Welcome Message from the Chair of Liberal Arts

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By Jeanne Minahan McGinn, Ph.D.

Curtis’s Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams Jr. Chair of Liberal Arts and Senior Associate Dean of Academics, praises the visionary leadership of Mary Louise Curtis Bok, founder of Curtis. As the school prepares to mark the centennial of her living vision in the 2024–25 season, Dr. McGinn also salutes the strength of women in leadership across campus who serve, guide, and celebrate Curtis’s extraordinarily talented students.

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