Lehigh Ventures Lab, Lehigh University’s business incubator, is partnering with People First Federal Credit Union to commit $600,000 per year for startup loans to founders who satisfactorily complete all the predetermined business growth criteria.

The digital world is quickly bringing an end to a lot of physicals items and tokens, but at what cost? In today's Academic Minute, Cedar Crest College's Michael Zalot discusses one such token.

WLVR's Brad Klein spoke with Megan Ryan, who oversees admissions and financial aid at Muhlenberg College, after the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling.

“We are mission-oriented and purpose-driven to provide restoration to veterans through financial independence,” said Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Cauldon Quinn has focused on doing well and doing good. Bancroft Capital is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) specializing in institutional brokerage and capital markets services.

Candidates in the program also can audit business classes at Villanova University and DeSales University; that is, they attend class and complete the assignments, but aren’t graded. Those who meet the criteria can also move into an executive MBA program, even without a four-year degree.

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The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against the use of race-conscious review processes for college and university admissions — but Lehigh Valley’s higher education institutions said it would have little impact on their commitment to diversity.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has ended the use of affirmative action in college admissions. And while the decision is monumental, political scientist John Kincaid with Lafayette College says it will mostly only impact the nation's most selective schools.

In a statement, Lehigh University, which has a 46 percent acceptance rate - said - in part - it's still committed to diversity, and that "This Supreme Court decision does not change this desired end state, but it does change the processes we may use to achieve it, and so we have work to do."

Meantime, DeSales University, which has a much higher acceptance rate - around 78-percent - tells 69 News the decision won't affect it the way it might other universities, as their decisions are based on "merit, letters of recommendation, and, in some cases, an interview process."

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The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, or PSF, will host its inaugural Community Day Sunday, July 1 at DeSales University.

Pre-COVID, 60% of kids started kindergarten without the enrichment they need. That number has only risen.

In this episode of KYW Newsradio In Depth, Dr. Aimee E. Ketchum, a pediatric occupational therapist and assistant professor at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, explains other barriers families and child care providers face, and also shares tips for parents to help their children learn at home.