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Arcadia University News
March 7, 2019
Arcadia Hosts Race Historian Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar, author and Charles and Mary Beard professor of History at Rutgers University, discussed female abolitionists and runaway slaves at Arcadia on March 5. After, attendees watched Sisters in Freedom , a documentary on which Dr...
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March 6, 2019
Arcadia Hosts Seventh Annual African American Read-In, Featured on PBS39
By Lana Valente '19 Arcadia held the seventh annual celebration of Africana literature and writing with its Annual African American Read-In on Feb. 19. Hosted at Grey Towers Castle, the Read-In allowed community members to share some of their favorite works by African American writers. Established...
February 28, 2019
Dr. Armstrong Dunbar, Author of Never Caught, Discusses Female Abolitionists at Women’s History Month Kickoff Event
In honor of Women’s History Month, Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar, author and Charles and Mary Beard professor of History at Rutgers University, will speak about her research on female abolitionists and escaped slaves in Philadelphia on Tuesday, March 5, at 7 p.m. in the University Commons Great Room...
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January 25, 2019
Knights for Nutrition Food Pantry Reopens for Spring 2019 Semester
The Knights for Nutrition Food Pantry will reopen on Monday, Jan. 28 at 12:30 p.m. in Knight Hall room 110. The pantry’s spring semester hours are Mondays from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 3 to 6 p.m. Students who visit the pantry during the first week of its reopening will be entered in a...
November 6, 2018
BAAAU Achieve Preview Scholarship Goal, Launch #20for2020
In just three months, the Black Alumni Association of Arcadia University (BAAAU) has exceeded its goal for its first annual Preview scholarship . Preview , a two-credit course and weeklong international experience for first-year and transfer students, can be an exciting global opportunity. However...
September 26, 2017
ABWHE 10th Annual National Conference Brings “Sister Power 2017” to Philadelphia
Celebrate “Sister Power” in Philadelphia with the Association of Black Women in Higher Education (ABWHE) as they honor Poet Laureate Sonia Sanchez, author and activist, at their 10th annual conference from Oct. 18 to 20 at the Sonesta Hotel and Temple University Center City Campus, Philadelphia...
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July 22, 2016
Gateway Students Craft Birthday Cards for Homebound Senior Citizens
On July 17, Arcadia University Gateway to Success students crafted handmade birthday cards for the Jewish Relief Agency to distribute to homebound senior citizens throughout the year. “Gateway wanted to participate in this event because it offered an opportunity for the students to give back to...
March 9, 2015
In Memoriam: Dr. David Larsen
David Larsen , Ph.D., a widely recognized leader in international education who helped grow Arcadia University’s Center for Education Abroad into one of the country’s largest and most respected campus-based study abroad programs, passed away on March 2. He was 74. Dr. Larsen joined Arcadia in 1988...
May 24, 2011
Arcadia Art Share: Hutchison on Native American Poetry, Sherman Alexie
In the latest installment of Arcadia Art Share, Ellie Hutchison ’10, ’ 11M reads Sherman Alexie's poem "Avian Nights." Hutchison, who graduated May 19 with a Master of Education in Special Education, first discovered Alexie's work while a student in the Contemporary Moment course taught by Dr...