Centers, Institutes, and Programs
Bryn Mawr College is home to a vibrant ecosystem of interdisciplinary centers and research initiatives that enrich academic life and support intellectual exploration. From the visual and performing arts to language immersion, teaching innovation, and social impact, our programs provide students and faculty with opportunities to engage deeply in scholarship, public dialogue, and transformative learning.
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Center for Visual Culture
As one of the College’s original Centers for 21st-Century Inquiry, we build on the traditions in art and archeological study at the College while supporting inquiry and exploration into modern visual expression.
Teaching and Learning Institute
Funded originally by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and now supported jointly by Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges, the Teaching and Learning Institute (TLI) embraces a partnership model of faculty and student academic development
Center for Social Sciences
The Center's goals are twofold: 1) to raise the academic and intellectual visibility of the social sciences at Bryn Mawr and in the broader community; and 2) to build collaborative relationships among social science faculty and students.
Social Justice Initiative
The mission is to co-create space and time for dialogue, reflection, relationship-building, and action to dismantle unjust systems, honoring our inherent interconnections and interdependencies.
Institut d'Avignon
Based in the medieval city of Avignon, in Provence, in the south of France, this is a six-week intensive summer program in advanced French and Francophone studies, and in Theater studies, for undergraduate and graduate students.
The Flexner Lectureship
Established in honor of Mary Flexner, a Bryn Mawr graduate of the class of 1895, the Lectureship has brought some of the world’s best-known humanists to campus for a brief residency.