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State Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Tuesday May 13, 2025 ( 7 items )  

April Board of Trustees Meeting Report
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, May 12 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * April Board of Trustees Meeting Report The below message was sent to faculty, staff, and students on May 12, 2025. Dear Bryn Mawr Community, As is our practice, we write to update you on the most recent Board of Trustees' meeting, which was held April 25-26, 2025. Upon arrival on campus, the Board participated in events associated with the ARCH Project's unveiling of Nekisha Durrett's installation in   more

Carnegie Mellon University Launches Partnership With Schoolhouse.world To Expand Educational Pathways
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 13 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Carnegie Mellon University Launches Partnership with Schoolhouse.world To Expand Educational Pathways Sal Khan, CEO of Khan Academy and Schoolhouse.world, highlights new partnership during Commencement keynote address By Alexander Johnson A new partnership between Carnegie Mellon University and Schoolhouse.world, an educational nonprofit organization founded by Sal Khan of Khan Academy, aims to h  more

Carnegie Mellon: SEI Study on Defense Department DevSecOps Finds Excellence and Opportunities
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 13 -- Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute issued the following news: * * * SEI Study on Defense Department DevSecOps Finds Excellence and Opportunities DevSecOps practices foster collaboration among software development, security, and operations teams to build, test, and release software quickly and reliably. A high-stakes, high-security environment has challenged the implementation of these practices within the Department of Defense (DoD)  more

Seven Water Tanks to be Rehabilitated, One to be Constructed in 2025
CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 12 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Seven Water Tanks to be Rehabilitated, One to be Constructed in 2025 MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (May 12, 2025) - In conjunction with the start of the annual Infrastructure Week observation, Pennsylvania American Water today announced its 2025 tank infrastructure investment plan, including the rehabilitation of seven of its existing water storage tanks and the con  more

Shapiro Administration Makes GED Tests and HiSET Exams Available to Pennsylvanians for Free, Breaking Down Barriers for Those Who Want to Advance Their Careers
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 13 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on May 12, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Makes GED(R) Tests and HiSET(R) Exams Available to Pennsylvanians for Free, Breaking Down Barriers for Those Who Want to Advance Their Careers The Shapiro Administration is ensuring everyone has the freedom to chart their own course and the opportunity to succeed by making high school equivalency tests free to Pennsylvanians. Harrisburg, PA - Th  more

University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication: Collaborating With Southern Black Grandmothers to Reimagine Scholarship
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 13 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news: * * * Collaborating With Southern Black Grandmothers to Reimagine Scholarship For an Annenberg School for Communication dissertation, Staci L. Jones and four grandmother co-authors introduce the Kitchen Scholar Framework. Their work embraces knowledge that goes beyond academia. By Erica Moser Staci L. Jones grew up in Lancaster, South Carolina, learning that kno  more

University statement on Commonwealth Campus plans
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 12 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * University statement on Commonwealth Campus plans UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- It is regrettable that our communities who may be impacted by campus closures are hearing information before a final decision by the Board of Trustees and an announcement from the University. We certainly recognize how personal this decision is to every member of our Commonwealth Campus community, and our broader Penn  more