Keystone Contractors Association exceeds $100K in college scholarships
The Keystone Contractors Association awarded over $100,000 in scholarships to Pennsylvania students pursuing construction careers to build the state's future workforce.
Plot twist: when the spreadsheet doesn’t choose the school
The Boy, my son, has finally decided where he’s going to school next year. And, plot twist, it wasn’t a school on my spreadsheet!
Harrisburg University president resigns
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology announced Friday night that Dr. Eric Darr, president of the Harrisburg tech institution for 11 years, has resigned.
Time to redefine and disrupt higher education
There has been a “college-for-all movement” for a long time and this has resulted in some serious questions and challenges for higher education, including
Denim Coffee opening shop at Dickinson College
Chambersburg-based Denim Coffee will open its fourth coffee shop - and first on a college campus – Oct. 28.
Strawberry Square’s Chockablock Clock moving to Shippensburg
The iconic Chockablock Clock in downtown Harrisburg will soon have a new home.
E-town College gets $1.2M grant to redesign engineering education
Elizabethtown College was recently awarded a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to launch the Center for Equity and Sustainability in Engineering, in partnership with Vermont’s Greenway Institute.
Lebanon Valley College names first-ever nursing chair
Lebanon Valley College announced Tuesday that Colleen Marshall will chair the college’s new nursing program, which welcomes its first class this fall.
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania names new president
The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) has named Dr. Charles Patterson as Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania’s next president.
PASSHE to freeze tuition increases for fourth year
Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) plans to freeze tuition hikes for its associated schools for the fourth consecutive year.
Three student teams to pitch business plans in annual startup challenge
Finalists from three Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities will pitch their original business plans in the annual State System Startup Challenge.
UPMC and Harrisburg University to open new Harrisburg-based nursing school
UPMC is set to bring its Pittsburgh-based UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing to Harrisburg through a partnership with Harrisburg University.











