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LEAD: Heinrich W. Brinkmann, a retired chairman of Swarthmore College's mathematics department, died of diabetes and old age Friday at his home in Swarthmore, Pa. He was 90 years old. […]

Reports on the activities of the Swarthmore College's Conservative Union, which has been generously aided by the Young America's Foundation. Criticism from the left; Top-notch speakers; An `ideological war'.

Reflects on the significance of senior week to four friends at the Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. Absence of enthusiasm in looking for jobs; Bidding farewell to the college; Arrival of families; Baccalaureate service at college's outdoor amphitheater; Holding of ceremony in the amphitheater regardless of weather.

Reports that author James A. Michener promised to donate money to the Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, as of October 9, 1991.

Reports on the refusal by several members of Swarthmore College chorus, to sing Bach's, `St. John Passion' on grounds of it being anti-Semitic. Details of the controversy over the composition.

Discusses Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pa., which offers a superb liberal arts curriculum to a bright and diverse student body. But the high cost may some day make it extinct, in spite of its enormous endowment and generous alumni. Statistics on where the money comes from and where it goes; The fine line between attracting students and keeping costs down.

Reports that philanthropist Eugene M. Lang donated $30 million to Swarthmore College. Remarks by Lang; When Lang graduated from the Swarthmore College; Background information on Lang.

Reports on a donation to the Swarthmore College by New York philanthropist Eugene M. Lang. Amount of money donated by Lang; Objective of the donation; Appropriation of the money donated by Lang; Comments by Lang; Lang's role in the creation of the `I Have a Dream' program; History of the program; Background information on Lang.

Features the hollies of Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennyslvania. Brief history of the school; Description of the plants; Kinds of hollies.

Presents news briefs about United States universities and colleges. The changes for the roommate questionnaire for Swarthmore College proposed by the Swarthmore Queer Union; Why Kimberly Jones, the woman voted Miss Elizabeth City State University, resigned.

Presents university-related information for November 1996. Swarthmore College's Board of Managers members angry at a conservative group that is accusing that the students are encouraged to read pornography; The book `Memories That Smell Like Gasoline' being described as pornography; Cornell University's drifting away from not awarding merit scholarships; The creation of the Cornell Research Scholars Program.

Reports on the refusal of three Jewish members of the Swarthmore College Chorus' to sing the 'St. John Passion,' by Johann Sebastian Bach. Complaints of anti-Semitic theme of the piece; Support from other students.

The article presents news briefs about capital campaigns by colleges in the United States as of October 1986. Swarthmore College aims to raise $75 million in a four-year campaign. Meanwhile, Saint Mary's College in Indiana has raised $25.2 million in a six-year campaign. Over $8 million will be used to increase the college's endowment to $20 million.

The article reports on divestment actions of four colleges in the U.S. These colleges refer to Bryn Mawr College (BMC) in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut and Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. For instance, trustees at BMC have voted to sell the institution's stocks in five companies doing business in South Africa.

The article offers news briefs on issues related to student aid in the U.S. A variety of options to pay college expenses will be offered by the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia to students. The financial aid policy of Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania was changed to make it easier for needy students to enroll. Loan programs to assist students who attend proprietary schools will be offered by the United Student Aid Funds and the Higher Education Assistance Foundation.

The article reports on the assumption of fire investigators that an arsonist may have caused the fire incident that gutted the Tarble Social Center in Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. College spokesman Lorna Shurkin says that the identity of the arsonist or his reason for doing the act is not yet known. A coffee shop and student organization offices are housed in the center. The building was originally built as a library and was converted into a student center in 1968.

The article presents a list of grants given to institutions of higher education. The Hill Family Foundation donated $20,000 to Gustavus Adolphus College to improve and expand admissions and recruitment. The William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust gave $750,000 to Swarthmore College for the establishment of the William R. Kenan Jr. professorial chair. The Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation donated $10,000 to the Catholic University of America to equip the music school addition.

The article focuses on the result of the study conducted by Kenneth J. Gergen, associate professor of psychology at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, with his wife, Mary Gergen, a research associate in psychology, which cited that the war in Vietnam has disoriented students from their families, their education, and their society. The study revealed that between 60 and 70 percent of the 5,000 responding students have said that they had experience anger, worry, and depression because of the war.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 /PRN-Mediawire/ -- U.S. Rep. Bob Edgar (D-Pa.) today announced that upon leaving Congress in January, he will become the Lang Visiting Professor at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, [...]