Kerry Walk is the current and fifth president of
University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
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,
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
Pitzer College is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California. One of the Claremont Colleges, the college has a curricular emphasis on the social sciences, behavioral sciences, international programs, and media studies. Pitzer is k ...
. On April 21, 2023, it was announced that Walk was appointed President of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. Her tenure begins in August 2023. Her first action as President of the University of the Arts was to raise tuition by 6%.
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Marymount Manhattan College
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