Education
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South Korean Students Visiting Penn State Abington Immerse Themselves in American Culture
Already a proven destination for students from abroad, Penn State Abington is hosting 33 South Korean students and two faculty chaperones from the University of Gyeongnam Geochang from Jan. 14-Feb. 13. During their four-week visit, the students will engage in intensive ESL training and immerse themselves in American culture. The Office of Continuing Education, with…
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Hidden Haverford College Attic Brings Forgotten History, Traditions to Light
A hidden attic discovered during recent renovations has uncovered a wealth of historic items from Haverford College’s early years including some wooden canes that were used in the long forgotten practice of cane rush, writes Susan Snyder for Philly.com. While inspecting the newly discovered space, campus planner David L. Harrower found framed pictures of previous…
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Jenkintown Animal Group Recognizes Middle-Schooler for Her Work against Frog Dissection
Animalearn has named 13-year-old Jenna Ward of McCarthy Middle School in Chelmsford as its 2016 Humane Student of the Year for her dedication to the protection of frogs often used for dissection in science class, according to a staff report from The Lowell Sun. “Animalearn is proud to recognize Jenna Ward with our 2016 Humane…
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Donation Ensures Continuity of Bryn Mawr Jewish Day School
The Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy in Bryn Mawr will soon be available to more children thanks to a generous donation made by Philadelphia-area philanthropists Lynne and Leonard Barrack, writes Liz Spikol for Jewish Exponent. The donation is financing the Perelman-Barrack Bridge, which will facilitate Jewish day school education for families who have a child…
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See How Montgomery County Colleges Fared in a Study on Intergenerational Mobility
Manor College scored highest out of the Montgomery County colleges included in a new study that measures the schools’ role in intergenerational mobility based on the economic makeup of their students, writes Gregor Aisch, Larry Buchanan, Amanda Cox, and Kevin Quealy for The New York Times. The study points to the fact that some elite…
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Temple Renames Media and Communication School after Cheltenham Native Lew Klein
To honor the over half century legacy of broadcasting pioneer and Cheltenham native Lew Klein as a teacher and mentor, Temple University is renaming its School of Media and Communication to the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication, writes Shannon McLaughlin Rooney for Temple Now. The tribute honors Klein’s contributions to the broadcasting field…
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Manor College Receives an A+ in Safety; School Set to Host Title IX Training
Manor College has received an A+ in Safety, according to the 2017 Safest College Campus Ranking from Niche, which has the most comprehensive data available on U.S. schools and neighborhoods. This ranking is based on key statistics and reviews of data from the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges that received an A+ rating provide a…
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Arcadia University President Steps Down, Will Serve Through June
It has not been a good year for Arcadia University, and it seems that the educational institution’s troubles are continuing into the New Year with the announcement that its current president will soon be departing the school, writes Susan Snyder for Philly.com. Nicolette DeVille Christensen The troubled Glenside school has announced that Nicolette DeVille Christensen…
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Collegeville Nonprofit Brings the Farm Feeling to Montgomery County Schools
A Collegeville nonprofit has thought of an innovative way to bring the farm feeling directly to Montgomery County schools by using a large cooking and gardening truck, writes Gary Puleo for The Times Herald. Greener Partners’ Farm Explorer has been traveling through a five-county area carrying thriving beds of vegetables and fruits in an attempt…
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Montgomery County Leadership – Jonathan Peri
Jonathan Peri, President of Manor College speaks with MONTCO Today about growing up on Long Island, racing go-carts with his father as a teenager, finding his way into Villanova and then Widener Law School before deciding practicing law wasn’t for him, shepherding Neumann College through the university accreditation process and his hopes that Manor College’s…
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Manor College’s Rebranding to Include New Tagline and Institutional, Athletic Logos
Manor College, a private college located in Jenkintown that offers more than 38 associate’s degree programs, recently announced its future plans for rebranding. Effective Jan. 27, the college will implement a polished institutional logo, tagline, and a suite of athletic logos featuring their mascot, the Manor Blue Jay. To prepare for the rebrand, Manor College…
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Bryn Mawr Prep School Helps Students Gain Real-Life Skills for College
Hill Top Preparatory School has launched a boarding program to help ease the switch from leaving the safety of a parents’ home to the independent dormitory living that can be daunting to any college freshman. The boarding program aims to help students gain the life skills they need to live more independently and with other…
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Local Middle-Schoolers’ Search for STEM Balloon Missing for Six Months Reaches Happy Conclusion
Maintaining hope has paid off for three Swarthmore girls after they spent more than six months searching for a data pack that was attached to the STEM balloon they launched in June as part of a personal project, writes Allan Vought for The Baltimore Sun. The data pack was launched on a high-altitude balloon by…
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New Rankings Reveal How Montco’s Private High Schools Fare Relative to Others in State
Based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents, Niche.com has unveiled its 2017 rankings of the Top 100 Private High Schools in Pennsylvania. The Hill School in Pottstown checked in at No. 3, trailing only Philadelphia’s Germantown Friends School and Newtown Square’s Episcopal Academy, while The Baldwin School…
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PA Losing its College Grads
Once they’ve tossed their hats into the air, college graduates are ditching their Pennsylvania address. Statistics show that the Commonwealth is losing more young college graduates than it’s gaining, according to a report in The New York Times by Quoctrung Bui. The pace of this net outflow of degree-holding minds is between two and four…
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Harriton, Lower Merion Crack State’s Top 5 Public High Schools
Harriton Senior High School in Rosemont and Lower Merion High School in Ardmore led a score of other Montgomery County public high schools with high A+ marks in the new 2017 Best Public High Schools in America rankings by Niche.com. At No. 4 and No. 5 in all of Pennsylvania, Harriton and Lower Merion helped…
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Former Professor from Gladwyne Helps Students Succeed with Strive for College Mentor Program
Former Widener University Delaware Law School professor and now sought after private admissions counselor, Doretta Massardo McGinnis from Gladwyne, is helping students with their college admissions through Strive for College, writes Kerry Hannon for Forbes. Strive for College is a free online community that provides virtual online mentoring for students from low-income families. It is…
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Apartment Boom in Lower Merion Brings More Students and Tax Hike for Property Owners
As the fastest growing district in the Philadelphia suburbs, Lower Merion Township has already encountered hefty tax hikes over the last decade to the tune of over 50 percent due to the growing number of children, writes Kathy Boccella for Philly.com. This has required the construction of new high schools, and more is on the…
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