Each informal interview session will feature a faculty or staff member answering questions about what they do (and don’t do) every day. We hope it will be a fun and interesting way to learn about the profound and mundane dimensions of the different kinds of work done at Swarthmore.
Open to all Swarthmore faculty and staff.
Upcoming Tuesday Cafes
September 29, 2026 – Matt Walsh, Title IX Coordinator
October 20, 2025 – Varo L. Duffins, Director of Financial Aid
Past Tuesday Cafes
March 17, 2026 – Olivia Sabee, Associate Professor of Dance
April 21, 2026 – Sarah Pearson, Vice President of Advancement
December 9, 2025 – Brad Koch, Marian Ware Director of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation
November 18, 2025 – Elaine Allard, Associate Professor and Director & Caroline Cheung, Program Coordinator, Teaching and Learning Commons
April 8, 2025 – Sharmaine LaMar, Legal Counsel
February 11, 2025 –Carina Yervasi, Associate Professor of French & Francophone Studies and Executive Director of Global Engagement
December 10, 2024 – Andrew Ward, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology and Peace & Conflict Studies
September 10, 2024 – Brooke Vick, Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
April 9, 2024 – Simone Collins, Director of Counseling & Psychological Services
March 5, 2024 – Alejandra Azuero-Quijano, Assistant Professor of Anthropology
October 10th, 2023 – Tristan Smith, Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy-Physics
September 12th, 2023 – Erin Brownlee Dell, Chief of Staff & Secretary of the College
March 21st, 2023 – Patricia White, Centennial Chair and Professor of Film and Media Studies and Coordinator of Gender and Sexuality Studies at Swarthmore College.
January 31st, 2023 – Anne Houston, Director of the Swarthmore College Libraries
October 4th, 2022 – Jim Bock, Vice President and Dean of Admissions.
Recent Tuesday Cafes are not being recorded, but recordings of many of the past Tuesday cafes are available upon request.
