
College Messages
Messages to the Campus Community
College leadership communicates with students, faculty, and staff on campus throughout the year. Alumnae/i Relations and Development will share messages with our alumnae/i community in this space. For questions, please contact bmcalum@brynmawr.edu.
President's Office Messages & Writings
Faculty and Staff In Memoriam
Alumnae/i Relations and Development will share in memoriam information for Bryn Mawr faculty and staff here when we are informed that there are opportunities for alumnae/i to participate in remembrances and celebrations of life on campus.
Upcoming (listed chronologically by memorial date):
Elizabeth (Betty) G. Vermey ’58, Director Emeritus of Admissions
- Read a remembrance of Betty from the Alumnae Bulletin here.
- Please join the College community for a memorial on Sunday, April 27, 2025 from 3-5 PM in Great Hall and register to attend either in person or via Zoom here.
Judy Porter, Professor Emeritus of Sociology
- The College will share a remembrance of Judy soon.
- Please join the College community for a memorial on Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 2-4 PM in the Wyndham Alumnae House Ely Room and register to attend either in person or via Zoom here.
Robert (Bob) Washington, Professor Emeritus of Sociology
- The College will share a remembrance of Bob soon.
- Please join the College community for a memorial on Thursday, May 29, 2025 from 2-3 PM Great Hall and register to attend either in person or via Zoom here.
Recent Past:
Brunilde (Bruni) Sismondo Ridgway PhD '58, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology
- Read a remembrance of Bruni from the Alumnae Bulletin here.
- A commemoration of the life and career of Professor Brunilde (Bruni) Sismondo Ridgway PhD '58 took place in early April 2025.
Message Archive
January 2023
March 2023
May 2023
- Message from President Cassidy on Presidential Transition in 2024
- Message from Board Chair: A Thank You and the Presidential Transition
June 2023
July 2023
August 2023
October 2023
- Honoring Our Commitments to Each Other and Our Community
- BMC Now No-Loan for Families Under $110K, Ups Aid for All Need-Eligible Student
- Message to Undergraduate Students: Sustaining Our Community
November 2023
December 2023
January 2022
- BiCo Plans for Start of Spring 2022 Semester
- Message regarding investigation of racial slur on campus
February 2022
- Message from President Cassidy and Dean Walters Regarding Racist Graffiti
- Open Office Hour for Faculty and Staff re: Racist Graffiti
March 2022
- Updated information on response to racist graffiti
- The Ongoing War in Ukraine
- New Bryn Mawr Financial Aid Policy Reduces Debt for All Receiving Need-Based Aid
April 2022
- Monument Lab-BMC project: Overview of 2021-2022 Activity and an Invitation
- Premium Pay Now Available for Students Working Designated Special Events
May 2022
June 2022
- President's Message to the Community on SCOTUS Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
- Dr. Cristina Fink Named as Next Director of Athletics
- News about Jennifer Walters, Dean of the Undergraduate College
July 2022
August 2022
September 2022
October 2022
- Karlene Burrell-McRae Named Bryn Mawr’s Next Dean of the Undergraduate College
- Presidential Statement in Support of Global Women’s Rights
- Today’s Supreme Court Arguments and the College’s Admissions Practices
November 2022
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Alumnae/i Relations and Development
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101 North Merion Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Phone: 610-526-5532
Fax: 610-526-5228
bmcalum@brynmawr.edu