Susan Snyder

The small Christian university is based in Phoenixville and enrolls fewer than 600 students.

Barbara Lettiere, an Immaculata alumna and former board chair, will have led the university for a decade when she retires next July.

Philadelphia didn't reach a record-breaking high temperature Friday, though it might have felt like it. The temperature had reached a high of 102 as of 4 p.m. Th record is 104.

The special cast of entertainers will perform before the match and at halftime, marking Independence Day and the 250th anniversary of the nation.

The layoffs constitute less than 1% of the university’s workforce and are fewer than last year, when 50 employees were let go.

Tuition will rise to $8,338 annually, up $344 from $7,994. It is the largest percentage increase in a decade.

The tuition hike would be the largest percentage increase in a decade, and is needed if the system doesn’t receive a $31 million increase in its state appropriation, the PASSHE Board of Governors said.

Susan Snyder, The Philadelphia Inquirer Students in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education will face a 4.3% tuition hike — the

The university is planning new programming for first-year students and a university-wide discussion on the issue of student retention once a national study is complete.

The 10 universities in Pennsylvania's state system will receive $626 million, up about $5 million and other funds for debt relief, but a 4.3% tuition increase approved last week will stay in place.