Title: President, Bryn Mawr College
Cassidy is the ninth president of Bryn Mawr, a women’s liberal arts college in Pennsylvania. She has been with the college since 1993, serving as a faculty member, provost and interim president. With her support, Bryn Mawr developed academic partnerships with other four-year institutions such as Haverford College, Penn State University and Swarthmore College. Cassidy was also integral in Bryn Mawr obtaining a grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation to develop a partnership with the Community College of Philadelphia and Montgomery County Community College, which created a pathway for high-achieving community college students to attend Bryn Mawr.