Education
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79 Delaware County Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
Delaware County high school students were well represented among this year’s National Merit semifinalists, writes Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Of the more than 400 semifinalists from around the Philadelphia region, 79 of them were from Delaware County schools. The total list of students comes from private and public schools in Philadelphia, the…
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WCU Community Welcomed Back as Enthusiastic Goals Unveiled
A welcome back address Thursday afternoon for the West Chester University community was filled with great optimism as the school begins its fall semester. Student success, student diversity, inclusiveness, and academic excellence topped a list of goals, achieved with the support of tutors, on-campus student success coordinators, and a community of educators. West Chester University…
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Chester Upland School District on a ‘Good Trajectory’
Chester Upland School District is making a comeback, starting this school year with only two teacher openings and with all of its teachers certified, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. “That sends a great message and sets the tone for the academic year as students now can come in to see a face that will be…
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The Haverford School Begins Its 139th School Year
The Haverford School celebrated the Opening Day of the 2022–2023 school year on Sept. 8. In keeping with tradition, the day began with the traditional Walk of Virtues procession, where Sixth Formers guide kindergarteners to the opening day assembly on Sabol Field at M&J Spencer Stadium. Head of School Tyler Casertano and student body president…
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Penn State Great Valley to Host Open House, Panel Discussion on Tomorrow
The Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies will host an open house and panel discussion tomorrow, Sept. 20, 5 to 6:30 PM, in its Conference Center that includes a discussion of career rut. The Center is located at 30 East Swedesford Road in Malvern. The first part of the evening will feature…
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Competition Fierce for Teachers as Upper Darby Holds on
Upper Darby School District Superintendent Dan McGarry Is still hiring teachers two weeks after school started, writes Aubri Juhasz for WHYY. The vacancy list numbers at 70, though candidates have been recommended for 40 of those positions. That’s still not a guarantee. “I tell my team, ‘Until they’re actually in the classroom, it’s not filled,’”…
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Valley Forge Military College Cadets Honor Victims of 9/11
Valley Forge Military College Cadets honored those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attack and those servicemen and women who gave their lives after that day to preserve and protect the freedoms all Americans hold dear. The ROTC completed a two-mile run wearing full gear and then conducted a stair climb of 2200 steps…
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U.S. News Again Names Neumann in Ranking for Social Mobility
U.S. News & World Report has again ranked Neumann University among the Best Regional Universities in the North for social mobility in its Best Colleges 2023 issue. Neumann was also ranked among the best for social mobility in 2021 and 2022, the first years that the magazine included rankings for this category. The ranking identifies…
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Haverford School’s New Head Tyler Casertano Aims for Student Growth
The new Head of School for Haverford School, Tyler Casertano, is a lifetime educator, minus the one year he took off to go work at Wall Street, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. Casertano is the son of educators and grew up on two different prep school campuses. He initially opted for finance as…
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Project Runway Star Joins Faculty at Harcum College
Harcum College welcomed Philadelphia-based fashion designer and Haitian native Prajjé Oscar Jean-Baptiste, a Project Runway season 19 contestant, to the adjunct faculty ranks this year. He taught his first class on the first day of the new academic year on August 29 on the garden floor terrace of the campus Art & Design Center. Jean-Baptiste…
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Villanova Business School Dean Joyce Russell Steps Down
Joyce Russell is leaving her position as William O’Toole dean of the Villanova School of Business when she completes her tenure in May 2023. She has led the business school for seven years, writes Rachel Ravina for Philadelphia Business Journal. Russell will stay at Villanova, transitioning to dean emeritus, teaching in the business school’s department…
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‘The Life You’ve Built Is Worth Protecting’: Immaculata University Professor On National Preparedness Month
Are Americans experiencing “disaster fatigue?” The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s latest National Household Survey reported that more than half of households have personally experienced, or that their family experienced, a disaster in 2021. With the deaths of one million Americans and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our personal health and livelihood, one would…
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Forbes: Top 100 Colleges in Nation Include 2 From Delco
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 Journal. The rankings come from the Forbes’ annual America’s Top Colleges list. Swarthmore College placed No. 38 while Villanova University came in at No. 94. Forbes described Swarthmore, a private non-profit…
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See Which Delaware County Public High Schools Made Region’s Top 40
Four Delaware County schools are among the 40 top-rated high schools in Philadelphia and the suburbs, according to a new ranking by Philadelphia Magazine. The top 40 schools were not ranked but listed alphabetically. Here’s who made the grade in 2022. Garnet Valley High School in Glen Mills was on the list with 96% of…
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With Neumann University Expansion Comes Plans for a Hotel
Neumann University is planning an on-campus hotel as a revenue generator, part of a 15-year master plan to diversify the university’s sources of income, writes Rachel Ravina for Philadelphia Business Journal. The university acquired 60 acres in Aston last June from the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia which is allowing the development. Other projects…
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Valley Forge Academy Qatar Open and Accepting Students
Valley Forge Academy in Qatar started accepting male students this month from Pre-K to Grade 7, with plans to expand to students through 12th grade in the next phase of the opening in the coming year, writes Fareeha Imtiaz for iloveqatar.net. The new school is located in Aspire Zone, in the heart of Qatar’s sports…
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Pres. Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Plan to Bring Relief to Many Pennsylvanians
President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan announced on Wednesday will provide relief to many Pennsylvanians saddled with student loans, writes Mike D’Onofrio for the Axios. The Biden administration is canceling up to $10,000 in student debt for individual borrowers who earn less than $125,000, as well as up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients. In…
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Harcum Appoints Seasoned Financial Aid Professional to Position of Department Head
Paula Lehrberger has joined the Enrollment Management team at Harcum College as Assistant Vice President of Financial Aid. Lehrberger is chiefly responsible for the administration of all financial aid programs for the Bryn Mawr campus and all partnership sites, ensuring compliance with all federal and state regulations in addition to college policies. In this new…
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