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Nov 12

Eastern University’s College of Education Awarded OCDEL Grant

Eastern secured the Pennsylvania’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning Strengthening and Aligning Higher Education Systems for Early Care and Education Professionals Strategic Approaches to Using Higher Education to Build High Quality Practices in Child Care Settings grant.
Nov 01

Eastern University Ranked Among Top 20 Colleges & Universities in PA for 2020

Eastern University was recently ranked among the top 20 colleges and universities in Pennsylvania for 2020 by WalletHub. Other schools in Pennsylvania's top 20 included the University of Pennsylvania, Swarthmore College, and Carnegie Mellon.
Oct 22

Eastern University Ranked Among Top 25 Online Colleges in PA 2020

The list, which ranks schools based on their alumni salaries and affordable tuition, was compiled by the SR Education Group. Eastern currently offers 40 online programs that encompass every degree level: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and certification.
Nov 12, 2019

Eastern University’s College of Education Awarded OCDEL Grant

Eastern secured the Pennsylvania’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning Strengthening and Aligning Higher Education Systems for Early Care a...
Nov 01, 2019

Eastern University Ranked Among Top 20 Colleges & Universities in PA for 2020

Eastern University was recently ranked among the top 20 colleges and universities in Pennsylvania for 2020 by WalletHub. Other schools in Pennsylvania...
Oct 22, 2019

Eastern University Ranked Among Top 25 Online Colleges in PA 2020

The list, which ranks schools based on their alumni salaries and affordable tuition, was compiled by the SR Education Group. Eastern currently offers...
Oct 22, 2019

Howard Stevenson, Audrey Assad, and Ted & Co. to Visit Eastern in Spring 2020 as part of Windows on the World Transformation

Eastern University is delighted to announce the transformation of its distinctive lecture series, Windows on the World. Starting Spring 2020, Eastern ...
Sep 26, 2019

Eastern University's Prison Education Program Receives Grant

The Prison Education Program (PEP) at Eastern University was recently selected to receive a grant from the Corporate Social Responsibility fund of Cap...
Sep 18, 2019

Adam Carroll to present “Mastery of Money for Students” at Eastern University on September 26

Two-time TED talk speaker, author and financial literacy expert, Adam Carroll will present “Mastery of Money for Students” at the Eastern University M...
Sep 18, 2019

Eastern University Again Named Top College for Veterans

Eastern University has once again been listed as one of the Best Colleges for Veterans among North Regional Universities by U.S. News and World Report...
Sep 09, 2019

Eastern University Once Again Rises in U.S. News and World Report Rankings of Best Regional Universities in the North

Eastern University has once again been ranked one of the Best Regional Universities in the North by U.S. News and World Report.
Sep 04, 2019

"Windows on the World" Presentations Engage Important Issues this Fall

Eastern University's distinctive lecture series "Windows on the World" will begin again this Friday, September 6.
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Jul 01, 2019

Eastern Ranked #9 of The Best Nursing Programs in Pennsylvania

Eastern University was recently ranked #9 in a list of the Best Nursing Programs in Pennsylvania in 2019.

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Nov 19

College of Education Information Session: Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Programs

St. Davids Campus, 1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA 19087
Nov 20

T.E.A.C.H. (Teacher Education and Compensation Helps) Early Childhood Information Session

Center City, Philadelphia Location: 1601 Market Street, Suite 210, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Nov 20

PhD in Organizational Leadership Online Information Session

Online
Nov 22

Winter Music Festival

St. Davids Campus, 1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA 19087
Nov 22

Windows on the World: Dr. Tara Stoppa

St. Davids Campus, 1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA 19087
Dec 05

Palmer Theological Seminary Preview Day

St. Davids Campus, 1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA 19087
Dec 06

Winter Dance Concert

St. Davids Campus, 1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA 19087
Dec 06

Windows on the World: Music and Dance Departments

St. Davids Campus, 1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA 19087
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Dec 11

College of Education Online Information Session: Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Programs

Online
Dec 13

The Joy of Christmas Concert

Verizon Hall - Kimmel Center, 300 S Broad St. Philadelphia, PA
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Nov 19, 2019

College of Education Information Session: Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Programs

St. Davids Campus, 1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA 19087
Nov 20, 2019

T.E.A.C.H. (Teacher Education and Compensation Helps) Early Childhood Information Session

Center City, Philadelphia Location: 1601 Market Street, Suite 210, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Nov 22, 2019

Winter Music Festival

St. Davids Campus, 1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA 19087
Nov 22, 2019

Windows on the World: Dr. Tara Stoppa

St. Davids Campus, 1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA 19087
Dec 05, 2019

Palmer Theological Seminary Preview Day

St. Davids Campus, 1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA 19087
Dec 06, 2019

Winter Dance Concert

St. Davids Campus, 1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA 19087
Dec 06, 2019

Windows on the World: Music and Dance Departments

St. Davids Campus, 1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA 19087
Dec 09, 2019

Just Mercy Special Screening & Faith Summit

Regal UA King of Prussia (Movie), Eastern University (Faith Summit)
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Dec 11, 2019

College of Education Online Information Session: Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Programs

Online
Dec 13, 2019

The Joy of Christmas Concert

Verizon Hall - Kimmel Center, 300 S Broad St. Philadelphia, PA

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Oct 22

Reflection on a Prison Education Program Visit

The day dawned as one of those crisp not-quite-fall-weather days, the kind that makes you want to sit outside on your lunch hour and feel the sun on your skin. But the men we were invited to visit at SCI Phoenix Correctional Facility had little-to-no time in the sun, and when they did, they were enclosed with cinderblock buildings and fences encircled with barbed wire.
May 24

An Abundance of Grace

We knew that our sixteen-year-old daughter’s anxiety and depression were more than we could handle. We knew she would need to leave home, bound for a long stay in a therapeutic boarding school in Arizona. She knew it too. But then something happened and I felt God’s presence and care for Lizz and me as sure as the chair I was sitting in.
May 24

God Around The World

It is not hard to experience wonder in my discipline. Anthropology is the study of people and cultures around the world, and it produces an endless fascination with the human condition. For a Christian anthropologist, it also provides the opportunity to see God at work in the world, both through the church and beyond it.
Oct 22, 2019

Reflection on a Prison Education Program Visit

The day dawned as one of those crisp not-quite-fall-weather days, the kind that makes you want to sit outside on your lunch hour and feel the sun on y...
May 24, 2019

Traveling Starlight

Astronomy is a field of study that evokes awe and wonder at every turn. Despite my decades of research, I am still amazed that we can we take thousand...
May 24, 2019

God Around The World

It is not hard to experience wonder in my discipline. Anthropology is the study of people and cultures around the world, and it produces an endless fa...
May 24, 2019

A Faith of Their Own

New students arrive each semester with a sense of belonging and connection to their own families, religious denominations, and home communities. Once ...
May 24, 2019

Joy of Teaching

During my fifth year as an elementary school teacher, I had a student— let’s call him Jake—who was considered a “behavior problem.” That year, I start...
May 24, 2019

The Power Of Music

The wonder of music has been the love of my life. Throughout that lifelong relationship, I have come to know that the fulfillment of my love for music...
May 24, 2019

The Math Factor

Mathematics allows us to catch glimpses of the Infinite in ways that nothing else can. Of course, we finite creatures cannot hope to take in all of th...
May 24, 2019

An Abundance of Grace

We knew that our sixteen-year-old daughter’s anxiety and depression were more than we could handle. We knew she would need to leave home, bound for a ...
May 22, 2019

Wonder in the Details

Driving along the California coast, Barbara Burger ’71 watched the city of Santa Barbara race into view. With the world at her fingertips and a fresh ...
May 22, 2019

Creation Station

It's a Saturday afternoon at Esperanza College of Eastern University. Brightly-colored tables speckle the student lounge, mini-lava lamps bubble vibra...