Nancy J. Vickers
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Nancy J. Vickers was the seventh president of Bryn Mawr College
in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
, a position she held from 1997 until 2008. During her tenure, she was referred to as 'Nancy J.' by the students there. She announced her intention to step down as president of the college in June 2008. Vickers was a very innovative president, one who preserved the college's traditions yet challenged both students and alumnae by successfully developing campaigns to expand Bryn Mawr intellectually and financially.
Vickers received her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College
in 1967, and her Ph.D. from Yale University
in 1976. She has taught at Dartmouth College
and was Dean of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Professor of French, Italian and Comparative Literature at the University of Southern California
. USC honored Vickers with an Excellence in Teaching Award in 1994.
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....
in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Bryn Mawr from Welsh for "big hill") is a census-designated place in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia along Lancaster Avenue and the border with Delaware County...
, a position she held from 1997 until 2008. During her tenure, she was referred to as 'Nancy J.' by the students there. She announced her intention to step down as president of the college in June 2008. Vickers was a very innovative president, one who preserved the college's traditions yet challenged both students and alumnae by successfully developing campaigns to expand Bryn Mawr intellectually and financially.
Vickers received her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It was the first member of the Seven Sisters colleges, and served as a model for some of the others...
in 1967, and her Ph.D. from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1976. She has taught at Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
and was Dean of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Professor of French, Italian and Comparative Literature at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
. USC honored Vickers with an Excellence in Teaching Award in 1994.