News Stories

November 18, 2020

Teaching and race subject of faculty emerita’s new book

During 12 years as a member of Carlow University’s English faculty, Irene Lietz, PhD, taught professional writing and first-year writing, but her students learned more than how to create grammatically correct sentences.

October 24, 2020

New endowment to provide scholarships for Madwomen in the Attic workshops

PITTSBURGH - Carlow University's Madwomen in the Attic writing program has received a gift of $25,000 from two Madwomen to establish the Walter Noll and Kellie Entwisle Endowment.

October 18, 2020

Carlow University will honor seven as Women of Spirit® April 21

Carlow University will add the names of seven outstanding Women of Spirit® to an honor roll that numbers more than 150 at the university's 15th Women of Spirit® Awards Gala on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland.

September 21, 2020

Bridging the Gap: Carlow writers featured in artistic display of public art in Greensburg art

Motorists traveling the North Main Street Bridge in downtown Greensburg will be treated to a special project combining public art and the written word.

August 12, 2020

Trauma-focused MSW program prepares students for advanced level social work

Traumatic events – whether experienced through a single occurrence like a house fire, or repeatedly, as seen in intimate partner violence or other forms of abuse – can affect people emotionally, mentally and even physically.

July 31, 2020

Art department revamps three programs

Carlow University’s Art Department took a hard look at its bachelor of arts in Art major in 2019 when the sudden closure of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh left a gaping hole in the region’s education options.

July 15, 2020

Carlow University Consolidates Two Colleges Into College of Arts and Sciences

Carlow University has consolidated two colleges into one to foster more meaningful and integrated collaboration across the university. The new college will be named the College of Arts and Sciences.

July 08, 2020

Carlow’s chief information officer finalist for CIO of Year

Gregory Dumont, EdD, Chief Information Officer at Carlow, is a finalist for the award in the non-profit/education category. The winners will be announced during a virtual awards ceremony July 15 at 5:30.

June 15, 2020

University receives $2 million grant, endowment from Heinz Endowments

Carlow University and its partners are working to improve the quality of early childhood education in Pennsylvania through funding support from the Heinz Endowments.

June 15, 2020

Carlow community comes to the aid of a student in need

There are moments that are permanently engraved in one’s memory. Moments when time seems to stand still and every detail is committed to memory for the rest of one’s life.

June 04, 2020

Carlow University receives HRSA grant to provide loan forgiveness for nurse educators

Carlow University has received a grant which underscores the importance of nurse educators to prepare learners to meet the critical need for care - locally, regionally and globally.

June 04, 2020

Everyone encouraged to support, join Mercy Mask Job

Carlow University’s Campus Ministry is trying to channel that attitude constructively during the COVID-19 pandemic by encouraging faculty and staff to prepare for a return to campus by sewing masks for the community.

June 03, 2020

Carlow students seeking support for alternative spring break project in Jamaica

A dozen Carlow University students and chaperones were set to serve others in Jamaica as part of an annual Alternative Spring Break trip in March, but the COVID-19 quarantine crushed those plans.   

June 02, 2020

A Message from President Mellon that Speaks to Ending Systemic Racism and Oppression

Today, we stand in solidarity with our African American brothers and sisters, we share their sorrow, we share their outrage at the continued senseless acts of violence, and we commit to being together as a voice for justice.

May 04, 2020

Students at Campus Laboratory School reach out to seniors in nursing homes

When visiting her mother at The Wyngate, a senior living community in Weirton, WV, Sarah Posti, a third-grade teacher at The Campus Laboratory School of Carlow University, came up with an idea for a service project for her students during the COVID-19 pandemic.