Education
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‘Project Runway’ Star Visits Harcum College, Shares Story Behind Her Meteoric Rise in Fashion
Philadelphia native Renee Hill, a contestant on last season’s Project Runway, recently visited Harcum College to share the story behind her meteoric rise in the industry with Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising students. Hill is the founder of the luxury brand Harx4, established in 2016. She has been characterized as a fashion trailblazer who eats, sleeps,…
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DeSales MBA Among First in Pennsylvania to Offer Cyber Security Concentration
DeSales University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is helping pave the way for cyber security professionals to pursue a graduate business degree. The program is among the first in Pennsylvania to offer a new concentration in this field. The degree is aimed toward cyber security professionals who are interested in getting an MBA to…
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USA Today: Situated Side By Side, Lower Merion and Philadelphia School Districts Perfectly Reflect Disparity in School Funding for Pennsylvania
Sitting side by side, the Lower Merion School District and Philadelphia School District provide a perfect example of the disparity in school funding for Pennsylvania and the effects educational gerrymandering has on children who do not live in affluent communities, writes Alia Wong in a 3,100-word investigation written for USA Today. Pennsylvania ranks 45th in…
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Seven Montgomery County School Districts Among 50 Best for Athletes in PA for 2022
To determine the 2022 Best School Districts in Pennsylvania for athletes, Niche analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as millions of reviews from students and parents. Factors considered include student and parent reviews of athletics, the number of offered sports, and the number of students participating in athletics, among others. There…
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Villanova University’s Law School Gets $13M From Namesake, Charles Widger
Villanova University’s law school has received a $13 million gift from its namesake, investment manager Charles Widger and his wife Barbara, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Charles Widger School of Law will use the gift to grow its professional development and leadership program. “It is our hope that creating these new initiatives…
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Immigrant Student Pursues Dreams, Earns Opportunity Through MCCC
A toothache may have changed Sandrah Moyo’s life forever. Before moving to Schwenksville five years ago with her family, the 26-year-old was born and raised in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. One morning she remembered waking up in her home country with terrible pain in her mouth. While most people in this country would quickly see a dentist to fix the problem, because of Zimbabwe’s crumbling economy at the time, it meant…
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Descendant of Frederick Douglass to Visit WCU This Weekend to Discuss Human Rights, Free Speech
Frederick Douglass — the 19th-century orator, statesman, abolitionist, and former slave — would be pleased that his great-great-granddaughter, Nettie Washington Douglass, is a guest speaker at the institution where he gave his final public speech: West Chester University. Nettie Washington Douglass, who is also the great-granddaughter of 19th-century educator and intellectual Booker T. Washington, will…
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MCCC Receives $28,575 Grant for Student Veterans
A recent grant award will help Montgomery County Community College continue its commitment to support student veterans as they transition from military to college life. MCCC is among 20 charitable or veteran service organizations in the Commonwealth to receive grant funds from the Veterans’ Trust Fund, a fund administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Military…
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Abington Friends School to Host First Open House of the Fall Season October 16
Abington Friends School (AFS), for students age 3 through grade 12, is hosting an Open House on Saturday, October 16 at 1 p.m. This will be their first in-person Open House since February 2020. The Open House invites families to AFS’s beautiful 50-acre Jenkintown campus to take a look into classrooms and experience the culture…
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Honey Brook Resident Receives Presidential Scholarship from Immaculata
Immaculata University has announced that freshman Marie Wadlinger, a Honey Brook resident and graduate of Twin Valley High School, has earned the Presidential Scholarship. The amount of the Presidential Scholarship is equal to annual full-time undergraduate tuition and is awarded to a select number of students with a record of academic excellence. Students are evaluated…
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Donors Endow Two $100k Scholarships at Neumann University
Two donors have given Neumann University $100,000 gifts to endow scholarships for students. John and Joan Mullen have endowed a scholarship in the name of Sr. Marguerite O’Beirne, the university’s longtime vice president for mission and ministry, who retired in June of this year. This scholarship will be awarded to a student who demonstrates a…
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Penn State Great Valley Adds Workforce and Career Development Certificate
Penn State Great Valley recently announced the launch of a new professional development program: the Workforce and Career Development Certificate. The four-course program provides important tools, knowledge, and awareness to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, capabilities, and capacities of the modern workforce. All courses are grounded in real-world challenges and opportunities and cover new technologies, making the…
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Distinguished Pastor, Scholar to Deliver WCU’s Frederick Douglass Institute Lecture on Thursday
Rev. Dr. Wayne E. Croft Sr., pastor of St. Paul’s Baptist Church in West Chester, will deliver the 2021 Dr. Clifford E. DeBaptiste Frederick Douglass Lecture at West Chester University on Thursday, Oct. 7 at 4 PM. The lecture will be given at DeBaptiste Plaza at the Frederick Douglass statue on the Quad behind Philips…
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Truist Financial Donates $1,000 to Manor College “Bird Feed”
Manor College’s food pantry, known as the Bird Feed, received a generous $1,000 donation from Truist Financial recently. The food pantry is located on the second floor of Mother of Perpetual Help Hall, is meant to meet the immediate needs of Manor College’s students and their families. The donations will go towards stocking a new…
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Harcum College to Host Socially Distanced Open House on Nov. 13
Harcum College, known as the College of Possibilities, welcomes prospective students to a socially distanced open house on Saturday, Nov. 13 from 9:30 AM-1:30 PM. Students interested in starting classes next semester or later are encouraged to attend. They may take a self-guided tour of the Bryn Mawr Campus beginning at 9:30 AM, 10:30 AM,…
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Pandemic Teaches Abington Friends School Lessons for a Successful School Year
While the last school year brought with it some previously unforeseen challenges, it also ushered in a whole new understanding of the academic year and learning to students and staff alike, in both a personal and professional way at Abington Friends School. Andrea Emmons, Lower School Director, said that she learned the importance of community. “It…
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DeSales University One-Credit MBA Class Offered This Month
Interested in refreshing your management and leadership skills? Take a weekend class at DeSales University this month, while earning one credit towards an MBA. Managing and Leading People: A Day to Day Guide It is 1 Credit offered over 2 weekends. Virtual sessions are held on Zoom. Participants will learn how to analyze and evaluate…
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Pulitzer Prize Finalist to Speak at WCU in Recognition of Mental Illness Awareness Week
What happens to mentally ill people who break a law? Pete Earley knows – and will share what he has witnessed when he speaks on Tuesday, Oct. 5, as the keynote of West Chester University’s Mental Illness Awareness Week events. His 6 PM speech and Q&A in Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall are free and…
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