Bryn Mawr President Kim Cassidy writes for Ms. Magazine about the Miss America Pageant's decision to scrap the swimsuit competition: "In environments where women are not judged for their appearance, they can focus on what really should matter—and succeed."

Gay's many literary accomplishments include the bestselling essay collection "Bad Feminist." She'll visit the campus on Nov. 6 for an onstage interview and Q&A in Goodhart auditorium.

Members of this year's class include first generation college students, students who have majored in everything from business administration to theology, and students from the East Coast, West Coast, and many points in between. 

Judy Bardes led the Class of 1953 in the Parade of Classes at this year's reunion. See more from the weekend in the photo gallery!

This illustration from the Shurangama Sutra, printed in 1547, is among the entries in "The Helen Chapin Korean Book Collection in the Bryn Mawr College Library."

Kate Edwards '18 (pictured) was joined by 11 other student athletes from Lacrosse, Outdoor Track & Field, and Tennis on the Centennial Conference 2018 Spring Academic Honor Roll.

The wet weather didn't dampen the spirits of the hundreds of friends and family members gathered on Merion Green to witness Bryn Mawr's Class of 2018 receive their degrees.

"I knew I wanted to go to a women's college when I was applying...That was the biggest reason why I chose Bryn Mawr, because it pushed me to accept that it was going to be difficult being a woman in tech...but you have to push through it and you are going to make people recognize you."

Tessa will be staying at Bryn Mawr for her final year of the A.B./M.A. program in History of Art and she’ll be continuing her work as a curatorial intern at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

A Russian and Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology double major, Marie will spend the 2018-19 school year abroad in Almaty, Kazakhstan.