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UD seeks voluntary retirements amid financial turbulence
The University of Delaware has launched a voluntary retirement incentive program for staff who are eligible for retirement next year as it seeks to slim its budget “to strengthen long-term financial sustainability.” The program is entirely voluntary, according to the school’s announcement , but comes amid turbulent financial times for the university. Employees who are eligible for the program are being notified by the school’s human resources staff and informational meetings will be held in the coming weeks. The specific incentive package being offered to employees is not clear. One of the letters sent by the university and shared with Spotlight Delaware states that eligible employees have until Nov. 11 to notify the university of their decision. If they choose the retirement option, the university holds the final decision to accept the employee’s choice or delay their retirement date “depending upon the operational needs of [their] unit.” If accepted without changes, the employee is then presented with a retirement agreement that is due back signed to the university by Jan. 4, 2027, with their retirement starting Jan. 1, 2027. After a weeklong revocation period, the new retirees are eligible to receive their program payment, according to the letter, though the
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Sights and sounds: McDevitt football stuns Harrisburg in Battle of the ’Burg
Bishop McDevitt High School delivered a dominant performance in the 2026 Battle of the ’Burg.
Berks Weekly
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Berks Weekly
Reading School Board members spent $93K to attend conferences, violated out-of-state travel policies
READING — Several members of the Reading School Board spent more than $93,000 on conference travel during the two most recent academic years — exceeding their budget and outpacing pre-pandemic costs, according to a Spotlight PA review of spending records. A majority of members also broke state and...
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UD seeks voluntary retirements amid financial turbulence
The University of Delaware has launched a voluntary retirement incentive program for staff who are eligible for retirement next year as it seeks to slim its budget “to strengthen long-term financial sustainability.” The post UD seeks voluntary retirements amid financial turbulence appeared first on Spotlight Delaware .
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Students connect with Community Outreach Center and Opportunity House to serve meals to those in need
COC offers student volunteer opportunities to give back to local communities. KU’s Community Outreach Center partnered with Opportunity House on Monday, Oct. 19, to prepare a meal for people in need in the Reading community. Six KU volunteers helped prepare spaghetti, meatballs and dinner rolls for individuals served by...
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Newark named among top 50 college towns in America, with UD fueling
Newark is one of the top-50 college towns in the country, if you ask WalletHub. The personal finance and data website went about ranking the "2027 Best College Towns in America" this fall, examining more than 400 cities with benchmarks like affordability, social environment, as well as academic and economic opportunity. In a list released Oct. 20 , the top-five came in at Austin, Texas; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Charlottesville, Virginia; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Atlanta. Those are the homes of the University of Texas at Austin, University of Michigan, University of Virginia, University of North Carolina, Spelman College and Morehouse College and many more nearby. Those cities were lauded for different factors, like low unemployment, high number of attractions outside of class, high student counts in town and much more . Michigan even got a shoutout for the third-lowest average pizza price in the United States, which you can interpret however you'd like. And out of all of these cities examined, the home of the University of Delaware landed at No. 45. It creeps up to No. 17 when adjusted for city size, among the site's "small city" rankings. The study only included in-depth explainers for a few cities in
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District 3 Class 1A field hockey first round - (14) Camp Hill at (3) Oley Valley
OLEY, Pa. - Oley Valley opened their Class 1A run at home against Camp hill on Wednesday. In the first quarter, Cassidy Clark scored off a rebound to give the Lynx a 1-0 lead. In the second, it would be Kadyn Rhoads turn as she tracked down a rebound and found the back of the cage to put Oley up 2-0.
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Back to school at Kennard-Dale High School
On August 20. 2026, the kids attending Kennard-Dale’s 2026-2027 school year came back to have another great year. The principal and vice principals gave every student a warm welcome to make them comfortable starting a new school year, especially the students who are starting their first year of high school.