Campus News

Sep 12, 2022 • John DeRosier

LOOK: Rock the Knight Photo Gallery

Aug 26, 2022 • Daniel DiPrinzio

Move-in Day, Convocation Kicks off Fall 2022 Semester at Arcadia University

by John DeRosier Beginning on Aug. 24, Arcadia University welcomed more than 550 first-year and transfer students to campus for the start of their experiences as Knights. The Class of 2026, many of whom moved into residence halls and participated in icebreaker and educational events...

Aug 22, 2022 • Daniel DiPrinzio

With $1 Million Gift, Michael F. Young Establishes the Sue Ellen Young ’63 Endowed Scholarship to Provide Aid for Single Parent Students

Arcadia University is proud to announce a generational gift from Michael F. Young, the husband of the late Sue E. Young ’63. With a $1 million gift, Michael has established the Sue Ellen Young ’63 Endowed Scholarship, which will provide financial aid for students who are single parents.  “...

Aug 12, 2022 • Daniel DiPrinzio

Skalski ‘24, Finkill ‘23 Lead Efforts to Sponsor 5K Walk/Run on Sept. 24 for Mental Health Awareness

Arcadia students are addressing a "hidden opponent" -- mental health awareness in college and university student-athletes.  Led by Jackie Skalski ’24, president of Arcadia’s chapter of The Hidden Opponent, a nonprofit organization focused on mental health awareness in student athletes, and...

Jul 22, 2022 • Daniel DiPrinzio

Drs. Varlack and Guertin-Martin to Lead CASAA as It Enters Its Second Year at Arcadia University

The Center for Antiracist Scholarship, Advocacy, and Action (CASAA) was established on Nov. 16, 2021 as an interdisciplinary academic center that aims to bring together scholars and advocates from the University, the local community, and the wider world to (re)shape the thinking and the mindset...

Jul 12, 2022 • Daniel DiPrinzio

Tyler Ramdass ’19 Featured in Campus Philly Tech Story

Tyler Ramdass ’19 was featured on Campus Philly discussing how an Arcadia education led him to a career in cybersecurity. The profile is part of a collection of “Philly stories” of Black and Brown tech founders, entrepreneurs, and young professionals who are making an impact in the region. Tyler...

Jul 12, 2022 • Daniel DiPrinzio

Arcadia Receives $110K Scholarship Program Grant from W.W. Smith Charitable Trust

The Trustees of the W.W. Smith Charitable Trust have named Arcadia University a recipient of  a one-year, $110,000 scholarship grant for the 2022-23 academic year. This latest grant follows on the heels of 37 years of consecutive support to Arcadia University students. This year's grant marks...

Jun 29, 2022 • Daniel DiPrinzio

Glass, Higgins, Abraham ’17 Appointed to Arcadia University Board of Trustees

Arcadia University has elected three new members to its Board of Trustees: Nancy Glass, CEO and executive producer for Glass Entertainment Group, an award-winning television production company; Peri Wallace Higgins, president and founder of Evolve Advisors; and Aliyah Abraham, management and...

Jun 27, 2022 • Daniel DiPrinzio

Arcadia University Reaches Annual Giving Goal

The Division of University Advancement is pleased to announce that Arcadia University has met its annual giving target of $750,000 for fiscal year 2022. Thanks to the collective support of alumni, faculty, staff, parents, trustees, and friends, the University raised a total of $751,797 for the...

Jun 22, 2022 • Connor Fogel

ABRI at Arcadia: An Essential, Complex, United Effort

Part I in a series. “How will we mobilize around these issues even more profoundly than  we already are on a local, national, and global scale? How will we  live up to our mission and vision  as an institution that strives  to be socially just?” In June 2020, President Ajay...

Jun 22, 2022 • Daniel DiPrinzio

Dr. Scott Featured on "Just Science" Podcast Hosted by Forensic Science Alumna Gabby DiEmma '19, 21MSFS

Arcadia's Forensic faculty and alumni at the forefront! On episode seven of the Strengthening the Forensic Workforce season of the Just Science podcast, Dr. Karen Scott, program director and associate professor of Forensic Science, discusses research collaborations...