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Two Bryn Mawr students—an international student from Kenya who watched the election in the United States and an African American who watched the election from abroad while she studied in London—reflect on the personal significance of the presidency of an American of Kenyan descent. Read more»

 

Donna Hooven Frithsen has been named Bryn Mawr College's new Chief Development Officer. Most recently she has served as Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations at Drew University. Frithsen previously held senior development positions at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey Foundation, Goucher College, the University of Maryland, and the Johns Hopkins University. She earned ... Read more»

 

Scholar, political activist, and philosopher Angela Davis will give the keynote address for Black History Month at Bryn Mawr. Her presentation, titled “Democracy, Social Change, and Civil Engagement,” will take place in Bryn Mawr’s Thomas Great Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4. The ... Read more»

 

In responding to "Why We Keep Falling for Financial Scams," Psychology Professor Clark McCauley says the author fails to recognize the "two emotions that every con artist plays on: envy of those getting ahead and fear of falling further behind."

 

In response to an article about the influence genes have on human behavior, Bryn Mawr Biology Professor Paul Grobstein points out that "Given chance and some architectural characteristics of human brains, there are perfectly good ways to give a meaningful account of free ... Read more»

 

Journalist Elaine F. Weiss will discuss a little-known facet of the College's history on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 7:30 p.m. with a lecture in Wyndham's Ely Room. Titled "Bryn Mawr Farmerettes in the Woman's Land Army," the lecture will discuss a movement that recruited thousands of women ... Read more»

 

In Poems vibrating with war, love, Bryn Mawr Associate Professor Karl Kirchwey, director of the Creative Writing Program, reviews Yusef Komunyakaa's latest collection of poetry.

 

Last fall, the American Cancer Society bestowed its highest award, the ACS Medal of Honor, on four Americans. The two scientists in the group—Berkeley National Laboratory's Mina Jahan Bissell and Albert Einstein College of Medicine's Susan Band Horwitz—are both undergraduate alumnae of Bryn Mawr. Read more »

 

NPR's All Things Considered interviews Assistant Professor of Geology Chris Oze for a piece about the recent discovery of methane gas plumes on Mars and speculation that this may be a sign of life.

 

In Neanderthal Weaponry Lacked Projectile Advantage, Discovery.com reports on new research by Visiting Assistant Anthropology Professor Jill Rhodes and Steven E. Churchill of Duke University that addresses the question of when human hunters added long-range projectile weapons (those ... Read more»

 

Apparently, one inauguration celebration per academic year isn't enough for the Bryn Mawr College community. On Tuesday, Jan. 20, recently inaugurated Bryn Mawr President Jane McAuliffe will sponsor an all-day party in Thomas Great Hall to mark what she modestly characterizes as "the really big ... Read more»

 

After the Main Line Martin Luther King Society's musical celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Thomas Great Hall on Sunday, the College's Civic Engagement Office (CEO) will provide several opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to participate in Monday's national day of ... Read more»

 

In Baby's First Words, Bryn Mawr Professor Leslie Rescorla, director of the Child Study Institute, gives advice to parents about what to look for if they're worried a child may have a speech delay.

 

The Main Line Martin Luther King Association's annual Sunday celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Bryn Mawr College will take place in Thomas Great Hall on Sunday, Jan. 18, beginning at 3 p.m. Retired Villanova University Director of Multicultural Affairs Edward Collymore and ... Read more»

 

Bryn Mawr College has been named one of the nation's 50 "Best Value" private colleges by The Princeton Review. In its profile of Bryn Mawr on USA Today’s website, the editors at The Princeton Review said, “Classes here are challenging, boasting some outstanding professors and an impressive student-faculty ratio (8:1!)" The “Best Value Colleges" list, reported ... Read more»

 

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Bryn Mawr is one of several Philadelphia-area liberal-arts colleges to do well in a "best-value" ranking by Kiplinger's Personal Finance.

 

The Philadelphia Inquirer quotes Senior Assistant Director of Admissions Nancy Thaler on the importance of the college-admissions essay.

 

Jane Golden, the director of the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program (MAP), will receive the 2009 Katharine Hepburn Medal, Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center Director Leslie Rescorla has announced. The medal recognizes women whose lives, work, and contributions embody the intelligence, drive, and independence of the ... Read more»