No comments have been posted
Kimberly Wright Cassidy, President of Bryn Mawr College, Joins Board of Trustees
Kimberly Wright Cassidy is the president of Bryn Mawr College, a position she has held since 2014. She served as the college's provost from 2007 to 2013 and as interim president from July 2013 to February 2014. During her tenure as provost and interim president, Cassidy was instrumental in leading a number of important initiatives, including facilitating curricular renewal in collaboration with faculty leaders, the development of the college’s interdisciplinary 360° courses and the introduction of new academic programs. Cassidy has led a program, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, piloting the use of blended learning—a combination of computer-based and classroom learning—in a liberal arts setting.
Prior to serving as provost, Cassidy served as chair of Bryn Mawr's Department of Psychology from 2004 to 2007. She earned her master’s degree and Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and earned a bachelor’s degree with distinction in psychology from Swarthmore College. A developmental psychologist with a focus on cognition and education, Cassidy maintains a keen interest in the development of children's theories about the minds of others. She has won research grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Guggenheim Foundation, among others. Her research has appeared in numerous journals including Cognition, Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, and Psychological Bulletin and Review.
Photo courtesy of Bryn Mawr College
