Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Innovation
Digital Scholarship
New initiative offers a host of research opportunities for Bryn Mawr’s Graduate Group in Archaeology, Classics and History of Art
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In the Media
Faculty Scholarship
Chemistry's Michelle Francl pens profile on Jeanette Piccard, first woman in near space
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Humanities
Graduate Scholarship
History of Art's Michelle Smiley researches the development of photography in antebellum Philadelphia
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Research
Where Theory Meets Practice
Ph.D. candidate Ziva Myer awarded 3-year Post-Doc at Duke University
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Report from the Field
Where Theory Meets Practice
Archaeology Ph.D. student Zachary Silvia travels to Uzbekistan to map ancient Central Asian settlement
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Cutting-edge Research
The Future of Energy
Physics Professor David Schaffner is researching new ways to harness the power of fusion energy
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Mentoring
Graduate Students Serve as Valuable Mentors
Bryn Mawr’s liberal arts focus and small classes create the perfect environment for mentorship to flourish.
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Graduate Education in a Liberal Arts Environment

Graduate education at Bryn Mawr was part of the founding mission of the college. Established in 1885, Bryn Mawr College takes pride in being the first institution in the United States to provide women a graduate education culminating in a Ph.D. Since 1931, graduate enrollment has been co-educational and today embraces inclusivity as one of its core values. Students in Graduate School of Arts and Sciences pursue research in graduate programs of international reputation. Bryn Mawr surpasses traditional models of graduate education in its attention to the unique needs of individual students and its commitment to developing a broadly trained community of scholars. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences currently accepts students into Ph.D. programs in Chemistry, Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, Greek, Latin and Classical Studies, History of Art, Mathematics, and Physics.

A hallmark of graduate studies at Bryn Mawr College is interdisciplinary collaboration among its two graduate groups. Since 2000, the award-winning Graduate Group in Archaeology, Classics, and History of Art is a unique collaboration across these departments. The Graduate Group in Science and Mathematics fosters interdisciplinary thinking across the departments of Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics with an eye to professional development and innovative research.