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Mary Somerville, Ph.D. '26

High school Latin teacher in Washington, D.C.

"The graduate community here has always been full of wildly intelligent but intellectually generous folks, and they have made me a better scholar not only by challenging me in conversation but also by helping me find resources and exchanging written work to edit."

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Mallory Fitzpatrick, Ph.D. '26

Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Puget Sound

"Both my cohort-mate and my faculty advisors were fundamental parts of my Bryn Mawr experience, and I didn’t realize quite how much you need to find your people. Finding the right people to work with and hang with can really make or break your experience. "

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Illuminating Financial Aid: Private Alternative Loans

What they are and how to apply

Private alternative loans are used when a student needs additional help bridging a gap in funding after receiving federal and institutional aid.

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CEU Program Webinar Series GSSWSR

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Spring 2025 | Noon - 1 p.m. ET | via Zoom

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Olivia McAuley

Physics Ph.D. Student

"I study the orbital changes of the stars by looking at the action angles. I am currently in the process of adding a cluster to my simulation that is located at this Lagrange point and putting the cluster in different environments to see what happens to the orbits of these stars."

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