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Turning Back the Clock: A look at Peirce’s 125th Anniversary

This year, Peirce is celebrating 150 years of putting adult learners first. In that spirit, we thought it would be fun to turn back the clock twenty-five years ago to 1990, when the College was celebrating our 125th anniversary. The 125th anniversary was celebrated with a combination of events, memorabilia and other artifacts; most notably […]

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July 22, 2015
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Peirce College as an Eyewitness to History

Thomas May Peirce founded Union Business College in one of the most notable years in United States history, 1865. On April 9thof that year, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S Grant, ending the Civil War. Just six days later, President Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theater in Washington. Philadelphia mourners came […]

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April 6, 2015
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What do a wealthy Titanic passenger, a world tennis champion, and a 90’s rapper have in common? Peirce College of course!

Over the past 150 years, Peirce graduates have found successful careers in a wide range of fields in the Philadelphia area and beyond. Over that same period, some of our alumni have gone on to achieve national and international notoriety. Here are a few famous people who attended the College. Simon Guggenheim was the son […]

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February 18, 2015
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Peirce’s Penmanship Past on Display at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Last year, the Peirce College Library began a conversation with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) about the Penmanship Collection in our archives. Based on this discussion, a number of staff members from HSP visitedPeirce to see the materials. They were impressed with the depth of the collection and the story it tells about penmanship […]

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January 26, 2015
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April 1968, the Peirce Community Reacts to the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

When civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis in April of 1968, the concerns of the Peirce community reflected the concerns of our nation. Students at the time were concerned with a number of issues related to civil rights, the war in Vietnam, the issue of poverty, as well as their […]

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January 19, 2015
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Turning Back the Clock: A look at Peirce’s 125th Anniversary

Peirce College as an Eyewitness to History

What do a wealthy Titanic passenger, a world tennis champion, and a 90’s rapper have in common? Peirce College of course!

Peirce’s Penmanship Past on Display at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania

April 1968, the Peirce Community Reacts to the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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