Kerry Walk is the current and fifth president of University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

Kerry Walk
5th President of University of the Arts
Assumed office
August 2023
Personal details
Alma materWellesley College (B.A.)
University of California, Berkeley (M.A., Ph.D)

Walk was previous the president of Marymount Manhattan College, a private liberal arts university located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Prior to assuming the role in July 2015,[1] Walk served as interim President of Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, where she was appointed provost in 2011. Walk has also held positions at Harvard University, Princeton University, and Pitzer College. On April 21, 2023, it was announced that Walk was appointed President of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Kerry Walk, Ph.D., Takes Office as President of Marymount Manhattan College, July 1, 2015". www.mmm.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  2. ^ "University of the Arts has a new president: Kerry Walk has led a New York City college for 8 years".