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New Bucks-Ursinus Transfer Agreement Opens a Top 100 Liberal Arts Path With $43,000 in Scholarships
Bucks County Community College and Ursinus College have announced a deal that creates new possibilities for students in the Greater Philadelphia region. The dual admission and core-to-core transfer agreement, signed June 10 in a ceremony at Ursinus College in Collegeville, creates a direct pathway for Bucks graduates at the public two-year college to transfer to…
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Your Future Starts With a Visit. Come See Penn State Brandywine This Summer
There is something that no brochure, website, or virtual tour can fully capture: the feeling of walking onto a college campus and knowing you could be part of the scene. This summer, Penn State Brandywine is inviting high school students, transfer students, adult learners, veterans, and their families to come experience that feeling firsthand —…
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Why Freedom Village at Brandywine’s CMS 5-Star Rating Matters for Your Senior Living Decision
As a culture, we love ratings. They make it easier to evaluate everything from cars, restaurants, and movies to senior care. Of course, the rating is only as good as the reviewer. For something as complicated as a skilled nursing facility, the most important reviews are from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).…
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PHILADELPHIA Careers – The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth
Founded in 1970 by a behavioral health hospital and incorporated as a nonprofit in 1983, The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth is an entrepreneurial social enterprise committed to transforming lives and communities. Headquartered in Audubon, TLC operates across multiple states, providing K-12 alternative education, comprehensive mental and behavioral health services, coaching, counseling, and trauma-informed…
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Penn State Engineering Student Selected for Competitive Summer Research Program
Meera Ramasamy, a second-year engineering student at Penn State Brandywine in Media, has been selected to participate in Penn State’s highly competitive Multi-Campus Research Experience for Undergraduates (MC REU) Summer Program. The MC REU is an intensive eight-week summer research program that provides a select group of College of Engineering students the opportunity to conduct…
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Freedom Village at Brandywine Hosts ‘Why Now?’ Retirement Planning Event June 11 in Malvern
For many older adults, the idea of moving to a senior living community is often postponed until a health crisis or major life change forces the conversation. But representatives from Freedom Village at Brandywine say the best time to make those decisions is much earlier — while individuals are still healthy, active, and fully independent.…
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General Recreation Helps Bring Wissahickon Park Back to Life in West Ambler with Inclusive Playground
A park in West Ambler that had been closed for 40 years has come back to life with a new playground from General Recreation Inc. in Newtown Square as its centerpiece. Wissahickon Park in Whitpain Township is an example of a community reclaiming and reimagining a long-closed public space. Once an active township park, the…
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PHILADELPHIA Careers: Freedom Village at Brandywine
Find your Freedom Village career at Freedom Village at Brandywine, a Life Plan Community in West Brandywine, that has served seniors for more than 25 years. Freedom Village provides active senior living with resort-inspired services, amenities, social activities, chef-prepared cuisine, and on-site care that includes personal care, skilled nursing, memory care, and rehabilitation services. Be…
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Teaching Children Goal Setting: How Parents Can Build Confidence, Discipline, and Lifelong Success
As parents, we play a crucial role in teaching our children essential life skills, and goal setting is among the most important. This guide is designed to help you navigate the process of teaching your child valuable goal-setting strategies so they can set out to pursue and achieve their goals and dreams. Discovering Natural Talents…
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Middle Schoolers Learn Physics and More at Penn State Brandywine LaunchBox STEAM Day
Nearly 80 middle school students discovered on a recent Wednesday in May that the distance between the classroom and a launchpad is shorter than they thought. The Brandywine LaunchBox hosted its annual Youth Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) and Startup Day on May 14 at Penn State Brandywine in Media. The event drew…
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Freedom Village at Brandywine Residents Raise $115,000 in Funds to Advance Employee Education, Careers
Demonstrating the generosity and community spirit that define life at Freedom Village at Brandywine, residents there raised $115,000 to put toward scholarships for 27 employees announced during the community’s 20th annual scholarship awards ceremony held in the Greg Welch Auditorium. The scholarships, funded entirely through contributions from Freedom Village residents, support employees pursuing higher education…
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Penn State Brandywine Softball Wins Back-to-Back United East Championships
The Penn State Brandywine Lions softball team has followed up its historic 2025 title, capturing a second consecutive United East Conference championship in 2026. Brandywine won its first-ever United East softball championship in 2025, beating Penn College 8-7 in a comeback victory. Because Brandywine still had provisional NCAA Division III status during its first title…
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TLC: The Power of Play: How Play Helps Kids Heal and Grow
“Play is what makes kids, kids. It’s what they do,” says Allison Gopnik, human play researcher and psychology professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Yet each decade, society has continued to edge play out of the regular rhythm of life for children and families, replacing that play with busyness, distraction, and isolation. Families have…
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Freedom Village at Brandywine Hosts ‘Why Now?’ Retirement Planning Event June 11 in Malvern
For many older adults, the idea of moving to a senior living community is often postponed until a health crisis or major life change forces the conversation. But representatives from Freedom Village at Brandywine say the best time to make those decisions is much earlier — while individuals are still healthy, active, and fully independent.…
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PHILADELPHIA Careers – The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth
Founded in 1970 by a behavioral health hospital and incorporated as a nonprofit in 1983, The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth is an entrepreneurial social enterprise committed to transforming lives and communities. Headquartered in Audubon, TLC operates across multiple states, providing K-12 alternative education, comprehensive mental and behavioral health services, coaching, counseling, and trauma-informed…
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Wawa Shelves Shelfless, All-Digital Store at Drexel University
Wawa has made a “business decision” to close a shelfless, all-digital store at Drexel University, 3300 Market Street in Philadelphia, writes Michael Tanenbaum for PhillyVoice. The Wawa store in University City was an experiment in virtual shopping. It opened in September 2018 on the ground floor of a parking garage owned by Drexel University. In…
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Penn State Brandywine Honors 100+ Student-Athletes at 2025-26 NCAA Division III Awards Banquet
Penn State Brandywine Athletics held its annual awards banquet on May 19 in the Student Union, writes Christina Billie for Penn State Brandywine. The 2025-26 academic year marked Brandywine’s second year of provisional membership in NCAA Division III and the United East Conference. “What a year it’s been — a truly historic one! As we…
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TLC: Summer Reading Is a Relaxing Way to Cultivate Lifelong Readers
Many of us remember those hot, languid summer days spent reading the latest novel by our favorite author or immersing ourselves in a fascinating new obsession. Today, as we observe the students in our lives, we might feel lucky if their screen time dips below the national average (4-6 hours for children aged 8-12; up…











































