Kimberly Wright Cassidy
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materSwarthmore College (BA)
University of Pennsylvania (MA, PhD)
Known forPresident of Bryn Mawr College
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsPresident of Bryn Mawr College (2014 – present); Provost of Bryn Mawr College (2007-2013);

Kimberly Wright Cassidy (born c. 1963) was named the ninth president of Bryn Mawr College on February 12, 2014[1] and was formally inaugurated on September 20, 2014.[2] She had served as interim president since Jane Dammen McAuliffe ended her term as president on June 30, 2013.[3]

Education

Cassidy received 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.[4]

Career

Cassidy joined the Bryn Mawr faculty in the Department of Psychology in 1993, and was Chair of Bryn Mawr's Department of Psychology from 2004 to 2007. She was the Provost from 2007 until she became the Interim President on July 1, 2013.[5]

Works

References

  1. ^ Susan Snyder. "Bryn Mawr College names Cassidy as ninth president". philly.com. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  2. ^ "'Interim' no more, Bryn Mawr's president moves forward". philly.com. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
  3. ^ "Bryn Mawr Board of Trustees Announces President Jane McAuliffe Will Step Down After Term Concludes in June 2013". Bryn Mawr College. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Bryn Mawr Board Appoints Provost Kimberly Wright Cassidy as Interim President : News". news.brynmawr.edu. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  5. ^ "A Leader for Us All - Bryn Mawr Alumnae Bulletin". bulletin.brynmawr.edu.
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