Noelle Swan

Boston

Deputy Daily Editor at The Christian Science Monitor

Editor of the @CSMonitor Weekly edition.

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Articles

After 30 years, a tribute to the Monitor’s ‘everything editor’

3 weeks ago | csmonitor.com | Noelle Swan

When I came to the Monitor in 2013, I was immediately impressed by Amelia Newcomb. Her poise and candor were unparalleled, and the gentle but firm way that she steered her team was inspiring. But nothing prepared me for the day that I discovered what Amelia is truly made of. On Jan. 16, 2016, the newsroom learned, along with the rest of the world, that Amelia’s son, Matt Trevithick, had just been released from an Iranian prison.
Making sense of disruption

1 month ago | csmonitor.com | Noelle Swan

If there is one thing about politics that Americans can agree on, it’s this: There’s never been a U.S. president quite like Donald J. Trump. President Trump has already signed more executive orders than any president in the past 40 years issued in their first 100 days – in less than half the time. With the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency, he empowered Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, to reshape the federal workforce.
Amid a torrent of news, eddies of calm

1 month ago | csmonitor.com | Noelle Swan

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America’s missileers: Training for a job you never hope to perform

2 months ago | csmonitor.com | Noelle Swan

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Israel, Hezbollah, and the fabric of Lebanon's resilience

Dec 11, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Noelle Swan

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Indigenous perspectives and an unlikely Thanksgiving story

Nov 27, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Noelle Swan

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An Unlikely Thanksgiving Story - The Christian Science Monitor

Nov 26, 2024 | everand.com | Noelle Swan

Thanksgiving is a big deal around the Monitor. For one day, public conversation aligns with some of the values that we hold dearest – gratitude, generosity, community, family. Yet in recent years, the U.S. discourse around the annual feast has taken a more contentious tone, as concerns long expressed by Native American
Education that embraces limitless opportunities

Oct 15, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Noelle Swan

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Education That Embraces Limitless Opportunities - The Christian Science Monitor

Oct 14, 2024 | everand.com | Noelle Swan

Back in my teaching days, while I was preparing to move from one preschool to another, the director of the school I was leaving asked me what I noticed when I went to visit my new program. The answer came to me right away. “The kids were all barefoot,” I said.
'Night Magic': Leigh Ann Henion on nature's denizens of the dark

Sep 24, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Noelle Swan

Leigh Ann Henion has stepped through the looking glass. You can too, she says. Simply turn off the lights and venture outside. That’s the promise of Ms. Henion’s new book, “Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark.” In it, she details her own journey to become reacquainted with darkness. Along the way, she meets a wonderland of nocturnal creatures, wrestles with the societal tendency to chase away darkness, and confronts her own fears of the unknown.