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Community demands oversight from Great Valley schools after students lewdly impersonated teachers on TikTok
Teachers and parents packed a school board meeting in Malvern on Monday demanding more oversight and education in social media use after it came to light that middle school students impersonated nearly two dozen of their teachers on TikTok.
Abington schools hire Dr. Carmen Lesesne as new Equity Officer
The Abington School District announced that Dr. Carmen Lesesne has been hired as the district’s new Equity Officer. Dr. Lesesne, who was appointed at the February 27 meeting of the Board of School Directors, comes to Abington after previously serving as an assistant professor at Lincoln University in the graduate school of education.
Upper Moreland Senior Little League wins state championship, advances to East Region Tournament
The Upper Moreland Senior Little League team defeated Hollidaysburg Little League 7-2 on Saturday, July 13 to claim the Pennsylvania state championship. The boys defeated Dubois Little League 9-6 on Thursday, July 11 to advance to the final round. They now move on to the Senior East Region Tournament which...
Three CB South Students Win National Merit Scholarships in Third Round of Awards
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Four students from CB South High School have won scholarships in the third and final round of this year’s National Merit Scholarship Program. The winners were part of a pool of more than 800 winners of scholarships financed by colleges and universities. The winners typically receive between $500 and $2,000 per year for up to four years of undergraduate study at the school that gives the scholarship.Here are the four CB South students who received scholarships in this round of the program:CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Justin J. Bin from CB South...
La Salle grads Kathy and Ward Fitzgerald named recipients of 2024 St. Charles Borromeo Award
La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor announced that Kathy and Ward Fitzgerald, Class of 1981, have been named recipients of this year’s Saint Charles Borromeo Award, an annual honor which recognizes those who lead lives of deeply impactful service to others with humility. Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez,...
McDevitt’s 1966 XC team to be inducted into Belmont Plateau Cross Country Hall of Fame
Bishop McDevitt High School’s 1966 cross country team will be inducted into the Belmont Plateau Cross Country Hall of Fame on Saturday, August 24, Friends of Bishop McDevitt announced. The ceremony will take at the Belmont Plateau Park in Philadelphia. More about the ceremony and the team’s accomplishments can...
Perkiomen School guard Gabe Tanner picks up Temple offer
Perkiomen School class of 2025 guard Gabe Tanner picked up an offer from Temple Saturday, he announced on social media. Tanner, a 6-foot-4, 180-pound combo guard, helped the Perkiomen School win its second consecutive Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association championship back in March with a team-high 19 points off the bench in a 77-67 win over Phelps. He has displayed three-level scoring ability for a Perkiomen School team that also includes fellow class of 2025 Temple recruiting priority KJ Cochran.
Bucks County students graduate from Reach Cyber Charter School
Twenty-four graduates from Bucks County were celebrated by friends, family and faculty last month as members of Reach Cyber Charter School’s Class of 2024. They were among the 739 high school seniors honored at the statewide STEM-focused cyber school’s in-person commencement ceremony at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College.
Webinar: Redesigning Democracy – Jul 30
We know our democracy doesn’t work for everyone. National frustration with the US political system and with each other is causing people to turn away. Young people especially are disillusioned and unlikely to vote this fall or participate in other democratic practices. This is where higher education can intervene. Colleges and universities can help by creating opportunities for critical conversations to take place—in the classroom and on campus—about the future of democracy.
Webinar Recording: MUJ Dialogue Series: Public Scholarship for Innovative Practice
Guest editors and authors of Metropolitan Universities journal, Vol. 35 No. 1 (2024): Productive Tensions and Uncomfortable Conversations recently joined Editor Patrick M. Green for a conversation on the role of higher education institutions in fostering epistemic justice. Panelists: Guest editors: Jennifer Britton, Drexel University; Matthew Durington, Towson University; Katherine...
Research Associate / Project Manager | Philadelphia, USA | EMLab
The EMLab at the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design is seeking applications for a full-time research associate as part of its role in the Natural Infrastructure Innovation Project (NIIP) funded through the United States Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Engineering with Nature (EWN) Program. The Environmental Modeling Lab (EMLab) is an applied research unit of the Weitzman School of Design’s McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology, specializing in the analysis, simulation, design, and visualization of environmental systems. The EMLab is positioned to work productively with both academic and private-sector partners to expand the role of sensing, simulation, and modeling within contemporary landscape architecture practice, in addition to serving as a bridge between the design fields and infrastructural and ecological engineering.
Brown: SJU President Dr. Cheryl McConnell tapped by Mayor Cherelle Parker to serve on ‘Eds and Meds Roundtable’
The news was released on June 12 that Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has formed “Roundtables,” comprising a dozen groups of leaders to advise on major Philadelphia sectors. According to a July 2 news item, Saint Joseph’s University President Cheryl A. McConnell, PhD, was invited to participate by Mayor...
2024 PACIE Conference: Foundations for a Global-Ready Future – Oct 25-26
For more than 50 years, the Pennsylvania Council for International Education (PACIE) has worked to strengthen international education across the state. Join us in Philadelphia at Temple University for the 2024 PACIE Conference: Foundations for a Global-Ready Future, October 25-26, 2024, to network, share resources, and enhance your skills, all towards advancing global learning throughout the Commonwealth.
VSP Vision Awards Six Scholarships at 2024 National Optometric Association Convention
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—VSP Vision announced that it had recognized six optometry students during the annual National Optometric Student Association Scholarship ceremony, part of the four-day National Optometric Association (NOA) convention held recently in Philadelphia. The celebration honored each students’ leadership and service to the optometric profession. Five students were awarded the Dr. Marvin R. Poston Leadership Award, provided in partnership with NOA in honor of Dr. Poston, the first Black optometrist on the West Coast and co-founder of VSP Vision.
BCCC’s Office of Security & Safety earns IACLEA accreditation
Bucks County Community College announced that its Office of Security & Safety has achieved accreditation from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, the leading authority for campus public safety. The Bucks Office of Security & Safety demonstrated to outside, impartial experts its compliance with national best-practice standards in the profession. Fewer than 100 agencies have earned this distinctive recognition.
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