Tuesday - March 17, 2026
News Tipoffs - Pennsylvania Editors Newsletter for Sunday March 08, 2026 ( 10 items )  

Americans for Tax Reform: Trump Can Help Middle Class By Ending the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on March 5, 2026, by John Kartch and Sean Rowen: * * * Trump Can Help Middle Class By Ending the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains Three-fourths of households with a capital gains filing make less than $200k * President Trump can help middle class households by using his rulemaking authority to end the inflation tax on capital gains. IRS data shows that 74% of households with a capital gains filing make less than   more

Arcadia University: Three Questions With an Arcadia Professor: Dr. Jennifer Riggan on Her East Africa-Based Research
GLENSIDE, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- Arcadia University issued the following Q&A on March 7, 2026, by Tim Pierce with Jennifer A. Riggan, professor and chair of the Department of Historical and Political Studies: * * * Three Questions with an Arcadia Professor: Dr. Jennifer Riggan on her East Africa-Based Research Dr. Jennifer A. Riggan, a professor and chair of the Department of Historical and Political Studies, is an expert on a part of the world that many are not familiar with: Eritrea and E  more

BLS Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report on Delaware Job Openings and Labor Turnover December 2025
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 7 (TNSLrpt) -- Delaware Job Openings and Labor Turnover December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - March 6, 2026 * * * Delaware had 22,000 job openings in December 2025, unchanged from November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the job openings rate in Delaware was 4.2 percent in December and 4.3 percent in the pr  more

Connecting People, Powering Progress: SAE Government Technologies Leads Community Initiative
WARRENDALE, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- SAE International issued the following news release on March 6, 2026: * * * Connecting People, Powering Progress: SAE Government Technologies Leads Community Initiative TROY, Mich. - SAE Government Technologies (SAE GT) has been awarded a contract by The Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) program to develop a community that will transform an emerging U.S. industrial base. This initiative - called Mobility & Emerging Technologies ConnectSM (MET  more

DeSales University Earns Silver in 41st Annual Education Advertising Awards for Website Refresh
CENTER VALLEY, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- DeSales University issued the following news: * * * DeSales University Earns Silver in 41st Annual Education Advertising Awards for Website Refresh DeSales University has received a Silver Award in the Website Refresh category in the 41st Annual Education Advertising Awards, recognizing the university's recent website redesign and re-platforming project. The Educational Advertising Awards is the largest educational advertising awards competition in the  more

Impact 150: IUP Alumnus Donates $1 Million for IUP Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine; Campaign at More Than $102 Million
INDIANA, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- Indiana University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: * * * Impact 150: IUP Alumnus Donates $1 Million for IUP Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine; Campaign at More than $102 Million Terry A. Serafini, a 1961 mathematics education and physics education graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania from Pittsburgh, has gifted IUP $1 million for IUP's proposed college of osteopathic medicine--bringing IUP's Impact 150 comprehensive fundraising cam  more

IUP Center for Civil Discourse and Civic Life Directors Present to Council Of Trustees
INDIANA, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- Indiana University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: * * * IUP Center for Civil Discourse and Civic Life Directors Present to Council Of Trustees On March 5, Indiana University of Pennsylvania's Council of Trustees heard an update about IUP's Center for Civil Discourse and Civic Life from codirectors Gwen Torges, Adam Jones, and Elise Glenn and from students Dominick Ditoro, Elizabeth Fox, and Monserrat Lopez Villagomez. Torges is a professor of pol  more

Message From Board Chair About the Lafayette College's Fiscal Strength
EASTON, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- Lafayette College issued the following statement on March 6, 2026, by Board Chair Robert E. Sell: * * * Message from Board Chair about the College's fiscal strength As we get ready to celebrate Founders' Day in this, our Bicentennial year, there is no better time for me, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, to thank each and every member of our Lafayette community for your many contributions and ongoing commitment to Lafayette and its mission of educational exc  more

MU Grad, Warwick Principal Discusses Building Resiliency on March 26
MILLERSVILLE, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- Millersville University issued the following news: * * * MU Grad, Warwick Principal Discusses Building Resiliency on March 26 She is passionate about ensuring everyone understands the impacts of childhood trauma and works tirelessly to develop necessary supports for those impacted by trauma. By Mary Dolheimer Dr. Kristy Szobocsan, principal at Warwick High School and a 2019 graduate of the Millersville/Shippensburg Joint Doctoral Program, will deliver   more

SSU to Host Major Conference for Bioscience Undergrads
ROHNERT PARK, California, March 7 -- California State University Sonoma State University issued the following news: * * * SSU to host major conference for bioscience undergrads Sonoma State University will serve as host for the 49th annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, bringing together some of the nation's most promising undergraduate scientists for a dynamic celebration of discovery, collaboration, and innovation. For nearly five decades, the conference   more