This week is Bryn Mawr College's 125th Birthday. And I am abroad. This seems like poor planning. I blame M Carey Thomas, and her sense of the traditional school year. Too bad college couldn't have started in February, right?
Anyway, there are various events happening on campus all year, including the Heritage and Hope Conference this weekend, and a cake celebration on Merion Green yesterday. It was well attended, though I would like to know whether the confectionary recreation of Thomas Great Hall was actually edible, or just impressive. Photos, video, and a short article about the event can be found here.
The last piece of Bryn Mawr news is a recent interview with President McAuliffe posted on a New York Times blog called "The Choice" about the college application and decision process. The piece, and the comments, raise good questions about the goals we should embody. I agree that international perspectives and outreach are vital to the future of the College, and the continuing value of our educations. I also believe that an elite women's college ought to reach out within our own region to bring opportunities to those who might not have them.
One of the things about being in Cairo is that I have had to return to defending my choice of a women's institution, something I (mostly) haven't had to to since my senior year of high school. I think the value of an education at Bryn Mawr is immeasurably high, but thanks to pieces like these, I can try and explain to my peers just what it is that I see within the castles there.
Studying in Cairo is exactly what I want to be doing right now, but can you blame me for missing Bryn Mawr, at least a little bit?
Anyway, there are various events happening on campus all year, including the Heritage and Hope Conference this weekend, and a cake celebration on Merion Green yesterday. It was well attended, though I would like to know whether the confectionary recreation of Thomas Great Hall was actually edible, or just impressive. Photos, video, and a short article about the event can be found here.
The last piece of Bryn Mawr news is a recent interview with President McAuliffe posted on a New York Times blog called "The Choice" about the college application and decision process. The piece, and the comments, raise good questions about the goals we should embody. I agree that international perspectives and outreach are vital to the future of the College, and the continuing value of our educations. I also believe that an elite women's college ought to reach out within our own region to bring opportunities to those who might not have them.
One of the things about being in Cairo is that I have had to return to defending my choice of a women's institution, something I (mostly) haven't had to to since my senior year of high school. I think the value of an education at Bryn Mawr is immeasurably high, but thanks to pieces like these, I can try and explain to my peers just what it is that I see within the castles there.
Studying in Cairo is exactly what I want to be doing right now, but can you blame me for missing Bryn Mawr, at least a little bit?
Sarah-
ReplyDeleteIt is well into October. Time for an update. What is going on there? How are you, did you find a way to get to Scotland? What have you been up to?
Love, Uncle Mark