Misericordia University

Northeast Pennsylvania may soon have its own law school: Misericordia University intends to establish the Misericordia University School of Law.

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A developer wants to turn the Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus into part of its golf club and create an event and conference center. The buyer may also lease the campus’ academic space to Misericordia University for graduate studies, workforce development and other learning opportunities.

The Penn State Board of Trustees voted Friday afternoon to sell the Wilkes-Barre campus to a developer who wants to expand an adjacent golf club, create an event center and offer academic buildings to a local university.

NEPA Philharmonic will hold two free brass quintet concerts in the Back Mountain on Saturday, with a sensory-friendly brass concert at Misericordia University and a Lakeside Brass concert on Harveys Lake.

Pennsylvania needs state troopers. Area colleges want to help fill that need. Misericordia University is the latest to join a growing program.

The new Pennsylvania State Police program allows college seniors to start classes at the academy while earning remaining credits for their degree. Lycoming College also announced participation in the program this week.

April is Autism Acceptance Month. This month's Keystone Edition episode highlights the ways that the community supports and uplifts those who have autism.

Graduates of Luzerne County Community College can now enroll at Misericordia University with all core curriculum requirements waived upon admission. The partnership between the two schools will increase affordability and accessibility, their leaders said as they signed the agreement Thursday morning.

Drivers with autism can get blue envelopes that alert police officers to their diagnosis through the Blue Envelope program. Dallas Twp. Police Department partnered with Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Jefferson Health and Misericordia University’s Cougars for Autism Awareness Club to distribute the envelopes to the community.