Education
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Penn Archives Help Haverford Native Cultivate Passion for Research
Research has been a constant in Haverford native Nick DeFina’s richly varied intellectual life at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Arts & Sciences, writes Christina Cook of Penn News. According to Cook, DeFina gained his interest in research while taking a course called “Cultures of the Book.” Peter Stallybrass, professor of English and of…
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After Basketball Success, Villanova Expects Flood of Applications
After its men’s basketball team captured the national championship in thrilling fashion, Villanova can expect a flood of applications, writes Brad Tuttle of Money magazine. According to Tuttle, the link between success in a college’s sports programs and its student applications is well-chronicled. However, the impact is stronger when small private schools like Villanova achieve…
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Villanova Among Top Law Schools to Produce Partners in Largest Firms
Villanova beat out Stanford, the University of Chicago, Yale, Duke, and Cornell on the list of American law schools that have produced the most partners in the largest firms, writes Vivia Chen of The American Lawyer. Listed below are schools that produced the highest number of partners (11 or more) in the nation’s 100 largest…
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Delaware County Community College Meets Needs of Its Diverse Communities
Delaware County Community College facilitates learning by providing quality educational programs and services that are student-focused, accessible, comprehensive, and flexible to meet the educational needs of the diverse communities it serves. With campuses in both Delaware and Chester Counties, the college focuses on student success by delivering quality, affordable, and responsive educational opportunities in a…
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After Three Years of Operating Losses, Cabrini College Gets Debt Relief
After three years of operating losses, Radnor’s Cabrini College has obtained some debt relief through waiver of certain agreements with its bondholders, writes Harold Brubaker of the Philadelphia Inquirer. The school enrolled 2,253 in the current academic year. Cabrini lost $8.4 million on operations in the 2015 fiscal year, more than its loss of $6.3…
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Villanova Alum Gifts $22.6 Million to Renovate Pavilion
Villanova alumnus and investment banker William B. Finneran has gifted $22.6 million to his alma mater in the wake of its men’s basketball team’s thrilling national championship, writes Jeff Blumenthal of the Philadelphia Business Journal. The donation is earmarked for the renovation of the Pavilion as well as programmatic support for the men’s basketball program.…
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U.S. News & World Report: Strath Haven and Radnor Top Public High Schools in County
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 spending in taxes is worth every penny. The U.S. News & World Report, in conjunction with North Carolina-based RTI International, a global nonprofit social science research firm, released its 2016 rankings of the…
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Delaware County Community College Student from Broomall Recognized
Delaware County Community College student Sameena Elkhashab, a Broomall resident, was recognized by the Phi Theta Kappa honor society of two-year colleges and the Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges for her academic achievement and community volunteerism. Elkhashab was among 45 scholars from Pennsylvania’s 14 community colleges honored on April 4 at the annual banquet of…
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Neumann’s Website Nets Marketing Firm Award
Neumann University’s recruitment website and Viewbook have netted a Merit award for the higher-education marketing firm – Paskill Stapleton & Lord in Glenside in Montgomery County – that designed them. The award was part of a competition sponsored by the Higher Education Marketing Report (HEMR). PS&L struck gold in another competition, sponsored by College and…
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Drexel Professors Receive Grant to Study Delaware River Basin after State Receives a D Grade in Water Infrastructure
Four Drexel University professors will receive $190,000 to fund their projects for the Delaware River Watershed Initiative, which aims to protect and restore the Delaware River Basin’s water quality and overall ecological health, writes Dan Norton of the Philadelphia Business Journal. The grants are financed by the William Penn Foundation and administered through Drexel’s Academy…
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Swarthmore College Trying to Rectify Poor Verizon Service on Campus and Beyond
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, the college’s independent newspaper. Joel Cooper, Swarthmore’s Chief Information Technology Officer, explained that Verizon initially approached the college to expand coverage to an area known to have limited cellular reception. “Verizon…
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Neumann Appoints McNichol to General Counsel
Neumann University has appointed Danielle Peyakovich McNichol, Esq., to the position of general counsel, according to the Pottsville Republican & Herald. McNichol will have overall responsibility for how legal matters are handled, providing legal advice to the university president, executive team, and board of trustees. McNichol, a Pottsville native, comes to Neumann from the World…
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Villanova Gear Flying off the Shelves Amid Final Four Run
The Villanova basketball team’s success in the 2016 NCAA Tournament has resulted in a financial boon for area retailers, from Modell’s to the on-campus bookstore, writes Suzette Parmley of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Since the Wildcats’ upset over top-seeded Kansas on Saturday enabled them to advance to the Final Four in Houston, top-sellers such as the…
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Swarthmore College Debuts Program for Entrepreneurs
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 includes several internships that are local to Philadelphia. The participating companies are mostly small tech start-ups and, unlike most tech companies, demand relatively few specific skills. Students with a wide range…
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SNL Alum and Upper Darby Native Tina Fey Establishes Scholarship at Temple
From 69th Street to Rockefeller Plaza and Hollywood, Upper Darby native Tina Fey has never forgotten where she’s come from. According to the Philadelphia Business Journal, Fey and her brother Peter recently created a scholarship fund at Temple University in memory of their father, Donald Fey, a Temple alumnus who died in October. Tina – an…
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