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View MoreBryn Mawr expands paid humanities research program in second year
Bryn Mawr College's Humanities/Social Science Summer Program, a paid internship launched in 2025, expanded in its second year with student-faculty research projects spanning film annotation, anthropology, classical studies and social work.
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View MoreVillanova arts and sciences dean Lindenmeyr to retire in 2028
Adele Lindenmeyr, dean of Villanova University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences since 2014, will retire in June 2028, the university announced Sept. 17. No successor has been named.
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View MoreLower Merion hosts annual instrument night for fourth graders
Lower Merion School District's annual Meet the Instrument Night let fourth graders try out instruments at Lower Merion High School before choosing one for the district's music program.
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View MoreBryn Mawr sets Sept. 14 town hall on 20-year campus plan
Bryn Mawr College will present recommendations for its 20-year Comprehensive Campus Plan at a town hall on Monday, Sept. 14, kicking off a fall semester that also features a conversation with psychologist Beverly Tatum and literary readings by Dinaw Mengestu and Kaitlyn Greenidge.
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View MoreVillanova ranks No. 33 on TIME's inaugural best colleges list
Villanova University earned the No. 33 spot on TIME magazine's inaugural Best Colleges in America 2026-2027 ranking, scoring 93.25 out of 100 in attractiveness to prospective students and 84.92 overall.
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View MoreHarriton qualifies 17 for Pennsylvania speech and debate states
Seventeen Harriton High School students qualified for the Pennsylvania High School Speech League state tournament in March after top-two finishes at the district competition the school hosted in February.
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View MoreBCMS honors choral teacher Bob Elias after 34 years
Bala Cynwyd Middle School colleagues honored retiring choral music teacher Bob Elias with a tribute poem after 34 years leading the school's chorus program.
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View MoreBryn Mawr funds 92 students for summer science research
Bryn Mawr College awarded 92 students 10-week research stipends during summer 2026, with projects ranging from solar-cell chemistry and Rocky Mountain fieldwork to neuroscience experiments on deception and cognitive aging.
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View MoreLower Merion schools prep for 8,700 students returning Sept. 8
Lower Merion School District staff have spent two weeks on new-teacher orientation, bus driver training and building prep ahead of the Sept. 8 opening day for more than 8,700 students.
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View MoreLower Merion students build space capsules at summer STEM camp
Nearly 100 rising fourth and fifth graders spent a week in early August at the Lower Merion School District's aerospace-themed Elementary STEM Camp, building space capsules, programming robots, and hearing from a U.S. Marine Corps pilot.
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View MoreShipley School tears down College Hall apartments in Bryn Mawr
The Shipley School began demolishing the College Hall apartment complex at 800 Montgomery Ave. in Bryn Mawr on Aug. 19, tearing down the former Villanova student housing it purchased for $12 million after years of neighborhood complaints. The school has not announced plans for the 17-acre site.
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View MoreRivera resigns from Lower Merion School Board after theft charges
Lower Merion School Board member Jennifer Rivera resigned Aug. 26 after being charged with felony theft from a former employer, triggering a 30-day window for the remaining board to appoint a replacement.
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