Education
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Penn State Brandywine Students Spend Five Weeks Studying in South Korea
Penn State Brandywine students recently spent five weeks studying in South Korea thanks to a partnership between the university’s Office of Global Programs and its Education Abroad program, writes Haleigh Swansen for Penn State News. The program connected Brandywine students with Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul. During the summer-long experience, the students stayed in SKKU dormitories…
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Swarthmore, Widener a Part of Nationwide Prison Program’s Educational Success
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 of success, writes Samantha Melamed for CorrectionsOne.com. The program brings college students and the incarcerated together for semester-long courses. It was started 20 years ago by Temple professor Lori…
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DELCO Careers – Valley Forge Military Academy
Valley Forge Military Academy & College, a preparatory boarding school and coeducational junior college and military junior college serving students from 35 states and 24 countries, has the following Delaware County career positions posted on its career page: Senior Director of Admissions/Recruiting Senior Director of Admissions and Recruiting at VFMA develops and manages a comprehensive…
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FROM CHESCO: Exton Mall to Host College Fair on Nov. 13
High school students and their parents will be able to shop for higher education at the Exton Mall on Monday, Nov. 13 from 7-9 PM, when representatives from more than 230 colleges nationwide gather for the 2017 Chester County College Fair. Attendees will be able to complete a cross-country higher education tour in a matter…
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DELCO Careers – Glen Mills Schools
The Glen Mills School, a residential education facility for troubled boys between 15 and 18 years of ages spread across 800 acres in Thornbury Township, has the following career opportunity posted on its career page: Counselor/Teacher The Counselor/Teacher position works directly with students and requires an applicant who is a positive supportive role model and…
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Delaware County Community College to Host Women in Technology Career Panel on Nov. 16
Join Delaware County Community College for a special career panel on Women in Technology at 6 PM on Thursday, Nov 16. This event will provide insight into how to begin a career in the field of information technology, and is perfect for women looking for direction on their educational journey or an opportunity to advance…
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DELCO Careers – Villanova University
Villanova University, ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the 46th best National University and the oldest Catholic university in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, has the following open career positions. Gift Officer, Family Engagement and Philanthropy The Gift Officer assigned to the Family Engagement and Philanthropy unit will represent Villanova University as a whole…
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Broomall Native Discusses Serving the Diverse Jewish Community at Penn
Broomall native Ira Blum has taken the lessons learned from his parents, who were deeply engaged Jewish communal workers, with him to the University of Pennsylvania, writes Greg Johnson for Penn Current. Blum, who is the director of Jewish student life at Penn Hillel, holds a bachelor’s degree in religious studies from Muhlenberg College, as…
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Widener Study Looks to Solve Problem for People with Prosthetic Limbs
Prosthetic limbs have long been helping people with lower limb amputations, but the resulting sweat has limited their full benefits, thus prompting a study from Widener University, writes Don Sapatkin for the Philadelphia Inquirer. This has always been an issue despite ongoing technological advances. The basic problem is that the silicone liners used to create…
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DELCO Career – Swarthmore College
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 career positions posted: Associate Vice President for Sustainable Facilities Operations Swarthmore College seeks an innovative and visionary leader for the position of Associate Vice President for Sustainable Facilities Operations (AVP)…
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MIT Professor from Haverford Helps Kids Learn Through Play
Mitchel Resnick, a Haverford High School graduate and MIT’s LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research, helps kids learn through play, writes David Walter for Princeton Alumni Weekly. For the last three decades, Resnick has been working with LEGO to create toys that support creative learning, such as LEGO’s Mindstorms, a range of robotic building blocks.…
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Unabomber Profiler to Speak at Neumann University Next Month
James Fitzgerald, the FBI profiler who played a pivotal role in the capture of the Unabomber, will speak at Neumann University at 1:30 PM on Wednesday, Nov. 8 in the Bruder Life Center. His presentation is free and open to the public. In May 1978, a package exploded at Northwestern University, injuring a security guard.…
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Villanova Prof Running Campaign to Help the Homeless Keep Their Pets
Villanova University professor Stephanie Sena wants to ensure that homeless people never have to choose between their pets and a warm shelter for the night, writes Michelle Neff for One Green Planet. While many people have tried to help the homeless in Philadelphia by offering free meals, haircuts, and job opportunities, very few shelters accept…
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Son of Famous Boxing Promoter Named President of Glen Mills’ Board of Managers
The Glen Mills Schools’ Board of Managers has appointed longstanding member of the board, Joe Hand Jr., its new president, according to a report from Bucks Local News. “I’m excited to get to work with the Board of Managers, faculty and staff, and supporters to carry out the important mission of Glen Mills,” said Hand,…
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Delco Places Seven Among Region’s Top 50 Highest-Scoring High Schools on Keystone Exams
Radnor High School ranks among the Top 5 high schools in Greater Philadelphia with the highest percentage of students scoring advanced on the Keystone Exams, according to a report in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The exams have come under heavy scrutiny in recent years, and have been suspended as a graduation requirement by Gov. Tom…
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Delco Home to Several of Wall Street Journal’s Top Colleges in America
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. The rankings are based on a survey of 200,000 current students. It includes performance indicators to provide the answers that matter most to students and their families when deciding on their…
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District Attorney’s Safe Schools Summit to Host Woman Who Lost Child in Sandy Hook Shooting
More than 250 school administrators, teachers, and public safety personnel are registered to attend the District Attorney’s Safe Schools Summit today, Oct. 10, at 9 AM at Drexelbrook. The event is being held to share best practices and encourage collaboration between local law enforcement, schools, and community partners. [uam_ad id=”52851″] Advertisement The keynote speaker, Alissa…
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Neumann University Inaugurates New President for First Time in 21 Years
On Oct. 6, for the first time in 21 years, the Neumann University community gathered to inaugurate a president. In a ceremony awash in academic regalia and medieval symbolism, Dr. Chris E. Domes accepted the presidential medallion and looked to the future, declaring that “It is our destiny as a Catholic university in the Franciscan…
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