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Media Mentions
May 24, 2022 • Daniel DiPrinzio
Arcadia Celebrates Class of 2022 at Commencement, Challenges Graduates for New Ideas, Visions
At Arcadia University’s Commencement ceremonies on May 19 and 20, more than 850 students earned doctoral, master's, and bachelor's degrees and certificates, celebrating alongside community members, families, and friends. In Commencement addresses, honorary degree recipient Sonia Sanchez and Arcadia...
Mar 26, 2020 • Erin McLaughlin
Scholars, Donors Celebrate Endowed Scholarship Support at Arcadia
Aliyah Pulley ’23, an aspiring teacher, captivated the crowd on Thursday, March 5, when she shared her personal story of adversity, perseverance, triumph, and gratitude with scholarship supporters, fellow students, and University leadership during Arcadia’s Celebration of Scholarship event, held in...
Jan 17, 2020 • Andrea Walls
Arcadia and the Korman Family Dedicate the Laura Minerva Korman Mirror Room
Grey Towers Castle has long stood as a symbol of Arcadia University, its students, and its alumni. Now, the Mirror Room, one of the Castle’s shining examples of elegance, will bear the name of one of the University’s most dedicated alumnae. On Jan. 16, more than 125 members of the Arcadia...
Dec 11, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
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...
Sep 27, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
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...
Sep 24, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
Arcadia Students Celebrate Community with Music, Fun, and Food Trucks
By Aaron Uscinowicz '22 Arcadia students rocked the “knight” before parading down Easton Road for the Glenside Knight Food Truck Festival on Sept. 19. The Arcadia community came out by the hundreds to the Rock the Knight celebration on Haber Green, where students raced to get free...
Aug 23, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
New First-Year and Transfer Students Begin Their Arcadia Journeys
More than 600 first-year and transfer students started their collegiate journeys at Arcadia on Aug. 23. During Move-In Day, faculty, staff, and student-athletes helped carry mini fridges, bedding, books, and other college necessities into Grey Towers Castle and Thomas, Dilworth, Heinz,...
Aug 22, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
Academic Affairs Retreat Explores What It Means to Be an Arcadia Knight
Faculty and staff worked together at the Academic Affairs Retreat on Aug. 21 to develop goals and aspirations for the new academic year. This was also the first event where faculty and staff had the opportunity to meet new Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Jeff Rutenbeck,...
Apr 3, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
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...
Mar 29, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
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...
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