Top of @pennlive.com this morning: "Pennsylvania’s colleges are a secret weapon for national defense," by #AICUP President Thomas P. Foley.

👉 www.pennlive.com/opinion/2026...

🧑‍🎓 #Pennsylvania #PennLive #Harrisburg #PA #college #Pentagon #NationalDefense #YellowRibbon #HigherEdBuildsAmerica

Pennsylvania is 2nd in the nation in quantity of best colleges for affordability and access. #Pennsylvania has the best colleges for #ROI @wsj.com, @thirdway.bsky.social, @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social.

👉 #AICUP #college map
🌎 aicup.org/about-us/mem...

📺 New video:
www.youtube.com/shorts/0Q_7R...

#AICUP members are community anchors according to a new article in #Scranton & #wilkesbarre: @wilkesu.bsky.social @kingscollegepa.bsky.social #Lackawanna #Misericordia

👉www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/03/28/higher-ed-ins...

🎓🙌
#ScrantonPA

"𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲"
📺 www.youtube.com/shorts/YU71W...
📖 @post-gazette.com
www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...

🎓 #AICUP #college #Pentagon #NationalDefense @deptofwar.bsky.social #yellowribbon #veterans #VA #GIBill #Pennsylvania #highereducationbuildsamerica

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀?
👉
www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...

#AICUP report:
aicup.org/wp-content/u...

On @naicu.edu #NAICU #DC:
www.naicu.edu/news-events/...

#Pentagon #NationalDefense #ROTC #veterans #GI #VA #military #HigherEducationBuildsAmerica

Thanks @repbradford.com for speaking with us at the #AICUP annual meeting in Harrisburg. This is 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, welcoming luminaries, legislators, and presidents from over 80 independent nonprofit #colleges and #universities.

Congratulations to Senator Scott Martin on being honored with the Benjamin Franklin Medal for Distinguished Achievement, presented at the #AICUP annual meeting, Pennsylvania’s largest gathering for higher education leadership. #GrowPA

#fox43 @fox43.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/shorts/3ssDB...

Congratulations to @senvincenthughes.bsky.social on being honored with the Benjamin Franklin Medal for Distinguished Achievement, for leading legislation on the PA teacher stipend. Presented at the #AICUP annual meeting, 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.

Congratulations to Kent Trachte, former president of #Lycoming College, on being honored with the Francis J. Michelini Award for Outstanding Service to Higher Ed. The award was presented by Senator Argall at the #AICUP annual meeting, Pennsylvania’s largest gathering for higher education leadership.

Congratulations to the Hamilton family on being honored with the Robert P. Casey Medal for Distinguished Achievement, presented at the #AICUP annual meeting, 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.

Monday is the #AICUP annual meeting in #Harrisburg, 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. We invite legislators, luminaries, and presidents from 80+ independent nonprofit #colleges & #universities. 🎓

#AICUP won the #CUPPIE Award in Opinion Writing from @cuprap.bsky.social.

👉Quote: "AICUP 'eds and meds'... make up nearly 7% of the state’s economy." Read more @pennlive.com:
www.pennlive.com/opinion/2025...

🎓
#CUPRAP2026 #CUPRAP #Pennsylvania #HigherEd #College #University

Congratulations, @wideneruniversity.bsky.social, on being awarded the AICUP Comm Award, First Place in the category of Best Opinion, @pennlive.com: “Pennsylvania’s colleges deliver more than just degrees.”
👉 www.pennlive.com/opinion/2025...

#AICUP #Pennsylvania
👉 aicup.org/communicatio...

Congratulations, @swarthmorecollege.bsky.social, on being awarded the AICUP Comm Award, First Place in the category of Best Story, for the Philadelphia Inquirer story, “Swarthmore College leader warns...”
👉 www.inquirer.com/education/sw...

#AICUP #Pennsylvania
👉 aicup.org/communicatio...

Congratulations, Pennsylvania Institute of Technology #PIT, on being awarded the AICUP Comm Award, First Place in the category of Best Social Media, for the Instagram post, “Student Spotlight: Nylo-Jeanette White.”
👉 www.instagram.com/p/DQMg5exionM/

#AICUP #Pennsylvania
👉 aicup.org/communicatio...

Congratulations, #ManorCollege, on being awarded the AICUP Comm Award, Distinguished Communicator in the category of Best Opinion, for President Peri’s piece, “Reminding the Public that College Matters.”
👉 agb.org/trusteeship-...

#AICUP #Pennsylvania
👉 aicup.org/communicatio...

Congratulations, #Misericordia University, on being awarded the #AICUP Comm Award, Distinguished Communicator for Best Opinion, for President Myers’s piece, “The best-kept secret about the cost of higher education.”
👉 www.citizensvoice.com/2025/03/14/t...

#Pennsylvania
👉 aicup.org/communicatio...

Congratulations, #yorkcollege of #Pennsylvania, on being awarded the AICUP Comm Award, Distinguished Communicator in the category of Best Story, for the Fox43 story, “York College partners...drones and AI.”
👉 www.fox43.com/article/news...

#AICUP
👉 aicup.org/communicatio...

Congratulations, #Geisinger College of Health Sciences, on being awarded the AICUP Comm Award, Distinguished Communicator in the category of Best Story, for the Times-Tribune story, “Physicians pipeline.”
👉 www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/08/08/a...

#AICUP #Pennsylvania
👉 aicup.org/communicatio...

Congratulations, The University of #Scranton, on being awarded the AICUP Comm Award, Distinguished Communicator in the category of Best Story, for the Times-Tribune story, “Physicians pipeline.”
👉 www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/08/08/a...

#AICUP #Pennsylvania
👉 aicup.org/communicatio...

Congratulations, #Moravian University, on being awarded the AICUP Comm Award, Distinguished Communicator in the category of Best Social Media, for the Instagram post, “3 seniors surprised with letters from their mentors.”
👉 www.instagram.com/p/DJEpukyx1v6/

#AICUP
👉 aicup.org/communicatio...

Congratulations @susquehannau.bsky.social on being awarded the AICUP Comm Award, Distinguished Communicator in the category of Best Social Media, for the Instagram post, “3 seniors call their younger selves.”
👉 www.instagram.com/p/DJZvf9OK5_2/

#AICUP #Pennsylvania
👉 aicup.org/communicatio...

College Reality Check 🎓

👉
@luminafoundation.bsky.social @gallup.com
"The College Reality Check: What Students Experience vs. What America Believes"
www.luminafoundation.org/resource/the...

@newyorkfed.org libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2025/04/is-c...

💡 #AICUP aicup.org/about-us/mem...

That's a wrap on the 2026 #AICUP regional meetings @wideneruniversity.bsky.social, #Juniata, #PointPark -- for staff, school leaders, and legislators to collaborate and discuss issues on campus.

This week's meeting at #Juniata welcomed Sen. Judy Ward and Rep. Rich Irvin.
👩‍🎓 🙌

Is #education the reason why #Pennsylvania is the world's 25th largest economy?

#AICUP response to @visualcap.bsky.social
www.visualcapitalist.com/worlds-large...

👉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPT7...

#College #Harrisburg #HigherEdBuildsAmerica

@anthropic.com is one of the hottest names in #AI today, which is why it came as a surprise to many when its president and co-founder, Daniela Amodei, encouraged #college students to study the #liberalarts and #humanities.

💡Learn more:
finance.yahoo.com/news/anthrop...

#Anthropic #AICUP

Coming soon: #AICUP Regional Advocacy Meetings:

#PointPark University, Pittsburgh, February 17
AICUP #Harrisburg, February 24
#Widener University, Delaware Co, March 3
#Juniata College, Huntingdon Co, March 4

👉 Register:
survey.alchemer.com/s3/8650042/2...

🌎 Member map:
aicup.org/about-us/mem...

How do #Pennsylvnia #colleges support national #defense?

Find out in the #AICUP defense survey and report.

Survey:
aicup.org/wp-content/u...

Report:
aicup.org/wp-content/u...

Sunday's #Inquirer: @inquirer.com www.inquirer.com/education/co...

🎓
@deptofwar.bsky.social #higheredbuildsamerica

The top 9 colleges in #Pennsylvania for best return on investment are all #AICUP members. #PA ranks 4th in the nation with most "best schools for ROI," per Georgetown's "The Colleges Where Low-Income Students Get the Highest #ROI."

👉 Find your local #AICUP member school:
aicup.org/about-us/mem...

📢 The #GrowPA application opens 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬

This #scholarship #grant for #Pennsylvania #college students is only available on a 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 basis, so hurry to get your application in as soon as possible.

👉 Learn and apply at #PHEAA:
www.pheaa.org/funding-oppo...

🎓
#financialaid #AICUP