Education
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Widener University, Philadelphia Union Partner on ‘Work-in-Sports’ Experience for High School Students
Widener University and the Philadelphia Union are partnering again for a series of unique “Work in Sports” field trips that expose area high school students to the career opportunities available within professional sports. Four high schools will visit Subaru Park and the adjacent newly opened WSFS Bank Sportsplex, which houses practice, training, and meeting space,…
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DCCC Signs Transfer Agreement with Ursinus College
Delaware County Community College (DCCC) has signed a new transfer articulation agreement with Ursinus College, which will create a smooth and affordable path for DCCC students who have earned their associate degrees to complete a four-year degree at Ursinus. The new agreement helps students save time and money in pursuit of their bachelor’s degree. Under…
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Streamline Your Advanced Nursing Education With WilmU’s BSN to DNP Tracks
Nurses who hold a bachelor’s degree in nursing and dream of earning a doctorate can take advantage of two new streamlined tracks at Wilmington University (WilmU) that can help them reach that goal faster and more affordably — BSN to DNP Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and BSN to DNP Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). “Having a DNP…
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At Penn State Brandywine, AI Used to Look at Drumming Style
What makes drumming better—exact timing or imprecise emotion? That’s a question being asked and answered at Penn State Brandywine University in Media using AI, writes Christina Billie for Penn State Brandywine. Michael Yatauro, an associate professor of mathematics at Penn State Brandywine, and Arnav Pandey, a second-year mathematics major who has transitioned to University Park…
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GMercyU Partners with Healthcare Systems for Career and Student Loan Repayment Opportunities
Employers want Gwynedd Mercy University graduates — it’s why so many have partnered with GMercyU to offer career and loan repayment opportunities for Nursing, Respiratory Care, and Radiologic Technology students. Through the Scholars Network, health systems get the skilled and compassionate healthcare professionals they need, and students get to choose the health system that best…
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Valley Forge Military Academy Is Closing After Nearly 100-Year Run
High costs and falling enrollment are forcing the nearly 100-year-old Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne to close in 2026, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. There are currently 120 students at the school for grades seven through 12. The Academy has had its share of dignitaries graduate from the school, including former U.S.…
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Widener University Ceremony Marks $10 Million Gift and a Name Change
Members of the Widener University community gathered Oct. 1 to celebrate the generosity of Jack ’78 and Nancy Dwyer, whose $10 million gift aims to shape the future of nursing education and patient care for generations. Widener celebrated the milestone gift, the largest in the university’s more than 200-year history, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on…
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DCCC Offers Free Faculty Speakers on a Range of Timely Topics
Community groups, libraries, schools, houses of worship, senior living communities, and more in need of engaging speakers can access a free resource: the Delaware County Community College Speakers Bureau. DCCC faculty are available to present on a variety of topics. Love English literature? Choose from a slew of subjects, including Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters,…
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Five Chester County Public High Schools Rank in Top 25 in Pennsylvania
Five Chester County public high schools are among the top 25 in Pennsylvania for 2026, according to a new ranking recently released by Niche. To determine the ranking for its 2026 Best Public High Schools in Pennsylvania list, Niche analyzed key statistics from data by the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews written…
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GMercyU Alum Creates Unique Fieldwork Opportunity for Education Majors
After 35 years as a special education teacher for the Souderton Area School District, Gwynedd Mercy University graduate Sue Saylor wasn’t ready to hang up her hat just yet. Saylor, who mostly taught kindergarten through third grade during her career, stayed on for a year after the COVID-19 pandemic because she was reluctant to leave…
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University Libraries Special Collections to Celebrate the Papers of Former State Senator Andrew E. Dinniman
WCU’s University Libraries Special Collections will celebrate the acquisition of the papers of Dr. Andrew Dinniman, former WCU Faculty Member, Chester County Commissioner, and Pennsylvania State Senator, on Oct. 7, from 3-4:30 PM, at WCU’s Francis Harvey Green Library (Room 613), located at 25 West Rosedale Avenue in West Chester. To highlight former Senator Dinniman’s…
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Mayor Lillian DeBaptiste ’74 to Deliver WCU’s 2025 Dr. Clifford E. DeBaptiste Frederick Douglass Institute Lecture
The Honorable Lillian DeBaptiste ’74, Mayor of the Borough of West Chester, will deliver the Sixth Annual Dr. Clifford E. DeBaptiste Frederick Douglass Institute Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 3:00 PM in Philips Autograph Library in Philips Memorial Building (South High Street at University Avenue). Her topic is “The Struggle for Democracy and Justice in America:…
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State’s Secretary of Agriculture Visits DelVal to Highlight Center for Plant Excellence Grant
Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding recently visited Delaware Valley University to share updates on the Commonwealth’s new Center for Plant Excellence and the Center’s first grant opportunity. The new grant program marks the Center’s first investment in advancing research, workforce development, and industry resilience. Dr. Carla Garzon, holder of the K.H. Littlefield Endowed Professorship…
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‘A Model for How to Deliver Healthcare Education’: GMercyU Unveils New Healthcare Innovation Center
Gwynedd Mercy University has marked a historic milestone with the grand opening of its Frances M. Maguire ’55 Healthcare Innovation Center (HIC), a 63,000-square-foot academic building that will transform the preparation of healthcare professionals. The unveiling comes at a critical time as nearly one in five nursing positions in Pennsylvania remain vacant, with similar shortages affecting other…
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Penn State Brandywine Student Engineers Help Lansdowne Church
Penn State Brandywine’s engineering program allows students to take what they learn in the classroom and apply it to real-world solutions that benefit the community, while also developing strong technical and interpersonal skills, writes Natalie DiMario for Penn State Brandywine. Cornerstone Engineering Design is a three-credit course where students work in teams to find solutions…
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Purple and Gold Spirit Will Shine at West Chester University’s Homecoming and Family Weekend Oct. 3-5
West Chester University (WCU) welcomes the campus community, alumni, and friends for 2025 Homecoming and Family Weekend on Friday, Oct. 3, through Sunday, Oct. 5. Alumni are welcome to register for events hosted by the WCU Foundation and Alumni Engagement. Those events begin on Friday, Oct. 3, with a Homecoming Kickoff Party from 5:30-8:30 PM at the WCU Alumni &…
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3 Delaware County Colleges Make U.S. News & World Report National Lists
Delaware County colleges and universities once again made the cut on a new 2026 ranking of the nation’s top colleges from U.S. News & World Report. Nationally, Villanova University in Radnor is the only school located in Delaware County that cracked the top 100 overall. It came in at No. 57. It also ranked 60th…
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DelVal Announces New Partnership with Northampton Community College
Officials from Delaware Valley University and Northampton Community College recently signed a new transfer articulation agreement that strengthens ties between the two schools and allows NCC associate-degree earners to complete their bachelor’s degrees at DelVal. Through the agreement, classes from NCC satisfy core class requirements at DelVal, allowing students to fully focus on their major…
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