🌱 How is Swarthmore’s new provost reshaping academics and grading debates?
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- How is Swarthmore’s new provost reshaping academics and grading debates?
Also on today's calendar: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Warm; breezy in the morning, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 76, low: 58.
- Sunday: Showers; breezy, not as warm, with a high of 65 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Provost Rich Wicentowski on Overseeing Swarthmore's Academic Program (swarthmorephoenix.com) — Swarthmore’s provost, Rich Wicentowski, explains how he’s steering the college’s academic program, from the Swarthmore Forward strategic plan to concerns about grade inflation and faculty governance. He describes prioritizing resources, revisiting the Honors and first-year programs, and cautiously approaching AI policy, emphasizing listening to faculty and facilitating consensus rather than imposing top‑down decisions. 
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Strath Haven Middle School, 200 S Providence Rd,
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Tri-County Concerts presents pianist Priscila Navarro on Apr. 19
Main Line Unitarian Church, 816 S Valley Forge Rd, Devon
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Guitar Melodies For Beginners
Delco Guitar Studios, 34 Yale Ave, Morton
7:30 pm
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Spring Crum Woods Hike
Matchbox , 500 College Ave , Swarthmore
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The 39 Steps
Players Club of Swarthmore , 614 Fairview Rd , Swarthmore
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Post Prom 2026 - Afer Senior Prom Events
Ridley High School Folsom, PA 19033
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RSD Music Program - Concert
Ridley High School Folsom, PA 19033
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RSD Music Programv - Annual Evening of Jazz
Ridley High School Folsom, PA 19033
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Jazz Band Concert
Woodlyn Elementary School , 901 Morton Ave , Folsom
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Merchants of Swarthmore Night Market
Park Ave. , Park Ave
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Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
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Swarthmore Makers Market
The Inn at Swarthmore , 10 S Chester Rd , Swarthmore
10:00 am
Saturday April 18
Tuesday April 21
Friday April 24
Saturday April 25
Sunday May 3
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🗞 Nearby News
Springfield
- High Schools: Frye's clutch hit helps Springfield rally past Haverford (delcotimes.com)
- Cardiology Consultants Open Cardiac Walk-In Facility in Springfield (mychesco.com)
- Springfield enacts 1 percent EIT, plans for property tax reduction (delcotimes.com)
Ridley Park
- The Boeing Company has been awarded a $183,163,191.00 Federal Contract with the U.S. Special Operations Command. (intelligence360.news)
- Congresswoman: U.S. Army Seeking To Cancel CH-47F Block II (aviationweek.com)
Media
- Eagles Legend To Headline Charity Book Signing In Media (patch.com)
- Man's Life Saved After Cardiac Arrest In Media (patch.com)
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