| Kerry Walk | |
| Office: | 5th President of University of the Arts |
| Term Start: | August 1, 2023 |
| Term End: | June 4, 2024 |
| Predecessor: | David Yager |
| Education: | Wellesley College (BA) University of California, Berkeley (MA, PhD) |
Kerry Walk is an administrator who served as the fifth president of University of the Arts in Philadelphia from 2023 to 2024 when it closed. She was the president of Marymount Manhattan College from 2015 to 2023.
Walk held staff positions at Harvard University, Princeton University, and Pitzer College.
She served as provost at the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles from 2011 to 2014, and interim President from 2014 to 2015.[1]
From 2015 to 2023, Walk was the president of Marymount Manhattan College in New York City.[2] [3]
In April 2023, Walk was appointed President of the University of the Arts, beginning her tenure in August 2023.[4] Less than a year later, on May 31, 2024, President Walk announced the closing of UArts on June 7, 2024, with less than a week's notice.[5] She announced her resignation shortly thereafter on June 4, 2024 after dodging questions from students and faculty. [6]