More often than not, I see both small-town colleges and large-scale universities cutting their humanities programs. Syracuse University dropped 84 majors in April, where the humanities and fine arts departments suffered the largest blow. The University of Chicago also recently paused ...
The Blair Garden club has awarded two $1,000 scholarships to Blair County seniors whose career plans reflect the values and beliefs of the organization. The 2026 recipients are Ty Uplinger from Williamsburg Community and Norah Bechtel from Central High School. Uplinger is active in FFA and won the county land judging contest for the past two years and placed second as he advanced to the state competition. His accomplishments include Presidential Academic Awards, the Ottis Wyland Sportsmanship Award and STEM award. He plans to attend Penn State University majoring in ...
NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark will have a picture book out this fall based on her own life, one she knows is like few others’. Random House Books for Young Readers announced Tuesday that “EXTRAordinary! A Little EXTRA to Reach BIG Dreams” will be published Nov. 3. In rhyming verse, the ...
ROCKHILL FURNACE — Visitors to the East Broad Top Railroad from May 16-17 will have the chance to experience multiple eras of American history during the upcoming “EBT Goes to War” Living History Weekend. This unique event brings together Civil War, World War I and World War II ...
LEHDE, Germany — Andrea Bunar had been waiting for months for the arrival of spring and the day she could finally deliver the mail by barge again through the narrow waterways of the Spreewald Forest delta southeast of Berlin. On Wednesday, the 55-year-old German postal worker stood at the ...
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Diehl of 1643 Knob Run Road, Duncansville, recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married April 23, 1966, at St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Church, Wilmore, by the Rev. James N. Feeley. Mrs. Diehl is the former Nellie Luszik. The couple have ...
