Arcadia University News

Dr. Jill Pederson , Assistant Professor of Art History, is writing a book that explores the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci during the more then 20 years (1482-1499 and 1506-1513) the Renaissance artist spent in Milan, Italy. Pederson discovered a unique manuscript, known as the Isolabeata (c...

Dao La ’13 , an Art History major in the Honors program, is currently studying at the Umbra Institute in Perugia, Italy, through Arcadia University’s College of Global Studies (CGS). Her semester in the heart of Italy, living and studying amidst Etruscan walls is made possible, in part, by a...

Art History major Dao La ’13 isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty when it comes to Arcadia’s green initiatives. She personally wrote and designed a guide to help the campus and greater community care for and benefit from Arcadia’s vegetable garden. ( Get the garden guide .) In spring 2010 the garden...

By Michelle Tooker ’07,’10M In one of those “small world” moments, students on Paris Preview met an Arcadia alum and senior atop the Eiffel Tower. The chance encounter wouldn’t have happened if it wasn't for a little help from Arcadia’s Knight. While Kara Wright ’14 , Sara Lemley ’14 , Jordyn...