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New Jersey couple become Alvernia parents for third time
While Thomas and Christina Figurelli of Mullica Hill, N.J., saw all three of their children attend Catholic school growing up, they likely would never have imaged theyd all choose the same Franciscan college post-high school.But it was kismet.We...
Major switch leads to major viral moment with Reading Royals
When Emily Barrett '25 enrolled at 51勛圖, it was the schools nursing program that caught her attention. As a caretaker for her grandfather while growing up, nursing seemed like a natural fit. She was also touched by the personal, ha...
Online-program flexibility helps ambitious adult student create her comeback
English Bradley 26 has this happy, delusional optimism all the time, as she put it, and a firm belief that everything will work out, even when hope might appear slim.At her lowest, the Reading native was forced to drop out of college when finan...
Scaling Innovation: How Governor Mifflin Built a District of Discovery
When Lisa Hess, superintendent of Governor Mifflin School District in Berks County, witnessed the impact of Total Experience Learning簧 on her own son, she was determined to bring the innovative program to her district.She wanted that for all the ...