Education
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A Record Number of Twins Started at Widener University This Fall
There are seven sets of twins starting the new college year at Widener University, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Delaware County News Network. The number of twins for the incoming Widener University Class of 2023 in fall 2019 nearly doubles the next highest amount on record, four sets in fall 2015 and 2017. Five of…
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Winsor Sisters From 1920’s Radnor Were Eccentric Activists Well Ahead of Their Time
Meet the Winsor sisters, Radnor eccentric activists in the first half of the 20th Century who believed in pacifism, vegetarianism, birth control, equality for all races, genders and sexual orientations, animal rights, and the power of art and literature, reports Main Line Suburban Life. Close to 100 people showed up Aug. 25 at the Radnor…
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Find Out Here Which Delco Private Schools Lead in Student Enrollment
The Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square had the highest number of students enrolled in 2018-19 at 1,268, among independent private schools in the Philadelphia Metro Area, according to Sharon Oliver for Philadelphia Business Journal. Episcopal Academy serves prekindergarten through 12th grade. Tuition range is $22,950 to $35,400. Other Delaware County schools on the list of…
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Villanova’s New Residential Complex Means 85 Percent of Undergraduates Can Live on Campus
Students returning to Villanova University this fall will be hard pressed to miss the new $225 million apartment complex spread over eight acres of the campus, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The stone and brick residence halls on the southern side of Lancaster Avenue is housing 1,135 upperclassmen on what used to be…
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Upper Darby St. Eugene Teacher Benefits From National Movement to Donate Classroom Supplies
When the boxes started arriving — stuffed with markers and paper, stickers, novels, and a butterfly garden — it felt like Christmas morning to second-grade teacher Valerie Hart, writes Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Hart typically spends hundreds of dollars every summer on supplies for her students at St. Eugene School in Upper…
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Women’s Names Noticeably Absent From College Campus Buildings, But There’s Hope in Swarthmore
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 a woman, seeing mostly men be recognized through these naming processes is troubling. It signals who has power and who doesn’t,” she wrote. Hachenburg checked around. At colleges in our…
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Cardinal O’Hara Grad: Puerto Rico’s Ex-Education Secretary Railed Against Corruption, Then Was Indicted
Puerto Rico’s former education secretary, Julia Keleher, a Cardinal O’Hara High School graduate, would often rail against the island’s culture of corruption, reports the 74million.org. Yet she and five others were indicted in July as part of an alleged conspiracy to illegally direct more than $15 million in federal funds to organizations with personal and…
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Villanova Professor’s Love of Golf Has Made Him a Golf Course Archivist
A Villanova University professor from Wayne has taken his love of golf and created an online catalog of 500 golf courses, writes Jim Finnegan for Main Line Today. Each course is documented hole by hole with pictures, scorecards, a map and other factoids. Joe Bausch was a competitive high school golfer in the Midwest and…
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New Libraries, Labs and Programs Greet College Students on Campus This Fall
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 Philadelphia Inquirer. Haverford College has completed a major library renovation, with vaulted ceilings and large windows, meeting spaces, group and individual study rooms, galleries, and a café. Swarthmore College has opened the…
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District by District Table Shows Role That Delco School Taxes Play in Student Funding
The money spent per student in a Delaware County school district seems to depend on where you live. Not surprisingly, the proportion of local taxes that fund each student also depends on location, according to Eugene Tauber’s article for The Morning Call. Pennsylvania’s 499 school districts received about $30.3 billion in the 2017-18 school year…
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When Did Paying for College Become Like Buying a Used Car?
By David W. Clark, Ed.M. Only with a college education are you urged to look at price last. We follow a logical step-by-step procedure with all high-priced consumer purchases except one, a college education. Why not start your college search that way? Because that is almost certainly where you’ll finish your search. When you shop…
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What Can You Do with an Art and Design Degree?
By John Hayden, Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Harcum College While many a caring parent has fretted that their artistically inclined child might grow up to be a “starving artist,” the reality is there are many essential, satisfying, and rewarding careers in the art and design space where beauty and functionality meet user needs…
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Cheyney University Ends Fiscal Year with Balanced Budget, Surplus for First Time in Eight Years
Cheyney University has ended a fiscal year with a balanced budget and a surplus for the first time in eight years, making significant progress toward retaining its accreditation, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The embattled state university also managed to raise $4.4 million through its “Resurgence” campaign led by the school’s alumni and…
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1892 Aston Home at Neumann University to Be Restored, Used as Student Residence
An 1892 Victorian home in Aston, which morphed into a bed and breakfast, then an apartment house, is now the property of Neumann University. The university plans to restore it as a residence hall. The home, located at 601A Convent Road, boasts wood floors, high ceilings, an impressive wooden staircase, a vintage oval window, and…
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Media Student Film on Fictional School Shooting Takes Film Award
“Closeted” depicts a school shooting from the point of view of a sheltering student, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. The film claimed the audience award in the youth 11-17 category at the BlackStar Film Festival. It claimed a similar award during the Media Film Festival last spring. “Closeted” is a nine-minute…
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Couple Retires Together From Years of Service to Widener University
Bill and Tracey Swanson, with their combined 71 years of service to Widener University, came to the university at a fortuitous time when it was expanding its physical plant and graduate programs, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Daily Times. Swanson had worked for Sun Ship for 12 years but was laid off when the shipyard…
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Former Wilmington University Athletes Take Their Games to Europe as Professionals
By Bob Yearick Two former Wilmington University athletes are pursuing their sports in Europe on the professional level after record-setting careers as Wildcats. Amelia Simmons, Class of 2010, the only basketball All-American (Division II) in WilmU’s history, has played in Germany, Greece, and Malta in the past six years. Now a resident of Msida, Malta,…
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Most Local School Districts Aren’t Warming to Idea of Additional Armed Guards in School
A new state law that would allow armed security guards in schools is not having much impact on local school districts, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. The law, known as Act 67, does not mandate armed personnel, but gives the option to have armed security guards and retired police officers. Garnet…
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