Education
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Finish What You Started: WilmU Can Help You Complete Your Degree
When it comes to pursuing dreams, Jessica Roberts doesn’t just tell her daughters, “It’s never too late,” she shows them — as an adult learner working toward her bachelor’s degree at Wilmington University. “It’s OK if you do things out of order,” said Roberts, who started college after high school but “didn’t like the big class sizes.”…
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First-Generation College Students at Eastern University Share Their Dreams, Hurdles, and Legacy
Eastern University boasts a vibrant tapestry of students, each with their own unique stories. Among them is a group of first-generation students who are not only pursuing their passions and dreams, but redefining their family legacies. A first-generation college student is someone who is the first in their family to enroll at a university or…
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Penn State Abington Grad Is Making a Name for Herself in Applied Behavior Analysis
Quintara Tucker, a Pennsylvania State Abington graduate, has launched two Applied Behavioral Analysis firms as she makes a name for herself in the field, writes Ryan Genova for Glenside Local. Applied Behavior Analysis is a type of therapy based on principles of learning and behavior. It is commonly used in special education and as a…
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PAFA Announces It Will Close Its College At the End of the 2024-25 Academic Year
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is closing its college at the end of the 2024-25 academic year, writes Tom Dougherty for CBS News Philadelphia. While its college will close, the museum will remain open and its certificate programs, K-12 arts programs, and continuing education will remain in place. PAFA President Eric Pryor cited…
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Karen M. Turner, Longtime Esteemed Temple University Professor and Journalist, Retires After 31 Years
Associate Professor Karen M. Turner has retired from Temple University after 31 years, Klein College of Media and Communication staff writes. Throughout her career, Turner became a distinguished member of the faculty and a trailblazer in the field of journalism and media studies. She joined Temple in 1992. A graduate of Dartmouth College and Northwestern…
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Wilmington University Receives $1 Million Grant from the Longwood Foundation
Wilmington University has been awarded a $1 million grant by the Longwood Foundation to support the expansion of its Brandywine location, including a law school building and a Convocation Center. The context of this grant cited by Longwood links the limited diversity within Delaware’s legal profession and Wilmington University’s long tradition as an open-access, accredited, and inclusive…
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An Eastern University Grad’s Journey from Cambodian Refugee to Changing Lives as a Philadelphia Principal
While the journey from Cambodia to America was never easy, Daniel Sophara Peou, a 1997 graduate of Eastern University, has allowed his story to shape his passions and influence his desire to make a difference for his students as a principal in the School District of Philadelphia. At 13 years old, Dan and his family…
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Last Call for Bucks County Residents to Claim State Grant Money to Finish Degree/Certification by June 24
Students who had to pause their college or career training certificate programs have limited time to apply for a share of $1,333,268 awarded to the Bucks County Department of Workforce and Economic Development (WED) by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Near Completer Grant program. Time still remains to complete a degree or…
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Pennsylvania Will Soon Require a Personal Finance Course for High School Graduation
Pennsylvania will soon be one of only 25 states to require high schools to provide a mandatory personal finance literacy class, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The requirement will begin in 2026-2027, but the full implementation across the state hasn’t yet been worked out. The class must be worth at least half a…
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Philadelphia Leadership: Margaret Harkins, Dean of Nursing, Holy Family University
Margaret Harkins, DNP, MBE, MSN, GNP-BC, RN-BC, dean of nursing at Holy Family University, grew up in Philadelphia as the daughter of Scottish immigrants. She recalled the tight-knit neighborhood of Olney and working on evenings and weekends as a teenager to earn spending money. In her early 20s, Harkins had a son who was born…
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Eastern University Launches New Online Master’s Program in Marriage and Family Therapy
Eastern University has launched a flexible and affordable Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy program that will prepare students to work clinically and skillfully with individuals, couples, families, and communities. Eastern’s M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy (MAMFT) is 100 percent online, with courses designed to fit into a student’s busy schedule through the university’s…
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Drexel University Creates Four New Endowed Positions, Aided By Donations From Urban Outfitters CEO, Drexel President
Drexel University recently announced that it has created four new endowed positions thanks to $8.5 million worth of donations, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The endowed positions will be in three different colleges in the fields of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cell and gene therapy, and civil engineering. The largest of the four…
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WilmU’s New Criminal Justice Course Tackles Cold Cases
Thirteen years ago, what began as a robbery in Chester County, ended in 43-year-old Thomas Ferguson’s murder — and his killer is still on the loose. It’s just one of the nation’s many unsolved cases. Could you help to crack one of these cases? Wilmington University’s new Cold Case Investigations (CRJ 323) course, an elective…
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Peirce College Graduate and 1865 Law Journal Editor Uses Her Education to Help Others
Lisa Effrig Lagreca is a Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies Peirce College graduate. She was also a student-editor of The 1865: the Peirce College Law Journal. Lagreca shares her educational journey and why she wanted to pursue law in the interview below. Where are you from? I am a Bucks County native; however, I currently…
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‘Picture This,’ Germantown Friends School Launches $40 Million Fundraising Campaign — Its Largest Ever
Germantown Friends School recently launched a $40 million campaign to help support a new 40,000-square-foot campus project, scholarships, educational programming, and more, writes Lisa Dukart for thePhiladelphia Business Journal. This marks the school’s largest-ever public fundraising campaign for the 178-year-old institution and its first in two decades. So far, the school has raised $27 million…
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Peirce College Student Wins Paradigm Scholarship for Working Women
Jennifer LeBold, an organizational leadership student at Peirce College and a full-time senior resource coordinator, is one of the recipients of the Paradigm Scholarship for Working Women. As an employee of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, LeBold learned about Peirce College from her Administrative Director, Dr. Susan Delaney, who encouraged her to apply. She ultimately…
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Folds of Honor Celebrates the Season of Giving with Heartwarming Scholarships for Two Students
Editor’s Note: This is an updated release to include scholarship recipients. In a moving display of gratitude and remembrance, the Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey Chapter of Folds of Honor recently brought the joy of the holiday season to the families of fallen and disabled service members and first responders through the gift of education.…
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With Opening of T.M. Peirce Elementary, A New Public School Comes To North Philadelphia For First Time in 70 Years
The brand-new T.M. Peirce Elementary School just opened its doors, marking the first time in 70 years that a public school has been built in North Philadelphia, reports Jennifer Lee for FOX 29. The $33 million facility replaces a century-old building that contained asbestos and lead, which had been discovered in 2019. “When young people…
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