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May 17, 2012
Today’s editions are the last issues of the Weekly Insider and Campus Weekly for the 2011-12 academic year. Expect to see Summer Insiders in June, July, and August with updates about everything from campus renovations to interesting summer research. A monthly publication schedule is planned, but special issues may appear if news is especially compelling […]
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May 17, 2012
The following email was sent by President Jane McAuliffe on Thursday, May 17: Dear Members of the Bryn Mawr College Staff, You are cordially invited to a picnic to honor the College’s staff on Friday, 1 June from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. in the Sunken Garden. The rain site is Wyndham. During the picnic, the winners of […]
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May 17, 2012
The following email was sent by Tom King, director of public safety for Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges, on Tuesday, May 15: I am delighted to announce that Lillian Burroughs has accepted the position of Bi-College Director of Operations at Bryn Mawr and Haverford College Public Safety effective June 11, 2012. Prior to accepting this position, […]
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May 17, 2012
Faculty from over 20 colleges and universities will be attending a conference at Bryn Mawr focused on what liberal-arts colleges can do to prepare and support math and science majors interested in becoming science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers. “The nation is facing a critical shortage of well-qualified math and science teachers,” says Bryn […]
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May 17, 2012

The book Disciplining the Poor: Neoliberal Paternalism and the Persistent Power of Race, co-written by Sandy Schram, visiting professor at the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, has been awarded the Michael Harrington Book Award. The award is presented by the New Political Science Section of the American Political Science Association. The Michael […]
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May 10, 2012
The Bryn Mawr College Staff Association will hold its annual End of Year Sale beginning Wednesday, May 16, at 11 a.m. in Bettws-y-Coed. The sale aims to sell items that were left behind in dorms by departing students, with the remainder of the items recycled or donated. Proceeds help fund the Newberry Award, an award for $1,000 […]
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May 10, 2012
Bryn Mawr College’s Board of Trustees elected four new members at its April board meeting. Sandy Baum ’72, Susan J. Davis ’86, Cheryl Holland ’80, and Patrick T. McCarthy Ph.D. ’81 were all elected to five-year terms. The Board also elected Justine Jentes ’88 to a second term; named Catherine Allegra ’84, Bridget Baird ’69, […]
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May 10, 2012
As part of the high-voltage transformer-replacement project at Merion, an electrical power outage has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 15, which will affect the following buildings: 6-7 AM All buildings will be without power (except for those buildings that have their own PECO electrical service—West House, GSSWSR, Human Resources, Pensby, Pen-y-Groes, Pen-y-Bryn, Arnecliffe, 300 Morris) 7 AM […]
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May 10, 2012
Emily Kirchner ’12 has been named a National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) Mid-Atlantic Region Student of the Year Nominee. The award recognizes student employees who exemplify reliability, quality of work, initiative, team work, and contribution to their employer. According to her nomination letter, Kirchner has been praised for her ability to achieve […]
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May 10, 2012

View Winning Essay Entries Bryn Mawr’s Dining Services would like to congratulate Elizabeth LeMay ’15, Sarah Lovegren ’13, and Mine Serizawa ’13 as winners of the BMCDS Essay Competition. First prize went to LeMay who won $250, second to Lovegren, who won $150, and third to Serizawa, who won $100. The contest was judged by […]