Professor Matthews has taught creative writing and poetry at Bryn Mawr College since 2017. As a poet and educator, she centers her work on the intersections of language, economics, race, and social policy.
"We fundamentally believe in the transformative power of a Bryn Mawr College degree, and we are determined to make that value accessible to every qualified student," said Wendy Cadge, Bryn Mawr College president. "This initiative is more than a financial aid package; it is a declaration that access to our top-tier education has never been more attainable."
Dr. Grossman, an associate professor at Bryn Mawr College, is currently teaching as the Currie C. and Thomas A. Barron Visiting Professor at Princeton University for the 2025-2026 academic year. Her latest book, Immeasurable Weather was recently honored by the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts.
Wellesley College in Massachusetts is the top women's college in the United States and tied for seventh among the country's best liberal arts colleges, according to U.S. News and World Report. Barnard College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, Bryn Mawr College, Scripps College, and Spelman College were the next highest ranked women's colleges and were all included within the country's overall top 50 liberal arts institutions.
The women selected for new positions in academia are Eugenia Vasileiadou, Amey Victoria Adkins-Jones, Shannon Wiltsey-Stirman, Amanda Kaltenberg, Federica Brandizzi, Debra Sullivan, Leslie Appiah, and Shaniece Bickham.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].
The professors selected for new positions are Jamie Taylor of Bryn Mawr College, Jill Sible of Virginia Tech, Bethany Neilson of Utah State University, Jessica Calarco of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ann Fisher-Wirth of the University of Mississippi, Miechelle McKelvey of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Maura Rhodes of Sacred Heart University in Connecticut.
The new deans are Mei Zhao at the University of North Florida, Emily Roper-Doten at Brandeis University, Melissa Craft at the University of Oklahoma, Stephani Etheridge Woodson at the University of Northern Colorado, Sandra Smith at Brown University, Keisha Pollack Porter at Johns Hopkins University, Lisa Saltzman at Bryn Mawr College, and Saskia van de Gevel at Virginia Tech.
Laura Grafe, professor at Bryn Mawr College, passed away earlier this month at the age of 39. Bryn Mawr Provost Tim Harte stated, "Laura was a brilliant scholar, an outstanding teacher, and a dedicated student advisor and mentor. She will be sorely missed."
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].
