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Group photo from a Volunteer Banquet.
October 6, 2025

Dr. Haw Wins Award for Community Service

Christopher Haw, Ph.D., of the Theology and Religious Studies Department, was recently recognized by the Lackawanna County Prison System for his volunteer work.

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September 30, 2025

Psychology Students, Faculty Bid Farewell to Alumni Memorial Hall

Both students and faculty of the Psychology Department left memories of their time in the old building behind at a goodbye party.

University of Scranton students participated in faculty-led travel courses to Greece and Germany this past June. Shown in the photo at left are Joan Grossman, Ph.D, and Andrew Venezia, Ph.D., Department of Health and Human Performance with students at the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, on a 10-day study abroad course, Sport and Physical Culture in Ancient Greece. Six students visited Germany in the theology/religious study course, Christ, Resistance, and Reconciliation course led by Fr. Michael G. Azar, Ph.D. They are shown, top right, at Mauerpark and bottom right, at Brandenburg Gate, both located in Berlin, Germany.
September 18, 2025

Germany, Greece Among Faculty-Led Study Abroad Courses

University of Scranton students who spent time in Europe on faculty-led travel courses to Greece and Germany this past summer encountered numerous opportunities for personal growth and development.

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August 26, 2025

University Announces Faculty Promotions

The University of Scranton recently granted promotions and/or tenure to 25 faculty members.

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August 27, 2025

Podcast Features Award-Winning Professorial Partnership

Scranton professors turned to Aristotle to fight fraud, fusing the philosophy of virtue with accounting practices.

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August 26, 2025

University of Scranton Appoints New Faculty Members

The University has appointed 14 new, full-time faculty members for the 2025-2026 academic year.

University of Scranton biology professors offer “green” gift ideas and other suggestions for more sustainable living for the holiday season.
December 4, 2024

Green Gift Ideas and More for Your Holiday

University biology faculty members offer gift ideas and other tips to make your holiday a little more “green.”

Nathaniel Frissell, Ph.D., (right) associate professor physics and engineering at The University of Scranton, was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of $1.8 million to support equipment to further the atmospheric data gathering capabilities of The Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI) network he has developed across the U.S. and beyond.
October 22, 2024

Scranton Professor Awarded $1.8 Million NSF Grant

Physics professor Nathaniel Frissell, Ph.D., was awarded a $1.8 million National Science Foundation Grant to support measurement equipment for a network of citizen scientists.

At the 23rd Annual U.S. Conference on Disability at The University of Scranton, from left: Lori Bruch, Ed.D, Ralph N. Pacinelli, Ed.D., Award recipient and associate professor, Counseling and Human Services; Rebecca Dalgin, Ph.D., professor and chair of the University’s Department of Counseling and Human Services; University benefactors Patricia and Edward R. Leahy, honorary conference co-chairs; University of Scranton President Rev. Joseph G. Marina, S.J.; and Victoria Castellanos, Ph.D., dean of the University’s Leahy College of Health Sciences.
October 21, 2024

Professor Receives Award at Disability Conference

Counseling and human services professor Lori Bruch, Ed.D, received the Ralph N. Pacinelli, Ed.D., Award at Scranton’s U.S. Conference on Disability.

Ashley Driver, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology at The University of Scranton, is the principal investigator for a $551,957 National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation grant that will be used to purchase the Olympus FV4000 Confocal Microscope System that will enhance teaching and cutting-edge research in multiple biological fields for undergraduate and graduate students. Co-principal investigators for the project are: Marc Seid, Ph.D., professor of biology; Jong-Hyun Son, Ph.D., associate professor of biology; and Joseph Brague, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology.
October 8, 2024

Biology Professors Awarded NSF Grant for Research Equipment

A $551,957 National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation grant will enhance teaching and research in biology fields at Scranton.

University of Scranton appointed 22 new faculty members for the fall 2024 semester.
October 1, 2024

University of Scranton Appoints New Faculty Members

The University has appointed 22 new full-time faculty members for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Yamile Silva, Ph.D., professor of world languages and cultures and director of Latin American and Latinx studies at The University of Scranton, was appointed general editor of the academic Journal of Gender and Sexuality Studies/ Revista de Estudio de Género y Sexualidades, and a dossier she co-edited won best scholarly collaborative project from the international professional organization GEMELA (Grupo de Estudios de la Mujer en España y las Américas pre-1800).
September 26, 2024

Faculty Member Appointed General Editor

Yamile Silva, Ph.D., was appointed general editor of an academic journal, and an international professional organization chose her dossier as best scholarly collaborative project.

Gretchen J. Van Dyke, Ph.D., associate professor of the political science, received The University of Scranton’s 2024 John L. Earl III Award. From left are: Stephen E. Whittaker, Ph.D., professor of English and theatre and the 2023 John L. Earl III Award recipient; Jacqueline Earl Hurst and Karen Earl Kolon, M.D. ’85, daughters of the late John Earl; Dr. Van Dyke; Joseph Marina, S.J., president; and David Marx, Ph.D., acting provost and senior vice president of academic affairs.
September 18, 2024

Gretchen J. Van Dyke, Ph.D., Receives Earl Award

Gretchen J. Van Dyke, Ph.D., associate professor in the Political Science Department, received The University of Scranton’s 2024 John L. Earl III Award.

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September 16, 2024

Office of Community-Based Learning Announces Faculty Fellows

The Community-Based Learning (CBL) Faculty Fellows program seeks to expand, strengthen and institutionalize CBL at the University as a demonstration of its commitment to the common good.

The University of Scranton granted promotions and/or tenure to 17 faculty members effective at the start of the 2024-25 academic year. Top row, from left: Michael Azar, Ph.D., Michael Fennie, Ph.D., Debra Fetherman, Ph.D Jason Graham, Ph.D., David Salerno, Ph.D., and Benjamin Willis, Ph.D. Middle row: Sinchul Back, Ph.D., Hope Baylow, D.A., Marleen Cloutier,Nathaniel Frissell, Ph.D., Ian O’Hara, Colleen Farry and Anne Royer, Ph.D. Bottom row: Anthony Carusotto, D.P.T., Chris Haw, Ph.D., Jong-Hyun Son, Ph.D., and Billie Tadros, Ph.D.
August 26, 2024

University Announces 2024-2025 Faculty Promotions

Seventeen faculty members were granted rank and tenure promotions at The University of Scranton.

Ten University of Scranton faculty members were honored with Provost Faculty Enhancement awards for excellence in teaching, scholarship or service for 2024. From left are: Michelle Maldonado, Ph.D., former provost and senior vice president for academic affairs; award recipients Lori Bruch, Ed.D., Mehmet F. Bastug, Ph.D., Michael Landram., Ph.D., Prof. Ian O’Hara, Hank Willenbrink, Ph.D., Michael Allison, Ph.D., Madeline Gangnes, Ph.D., Kimberly Pavlick, Ph.D., and Satyajit Ghosh, Ph.D.; and Rev. Joseph Marina, S.J., president. Gerard Dumancas, Ph.D., was absent from the photo.
August 14, 2024

Faculty Members Recognized for Excellence

University of Scranton faculty members were recognized for teaching, scholarship and service excellence.

Peter Andersen, Ph.D., Chair and Associate Professor, Management and Marketing Department presents Robert McKeage, Ph.D, '71 with a gift in recognition of 50 years of excellent teaching and services.
July 29, 2024

Management Faculty Recognized for 50 years of Excellent Teaching

The Management and Marketing Department at The University of Scranton's Kania School of Management recognizes Robert McKeage, Ph.D, '71 for 50 years of excellent teaching and services.

University of Scranton professors Anthony Carusotto, Ed.D., DPT; Michael Crowell, DPT, D.Sc.; Ashley Driver, Ph.D.; Colleen Farry; Bibi Rafeiza Khan, Ph.D.; Riddhiman Medhi, Ph.D.; and Susan Poulson, Ph.D., were awarded faculty development summer grants for 2024.
August 7, 2024

Summer 2024 Faculty Development Grants Awarded

Seven University of Scranton faculty members received faculty development summer grants for 2024.

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