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Bryn Mawr College Grad Angie Henderson Is Running for Nashville Vice Mayor
Angie Henderson, a Bryn Mawr College graduate, is running for vice mayor in the 2023 Nashville-Davidson County election, writes David Plazas for The Tennessean. Henderson, who earned a degree in Growth and Structure of Cities at Bryn Mawr, currently serves on Nashville’s Metro Council. She said she decided to run for vice mayor because she…
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Bryn Mawr College Professor Mixes Journalism and Poetry in Her New Book
Airea D. Matthews, a Bryn Mawr College professor, recently released a new poetry collection, Bread and Circus, writes the staff of Poets & Writers. Published by Scribner, the book is a mix of lyrics, prose poems, images and docupoetic form which combines nonliterary texts with poetry to make a social statement. Matthews wants her readers…
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Bryn Mawr Woman a Contestant on Shocking Jeopardy! Episode
A recent episode of Jeopardy! baffled the popular gameshow’s fans when all three contestants, including Lisa Gargiulo, a middle school English teacher from Bryn Mawr, went into the first commercial break with $0 or negative scores, writes Darian Lusk for The Sun. At the start of the episode hosted by Mayim Bialik, contestants provided six…
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Bryn Mawr Non-Profit Founder Honors Grandfather Ed Snider’s Legacy
Bryn Mawr’s Garrett Snider has more to boast about than being the grandson of the late Flyers owner Ed Snider. The 27-year-old wears many hats. He’s a real estate investor and strategic consultant. A child welfare advocate, Snider founded the Resilience Foundation and serves on the Philadelphia DHS Child Welfare Oversight Board, writes Kim Douglas…
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Bryn Mawr College Professor Says Mountain Meadows Massacre Can Offer Insight into Our Polarized Society
The Mountain Meadows Massacre, which resulted in the death of more than 100 innocent travelers during the Utah War, can offer some insight into the polarized times the nation is experiencing, writes Brigham Tomco for the Deseret News. The events, which are covered in the new book Vengeance Is Mine: The Mountain Meadows Massacre and…
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Matchmaker from Bryn Mawr Helps Jewish Singles Find Love in New Netflix Show
Bryn Mawr native Aleeza Ben Shalom is helping Jewish singles find their soulmates in a new Netflix show, Jewish Matchmaking, writes Cecilia Levine for the Daily Voice. The show, which is produced by the same team that worked on Indian Matchmaking, debuted on the streaming platform on May 3. Ben Shalom is a dating coach…
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Michael Rubin’s Fanatics to Grow Sports-Betting Operation with $150M Acquisition
Fanatics, the largest sports apparel and collectibles company in the world owned by Bryn Mawr billionaire Michael Rubin, agreed to pay $150 million for the U.S. business of Australian-based PointsBet. Jeff Neiburg went all-in to cover the deal in The Philadelphia Inquirer. “While there are still several steps in the process to complete the acquisition,…
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WSJ Consults with Bryn Mawr Interior Designer to Identify 2023’s Hottest Trends in Bathroom Chic
Brittany Hakimfar, lead designer at Far Studio in Bryn Mawr, was recently asked by Yelena Moroz Alper of The Wall Street Journal about current style trends for bathrooms. The focus on improving internal spaces within homes has been surging worldwide since the pandemic. All that indoor time has residents across the globe reconsidering their spaces…
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Bryn Mawr College President Kim Cassidy Announces Retirement from Her Only Employer
Kim Cassidy, president of Bryn Mawr College who has spent her entire career at the women’s educational institution, will step down in June 2024, reported Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She will end her run as president after 11 years, which is almost twice the average tenure for presidents these days. “I believe that…
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Wall Street Journal: Bryn Mawr Billionaire Plans to Invest $1B in Sports Betting
Bryn Mawr billionaire Michael Rubin, owner of manufacturer and retailer of licensed sports merchandise Fanatics, plans to invest $1 billion in the company’s new sports-betting division. Katherine Sayre reported the brand’s expansion for The Wall Street Journal. Despite being late to the game, Rubin believes that he has a strong hand, thanks to Fanatics’ 95…
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Bryn Mawr Parish Acquires Rare Piano Through Luck That Was Perhaps Divine
A 99-year-old unique concert grand piano bought by organist and music director Andrew Puntel has made its way to St. John Neumann Parish. Joseph Myers, in Catholic Philly, told of its needle-in-a-haystack route to Bryn Mawr. Puntel started browsing online sales for a top-notch parish piano in July 2020. Msgr. Michael J. Matz, pastor, wanted…
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Bryn Mawr Plastic Surgeon Uses Carbon Dioxide to Breathe New Life into Patients’ Faces
Bryn Mawr plastic surgeon Jason Bloom is using CO2LIFT to help patients look better, as told to Jenn Frederick at FOX 29 Philadelphia. CO2LIFT is a mask that revives skin tone by using carbon dioxide to increase dermal blood flow. “The idea has been around for a while,” Bloom explained. “In the 1930s, doctors used…
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Brush of Good Fortune Provides Harcum College Dental Student with Scholarship
A Nottingham, Chester County resident, Keylen Arizmendi Cordova, attended the Open House/Accepted Student Day at Harcum College and walked away with a $10,000 scholarship toward her dental studies. During a random drawing in front of assembled prospective students, guests, faculty, staff, and college administrators at the “Bear-Nanza”–themed event on Apr. 15, Cordova’s name was selected…
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Bryn Mawr Bride Weds Where Ray Charles, Judy Garland, the Bolshoi Ballet, and Blondie Once Stood
Aubrey Mozino and Sam Mestman both work in the film industry, which explains a lot about how they ended up uniting in one of Philadelphia’s storied performance venues: The Mann Center for the Performing Arts. Kristen Schott profiled it for Philadelphia Magazine. The two met in New York City, where one of West Orange, New…
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New Judy Blume Documentary Features Bryn Mawr Grad Who Has Been Writer’s Pen Pal for 45 Years
Author Lorrie Kim, a Bryn Mawr College graduate, who has been Judy Blume’s pen pal for the past 45 years, will be featured in the new documentary on the author of Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, reported Bedatri D. Choudhury for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Kim discovered Blume’s books in fourth grade when she…
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Six Years Ago, Bryn Mawr College Opted Out of Requiring SAT/ACT Exams; What Happened Next?
A 2015 experiment at Bryn Mawr College removed required SAT/ACT test scores from the admissions policy. Maya Rodriguez of WPTV, West Palm Beach, Florida, reported the results. Tests became optional, with a “holistic review” offered to non-takers, according to Cheryl Lynn Horsey, Bryn Mawr College chief enrollment officer. The trial yielded a corps of Montgomery…
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Fashion Is Back: Harcum College Runway Show Returns in Spectacular Style
The Harcum College Fashion Program announces its annual spring fashion showcase, featuring an in-person runway show on Apr. 28, at 8 PM in Klein Hall on the Bryn Mawr campus. This will be the first runway show since the pandemic, and the runway, measuring 8 ft. × 40 ft., will be the longest and widest…
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Amaris Baker Wasn’t Getting Noticed. Now at Harcum, She’s a National Lead Scorer
Cardinal O’Hara graduate Amaris Baker was unclear about her next move after a year with the Division I Kennesaw State women’s basketball team. No one had expressed much interest in her after an injury limited her playing time and she was questioning her future in the game. She sought a program closer to home and,…
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