Bryn Mawr College

While many questions remain regarding some of Bryn Mawr’s most pressing student-housing issues, including future plans for dedicated space for traditionally under-represented minority students, the Student Housing Options Committee, which was made up of students, staff, and faculty, has once again shown the community’s dedication to finding solutions collaboratively. The committee was formed by President [...]

The below email was sent by Bryn Mawr Chief Administrative Officer Jerry Berenson on May 8. Dear Bryn Mawr College Faculty, Staff and Students, A few weeks ago I wrote to let you know about changes to planned renovations of Haffner Hall that will be much more extensive than originally planned. While many details of [...]

A reception in honor of Professor Dana Becker of the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, in the Ely Room, Wyndham Alumnae House. All are invited to attend.

The Campbell Collaboration has elected Professor of Social Work Julia H. Littell as co-chair of their steering group. The organization is a nonprofit dedicated to the synthesis and dissemination of research on effects of programs and policies in social work and social welfare, education, crime and justice, and international development. Littell has been actively involved [...]

Katherine Marcoux ’14 has received the 2013 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) award from the U.S. Department of State. The award grants study in one of 13 critical-need foreign languages; Marcoux will be studying Japanese in Japan during the summer of 2013. CLS participants will spend 7-10 weeks in intensive language institutes this summer in one [...]

At the meeting of the general faculty last week, a memorial minute for Nancy Dersofi, retired professor of Italian, was read by History of Art Professor David Cast and recorded in the faculty minutes. Ten faculty members (current and retired) wrote the memorial minute together with a former student. Our beloved friend and colleague Nancy [...]

Lena Ferguson ’13 and Julia Reeves ’13 (HC), both Growth and Structure of Cities majors, will spend a “Summer of Maps” interning with Azavea, a Philadelphia-based company specializing in geographic web and mobile software development and geospatial analysis services. Students in the Summer of Maps program partner with non-profit organizations in need of geospatial data [...]

The Bryn Mawr College Owl Investment Group (OIG) was ranked sixth out of 18 in this year’s Adirondack Cup, an initiative through which college and graduate students can create their own hypothetical small cap portfolio for six months. The OIG finished with an investment return of 26.44 percent, beating the Russell 2000 market return of [...]

Professor Emeritus in Political Science Marc Ross received a Distinguished Scholar Award at the International Studies Association Conference held earlier this month. His award was in the ethnicity, nationalism, and migration category. ISA was founded in 1959 to promote research and education in international affairs. The organization cooperates with 57 international studies organizations in over [...]