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Eastern University Welcomes E. Shepard Farrar to Board of Trustees

Eastern University is proud to announce the appointment of E. Shepard Farrar, MBA ’95 to its Board of Trustees.

Eastern Marks 100 Years with Historic Centennial Week

Eastern University marked a historic milestone with a weeklong Centennial Celebration, honoring 100 years of faith, learning, and community.

Eastern University Campolo Fellows Take Transformative Spring Break Pilgrimage to the Mexico-Texas Border

This March, Eastern’s Campolo Fellows embarked on a life-changing journey for their second-annual Spring Break Pilgrimage, this time to the Mexico-Texas border.

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Eastern's MBA Ranked #2 in Greater Philadelphia Area

Eastern University is thrilled to announce that it moved up to the second spot on Philadelphia Business Journal’s annual ranking of Greater Philadelph...

Eastern University Ranked Among Best Online Colleges in PA for 2024

Eastern University is thrilled to be ranked among the Best Online Colleges in Pennsylvania for 2024 by Intelligent.com. Only 44 schools were included ...

Eastern to Add Women's Flag Football for '24-'25

Eastern will begin competition in Women's Flag Football the Spring of 2025. The emerging sport has grown exponentially and will be featured in the 202...

Palmer Receives $1,250,000 Lilly Endowment Compelling Preaching Initiative Award

Eastern received a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help Palmer Theological Seminary establish the project, “Compelling Preaching for the 21st Centu...

Eastern University Welcomes Stephen (Mark) Seymour to Board of Trustees

Eastern University is pleased to announce a new member to the Board of Trustees, Mr. Stephen (Mark) Seymour.

Eastern Ranked Among Forbes’ Top 10 Master’s in Special Education Online Programs of 2023

Eastern University is pleased to announce that its MEd in Special Education was ranked among the top 10 best programs of 2023 by Forbes Advisor.

Remembering President Roberta Hestenes, Eastern University’s 7th President

Eastern University honors the life and legacy of President Roberta Hestenes, DMin Eastern’s 7th president, who passed into glory on July 29, 2023.

Eastern Again Ranked Among Best Regional Universities in the North by U.S. News and World Report

Eastern University has once again been ranked one of the Best Regional Universities in the North by U.S. News and World Report for 2023-2024.

Eastern University Doubles Enrollment in 4 Years

From Fall 2019 to Fall 2023, enrollment counts on the first day of classes grew from 3,059 students to 6,112.

Eastern University to Add Marching Band

The Music Department and Eastern University Athletics have announced plans to launch a marching band for 2024-25. In leading up to this, Eastern Unive...

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Eastern University’s Earthkeepers Club Restores Campus Garden

Earthkeepers is a student-led organization at Eastern University committed to promoting environmental stewardship and sustainability on campus and beyond.

Communication Studies Alumna Finds Her Spotlight in Theatre Marketing

From a young age, Carly Jae '19 filled notebooks with imaginative skits for to perform, begged her parents to sign her up for dance and singing classes, and auditioned for every show she could find.

100 Years of Leadership

Leaders leave legacies. Since its founding, Eastern has been blessed by transformative leaders who have guided and directed the institution while remaining faithful to its lasting mission.

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Tackling Mental Health

Dr. Desaree Festa '04 and her team were honored with 2023 Pat Tillman Award For Service for NFL crisis response.

Redefining Family Legacy

Eastern’s campus boasts a vibrant tapestry of students, each with their own unique stories. Among them is a group of first-generation students who are...

Passion, Pain, and Perspective

Eastern's MAT in Classical Education gave Elyse Garner ‘13 a vision of human flourishing in the midst of hardship.

Passion as Principal

While the journey from Cambodia to America was never easy, Daniel Sophara Peou ’97 has allowed his story to shape his passions and influence his desir...

Music in Motion

The sound of drums, trumpets, and trombones filled the air as football players, cheerleaders, and the dance team took the field on a sunny Saturday af...

From Generation to Generation

On a Saturday morning in late August, nearly 90 people gathered at Eastern University's City Ave location in Philadelphia to celebrate Palmer student-...

Athletic Highlights - Spring 2023

Most Eastern Men’s Lacrosse players consider their teammates to be family. For Nicholas, however, that is more than a feeling. In his four years playi...

Doubling Enrollment in 4 Years

Eastern could not be more delighted to celebrate that our total enrollment has more than doubled over the last four years. From Fall 2019 to Fall 2023...

Beyond All Limits

One of the greatest satisfactions of my work at Esperanza College is seeing our students succeed and upholding Esperanza’s mission: “to enhance the ou...

Native American Heritage Day 2023

We acknowledge and celebrate the Native American cultures, and the significant contributions of American Indian and Alaska Natives to American society...

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