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It seems Media Borough’s been getting all the praise lately, with publications like Money Magazine declaring the county seat one of the 50 best…
The Villanova Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) held an on-campus protest April 30 supporting Palestine, writes Lauren Armstrong and Finn Courtney for The…
Though walkability is a popular consideration for moving into today’s suburban communities, five Delaware County suburbs ranked high for other considerations as well.
Niche…
Penny Simkin was a childbirth educator and maternal advocate who has been described as the “mother of the doula movement,” writes Penelope Green for The…
Pro-Palestinian tent encampments have shown up at Swarthmore College and Haverford College, but in contrast to violent clashes at other campuses, the protests have…
Property Club, a New York City property listing site, has listed a Delaware County community as the third safest community in Pennsylvania.
The site posted…
Delaware County has a respectable three out of the 10 top colleges in Pennsylvania, according to statistics put together by Stacker, as reported at msn…
A new book written by Roseann Liu, a visiting professor in Asian American Studies and Education Studies at Swarthmore College, shines the light on the…
The Compuseum, a nonprofit focused on computer history and education, is working on a map that will showcase the Philadelphia region’s impressively rich computer…
Lee Devin has given 32 years of his theatrical expertise to Swarthmore College, helping the Department of Theater “become an essential part of Swarthmore’s…
Glen Macnow could be considered the voice of Philadelphia sports as the longtime WIP sports radio host, but he’s not originally from Philadelphia, writes…
West Chester University’s Poetry Center will host a Pop-Up Poetry Festival on Apr. 14 and 15 to celebrate National Poetry Month.
The event…
A school district in Delaware County is back on top in a Niche ranking of the best school districts in America, writes Ryan Mulligan for…
The University of Pennsylvania is one of the hardest colleges to get into in the region based on local college acceptance rates, according to an…
A book by Swarthmore College sociology professor Dr. Michael L. Mullan takes a look at how the Philadelphia Irish American community grew in the region…
The Radnor School District can lay claim to three of the top 10 elementary schools in Pennsylvania, based on a ranking of the state’s…
Swarthmore, Eastern University, and Widener University, all NCAA Division III teams, will take part in the NCAA Tournament this year, writes Matt Leon for KYW…
Swarthmore College has what is believed to be the longest-running college-based shogi club in the country, writes Matt Leon for KYW Newsradio.
Shogi…
Hundreds of beautiful communities on the East Coast cater to wide tastes, from an energetic urban landscape to the sedate natural surroundings of rural life…
NASA has discovered a new planet—a super-Earth 137 light-years away. Dubbed TOI-715b, it’s one-and-a-half times larger than…
Chester Children’s Chorus has a proud 30-year history of helping Chester’s at-risk kids make beautiful music.
More than 950 children have…
American composer Peter Schickele, known best for creating the fictional 18th-century musical persona of P.D.Q Bach, died Tuesday, Jan. 16, in Bearsville…
Endowment growth in 2023 from colleges and universities in the Greater Philadelphia Area rebounded for the most part after losing ground the year before, writes…
Robert L Pfaltzgraff Jr., of Wayne, a presidential advisor and international relations expert, died Nov. 17 at 89, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer…
If you’ve ever wanted to know what the top colleges are in the Northeast based on size, worry no more.
For your information, Amherst…
Swarthmore College graduate Dominic Sonkowsky, now an urban planner, and Harry Trinh, head of creative at the nonprofit Welcome to Chinatown wanted their shared heritage…
Holly Maguigan, a law professor who revolutionized legal tools to help women defend against abusive partners, died Nov. 15. She was 78, writes Clay Risen…
Their pursuit of the American Dream also motivated Theresa and Paul Murtaugh to keep the local Irish community “alive and kicking,” writes Fionnuala Boyle for…
The cost of attending college is on the rise, and colleges in our region are no exception, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal analysis of…
A greenhouse project involving Swarthmore College students, the EMIR Healing Center, and Farmer Jawn is helping families who have lost loved ones to gun violence…
Five Delaware County school districts are among Pennsylvania’s top 25 school districts for 2024, writes Michelle Rotuno-Johnson for Patch.
Niche ranked 94,058…
Three Delaware County colleges made a top 10 list comparing which colleges and universities offer the best value in Pennsylvania.
A study by SmartAsset compared…
Philadelphia is a national center for circus acts and clowns.
America’s first circus building opened at 12th and Market streets, with its first performance…
The best 100 colleges in the United States include three from Delaware County, according to the Wall Street Journal.
A list ranking the top 400…
Two Delaware County colleges cracked a top 10 national list for their contribution to the public good, reports Washington Monthly.
In 2023, Swarthmore College placed…
Swarthmore College and Haverford College are helping to create a digitized record showing the trauma Native American youth experienced by being forced to attend nine…
There were eight Delaware County high schools that made the top 100 list of best public high schools in the Philadelphia area for 2023 as…
Three Delaware County colleges continue to rank well on best college lists with the three showing up most recently on a 2023 100 best colleges…
Swarthmore College is the first higher education institution to join SEPTA’s Key Advantage Program, writes Ariana Perez-Gastells for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
About 1…
Raymond F Hopkins, a beloved Swarthmore College professor whose expertise on food policy and hunger helped forge the 1990 U.S. Farm Bill, is being…
Leon Spencer, CCRES board member and Chair of Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union’s board of directors, spoke with DELCO Today about growing up on…
You’re not going to rush Nigerian artist Nideka Akunyili Crosby, writes Robin Pogrebin for The New York Times.
Crosby, 40, who studied at Swarthmore…
Amy Vedder and Bill Weber fell in love at Swarthmore College and even got married on campus, but that’s not why they got an…
Two of Delaware County’s private colleges are financially strong, earning an A+ grade from Forbes on a list showing the financially strongest and weakest…
Back in 1899, Swarthmore College natural history professor Spencer Trotter and student Bird T. Baldwin dug up a Lenape burial site in Chester County and…
Perri Evanson, 63, has given up the comforts of an Old City condo to focus on expanding a Swarthmore rancher that’s been her apartment…
The Chester Children’s Chorus offers a unique performance of Mozart’s Requiem this Sunday under the baton of 15-year-old Daniel Peterkin, a…
Matteo Sollecito, a baseball senior at Swarthmore College, is on Great Britain’s taxi squad roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic, which started today…
West Chester University’s Department of Theatre & Dance will present Charlotte’s Web from March 3 – 5, 2023. One of the most beloved and…
A Swarthmore College kid named Dan Kohn changed history forever on Aug. 11, 1994 with the world’s first secure credit card transaction online for…
It’s been a good run for Swarthmore College women’s basketball and for one of its outstanding players, Dana Bandurick, writes J.F. Pirro…
Ash Hoyle grew up in the Wallingford-Swarthmore area, attended Strath Haven High School, and In 2014, watched his first Sundance film at the Ritz…
Talia Young, a Haverford College visiting assistant professor in environmental studies, is recreating a time in the 1970s when many Philadelphians used to buy fresh…
The well-known Briggs Meyer personality test, often used to match job hunter personalities with the right jobs, was co-invented by a part-time…
In 1971, the FBI office in Media was the target of civil disobedience that achieved an important goal, to “pull off a burglary that would…
The COVID-19 pandemic put an abrupt halt to Peace Corps work in more than 60 countries when the organization evacuated nearly 7,000 volunteers…
College and university endowments took a ride with the capital market slumps felt in 2022, though in Delaware County, one university came out ahead, writes…
Two Delaware County colleges made it to the top 5 ranks in Niche’s listing of the top universities in Pennsylvania for 2023.
Swarthmore College…
Teaching the Lenape language is Shelley DePaul’s calling, with repercussions that reach beyond the classroom, writes TaRhonda Thomas for 6abc.
DePaul was teaching the…
Colleges and universities are actively seeking out mental health services these days to help their students cope with academic assignments, depression, and suicidal thoughts, writes…
Two of the most difficult colleges to get into in the United States are right here in Delaware County, writes Natasha Dado for CBS News…
Patton Vo has joined Penn State Brandywine in Media as the new director of campus development, writes Christina Billie for Penn State Brandywine.
Vo began…
The Chester Partnership for Safe Neighborhoods (CPSN) continues to have a positive impact in the city of Chester even as gun violence elsewhere makes the…
Daylin Leach, former State Senator, and Representative, spoke to DELCO Today about the lessons he learned from his tumultuous childhood – he went to eight different…
Main Line Today has selected women across the Main Line and Philadelphia suburbs as the Power Women of 2022. Ten of the honorees on the…
Swarthmore College is seeing significantly fewer seniors graduating with degrees in English over the last several decades but a growing number of STEM discipline majors…
The Power Women Summit recognizing local women who have inspired others takes place Oct. 19 at Drexebrook Catering & Special Event Center in Drexel Hill…
Delaware County has seven of the top 50 school districts in Pennsylvania for 2023, according to a new ranking by Niche.
To determine the 2023…
If you could pick any suburb in Pennsylvania to live in, where would you move to? Would you stay right here in Delaware County?
According…
Five high-achieving Haverford High School seniors were profiled back in 1987 by the Philadelphia Inquirer as they prepared for their freshman year of college…
For those who prefer the slower pace of suburban living as a comfy place to start a family, consider this list of towns from Stacker…
Two private post-secondary schools in Delaware County rank among the top 100 schools in the nation by Forbes, writes Rachel Ravina for Philadelphia Business…
U.S. News & World Report looked at 718 Pennsylvania high schools and ranked them in the state and nationally.
Making the top 10, Radnor…
A Delaware County college is among the winners of the inaugural Fire Awards presented by the Philadelphia Business Journal and PHL Inno, writes Lisa Dukart…
A $750,000 state grant has been earmarked for the transformation of the former Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School property in Drexel Hill into new…
A Delaware County college has made a top 10 list for producing the best coders in the nation, writes Isabel Tehan for Philadelphia Business Journal…
The five-bedroom, 2-1/2-bath Wallingford home had a lot going for it when Hong Lin and her husband, Jinbin Zhai, decided to…
Two of the 25 most selective colleges and universities, with the lowest acceptance rates in the United States, are in Greater Philadelphia—Swarthmore College and…
Colleges and universities worldwide have some of the most notable architectural masterpieces and astonishing landscapes, writes Sarah DiMarco for veranda.com.
An attractive campus can…
Swarthmore Borough is a tight-knit community in synch with the college that influenced it back in 1864, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia Magazine.
Swarthmore…
Philadelphia-area colleges will host a variety of commencement speakers this May, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Here’s who you can expect…
There are record-low acceptance rates at the nation’s most selective schools.
At the same time, popular schools are seeing more applications than ever…
Haverford resident Jeff Yass, co-founder and CEO of Susquehanna International Group, made the top of a list of 11 Philadelphia-area residents on Forbes…
The heyday of the chain bookstore could be traced to the Harry Potter phenomena between 1997 to 2007, writes Alexandra Lange for Bloomberg CityLab.
Amazon…
A Haverford College student from Moscow never imagined that the genocide she learned about in a “transitional justice” class would be perpetrated by her own…
Jay Schwartz has been showing bits and pieces of his Secret Cinema for 30 years, writes Shaun Brady for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
He maintains a…
Six movers and shakers from Delaware County are among the Philadelphia area’s Power 100 for 2022, writes Ryan Sharrow for Philadelphia Business Journal.
The…
Media resident and comedian Wanda Sykes will be co-hosting the 2022 Academy Awards with Regina Hall and Amy Schumer, writes Max Bennett for patch…
Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history.
Also…
There are a lot of different volunteer, charity and service activities planned in Delaware County to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr…
As one of the nation’s older communities, Delaware County hosts unique and historic buildings, many of them found at places like Swarthmore College.
One…
For the past three years, the Aqua Pennsylvania Great Valley Maintenance & Construction division has been a part of the Domestic Violence Center of Chester…
The pandemic may have created a financial crisis at local colleges and universities, but a year later you’d never know it, as favorable markets…
Delaware County is represented on Forbes 2022 30 under 30 list this year, thanks to John Lim, a Swarthmore College graduate who went on to…
The pandemic has been good for pawn shops, writes Mike D’Onofrio and Taylor Allen for Axios Philadelphia.
Sales and loan redemptions have spiked in…
Manor College and The Swarthmore Group, the oldest active, minority-owned Registered Investment Advisor headquartered in Pennsylvania, are teaming up on an initiative to increase…
Two Delaware County Colleges are among the top 100 in the nation, according to the recently released Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings…
In a national top 100 ranking of colleges with the highest graduate salaries, three Delaware County colleges and universities have made the list, writes Ryan…
With a goal of reducing gun violence, Swarthmore College students and faculty have created Delaware County’s first interactive homicide database, writes Kenny Cooper for…
NASA is looking for more than a few good scientists, and Delaware is producing an abundance of them through NASA’s Space Grant program.
Noted economist and Swarthmore College professor Robinson G. Hollister Jr. died Sept. 14 at the age of 86, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer…
Delaware County is home to seven of the top 50 school districts in Pennsylvania for 2022, according to a recently published ranking by Niche.
To…
There was a steep learning curve switching to remote learning, but each week it got easier, says Swarthmore College History Department Chairman Bob Weinberg.
“I…
Entrepreneurship isn’t reserved for the older businessman or woman. There are many businesses in the Philadelphia region started by the younger crowd that have…
A university and a college in Delaware County both moved up in rank in their respective categories over last year in a Top 100 Colleges…
Delaware County leads the way when it comes to the number of top universities and colleges that reside here.
A list of the 146 best…
Several local universities are starting to enact vaccination policies for students and staff, before they can be on campus in the fall, writes Pete Bannan…
A Sept. 1 celebration commemorating the 1971 break-in at the Media field office of the FBI is on track, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY…
Essential Utilities and Aqua Pennsylvania contributed $25,000 to Laurel House’s campaign to build a new Safe Haven Center in Lansdale.
Laurel House has…
Editor’s Note: Curtis Zunigha is not associated with the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania. Since this story’s original publication in 2021, Zunigha, an enrolled…
It’s a reunion like no other. On Sept. 1, activists who broke into the FBI office in Media 50 years ago will return to…
Swarthmore painter and Swarthmore College Professor Randall Exon hopes his artwork awakens the senses and creates an emotion, even though his paintings aren’t tied…
Swarthmore College will still bring retired military personnel on campus as visiting faculty, despite protests from some students and faculty, write Susan Snyder for the…
A new study by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission found that the Philadelphia-area downtowns with a diversity of uses – such as Upper Darby…
Constance Cain Hungerford, former interim president at Swarthmore College and longtime faculty member, died May 12 at 73, writes Rita Giordano for The Philadelphia Inquirer…
When the pandemic took away Swarthmore College basketball for the season, player Julian Levin decided to go swimming, writes Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer…
The pandemic hurt Swarthmore College’s finances but its capital projects are on track with a new student center, an expanded dining hall, and a…
Villanova University graduate Anthony Giacchino partnered with Facebook and Electronic Arts to create “Colette,” which won an Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject, writes Kevin…
As Mare of Easttown continues to unfold on HBO, local viewers continue to look for familiar Delaware County images, like someone’s wardrobe, writes Michael…
A venture capitalist and Swarthmore College graduate is being remembered following a fatal accident in Miami last weekend, reports 6abc.com and The Philadelphia Inquirer…
Swarthmore College is among the top 10 small colleges in the Northeast, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal.
Swarthmore College came…
Scott Paper Executive William H. Nelson III, a Swarthmore High School graduate, died Jan. 28. He was 92, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer…
TJ Colaiezzi of Springfield, founder and CEO of social media software company LifeBrand, is helping medical patients and families who need a place during treatment…
This property at 215 College Ave. is available for sale in Swarthmore.
This home, built for a retired farmer in 1881, has stood the test…
Delaware County has been visited by several presidential candidates over the decades from both sides of the political fence, writes Pete Bannon for the Daily…
With about a week to go until the Nov. 3 presidential election, former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden visited Democratic campaign volunteers…
Seven out of 15 Delaware County school districts earned an A+ ranking from Niche.com, on its list of 2021 Best Schools in Pennsylvania, writes…
A 2009 Swarthmore College graduate who is the first blind law clerk for the U.S. Supreme Court, testified at nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s…
Langston Wilson could only watch through tears while his fellow basketball teammates at Bonner-Prendergast improved their game and went on to earn scholarships, writes…
This property at 2 Todmorden Lane is available for sale in Rose Valley.
Once part of a farmstead that included several nearby historic houses, this…
The 2021 Best National University Rankings from US News and World Reports is out and two Delaware County universities made the list of 389 schools…
The Department of Music and Dance at Swarthmore College has brought its performance series to Zoom, reports the broadwayworld.com staff.
The semester-long series…
Students at Swarthmore and Haverford colleges are creating a challenge for COVID-19 mitigation protocols put in place for the new college season, according to…
By Marc Lucca, Aqua Pennsylvania President
Growth in suburban Philadelphia in the 1870s gave birth to what is today, one of the largest investor-owned…
For smaller Delaware County college campuses, creating a self-contained campus to curtail coronavirus spread is a little easier than larger colleges, writes Susan Snyder…
Delaware County offers many options for outdoor exploration and enjoyment, including beautiful historic and artsy sites surrounded by stunning nature making it the perfect place…
According to a new report by PennEnvironment, Swarthmore College is among the top 10 colleges and universities in the country for embracing renewable energy, writes…
Swarthmore restaurant owner Scott Richardson got to share his 10 minutes of fame with some heavy hitters Monday– Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders, John Kasich, writes…
With students starting to arrive on campuses, Delaware County colleges will be the first to test the waters locally regarding the best way to teach…
Four colleges in Delaware County have cracked six top 100 national lists, according to College Consensus’s 2020 rankings.
College Consensus’s methodology compiles rankings…
Dozens of protesters were back in Upper Darby again Saturday in a peaceful march, taking a knee on West Chester Pike in front of the…
Marc Minnick, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Manor College, spoke with DELCO Today about growing up in Ridley Park, discovering a deep…
A Swarthmore College assistant professor of economics may have an explanation why some people won’t keep their distance during the COVID-19 pandemic, writes…
Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf announced Thursday, April 9, that schools in the state will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year…
Essential Utilities Inc. CEO Christopher Franklin and Chief Environmental Officer Dr. Chris Crockett recently joined Aqua Pennsylvania President Marc Lucca, DEP Regional Director Pat Patterson…
Nate Shafer was still in high school when he received a letter from Swarthmore College’s Garnet coach Landry Kosmalski.
The letter predicted that the…
Swarthmore College graduate Marshall Curry won the Oscar for best live action short film for ‘The Neighbor’s Window,’ writes Virginia Streva for The PhillyVoice…
Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins was a recent guest of Swarthmore College Black Studies professor Nina Johnson for a discussion on “Beyond the Field: Activism, Athletics…
A new report by the University of Washington-Seattle has found that a family of four needs nearly $80,000 annually to survive without help…
Ten schools from Delaware County made a top 100 list of the best public and private schools in the state compiled by Niche.com, writes…
Students often take longer to earn a bachelor’s degree than the normal four years allotted, but at four Delaware County universities, that goal is…
Swarthmore College’s basketball team is having a very good season under the coaching of Landry Kosmalski and his unique approach, writes Bob Ford for…
State Rep. Jared Solomon (D-202) is a cum laude graduate from Swarthmore College with a law degree from Villanova University, but he grew up…
More than 100 underserved children and teens in Chester have found a musical outlet through the Chester Children’s Chorus that gives them a voice…
Villanova and Lehigh Universities tied for the most top-paying degree programs, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Students with degrees related to…
Swarthmore College is certainly known for its academics, but sporting a men’s basketball team that’s starting off No. 1 in the country in…
For several years, PIVOT.Today has been bringing you stories that celebrate the businesses, nonprofits, universities, people, places and events of Delaware County.
Delaware County…
Swarthmore College banned fraternities based on leaked internal fraternity documents describing horrendous behavior, and following student protests.
But two investigations into the protests show no…
The 25 priciest colleges and universities in the Philadelphia area cost (in the last fiscal year) an average of $62,232 per year to attend…
Vahe Gregorian gave up a Kansas City Chiefs game to officiate a special Swarthmore wedding, he writes for The Kansas City Star.
The wedding of…
Seven Delaware County places are among the ZIP codes with the highest percentage of adults that have advanced degrees in Greater Philadelphia, writes Kennedy Rose…
Schools like Swarthmore and Villanova have opened new hotels or renovated old ones to create a new hotel experience in line with their individual college…
Two of Delaware County’s colleges, Swarthmore and Villanova, cracked a top 100 list of best universities and colleges in the nation for 2020, reports…
Edmund Jones assisted with the Nuremberg Trials, founded a bank, was mayor of Swarthmore, was elected to Delaware County Council and served as state representative…
Sönke Johnsen chose to study physics at Swarthmore College in the 1980s because it was close to a family friend’s hardware store. That…
Delaware County’s independent colleges make a substantial contribution to the state’s economy and serve as community anchors, writes Tom Foley, president of the…
Swarthmore College was ranked the third best liberal arts college in the nation by U.S. News and World Reports, receiving a score of 93…
As a student at Penn, Carmina Hachenburg was surrounded by buildings named after men, 90 percent in fact, she writes for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
“As…
Here’s a sampling of what’s waiting for students when they step on to regional college campuses this fall, writes Susan Snyder for The…
Seven Delaware County School Districts have made the list of top 40 districts in Pennsylvania, according to Niche.com.
The districts were, in descending order…
State Sen. Tim Kearney, 58, represents the 26th District, which covers 18 Delaware County communities as well as Easttown and Willistown in Chester County.
In…
Haverford College and Swarthmore College made the list of top 50 U.S. colleges that offer the highest average salary after graduation for their tuition…
At Villanova University, Fulbright Scholars are becoming common place. Villanova students won 32 Fulbright awards this school year, double its tally from last year, writes…
Research suggests the most selective colleges and universities are often the most affordable for low-income families, according to ladders.com
The most selective schools…
A stranger’s $50 tip and advice convinced this Philly bakery worker to return to college. Then she soared, writes Susan Snyder for the Philadelphia…
Swarthmore College President Valerie Smith announced May 10 that fraternities and sororities, “exclusive, dues-paying organizations” will no longer exist at the Delaware County liberal…
Investigative reporter Betty Medsger, the first journalist to report on files stolen from an FBI office in Media nearly a half-century ago, has donated…
A century-old Queen Anne-style home with eight bedrooms and period detailing is on the market in Swarthmore for $750,000, writes Shannon Rooney…
Devon Still, a former Penn State star and retired NFL lineman whose daughter Leah managed to beat cancer, recently toured Nick’s House in Swarthmore…
George Lakey, a Cheyney University graduate and veteran of social activism, is in Pittsburgh for a book discussion and workshop, writes Bill O’Driscoll for…
The Swarthmore College men’s basketball team is bound for the NCAA Division III Final Four for the first time in program history.
The Garnet…
The resurgence of the Swarthmore College men’s basketball program is part of a larger athletic initiative that has turned one of the most elite…
The nationwide search for the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions issued by early feminists in 1848 has highlighted a founder of Swarthmore College, write Liz…
Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college with a mission that combines academic rigor with social responsibility and draws students from around the…
Out of the 47 men who have served as governor of Pennsylvania, only one called Delaware County his home, according to an editorial in the…
Maria Stepanova, who was born in Moscow in 1972 and who is one of the most prominent young Russian poets today, will speak about the…
The Tri-Co Consortium – which consists of Haverford, Swarthmore, and Bryn Mawr colleges – will launch a pilot program in Philadelphia in the spring, writes Chace…
The latest College Scorecard has been released by the U.S. Department of Education, and this in-depth look at the performance of almost every…
Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college with a mission that combines academic rigor with social responsibility. Swarthmore draws students from around the…
Joseph Selligman, the Swarthmore College student who disappeared from campus to fight the fascist forces in Europe in 1936, was the first U.S. casualty…
Anya Krugovoy Silver, a Media native and poet who wrote about dealing with advanced breast cancer, has died at the age of 49, writes Richard…
Niche.com has published its rankings of the Best Value Colleges in Greater Philadelphia, a list that focus on what a degree from each school…
Dr. Tedi Asher, a graduate of Swarthmore College, is using neuroscience research to create powerful art experiences at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass…
Delaware County Community College’s 13-member Board of Trustees have unanimously elected new trustee leaders, including:
Donald L. Heller, chairman Kevin B. Scott, vice…
Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college whose mission combines academic rigor with social responsibility and draws students from around the nation and…
Swarthmore College is among the nation’s Top 20 hardest schools to get into, writes Emily Rolen for PhillyVoice.
The school checked in at No…
The Swarthmore College students who staged a sit-in at a dean’s office, demanding to be heard on what they say is the school…
Swarthmore College sophomore Rebecca Rosenthal competed in the Jeopardy! College Championship that was filmed this spring in Culver City, Calif., and is now airing on…
Haverford College and Swarthmore College are among the growing number of schools offering programs to help low-income students with unexpected financial expenses, writes Janet…
When he decided to retire from his position as president at Swarthmore College a decade ago, Al Bloom did not expect his retirement to be…
Frank H. Mustin, a former executive of the Frank H. Fleer bubble-gum company, recently died at the age of 94, writes Bonnie Cook for…
Swarthmore College is trying to increase the community’s engagement with Scott Arboretum, through the help of community outreach coordinator Sue McQueen, writes Willa Glickman…
Computer science has become one of the most popular majors at schools around the county, especially at Haverford College and Swarthmore College, writes Susan Snyder…
The Swarthmore College community is at the forefront of efforts to shrink the nation’s prison system and offer greater opportunities for advancement and rehabilitation…
The Delaware County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers has announced its roster of 2018 award winners, according to a report in the…
Swarthmore College, a highly selective liberal arts college located with a 425‐acre campus designated arboretum, complete with gardens, rolling lawns, a creek, wooded hills…
Villanova University professor Alexander Diaz-Lopez is one of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 10 Millennials to Watch in Higher Education, writes Michelle Caffrey.
Diaz…
Two Delaware County legislators have introduced bills in Harrisburg to provide women with more defenses against sexual harassment in the workplace, writes Rick Kauffman for…
Swarthmore College is among a growing number of institutions of higher education that are looking to recruit students from rural and politically conservative areas, writes…
The elimination of municipal bonds popular with hospitals and universities for construction, along with a tax on the largest university endowments, are being proposed in…
The Inside-Out Prison Exchange – an educational program that pairs colleges like Swarthmore and Widener with correctional institutions around the globe – is celebrating two decades…
Swarthmore College, a private liberal arts college founded in 1864 and one of the earliest coeducational colleges in the United States, has the following open…
Swarthmore College is one of the Top 30 institutions of higher learning in America, according to the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings…
A recently published “Student Loan Debt by School by State 2017” report shows that students graduating from Delaware County’s colleges have a wide range…
Three Delaware County schools rank among the Top 10 on the list of Best Colleges in Pennsylvania by Salary Potential published by PayScale.
The rankings…
Holmes-based nonprofit HEADstrong has won its case to open up Nick’s House for cancer patients in Swarthmore, writes Erin McCarthy for the Philadelphia…
If your favorite beer or wine suddenly costs more, don’t blame store management.
All state-run liquor stores in Pennsylvania are tacking on an…
Swarthmore is among Money magazine’s Top 40 Best Colleges for Your Money, while two more Delaware County schools qualified for the Top 200.
Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college with a mission that combines academic rigor with social responsibility, and it draws students from around…
Marple Newtown High School senior Lauren Holt is one of seven students chosen this year to receive the McCabe Scholarship, which annually provides a full…
Wi-Fi has become synonymous with coffee shops in America, but some pioneering shop owners are pouring the ubiquitous technology down the drain to bring…
He established his arborist roots in the fertile soil of the Longwood Gardens Horticulture Program and pruned his expertise with hands-on work at Swarthmore…
Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college that draws students from around the nation and world and has a mission that combines academic…
Swarthmore College graduate Eugene Lang, the investor and well-known philanthropist who once donated $50 million to his alma mater, has died at 98, writes…
Change is coming to Swarthmore College’s campus following the launch of its $450 million capital campaign, writes Alison Burdo for the Philadelphia Business Journal…
When Pennsylvania uncorked overdue updates to liquor license laws last year, alcohol still didn’t flow to portions of suburban Philadelphia where sometimes century-old…
Local produce is literally sprouting in Chester’s backyard, and a big new deal will send it to the city’s supermarket shelves for all…
With the uncertainty surrounding the fate of federal climate change data under the current presidential administration, Haverford College students, faculty, and staff have joined the…
Four local college campuses just got immensely larger.
For example, last fall, more than 1,000 Bryn Mawr College students grabbed their books and strolled…
Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college with a mission that combines academic rigor with social responsibility, and draws students from around the…
Cheyney University scored highest among Delaware County colleges in a new study that measures schools’ roles in intergenerational mobility based on the economic makeup of…
The Widener University School of Business Administration announced that it will give its 2017 Distinguished Performance in Management Award to David Cohen of Comcast.
No other college in the country is as reasonably priced as Swarthmore College, according to the new Best College Values 2017 rankings by Kiplinger’s…
Swarthmore College was his ticket to America 25 years ago, and now Gennady Podolsky makes a living doing just about anything to get clients where…
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…
According to a new analysis from American City Business Journals, Swarthmore College is one of several wealthy academic institutions nationwide that have seen their endowments…
Following the lead of students both locally and across the nation, Swarthmore College officials have declared the campus a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants.
At Swarthmore, an unexpected surge in student interest in externships has created a shortage of available positions, writes Rebecca Castillo for The Phoenix, the college…
Veterans Day Parade
The annual Veterans Day Parade will be held today beginning at 11:11 AM in Media. Delaware County Council, District Attorney Jack…
The U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard has ranked the nation’s colleges and universities by the median salary earned by alumni – who…
Swarthmore College is ranked sixth on The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings in terms of how engaged students feel with both the…
Swiss Farms, the Broomall-based drive-thru market, will reopen its Swarthmore location tomorrow, and celebrate with two days of drive-thru lane deals, as…
The Wall Street Journal, in collaboration with Times Higher Education, recently released its inaugural ranking of U.S. colleges and universities, and two Delaware County…
Eight Swarthmore College students who worked as Chester Community Fellows over the summer recently presented their experiences to their campus community, writes Gina Myers for…
Jill Gladstein, an associate professor of English Literature at Swarthmore College, has been honored with the National Council of Writing Program Administrators Extraordinary Service Award…
Larry Douglas has seen just about every financial profile imaginable, from resumes with poor credit scores to portfolios with a healthy number of assets.
As…
Barry Schwartz, professor of psychology at Swarthmore College and author of “Why We Work” is attempting to change how people view their jobs, writes Kate…
Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college whose mission combines academic rigor with social responsibility. As one of the nation’s finest institutions…
Swarthmore College checked in at No. 10 in Forbes magazine’s recently released list of the Top 660 colleges in the country.
As the highest…
Forbes recently compiled a list of the best college in each state, and Swarthmore was its top choice for the Keystone State.
One of the…
The President’s Office grant initiative at Swarthmore College has awarded five projects with community development grants for the 2016-17 academic year.
The five…
For students searching for a liberal arts school that provides excellent quality and value for money, Swarthmore and Haverford are among the Top 10 colleges…
The increasing interest of technology giants like Google in recruiting Swarthmore talent is leading to a growing percentage of its students studying computer science majors…
The Inn at Swarthmore is finally complete, and officials are looking forward to seeing it strengthen the relationship between the college and the borough, writes…
Njideka Akunyili Crosby, who immigrated to Swarthmore from Nigerian when she was 16 and later graduated from Swarthmore College, is receiving critical acclaim for her…
Taxpayers in the Wallingford-Swarthmore and Radnor Township school districts, particularly those with school-aged children, can rest easy, knowing that the money they’re…
Swarthmore College is currently negotiating terms of an agreement with Verizon and an independent cell-tower construction company, according to a report in The Phoenix…
Swarthmore College is rolling out a new program aimed toward entrepreneurship, according to a report in The Phoenix, the school’s independent newspaper.
The program…
A feature story in the Construction Equipment Guide, the national publication of the construction industry, recently highlighted the work of SEPTA’s Crum Creek Viaduct…
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