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Arcadia University News
June 19, 2020
Innovate to Thrive Challenge Selects Four Ideas from Community Submissions
Four ideas were selected as finalists to move to the next stage of the Innovate to Thrive Challenge, which will include different steps for each of the ideas. Congratulations to Helene Klein , assistant dean for Honors and Accelerated Programs, who submitted two finalist ideas; Jan Finn , associate...
May 27, 2020
Arcadia Celebrates 2020 Grad-AWAY-tion
The Arcadia community gathered on the ‘virtual’ Green to recognize the Class of 2020 to acknowledge each member and confer degrees in a grad-AWAY-tion celebration on Friday, May 15. On the Arcadia 2020 Commencement website , graduates and their friends and family could hear from Provost...
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December 11, 2019
President Nair Honored at Sixers Game during Indian American Heritage Night
Arcadia University President Ajay Nair was honored by the Philadelphia 76ers during a pregame ceremony on Dec. 7 as part of the team’s sixth annual Indian American Heritage Night. With his wife, Paayal Nair , and their children, Krishna and Rani Nair , Dr. Nair was presented with a personalized...
October 17, 2019
Chronicle of Higher Education Highlights Dr. Nair’s Dedication to Diversity
President Ajay Nair was featured in the Oct. 6 Chronicle of Higher Education for his dedication to diversifying higher education. Following his op-ed in The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Chronicle spotlighted the University’s recent increase in racial and gender diversity in its administration...
October 16, 2019
At Common Read Event, David Hogg Urges Civic Engagement, Activism
At this year’s Common Read on Oct. 14, 19-year-old David Hogg, March for Our Lives co-founder, gun control advocate, and survivor of last year’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., urged students to be civically engaged this election season and vote for...
September 27, 2019
President Nair Op-Ed in Philadelphia Inquirer Focuses on Higher Education Leadership Diversity
President Ajay Nair published an op-ed, “Higher education must close its leadership diversity gap,” in the Sept. 10 The Philadelphia Inquirer, where he discussed the discrepancy between higher education leadership and its diverse student body. Dr. Nair wrote: “Why is it important for a university’s...
July 15, 2019
Arcadia Establishes Office of Social Impact and Innovation
Following the release of the Social Innovation Task Force's final proposal , a need to amplify and develop social impact initiatives at the University has emerged in the Arcadia community. Beginning this academic year, the Office of Social Impact and Innovation (SI2) will be established within the...
June 5, 2019
Joseph Sun Named Director of Strategic Initiatives
After a national search, Joseph Sun —an educational administration professional, teacher, counselor, and consultant with more than 35 years of higher education experience—joined Arcadia as director of Strategic Initiatives on June 3. Sun will serve as an adviser to President Ajay Nair and his...
May 21, 2019
Arcadia Celebrates Perseverance and Dedication at 2019 Commencement Ceremonies
On May 16 and 17, the 892 members of the Class of 2019 crossed the stage on Haber Green and began their journeys as alumni of Arcadia University at the 163rd annual Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement Ceremonies. In total, 118 doctorate, 325 master’s, and 449 bachelor’s degrees were awarded to...
April 5, 2019
Arcadia Celebrates a Year of Progress
The UKnighted celebration opened with a dynamic video highlighting the work faculty, staff, students, and alumni accomplished throughout this past year under the leadership of President Ajay Nair . “As I’ve said, it is not my desire to merely have aspirational values,” said Dr. Nair to the...
April 3, 2019
Arcadia Celebrates Academic Achievement at Honors Convocation
Arcadia University celebrated academic achievement and scholastic excellence at the 2019 Honors Convocation on March 30. More than 1,000 students earned distinguished honors and honors in the spring and fall 2018, and 59 student and faculty awards were presented. President Ajay Nair addressed the...
March 29, 2019
NASPA Names Allyship Award for President Nair
NASPA, the student affairs administrators in higher education organization, has named its Outstanding Allyship Award after Arcadia University president Dr. Ajay Nair . The award honors an individual who has demonstrated a significant commitment to building bridges, coalition, and allyship for the...
March 12, 2019
Arcadia Continues to UKnight
The Arcadia UKnighted campuswide kickoff meeting on Sept. 20 welcomed 150 members of the Arcadia community to discuss strategic goals and challenges with President Ajay Nair and the Shared Governance and Transparency, Aspirational, and Budget Task Force committees. Throughout the fall semester, the...
February 28, 2019
Open Expression Task Force Welcomes Dr. Ben-Porath, Discusses Drafted Principles
“We have an opportunity to see each other and recognize our differences,” Dr. Sigal Ben-Porath, professor of Education, Political Science, and Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Free Speech on Campus , said to members of the Arcadia community on Feb. 22. “We have to create...
January 18, 2019
Draft Vision Statement, High-impact Projects Presented at Jan. 15 Campuswide Faculty Senate Meeting
At a Jan. 15 campuswide Faculty Senate meeting, more than 100 Arcadia community members heard from President Ajay Nair and UKnighted committee leaders on several highly important initiatives, including the University vision statement, the development of Arcadia’s next strategic plan, and potential...
January 2, 2019
President Nair Tours U.K. Centers
In December, President Ajay Nair met with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and First-Year Study Abroad Experience (FYSAE) participants at Arcadia’s Centers in London and Edinburgh. Accompanied by The College of Global Studies’ Vice President and Executive Director Lorna Stern and Chief Operating...
December 13, 2018
Faculty, Staff, Students “Uknight” for Social Innovation and Freedom of Speech
On Reading Day, Dec. 11, the University community heard from the Uknighted Budget, Aspirational, and Shared Governance and Transparency Committees in a highly anticipated follow-up to the April and September community-wide meetings. In this third meeting, the Budget and Aspirational Committees...
October 30, 2018
Arcadia Unites Against Hate and Intolerance
Dear Arcadia University Community, Our Commonwealth has borne witness to hateful acts recently in the United States—road rage violence in Cheltenham, senseless murder in Kentucky, the targeting of citizens and national figures through the postal service, and the largest mass shooting in the name of...
October 18, 2018
Dr. Ajay Nair Inaugurated as Arcadia’s 22nd President
Message of "truth" highlights inaugural address “The truth shall set us free,” was the message from Dr. Ajay Nair on Oct. 13, as hundreds of students, staff, faculty, alumni, trustees, families, friends, and community members ushered in a new era at Arcadia University with his inauguration as 22nd...
September 27, 2018
Cheltenham Commissioners Laud Facilities Team
At its Sept. 26 meeting, the Cheltenham Township Board of Commissioners presented Arcadia’s Facilities Management team with a citation for helping to restore and maintain the landscape around Cheltenham Township. Recognized at the meeting were Ground Foreman Timothy Gallagher , Grounds Lead Kevin...
September 25, 2018
Arcadia University to Inaugurate 22nd President, Dr. Ajay Nair, Oct. 13
Arcadia University is proud to announce that it will inaugurate its 22nd president, Dr. Ajay Nair , during an installation ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 13. The ceremony is the culmination of a week of events celebrating the inauguration theme, “Reimagining Our Higher Education Community: From...
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