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December 11, 2025

Meet the Stars of “The Art of Social Change,” Episode 2 of A More Merciful World

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Art has a way of inviting us to pause, look closer, listen deeper, and notice what we’d otherwise ignore. In Episode Two of A More Merciful World, we step inside … Continued

December 2, 2025

Supporting the Region’s Childcare Workforce: Carlow’s Apprenticeship Program Degree Pathway Program

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Problem/Challenge Nationally, enrollment in traditional teacher preparation programs has dramatically declined over the past fifteen years. Pennsylvania is one of the states with the greatest decline in the number of … Continued

November 24, 2025

Season of Gratitude: Thanksgiving Reflections from Carlow’s Deans

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This time of year has a way of slowing the Carlow community down just enough to notice the small things. As the days get shorter and the campus settles into … Continued

September 17, 2025

Five Values, One Community: Carlow’s Shared Purpose

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Carlow University was founded in 1929 by the Sisters of Mercy, a community of women who believed deeply in the power of education to transform lives. Their mission was rooted … Continued

September 3, 2025

Conversations That Shape Change: Looking Back at the First Season of Carlow’s More Just and Merciful World Podcast

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A More Just and Merciful World is Carlow University’s podcast dedicated to conversations that inspire change. In Season One, Carlow’s President Kathy Humphrey, PhD sat down with a remarkable guest … Continued

July 30, 2025

“Teaching Reading Is the Worthiest Work in the World”: Val Piccini on Literacy and the Future of Education

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Valerie Piccini, MEd, has spent her career making sure every student has a shot at literacy—and every teacher has the tools to get them there. After more than two decades … Continued

May 15, 2025

Come Alive: A Reflection on the First Seven Months of Doctoral Study at Carlow University

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In the 2017 movie The Greatest Showman, Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum invites us to, “Come alive, come alive, go and light your light, let it burn so bright,” assuring us, “Cause … Continued

April 30, 2025

4 Ways Schools Can Leverage Social Emotional Learning Through the Arts

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In a recent opening activity for a professional learning day, I asked art teachers to reflect on their proudest teaching moment. Teachers shared stories of quick, meaningful moments and student … Continued

April 29, 2025

Asking for Help is a Strength: How We Empower Carlow Students

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On the heels of Easter Break, we are in the last week of the semester and ending what I affectionately refer to as an “A” month. Simply put, April is … Continued

April 23, 2025

Evolving and Expanding: Carlow’s Critical Point

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The Critical Point was not originally published by Carlow University.  It also was not a literary and arts journal. It was “a collection of writings” published by Carlow College in … Continued