Bryn Mawr College HQ

Research: Since its founding in 1885, the College has maintained its character as a small residential community which fosters close working relationships between faculty and students. The faculty of teachers/scholars emphasizes learning through conversation and collaboration, primary reading, original research and experimentation. The College's faculty research support program reflect a strong institutional commitment to faculty scholarship and to the relationship between teaching and research.

Public Service and Civic Engagement: Bryn Mawr College's Phebe Anna Thorne School has been serving families in the greater Philadelphia area for more than sixty years. The Thorne School continues to offer developmentally oriented, child-centered pre-school and kindergarden programs. Civic Engagement collaborates with community-based organizations to prepare students to be socially responsible leaders and citizens through purposeful action, reflection, and learning. A wide variety of programs include providing direct service such as tutoring, tax preparation, mentoring, and leadership training, and reflecting on that service inside and outside of a classroom setting. This dynamic combination of the practical and the academic helps shape students' professional goals, gives them real work experience, and provides the Philadelphia metropolitan area with much-needed services.