
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 º£½ÇÉçÇø 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.
Memorials Planned for May 2025 (listed chronologically by memorial date):
Judith (Judy) Porter, Professor Emeritus of Sociology
- Read a remembrance of Judy from the Alumnae Bulletin here.
- 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
- Read a remembrance of Bob from the Alumnae Bulletin here.
- 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 Memorials and Remembrances:
Laura Grafe, Associate Professor of Psychology
- Read a message to the campus community about Laura here. A formal remembrance will be shared soon.
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.
Elizabeth (Betty) G. Vermey ’58, Director Emeritus of Admissions
- Read a remembrance of Betty from the Alumnae Bulletin here.
- A commemoration of the life and career of Elizabeth (Betty) G. Vermey ’58 took place in late April 2025.
Read More Faculty and Staff Remembrances in the Alumnae Bulletin
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 º£½ÇÉçÇø 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 º£½ÇÉçÇøâ€™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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