The below message was sent to faculty and staff on December 4, 2025.
Friends and Colleagues:
We are excited to provide an update on the invitation we shared earlier this semester requesting proposals for achievable, innovative pilot projects to advance Bi-Co academic collaboration and promise meaningful outcomes for students, support faculty innovation, and enhance the academic experience across both campuses.
We met last month with the Provosts from each of our institutions to review the proposals submitted in the first round of this process. We are grateful for the thoughtfulness and collaboration that went into these submissions.
We are pleased to share that we have granted funding for the following proposals:
- Reinvigorating Black Studies Collaboration in the Bi-Co: Submitted by Paul Joseph López Oro, Africana Studies, Bryn Mawr College; Kevin Quin, African & Africana Studies, Haverford College; and Chanelle Wilson, Educational Studies, Bryn Mawr & Haverford Colleges. This planning project seeks to strengthen collaboration between the Africana Studies programs at Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges by creating a series of student-facing and collegial initiatives that promote shared learning, community building, and programmatic innovation. Through intentional gatherings, joint events, and faculty collaboration, this pilot will reinvigorate the Bi-Co relationship around Africana Studies and establish a sustainable structure for joint programming and the possibility of a Bi-Co Black Studies Department.
- Narrative Matters: A Bi-Co East Asian Languages and Cultures Planning Initiative: Submitted by Kimiko Suzuki, East Asian Languages and Cultures (Japanese Language), Haverford College and Shiamin Kwa, East Asian Languages and Cultures (Chinese Culture), Bryn Mawr College. "Narrative Matters" proposes a planning initiative to bring together faculty and students from both campuses through a series of interrelated workshops and events that highlight how narrative operates across languages and culture, in order to explore what unites their work across the boundaries of language (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) and discipline (literature, visual culture, history, religion, and linguistics) as well as a shared investment in narrative as a mode of communication, interpretation, and cross-cultural understanding.
In addition to these proposals, we received several additional interesting ideas that we have asked for some revisions on and will be reconsidering in the next round. The deadline for the second round of proposals has been extended to Friday, December 19th. Please see our original invitation and details on how to apply online.
You may reach out to Bryn Mawr Interim Provost David Karen or Haverford Provost Helen White with any questions.
Sincerely,
Wendy Cadge, president, Bryn Mawr College
Wendy Raymond, president, Haverford College
