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View MoreThree Bryn Mawr presidents teach in 2026–27
Bryn Mawr College's current president, a president emeritus and a 91-year-old former president are all leading classes or programs this academic year, connecting the college's leadership directly to its classroom mission.
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View MoreVillanova Law students seek more public interest career support
A Villanova Law student's opinion piece and a faculty interview reveal that career programming at the Charles Widger School of Law is heavily skewed toward private-sector jobs, leaving public interest and JD Advantage students short on guidance as federal loan changes cloud the path to public service careers.
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View MoreBala Cynwyd teacher named national teaching award finalist
Bala Cynwyd Middle School art teacher Beverly Rusoff is one of ten national finalists for the 2026 Kleenex Heroes of the Classroom award, with public voting open through midnight Oct. 22 and a $10,000 teacher prize plus $5,000 for the school at stake.
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View MoreBryn Mawr College faces federal complaint over transgender admissions
The Defense of Freedom Institute has filed a federal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education accusing Bryn Mawr College of violating Title IX and Title IV by admitting transgender women, part of a broader campaign targeting women's colleges nationwide.
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View MoreLower Merion earns A+ in Niche's 2027 best districts ranking
Lower Merion School District earned an A+ in Niche's 2027 Best School Districts in America rankings, one of only 24 Pennsylvania districts to receive the top grade out of more than 11,600 evaluated nationwide.
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View MoreBryn Mawr student wins college's first Ubben Posse Fellowship
Savannah Dever, a Bryn Mawr College junior, became the first student from the college to receive the Jeff Ubben Posse Fellowship, spending 10 weeks during summer 2026 shadowing Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl in New York City.
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View MoreBryn Mawr College seats four trustees including recent graduate
Bryn Mawr College has added four members to its Board of Trustees, including Anna West, a 2021 graduate serving as the college's latest young alumna trustee, alongside returning board veteran Cheryl Holland, CEO Will Rehrig, and law professor Dana Thompson.
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View MoreLMSD names 33 National Merit semifinalists across both high schools
Lower Merion School District announced 33 seniors as 2027 National Merit Semifinalists, with 17 from Harriton High School and 16 from Lower Merion High School, up from 27 in the 2026 competition.
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View MoreHarriton, Lower Merion High rank 6th and 7th in Pennsylvania
Harriton Senior High School and Lower Merion High School ranked No. 6 and No. 7 on Niche's 2027 list of the best public high schools in Pennsylvania, making the Lower Merion School District the only district with two schools in the state's top 10.
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View MoreBryn Mawr student helps shape Hujar show at the Morgan
Bryn Mawr College Ph.D. student Olivia McCall cataloged nearly 6,000 contact sheets and transcribed about 1,000 negative-register entries during a two-year curatorial fellowship that helped build the Morgan Library's Hujar:Contact exhibition, on view in New York through Oct. 25.
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View MoreVillanova's 1842 Day hits record 150 student groups for Tuesday
Villanova University's 10th annual 1842 Day on Sept. 29 has drawn a record 150-plus student organizations to its Student Giving Power Hour, more than doubling last year's participation, while a new $100,000 Wildcat Challenge adds an athletics fundraising competition.
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View MoreVillanova jumps 15 spots to No. 42 in U.S. News rankings
Villanova University climbed 15 spots to No. 42 in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report national university rankings, its highest placement in at least a decade, under a revamped methodology that replaced graduate-debt data with field-adjusted earnings metrics.
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