Villanova University News

An arresting visual display was attracting attention today on the campus of Villanova University , where students and faculty members put together a memorial to last year's victims of gun violence in Philadelphia.

Sister Claire Jane Brill, 86, a parochial-school teacher who later served as a hospital chaplain, died Friday, Nov. 29, of lung disease at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood.

Newly-weds Keri Elizabeth Thorne, daughter of Sandra and Pleasanton Mayor Jerry Thorne, and David Peter Gough.

Cordelia and Colin met while attending Villanova University. Cordelia has a degree in Civil Engineering and is a field engineer and works primarily on the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

Jessica Wamala of Villanova University is one of 32 American students who have been named Rhodes Scholars and will study at the University of Oxford starting in October 2014, along with about 50 scholars from other countries.

Fondly remembering the warm afterglow of being on the receiving end of Christmas kindness as a child at St. John's Orphanage in Philadelphia, Ron Clancy of Christmas Classics Ltd. of all sale proceeds for the Christmas 2013 season will go to the Fisher House Foundation .

More than 2.6 million drivers are expected to use the Pennsylvania Turnpike over the next few days, but some travelers hit the road extra early to try to get ahead of the storm.

LEONIA - The Fusco family's home looks like any other in the quiet Bergen County borough of Leonia.

Hamza and Hussein Albahadly knew they had to leave Iraq in 2009, when an envelope containing a bullet and a note was shoved under the door of the home they shared with their families.

Cordelia and Colin met while attending Villanova University. Cordelia has a degree in Civil Engineering and is a field engineer and works primarily on the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

Gov. Tom Corbett has nominated the Honorable Patricia H. Jenkins, currently a judge for the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, to serve as judge on the Superior Court ofPennsylvania.

Gov. Tom Corbett is turning to a suburban Philadelphia county judge to fill a vacancy on the state's midlevel appeals court.

Using campus cards to unlock dorms and pay for meals and laundry could become a thing of the past if educational technology company Blackboard has its way.

Here's what's going on in Ardmore Wednesday. Villanova Lecture : On Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 10:30 AM at Villanova University, Falvey Memorial Library, rm.

WAYNE JACOBS and Steve Blackburn grew up in North Philly together in the '60s, served long prison terms separately for unrelated crimes in the '70s and '80s, and reunited after their release in the '90s to help ex-offenders who are dragging criminal histories around like a ball and chain.

A laptop valued at $1,500 was stolen from a backpack in the Jake Nevin Field House at Villanova University while its owner was helping with the Special Olympics event at the college on Nov. 3. An office in the Field House was broken into and a $3,000 computer stolen sometime between 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 6 and 8:45 a.m. the following day.

Kutztown High School language arts teacher Allison Kocis-Westgate, left, and school librarian Brenda Boyer have written a chapter for a new book on library science.

Have you ever wondered how other finance students' experiences compare to yours? Do they share the same fears and aspirations? How does your coursework and job experience measure up? In this article, we'll take a look at what four real-life finance students are studying this fall, what jobs and internships they've held, and what they consider to be ... (more)

Two Creighton University faculty members have been named 2013 Professors of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education .

The Joseph Storer House, an astounding Federal home completely renovated with every modern amenity! Located in the heart of town, this home has a gourmet kitchen with soapstone counters, butler pantry and hardwood floors plus a bonus in-law apt.