• After Closing Two Hospitals in Chester County, Tower Health Remains in Debt More Than $1 Billion

    After Closing Two Hospitals in Chester County, Tower Health Remains in Debt More Than $1 Billion

    Tower Health managed to more than halve its net loss to $65.6 million in the first half of fiscal 2022, but the Reading-based health system remains in the red, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal.  During the same period in fiscal 2021, the owner of Phoenixville Hospital and recently closed Jennersville and Brandywine…

  • Penn State Great Valley Prof Gives Keynote at NASA Event

    Penn State Great Valley Prof Gives Keynote at NASA Event

    Kathryn Jablokow, a professor of engineering design and mechanical engineering at Penn State Great Valley, presented one of three keynote talks at NASA’s imaginAviation virtual event last week. Jablokow’s keynote, “The Edge of Uncomfortable,” was framed as a fireside chat with John Cavolowsky, NASA’s Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program (TACP) director. The discussion focused on the challenges of…

  • Immaculata Partners with Catholic Healthcare System to Offer Its Employees Discounted Tuition

    Immaculata Partners with Catholic Healthcare System to Offer Its Employees Discounted Tuition

    Immaculata University is offering discounted tuition to employees of Trinity Health, a Catholic healthcare system with an enduring legacy and a steadfast mission to be a transforming and healing presence within the communities its serves. Trinity Health employees who are interested in earning a bachelor’s or master’s degree within various majors have the opportunity to continue…

  • WCU’s ‘High Research Activity’ Earns It Lofty Status from Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

    WCU’s ‘High Research Activity’ Earns It Lofty Status from Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

    West Chester University’s reclassification from Master’s Colleges & Universities – Larger Programs (M1) to Doctoral Universities – High Research Activity (R2) was released in the most recent update of the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, which was posted for a public-review period in December 2021. The university’s new 2021 classification took place during…

  • 72-Acre Preserve in Chadds Ford Set to Open for Public Use This Spring

    72-Acre Preserve in Chadds Ford Set to Open for Public Use This Spring

    Thanks to a network of dedicated local nonprofits, Brinton Run Preserve is set to open this spring in Chadds Ford, writes Melissa Jacobs for The Hunt Magazine.  With 72 acres of fields, the land is protected under a conservation easement.  Currently, the rolling fields are home to 92 plant species and a large number of…

  • Malvern Bank Appoints Two New Executives, ‘Both Perfect Fits’ for Its Culture of Providing High-Level Service

    Malvern Bank Appoints Two New Executives, ‘Both Perfect Fits’ for Its Culture of Providing High-Level Service

    Malvern Bank, National Association has appointed Sandra G.M. Selzer as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Susan Marshall as Senior Vice President, Director of Human Resources. As General Counsel, Selzer will provide legal advice and strategies to Malvern’s Board of Directors and executive team.   She has nearly two decades of experience as a corporate attorney,…

  • Harcum College’s Early Childhood Education Program Reaccredited Through 2026

    Harcum College’s Early Childhood Education Program Reaccredited Through 2026

    The Early Childhood Education (ECE) program at Harcum College received official notice of reaccreditation for a full seven-year term through 2026 by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The notification letter recognized the program for the alignment of assessments such as student instructions and rubrics with 2020 Professional Standards and Competencies,…