Arcadia University News

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...

Arcadia University was named to Phi Theta Kappa (PTK)’s 2018 Transfer Honor Roll, which recognizes excellence in community college transfer pathways. Honorees will be celebrated at the PTK Catalyst, a centennial convention held in Kansas City, Mo. from April 19 to 21. Phi Theta Kappa is an...

On July 9, 25 international counselors from schools around the world visited Arcadia University as part of a regional tour hosted by the Council of International Schools . Counselors learned of the benefits of a liberal arts education, personal attention, and smaller class sizes in order to better...

More than 450 students attended the Open House on Saturday, Nov. 20, touring campus, attending academic presentations, and learning about campus resources. The total number of applications matched last year’s record high for a November Open House.

In September 2015, technology company R&R Voice and Data donated $5,900 to purchase a new electric kiln for the Ceramics department. The kiln will be installed in the Ceramics kiln room on the first floor of Murphy Hall. With about 50 students in Ceramics courses each semester, the kilns are...

More than 425 students attended the Fall Open House on Sunday, Sept. 20, touring campus, attending academic presentations, and learning about campus resources. The total number of applications submitted at the open house was the highest for a Fall Open House since 2011. To learn more about Arcadia...

We want to show Arcadia from your perspective as you pursue your interests, whether you’re coordinating a campus event for a student club, studying abroad for a semester, competing on a sports team, taking Honors classes, doing a research project, navigating freshman year, or completing a degree as...

Thanks to essays written by Arcadia students, the University is sending three high school educators to China this summer. The essays were in response to the annual Pay It Forward Scholarship Contest, which asks Arcadia students to reflect on the impact of an influential educator from high school...

By JENNIFER RETTER ’16 A collaboration between Arcadia University and Philadelphia Futures is, in many ways, a perfect fit. After all, the University throughout its history has enrolled many first-generation students, providing opportunities for those who were the first in their families to attend...

On Wednesday, June 20, the educational journey for 11 local high school educators in China began, led by Tiffany L. Still , Senior Assistant Director of Enrollment Management, and Tamara Lapman , Associate Director of Enrollment Management. The educators include eight high school guidance...