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September 30, 2010
Daniel Torday, the director of the Bryn Mawr College Creative Writing Program, has recently been named book review editor of the Kenyon Review, one of the nation’s oldest and most venerable literary magazines. Torday, along with the poet Zach Savich, will begin to assign reviews regularly for the Kenyon Review Online, the magazine’s increasingly popular […]
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September 30, 2010
This week, the Bryn Mawr College Department of English and Program in Africana Studies, in conjunction with The International Bessie Head Society, will host a colloquium on the literary works on Bessie Head, a complex figure whose work has been “the subject of provocative international debate and inquiry.” The colloquium will be held on Saturday, […]
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September 30, 2010
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences‘ Whiting Fellows will present research on Tuesday, Oct. 5, at 5 p.m. in Carpenter B-21. The GSAS is one of seven distinguished graduate programs that receive funding from the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation to support doctoral students as they complete their dissertation research. Whiting Fellows are chosen on […]
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September 30, 2010
Bryn Mawr’s cross-country team has recently acquired a new owl mascot. Coach Jason Hewitt invites the community to vote on the team’s suggestions to name the owl that will accompany them to all their cross country competitions. Vote at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VT9F3TB The cross-country squad finished 28th at last year’s NCAA Mid-East Regional Competition, and the team […]
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September 30, 2010
Looking for a way to step onto the global stage? Studying abroad is an ideal way to immerse yourself in a different culture, and students often cite study abroad as one of the most rewarding and challenging experiences of their lives. To see how a few Bryn Mawr students have fared in study-abroad placements recently, […]
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September 23, 2010
The Bryn Mawr College Department of Public Safety strongly urges members of the faculty and staff to register for the College’s new emergency notification system. Although students have been automatically registered for the electronic service, the College’s records do not include all of the data necessary to register its employees, says Director of Public Safety […]
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September 23, 2010
Zipcar, the world’s largest car-sharing service, is now available on the Bryn Mawr campus, says Student Activites Director Mary Beth Horvath. The Zipcar fleet at Bryn Mawr inclues one Toyota Prius (named Predator, after the College’s mascot) and one Scion xB (named Brynnie), which are parked in the Radnor parking lot in two space closest […]
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September 17, 2010

The Civic Engagement Office will host an American Red Cross blood drive in Thomas Great Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 28, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Donors must be age 17 or older, weigh at least 110 pounds, and be in good health. To register for the drive, fill out the registration form on the […]
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September 16, 2010
As part of the 125th anniversary celebration of Bryn Mawr College’s “Bold Vision. For Women. For the World,” the College is partnering with the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program to create a mural in West Philadelphia highlighting advances in the education of women. On Thursday, Sept. 23, the Bryn Mawr community will have a chance to […]
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September 15, 2010
Digital media have a profound effect on everything from the way we buy shoes to the way we find mates—but what effect can (or should) new media have on scholarly work? This Nov. 11 and 12, a group of Bryn Mawr and Haverford students will offer “Re: Humanities,” the first-ever international undergraduate symposium devoted to […]